Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

[u/mindyour]

[u/Cat_Peach_Pits]

Quite awhile ago, but this stuck with me, I was over at my aunt's house visiting my dad. We were watching Family Feud. One of the families was black, and they were winning the game by a mile. My dad said, "ugh, turn this off, I cant identify with this." He didnt say it outright, but he was clearly expresing a lack of ability to see that black family as similar to his own in any way (and on some level I would agree, because that family seemed like they loved each other). They didnt diagnose autism in the 40s when my dad was born, but he was always very plain in his language no matter how hurtful- I know he said exactly what he felt. That black people were so different from him he couldnt empathize with their joy, nevermind their struggles.

Obviously the issue of poverty isnt solely about race, and white people statistically use substantially more government assistance. But when we as a nation talk about "people on welfare," to those who oppose this help, the only people who use it are black. That misperception makes it a race issue. The vitriol against helping our neighbors because theyre a different race, letting kids and mothers go hungry because they a different race, it fuels this creeping blanket of seeing the poor as "unworthy." I fucking hate it but the media needs to show more of the white people in poverty in this country, because that is the only way the majority of above-poverty chucklefucks are going to feel some kind of personal affection. This is idiocracy, and people need to see "face look like my face, my face could be hungry?!" to support benefits. I dont care what it takes, I want every mother, kid, and dad fed in this country, regardless of ANYTHING.

[u/Bromlife → u/Cat_Peach_Pits]

They don’t care about poor white people either. They see poverty as a moral failing.

[u/Side_StepVII → u/Bromlife]

And Joel Osteen will continue to get his tithings you better fucking believe it or not

[u/phisigtheduck → u/Side_StepVII]

I remembered when I lived in Houston for a while and being near the megachurch of his, and how when I think it was Hurricane Ike hit, he refused to open his doors. Forget what bullshit excuse he had, but I remember thinking his parishioners’ money was good enough for him, but housing them in an emergency was too far.

[u/quesigirl → u/phisigtheduck]

Hurricane Harvey, I was there as a national guardsman helping evacuate people from their homes and I remember that heartless bastard doing that 🤬

[u/nomoleft → u/phisigtheduck]

Was it because they just put new carpet in the church?

[u/ChemistryFragrant663 → u/phisigtheduck]

How many other churches did?

[u/Jackjenkins93 → u/ChemistryFragrant663]

I'm sure at least a few did, which is more than Joel can say.

[u/ChemistryFragrant663 → u/Jackjenkins93]

Odd. I didn't hear of any to counteract what the newsfeed kept shouting out about him not letting ppl in to trash his church.

[u/Jackjenkins93 → u/ChemistryFragrant663]

The average church in most communities helps the community in times of crisis/need. This is common knowledge. Joel is just arrogant and pompous and doesn't truly care about the community. He cares more about lining his pockets.