Cate Blanchett has a bone to pick with gardening enthusiasts.
The Oscar winner joined the popular social media show SubwayTakes, which asks passengers on the New York City subway to reveal their most controversial opinions, to harp on a topic that really grinds her gears.
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The Lord of the Rings star started strong in the video posted on March 13, declaring that “leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the Earth.”
Host Kareem Rahma agreed, sharing how he saw someone in Miami blowing “literally” one leaf on the boardwalk.
“So he’d been blowing that leaf probably from five blocks away, it had finally got onto the beach and his employer had said, ‘if you don’t f—ing get rid of that leaf, you’re done.’ But the stupidity!” Blanchett said emphatically, pointing out that she sees leaf blowers as “a metaphor for what’s wrong with us as a species.”
Blanchett explained that, ultimately, the wind is going to blow things back to where they were, before launching further into a tirade against the gardening equipment.
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“They did a study back in, I don’t know, 2010 or something, that 30 minutes on a leaf blower, this is gonna make you really sick, has more pollution than driving a pickup from Texas to Alaska,” she said.
Blanchett expounded further on the negatives, going into the reasons why she feels they’re not just bad for the environment but also bad for social interactions and individual health.
“Not only are leaf blowers ugly and they’re noise pollution, your neighbors hate you, because all you’re doing is blowing the leaves onto your neighbor’s lawn. So it’s really bad for neighbor relations,” the Blue Jasmine star said. “They’re really bad for your health, not only your ears. The rise of cardiac problems has gone through the roof because people are not doing the physical exercise.”
Fans on Instagram found the exchange delightfully odd, commenting, “She has a visceral, everlasting hatred for leaf blowers and I find that fascinating,” and “Didn’t expect to see Cate Blanchett’s hot take be about leaf blowers.”
Others jumped in to note that this is not a one-off for the actress, writing, “Her anti-leaf blower passion has been recorded in many interviews. This is her personal crusade.”
“A YouTube video isn’t enough to contain this woman’s hatred of leaf blowers. Netflix documentary series when,” asked another fan.
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