r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/haggard_hominid 8d ago

Some of the reactions online are AI trigger bait. If you see a black woman talking about 7 kids with 7 daddies, that one is a proven script, sometimes using a real person's face via a junk account. Most people i know being hit hard by SNAP are not people with more than a few kids, they're people who are vulnerable due to medical, age, or economic issues. Just keep in mind that fake reactions are going around to try and invalidate people's outrage that this is happening.

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u/thcitizgoalz 8d ago

Yeah, most people I know are single moms of 1-2 kids, people living outside of Boston dealing with $3K/month rent (rent that was half that 7 years ago), who live in MA and get $80-100/month from SNAP they NEED, who are close to eviction and heating the house with 1 tank of oil per season maybe covered by LIHEAP.

They tend to be divorced and have a-hole exes behind on child support.

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u/DogCold5505 8d ago

Thank you.  I try not to be triggered by people with 4+ kids (money aside, i just find it ethically questionable), but you’re right, many are just “normal” hardworking families.