#(by you I mean poverty)

[wenellyb]

White French people hate it when they get a taste of their own medicine. 

I was discussing with one of my colleagues and she told me how she was planning to go to Senegal for the holidays because she thought it was a good way for her kids to see more diversity and people who don’t look like them (ie Black People).

So I told her it was a good idea because I was 4 the 1st time I saw a White person (and I cried btw...) And she was so shocked, like she couldn’t understand that some Black kids have never seen White people in their lives but somehow doesn’t think twice about the fact that her kids are in a similar situation.

Another time, I was talking to someone else about how I arrived in France when I was young but had lived in many African countries growing up (RDC, Kenya , Gabon, Center African Republic...).

And then that person proceeded to go on a tirade about how I must have felt so lucky to arrive in France, and how I should have been relieved to arrive in a developed country like France, blablaba. I just told him “not really”, because growing up I was told that France was amazing and so wealthy, but the first time I saw homeless people was when I arrived in Europe, so I didn’t really understand why people always talked about Europe like that. And again, the guy was shocked, just because I didn’t say my life in Africa was miserable and sad, and because I said that Europe was from what I had heard as a child.

If you’re going to bring your assumptions without knowing, I’ll retort with mine ( the view of an 8-9 year old). I don’t understand how someone can feel so entitled and assume something about your situation without asking first. I’m sorry the only thing you know about Africa is that one documentary you watched in middle school but leave me alone.

#random stuff #I just give what I get #And I'm not saying there's no poverty in Africa... But people need to understand that Africa is a continent not a country #and I think that even people who understand it don't really understand understand it #what I mean is that all countries are different and even within the countries you have differences and just like any other countries in the #world you have wealth differences and it's stupid to assume that just because you come from an African country you're grateful to arrive in #an European country or a western country #Also you'll have very different opinions whether your coming from east Africa west africa northern africa etc... #They say stuff but then are surprised when you say the same thing back

[mueritos]

i hope we continue to see more protests within the US military. i see a lot of leftists and folks who are anti-military who have such an open disdain for the people who are in the military, yet neglect to considering the conditions this country makes to produce ideology, poverty, and the illusion of choice to make all kinds of people choose to enlist in the military. You ever see those videos of ROTC kids recording each other asking why they joined the military and everyone's like, "healthcare", "it helped me go to college", "I was bored" or "free ptsd lol". I hate to remind everyone but folks who are in the military are people, too, and they are the same victims and perpetrators of violence as the rest of you, we have all been shallowly conditioned to view each other as enemies just because one person is wearing army greens and the other is not.

some of the biggest anti-war advocates are those who engaged in war. Veterans who genuinely believed they were protecting the US against "terrorism" come back with blood on their hands, and they choose to realize that it was US imperialism that forced them to carry out violence, instead of doubling down and shielding themselves from the fact that they too are capable of atrocities... This is a class of people who are intentionally conditioned to be as poor and as ideologically aligned to US imperialism so that the military has a never-ending pool to send their youth to destroy other country's youth. The only people I have ever heard say "do not join the military" are those who ARE military.

This is in no way to ever excuse or explain away any of the atrocious war crimes and violence this industry and its people have committed against others. What I am saying is that we absolutely cannot cast aside the individuals who have been victimized within US imperialism, even if they are wearing army greens. I was speaking with my Palestinian classmate last week and another classmate--a member of the US air force-- walked up to me and struck up a conversation. My military classmate showed me her new bird, bid both of us goodbye, and left. My Palestinian classmate asked me if I was close with her, and I said we talked quite often, and she said, "I never met a person who's in the military. I still hate the military, but I never knew that they did, too. I didn't realize that they were also victims."

If my Palestinian classmate--one who is actively watching her own community die--can understand that it is not individuals who are the problem but it is in fact systems, US imperialism, white supremacy, capitalism...why can't we all? And she has EVERY reason to hate any individual military member. A lot of online activism just creates more barriers. if your optics look bad, complicated, or contradictory, you are cast aside. Everyone has got the be the perfect activist, you can never make a mistake or share a half-baked thought, you should always believe every word from a marginalized persons mouth (because being marginalized doesn't mean you're not entrenched in white supremacy too!) and you should never question what you see...Do you know what you sound like? The very imperialists who are convincing poor whites to vote against themselves. Perfectionism is white supremacy. Black & white thinking is white supremacy.

I'd rather have a military member who genuinely believed in the US imperialism machine but was disillusioned after being deployed as my comrade than some leftist who cherishes the performance of "being a good person". I don't want "good people" in our movements. I want humans who care. I want humans who make mistakes and who learn from them. I want humans who accept the messiness of a person. I want humans who hold others accountable and allow themselves to take responsibility for their actions. I want people who change for themselves and others.

fight systems, not individual people. we can change each other, but if we're too preoccupied looking like the World's Perfect Activists, we will only consume each other alive. Connect to your fellow humans, forever and always.

#muertotalks #a mind dump after seeing so much come out after the self immolation of the us air force member #i know hes not the first one to self immolate for palestine #and he might not be the last #i hate the military #i really fucking do #but i choose to see the people within them as victims within the overall system just like the rest of us #i will never go through what they did to make them choose to enlist #i never struggled with poverty homelessness healthcare or social acceptance #i wont shame them #shame is not productive #i want them to know there are civilians who support their protests #i want them to know that we their allies too #a note on my palestinian classmate #if youre arab or also a colonized person impacted by the us military feel free to hate every member of the military #i dont intend to police yall in how you choose to feel your anger #im angry with you #the point i mean to make is about understanding and compassion #someone who has every right to hate these people still chose to see them as the people they are #yes i even want the best for the “bad” people in the military too #i dont want these people to continue the ideology but we cant stop that without dismantling these systems #and we cant do that without creating spaces for healing and reform and growth #so many thoughts so many thoughts #none of this is easy #i fight daily against impulsively hating the world #everyday is a fight to choose compassion and understanding #but being a leftist and doing leftism is not fucking easy #if you genuinely think it is it isnt #and you may be missing the point of what leftism is #anyway

[thecruellestmonth]

Yes, poor people insist on eating cheap food and refusing to learn to cook. They wouldn't want better even if they did have the resources, that's just how they are by nature.

Thank you for correcting those ignorant Jason stans. Their headcanons of Jason being a good cook and enjoying fancy food are so seriously harmful.

Cass (who canonically lacks a lot of home skills and greatly enjoys eating other people's food) is one of the best cooks. Bruce (canonically a terrible cook who can't even make a sandwich) "does okay"—sure, it's your headcanon. Alfred, the classy British guy, is logically a great cook and "super posh". We can sum up Tim's unimpressive cooking skills just briefly.

But we need an entire section describing your headcanon about how Jason can't cook and needs to stick to "poverty comfort foods", because he comes from a poor background.

#Jason is such an a-hole and his personality is so repulsive and there are so many colorful ways to hate him. #Why do so MANY of you insist on blatant/veiled classism and ableism and abuse apologism? It's just not very creative or cool. #Jason Todd #fanon #fanon vs canon #canon vs fanon #You know what's a great ''poverty comfort food''?? Canned fruit! Ask me how I know! #I love Cass but when has she shown interest in cooking other than loving to eat? Her tastes seem VERY similar to Jason's in canon. #I mean if she really needs to win ''THE Number One Most-Like-Bruce Except Better'' Competition then she should be a bad cook too. #But tbh I think ''bad cook'' is a really weird trait to assign to fictional power fantasies. Cooking shouldn't be hard for those people. #If you can disarm a bomb and assemble a gun then you can follow step-by-step instructions to cook something simple and wholesome. #So even though Bruce is CANONICALLY a bad cook--I still headcanon that all the Bats are at least decently competent at cooking. #fandom negativity CW #fandom drama CW

[somecunttookmyurl]

after deducting the cost of materials (charms, findings, the little display cards they go on to) and, hell, even rounding it up an extra 20% for such things has "had to buy a £2 pair of pliers once"

right

after deducting that and being generous with it

i get paid roughly £165 per hour for labour making earrings. i'm serious. £5.50 for two minutes of work

#and that is - once again - still charging less than big corps whilst also paying more in materials #i could take my sweet ass time and spend a whole 5 min making one thing and still be on nearly £70 an hour #you tell me that's not just as unhinged as getting paid £5 an hour for yarncraft but in the other direction #you look me in the eye and tell me that's not a ridiculous development #i'm not also going to undercut fellow indie creators that's a dick move #and we seem to have generally established that £5-6 is a fairly standard price for earrings that also still undercuts the corporates #but when i say it's a bizarre experience i mean i get Lawyer Wages for one thing and Poverty Wages for the other. normally in the same day. #and the lawyer wages is the easier thing #if we all set the price of earrings at materials+minimum wage they would be about 75p btw #materials + double minimum wage + an extra 100% pure profit would be........ £3 #when i say nothing in claire's should cost more than a fiver i mean it with my whole chest

[max-nolastname]

jason todd, stephanie brown and duke thomas are absolutely the best robins for gotham; they have the knowledge and perspective on how to best serve their gotham because they actually grew up in the city. they have lived experiences with addiction, poverty, homelessness, foster care etc. that the others don’t have and there’s a lot they can bring to the table in terms of how to best help the most vulnerable populations of gotham. 

#jason todd: i believe in harm reduction! i can reduce harm by killing the worst drug lords :) #duke: i dont think thats what harm reduction means dude :// #many many thoughts which i will elaborate on later #i work frontline at a shelter once i put pen to paper and write a fic about this its over for you hoes #bruce wayne throws money at a ton of services in the city but its jason steph and duke that step up and say #'heres how these services can be run better to actually benefit the people of the community' #i should write a guide #a 'how to write people struggling with addiction complex trauma and poverty with empathy and kindness' guide #anyways #stfu haidee #i dont think dick cop grayson and barbara my dad is police commissioner gordon will have the most trauma informed approach #stephanie brown #duke thomas

[soldier-poet-king]

I literally just do not understand how full grown ass adults go thru life like this. 0 self reflection. 0 concern about the impact of their behaviours on others. Continuing said behaviours even when they're pointed out as hurtful. Like????

#the duality of fran #idk its like the every few months i realize i sort of forgive my parents #bc things could be much worse #and they didnt MEAN to be hurtful. theyre just immature and selfish #they're not deliberately being like that #like their behaviour comes from a place of hurt and insecurity #and Yet its been pointed out SOOOO many times how bad it has affected me #and theyre always so guilt trippy woe is me when it's brought up #and maybe theyre trying. but honestly folks???? I DONT SEE ANY PROGRESS #like I cant cut them off i need somewhere to live + need somewhere to fall back on #once i move out. in case yknow. financial disaster (sh we are not thinking about my fears of financial instability that they left me with) #but like. ffs. ffs yall. I AM SO ANGRY #AND HURT #and im tired of being angry and hurt about stuff that isnt ever going to CHANGE #its a wound you know is there but it vant ever heal it just. prods and prods and prods #like the tldr of u can have a severely traumatizing shitty upbringing without ur parents being actually abusive #and it just adds this extra layer of guilt and complicated feelings on top of it all #like #please. just get a fuckin divorce. oh my god. also maybe dont have four kids while barely above the poverty line. #and then harp on your kids for every single perceived flaw or financial burden they incur. just. yknow. a thought

[a-concert-just-for-me]

Is this guy braindead. The population of Rolling Fork is in the Mississippi Delta. The town itself is ~70% Black. ~37% of the population is under the poverty line. The county it’s in leans heavily democratic. Rich, white, transphobic/homophobic republicans are not the ones you’re owning, here, dude.

#rolling fork mississippi #disaster relief #us politics #tornado #seething raging punching killing #also the people like ‘JuSt MoVe’ um have y’all ever even been to the delta #you do know that it’s poverty-stricken right #like please tell me you are not dense enough to realize most people there do not have the means to move even if they wanted to #okay I need to get off of this topic for my own sanity lmao

[tittyinfinity]

my food stamps got cut by $14 more??? After it was already cut by $60 a few months ago???

I'm now receiving $185 less a month in food stamps than I got a few years ago. And food prices have nearly doubled. This is bullshit.

#all of my assistance has been cut!!! #we can send billions to i*rael but we can't afford to feed people? #biden has done nothing to stop this #he hasn't stopped greedflation he hasn't done anything about homelessness or poverty #he hasn't stopped the anti-trans laws from being passed in many states #he hasn't raised the minimum wage #hasn't given us healthcare #hasn't done anything about the rental crisis #everything became more expensive under his presidency EVERYTHING #and yes the president absolutely does have the power to stop these things. executive orders exist #whenever Trump does these things it's 100% his fault #but when Biden does these things all of a sudden it's ''you don't understand he's trying so so hard but the mean republicans won't let him' #my life and the life of everyone I know has gotten worse under this presidency #we can SEE the results #there are a couple of good things he's done but they're far outweighed by the bad things #.bdo

[gothhabiba]

god, I'm so luckily that I'm able-bodied and physically capable of driving and in possession of a car, & that even if I weren't my rich rich parents would hire me a round-the-clock team of carers and chauffeurs to ensure that no decisions about city design ever impacted me in the slightest 💜 I'm sorry about the rest of you I guess

#it sure is lucky that being bedbound doesn't mean I have essentially no income; #that SSI entails that you must live in poverty for the rest of your life without the ability to save money; #and that even those benefits are being cut right now #and it's *really* a good thing that being disabled isn't very expensive! #if all of that were true I'd be screwed

[eddywoww]

Petty things:

I have this very distant sort of ex who I keep hoping will get famous as a screenwriter because she’s just Lena Dunham repackaged and people would eat her alive online

Is that cruel? Maybe. But she was also a stock brokers daughter and bragged about her rich parents a lot, so.

#the disconnect between wealth and poverty is alarming #even just lower middle class #like what do you mean #‘just buy it’ #one time she was like I need a dress for my sisters graduation #and she couldn’t decide #so she bought two for 400+ a piece #and I’m still alarmed by that

[roobylavender]

this is definitely one of my more controversial stances but while i believe oliver queen absolutely has to be played by a white man i don’t think bruce wayne necessarily has to be

#like when you read gl/ga it’s kind of impossible to posit oliver as anything other than white #his whiteness is crucial to how he navigates the world bc he has an enormous tendency to speak over people of other races as to how they #should perform liberalism bc he feels like his island experience and foray into socialism entitles him to lecture others #he’s well meaning but ultimately there’s no way you could get that across if he was nonwhite. it would defeat the purpose of the character #bruce on the other hand is a little more flexible bc yes whiteness does contribute to some of his privilege etc #but he’s historically more sympathetic to petty criminals and willing to parley with people from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities #so i think you could make him like. partially non white maybe and explore his ability to connect but nonetheless fail to understand some #deeper nuances bc of how wealth and isolation from poverty shelters him and shapes his naive idealism #and as a disclaimer i don’t mean to say this from the perspective of someone who happens to be more invested in bruce and oliver #*bruce than oliver #i just think if you’re going to make nonwhite fcs they should contextually make sense #and oliver to me does not make sense at all as anything other than a white man #to be deleted

[thecruellestmonth]

Do you guys really believe that killing is the singular bad thing that cops do?

Or even that killing is the most frequent bad thing that cops do?

Are you saying that if cops didn't kill, then they'd be the same as Batman? Because then you're suggesting that effectively Batman already is a cop, with the exception that he hasn't killed (just like the majority of U.S. cops, who have never once shot or killed anybody).

I'm a bit worried to see opinions suggesting that only killing is wrong—and that violence, stalking, and humiliation are okay. In real-life, police commit countless acts of those "little" abuses, terrorizing entire communities, before they murder anybody.

Invading people's privacy is wrong. Hurting people to the point of hospitalization is wrong. Forcibly drugging people is wrong. Putting people in cages is wrong. Torture and "enhanced interrogation" are wrong. Ambushing people in their homes and safe places is wrong. Keeping inexhaustible wealth is wrong.

Superhero comics are power fantasies. Not all fantasies need to reflect our ideology in reality. But once you apply your real-life values to fiction, once you decide that fiction showcases exemplary real-life ideology—then your praise for Batman's ideology does become a worrying reflection of your real-life understanding of social issues.

#copaganda #Bruce Wayne critical #GCPD #fandom discourse #Batman copaganda #police brutality cw #Almost sorry to drag serious discussion of copaganda into ridiculous superhero comics but I swear the other guys started it first... #To be clear I'm completely disinterested in condemning or interrogating Bruce over his personal choice not to kill. #But I am so fascinated in how he justifies his own use of violence and privilege!!! So very very fascinated!! #Once again: LESLIE THOMPKINS IS RIGHT. #Actually I'm not gonna tag this post as @nti Bruce W@yne--because really I enjoy canon Bruce a hell of a lot more than his stans do lol. #Sorry but Batman isn't a darling anti-cop revolutionary. If he were then he'd get in line behind Green Arrow and like the Invisibles. #I mean maybe The Audio Adventures version is anti cop but still in a free-market libertarian power fantasy kind of way if you can dig that. #violence mention cw #murder mention cw #fandom drama #This is why Cheer doesn't work because Red Hood realizes 'Oh I don't want kids to lose their parents like I lost mine-- #--therefore I won't murder anymore. It's time to put my faith in the system. 👼👼👼' #Jason sweetie... you lost your father firstly to criminalization and incarceration for property crime. #You lost your mother to poverty and addiction. You are actually not like Batdaddy and your trauma is not a mere echo of his trauma. #Batman discourse

[hella1975]

rewatching call the midwife from season one and im obsessed with the writers trying to trick us into thinking sister monica joan was on her way out. she still slays in season eleven and she will continue to do so

#I watched call the midwife as it aired from s1ep1 so I was literally NINE watching abortions and sex ed and poverty lmao #like other mums used to give my mum shit for it but i so genuinely think it should be compulsory viewing for kids in england #bc yes this rewatch has taught me more than ever that obvs a lot of it went over my head #but it made me ask my mum questions and she’s always said she did it more to start conversations #this show means the utter world to me #like the beauty of starting a show at age 9 and still gathering with your mum and sister at age 20 to watch it #top 10 shows of all time idc #and sister monica joan beats all your faves #me looking at the cast: she outlives YOU and she outlives YOU and she outlives YOU and- #call the midwife

[robotsdeservebetter]

You know what would be cool? If after two wars, losses, rivers of children’s blood shed by children, one of important character’s mind broke and they went «Gods are actually to die for, I’m proud I almost did. I don’t need no reward, being able to serve the Gods is my reward».

What was the purpose of all of this? After loved ones couldn’t be saved from all kinds of traumas and deaths, after mortal world is left clueless about their battles, after godly world waved aside so many sacrifices, what is the purpose?

Character finds the answer in divine godly light. No matter how undeserving, it is somewhat a saving idea.

Dionysus doesn’t see it as madness, being a god, he sees it as epiphany, therefore he doesn’t cure it. OR. He knows taking away the admiration will leave the demigod with nothing but pain and feeling of helplessness in gods’ schemes. OR. He understands Percy/Nico/Annabeth wouldn’t say schit like this, even if it flatters him, but Zues won’t let him because now he has Percy/Nico/Annabeth, a strong demigod, as loyal ally, who, as a cherry on top, isn’t acting bratty anymore. Dionysus can feel fury and frustration demigods experience throughout their short lives to the fullest. The characters godly parent is eaten alive by guilt, thinking what they could’ve done to prevent their child from becoming yet another war’s zombie, to stop themselves from becoming what their child defied. Sally hates gods more than anything in the world.

#Not me spamming jasico for two days and then going 🎶 MINDBREAK WAR PTSD🎵 #Sally hates gods regardless of the character #Percy is her son #Annabeth would break Percy’s heart with her justification and admiration to gods who used her #Nico would destroy Percy by losing himself once again but now to irreversible madness #By war’s zombie I mean the You Know What Conflict #People who support the aggressor have been like this for decades you know #and it’s terrifing how they live in or see people who live in poverty but still justife and admire You Know Who #nico di angelo #percy jackon and the olympians #percy jackson #annabeth chase #dionysus #pjo #heroes of olympus #hoo

[thursdaysbagman]

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#sorry for being overly earnest on my main but like #had to look up some stuff for work and came across some child poverty statistics for the uk and just like I'm in such a rage #like I know I've seen it before and after 15 odd years you kind of become accustomed to tory cruelty and #become detached from all these horrible figures so maybe it's the pms that means that it's getting to me today but it's just so upsetting #how HOW are 29% of children in poverty in the 5th richest country in the world #and how have we let the tories get away with it for so long #and why isn't it being constantly talked about #like it's just so fucking disgusting and I just can't #anyway sorry again for shitty uk politics talk but I needed a word vomit

[stargazypie]

people will read statistics about how overconsumption in the EU and north america is destroying the lives of people in the global south and be like well that is not my problem because I can’t read

#I am losing my patience with the current It’s Not My Fault discourse #just say you don’t care about people in poverty because of the climate crisis #ireland is one of the worst officially 👍🏻 #uwu we are victims what do you mean we have to take responsibility for something