Poor-Shaming meme on the Main Sub

Dunkolunko · 2020-07-08T14:59:35+00:00

Maybe controversial opinion, I'm in favour of UBI, but not actually in favour of subsidizing having children in a world where having a child is a woman's choice at every stage. I think it just encourages irresponsible and reckless decisions to have kids. If your income is not enough for a child, don't have one, and if you choose to have one and keep it, and neglect it, you are opening up the possibility of being considered an unfit parent. I believe in giving people a safety net for situations they can not control (and so there should probably still be welfare options in place for extenuating circumstances) but I think we need to hold our current welfare systems up to scrutiny for encouraging and enabling dangerously irresponsible choices that damage the next generation. The single mother using her kids as vanity trophies, plastering them all over instagram, and for a boost to her own finances (often at the cost to a man who was shocked to learn he was a father because she intentionally skipped her pill and has no involvement with the child) while she neglects her kid's welfare to indulge her own interests, is a perfect example of this.

plitox_is_a_bitch · 2020-07-09T02:26:51+00:00

Men's Rights is not "the Main Sub".

vorhex · 2020-07-09T19:18:21+00:00

There’s a reason why consumer goods have become more affordable over the years while wages have stagnated, social welfare has declined and the cost of housing and health care have skyrocketed.

TC1851 · 2020-07-08T14:22:27+00:00

That meme needs to be taken down

This is against the sub's own rules
This is nothing to do with Men's Rights, and is simply an r/libertarian or r/Conservative demonization of the poor. It does a disservice to the poor, who are in fact more likely to be men

Sonic-Oj · 2020-07-09T17:40:56+00:00

No idea why this is getting downvoted. Isn't this supposed to be a "left-wing" sub? This is just a conservative strawman.

YuenHsiaoTieng · 2020-07-08T17:38:48+00:00

My contempt for breeders is strong enough to let this stand. We should do everything we can to level out class differences but without incentivizing having children. This meme is only anti-poor in the same way taking away coal industry jobs is. The planet has to come first.

C0dey · 2020-07-09T12:19:59+00:00

This is not "poor shaming". This is shaming those stupid, selfish, and irresponsible enough to have kids when they can barely afford to look after themselves.

a-man-from-earth · 2020-07-09T23:03:43+00:00

1) That is not the "main sub". This one is. Many people are here because they do not feel represented by prevailing views there.

2) It is not poor-shaming. It is irresponsibility-shaming.

Title	Poor-Shaming meme on the Main Sub
Author	TC1851
Upvotes	4
Comments	32
Date	July 8, 2020 2:21 PM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates
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