"Poverty is sexist." Justin Trudeau - PM of Canada

9768978676897689 · 2016-09-17T20:32:39+00:00

I agree Justin!

Most homeless people are men so it's clear poverty is sexist toward men.

That's what you were going for, right?

MRA-automatron-2kb · 2016-09-18T00:37:41+00:00

Give that speech at the men's homeless shelter.

2gudfou · 2016-09-17T20:09:59+00:00

As a Canadian I am really starting to get fed up with Trudeau's sexist approach to things. Last time it was not granting single Syrian males refugee status. I wanted him to win but now he going full on feminazi

YuenHsiaoTieng · 2016-09-18T02:00:29+00:00

Indefensible. Working class men have always been stuck in the glass cellar. With the current graduation rate gender gap, the ranks of the poor are only going to get more male dominated.

TechnoSam_Belpois · 2016-09-18T02:19:52+00:00

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xynomaster · 2016-09-18T03:14:45+00:00

Taking /u/chocoboat's (very helpful) explanation into account, the philosophy behind this isn't unreasonable. That said, saying "Poverty is sexist" is a bad idea, and not because I personally care one way or the other.

But it just sounds ridiculous. What he really means is that "Treatment of the poor" or "expectations on the poor" are sexist. But people will hear "poverty is sexist", and "climate change is sexist", and "mental illness is sexist", and begin just tuning these statements out as "oh, the liberals are saying some random thing they don't like is sexist again, what a shocker".

Then when something that is actually sexist comes along (i.e. Donald Trump), they can call it sexist all they want and people just go "oh, the liberals calling something they don't like sexist again, what a shock". The word has lost all its meaning and no one cares. They've done the same thing with racism, xenophobia, etc. to the point that Donald Trump as POTUS is now a real possibility. And statements like this are to blame.

jeff_the_nurse · 2016-09-18T02:45:59+00:00

Exactly--the overwhelming majority of those in poverty or homeless are male.

Jordioa18 · 2016-09-18T07:26:00+00:00

Trudeau, if you're ignoring the majority of homeless people (men), you're more sexist than poverty itself

chocoboat · 2016-09-18T01:16:52+00:00

This is actually not the dumbest thing he's said. While poverty itself isn't sexist (it isn't a living thing), our human reactions to it can be.

In third world countries, the reaction is "no one's going to help you, it's everyone out for themselves". Men go out and do what they can to take care of themselves, but women are stuck with the children and don't have as many options or as much time available to find a way to provide for herself and the kids. Women and children suffer more than men do.

It's worth noting Trudeau was talking about these countries, and not about Canada.

In first world countries no one has it nearly that bad (thank goodness), but there's a different type of sexism. We have a weak social safety net for men, and a much stronger one for women. People in general are more willing to help women, especially if it's to help a woman have a place to stay in order to avoid being homeless. There are plenty of programs that are available to help women only.

Title	"Poverty is sexist." Justin Trudeau - PM of Canada
Author	yugnats
Upvotes	29
Comments	20
Date	September 17, 2016 7:37 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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