People of WalMart

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I had one of those universe-provided moments last night where I typed a very long response, and the computer crashed just as I was about to post it.

This morning, I'll just do the short version. Some of the pictures, and some of the responses here, rub me the wrong way.

We are all very lucky people to have the combined elements of education, talent, support and luck. We can afford to pay for all of the necessary things with money left over for art exhibits and nice restaurants and wardrobes.

That is simply not the case for everyone. Ever been to a city that has completely fallen apart? I grew up an hour out of Flint, which collapsed when GM closed all its factories. There are no grocery stores left in the city of Detroit. Things are really bad for people right now.

And while the ridiculous pictures are funny, the ones that just feature photo subjects in poverty just aren't funny to me.

Do you know why you don't see them in art galleries? Because they didn't win the genetic/luck lotto you did. Do you know why they're wearing cheaply-made easy-waist pants? Because they can't afford anything else.