People of WalMart

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Similarly, my mother grew up in a house without bathrooms, and she didn't have one until she left home. She got two dresses a year growing up, and her mother always kept them neat and clean.

But times are different now than they were in 1950. The mass-manufacturing of clothing and food has left many of us without the skills they had in the depression. Are you able to grow your own food? Are you able to sew your own clothing? Could you go completely off the grid? If you could, that's awesome, and I kind of envy you.

I'm not saying the dude with the completely ripped shirt falls in this category - yeah, obviously that's some sort of statement. There are some obviously ridiculous photos. But I'm not seeing a lot of poor hygiene in those pictures. I'm seeing some slovenly dress, but what's the problem here?

No, I can not make my own clothes from scratch... But I can (and do) repair the ones I have.

My whole point was to say that you can not assume someone is poor just because they dress badly - or that all poor people necessarily dress that way.

[3894]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

From NA's post, we have the obvious lesson that your appearance affects how people view you.

See Goffman's classic in Sociology, The Presentation of the Self.

People dress to impress and/or express. All the world's a stage and we are both actor and audience, subject and object.

[Gemini Cricket]

A couple of things:

1. Isn't saying "aw, look at those poor people" as much of a judgment as saying "omg, look at what those people are wearing"?

2. Everything can be analyzed until all of the humor is sucked out of it. And if we try to find meaning, hidden depth in every single thing then the life can be sucked out of us too.

3. I think it's okay to laugh at someone else as long as that laugh doesn't turn into harsh, solidified, unmoved judgment and heartlessness.

4. I have learned that when my happy mood changes because of someone else's point of view that it has more to do with me and my insecurities than the other person.

5. Would I laugh at the People of Castro Street where different gay men and women were highlighted based upon stereotypes? Well, it would depend upon if it was funny or not. This is why South Park gets kudos from me time and time again, their shït is funny.

[Strangler Lewis]

South Park episodes, for all their apparent outrageousness, are typically briefs for moderation and common sense and against extremism and self-indulgence.

[Alex]

Is the site gone for anybody else?

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Alex

Is the site gone for anybody else?

I just looked, yes, it's gone.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

South Park episodes, for all their apparent outrageousness, are typically briefs for moderation and common sense and against extremism and self-indulgence.

Yes. And they're funny, too. Also, there are episodes and aspects of their shows that don't mean anything at all and are put there to challenge people who are looking for hidden depth and meaning.

[wolfy999]

Can't find it either

[Strangler Lewis]

I'm going to guess that Wal-Mart trolls around for unauthorized uses of its name and found the site.

Either that, or all Wal-Mart shoppers and their images were raptured.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Hmm, I wonder if the Big W sent him a Cease & Desist...?