11-26-2010, 12:19 PM
I had to have this training because I work in a field that doesn't employ enough minorities or women. I sat through several full days listening to differences between the classes and why you can't trust some people to show up the day after payday. Mostly I thought, "WTF?" during the conferences. It was intended to help us be more sensitive to persons coming from abject poverty, but all it really did was teach a room full of people how to identify poor people. Not the intended outcome, me thinks.
When DoubleStacked says, "I have my health", to me that says generational poverty. Middle classes go to the doctor for every sniffle, po' folks wait until they are very ill. They feel it is some special blessing to have good health because they eat carb-laden foods (all WIC approved, of course) growing up, deep fry or pan fry everything, and use reproduction for exercise. It is a miracle when they sustain good health for any length of time.
It takes two full generations born out of poverty to end the cycle. She doesn't count because her boobies bought her a pass. Her great-grandchildren may have a chance.
Most people who live in poverty in America are white because the largest portion of the population is white (for now, I see that changing). Does it bother me that she follows me around with her venom and brings her pappy (who's yer daddy?) to help? Nah, I just mostly feel sorry for them. Maybe she'll read this and figure out how not to act like white trash. Then something good will rise out of her stupidity.
When DoubleStacked says, "I have my health", to me that says generational poverty. Middle classes go to the doctor for every sniffle, po' folks wait until they are very ill. They feel it is some special blessing to have good health because they eat carb-laden foods (all WIC approved, of course) growing up, deep fry or pan fry everything, and use reproduction for exercise. It is a miracle when they sustain good health for any length of time.
It takes two full generations born out of poverty to end the cycle. She doesn't count because her boobies bought her a pass. Her great-grandchildren may have a chance.
Most people who live in poverty in America are white because the largest portion of the population is white (for now, I see that changing). Does it bother me that she follows me around with her venom and brings her pappy (who's yer daddy?) to help? Nah, I just mostly feel sorry for them. Maybe she'll read this and figure out how not to act like white trash. Then something good will rise out of her stupidity.