#actually poor

[butchvii]

Please, please normalize only being able to shop when you're thrifting. Please normalize only getting new clothes sometimes, normalize going to places for charity to get your school clothes. It isn't easy for everyone, so stop making fun of the clothes with stains, the clothes with cig burns, the clothes that don't quite fit right. Some of us, don't do it because we're lazy or messy.

[there-will-be-a-way]

You know you're poor when you eat in money. Yesterday I was having dinner with my friend when he looked up and said, "Damn, I just ate 1,69€." And I felt that in my soul. Like bro, the day before I had 2,79€ for lunch. Decadent

[queer-edteach]

I just realized that I have no idea of how the fuck I'm gonna watch Our Flag Means Death season 2.

I don't have the stream accounts, I live in Brazil and I have no money.

[postmoderntongues]

Can we destigmatize stained clothing as dirty? Some of us have motor control issues that makes eating cleanly harder and some stains don't come out no matter what even when they have been cleaned and I can't afford to replace them over every little speck.

[chronicallycouchbound]

“Beggars can’t be choosers” quite literally strips us of our autonomy, boundaries, and ability to consent. It’s manipulative and disrespectful.

Beggars should be choosers. We know what we need. We know what does and doesn’t work for us. We know our bodies, our allergies, our comfort foods.

When I lived in a youth shelter, we regularly got “dump donations” of absolute garbage. There was someone who donated a box of dirty toothbrushes and rusty razor blades. Someone donated almost a dozen fully wooden underarm crutches. People would leave garbage bags filled with moldy food by the door. It’s unsafe and insulting.

Additionally, having lived in homeless encampments, when people just drop off their junk, it makes our encampment look dirty and unkempt, which makes it more likely to get swept and displace our community.

When all you have to wear is donated clothes, and every article of donated clothing is covered is stains, ripped, worn out, etc. it makes you look (to the rest of society) disgusting and unworthy of care and compassion. I saved up money while homeless to get thrifted “nice looking” clothes. I was wearing inappropriate clothing for the weather I was in, BUT I didn’t get kicked out of the warm cafe I could sit and sip a tea in for hours. I was able to use more public restrooms because I looked like a paying customer. People respected me more. I gained access to certain housed privileges like that.

I say this as someone who works at a nonprofit: the attitude “someone who has nothing will be grateful for anything” is harmful and dehumanizing when it’s used to justify donating something ripped, stained, or expired to someone less fortunate.

Homeless people deserve clothing with good structural integrity. Victims of house fires deserve linens that are free of stains. No one should have to eat expired food. It’s disrespectful to give people scraps when they’re already hurting.

Please, out of respect for your fellow humans, check the dates on your food donations before you drop them off.

[bluesky-out-of-context]

[the-perfect-day-to-die]

I really need to stop acting like I'm not poor and can eat what i want and start eating whatever and be happy that i can get something to eat even if it's bad or whatever. Not that i can afford anything better

[red-room-studi0]

HOLY FUCK I JUST NOTICED THIS-

This was probably REALLY obvious but like- I had not seen anyone point this out yet. This is such a cool detail that I never noticed till now.

[chloesimaginationthings]

Pomni and Gummigoo reunite in TADC!

[germtimes]

Praying I keep my electricity and the company doesn't get mad cuz I spent the last $70 on food so I can stop feeling so bad instead of trying to pay off this $170 bill... at least I have eggs.

[smatterbrained]

Soundwave depreciation post

[deimosatellite]

being in america sucks so bad bc like wdym someone can tell me with their whole chest "vaccines are evil and i think schools need to stop teaching history and i think anyone whos not white is a criminal" and youre "SUPPOSED TO" "respect their politics and point of view" !? like i literally feel like im losing my absolute mind . like i feel like im being gaslit constantly by half the country who just believes things that are . wrong. and they say youre supposed to be open to their opinions ???!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!!!?!?!??

[zeropro]

After Thundercracker's rejection, Starscream and Skywarp have a run in with Megatron, who proceeds to beat Starscream up. Skywarp finally has enough and jumps in to get them out of there, but gets hit right as he's mid warp and it destabilizes his warp drive, causing him to experience a canon event.

[cardo-de-comer]

and yet he is not the blind one

[16th-of-a-twigg]

🐞🐈‍⬛🦊🐢 semi-formally bullied by @buggachat to do a screencap redraw of the newest Miraculous Ladybug episode. I also extend that request of seeing other artists do a redraw of the screencap to see these dorks in different styles! Ko-Fi

[mossycobblestonewrites]

DC X DP PROMPT #4

Danny was one of the people hired to design/build the Watchtower. He got attached to it during this time and the space station is now considered as a part of his haunt.

This is the JLD's first time on the Watchtower, they IMMEDIATLY know what's up.

LJD: did you take a supernatural entities property or something?

LD: what? No! The lights are just like that :)

Danny, still employed on the Watchtower: Space go brrr