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A Little Weird

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4. Not ignored

Tue Oct 7, 2014, 07:36 AM

Oct 2014

The title doesn't really make sense with what is said in the article. White poverty is talked about a lot (like it says in the article - it seems there's always someone doing a story about Owsley County). I think it would be more accurate to say that white poverty is maligned. Coming from eastern Kentucky, I can certainly agree that the hillbilly stereotypes do get really old. But I'm not sure that I agree that it's specific to white poverty - it seems that all poor people are treated like dirt in this country.

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White poverty exists, ignored [View all] mfcorey1 Oct 2014 OP

**crickets** Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #1

i think minorities who are better off in terms of income and education are more likely JI7 Oct 2014 #2

Whites who are better off are more likely shaayecanaan Oct 2014 #3

You are abroad right - i.e. outside of the US JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #8

You're spot on brush Oct 2014 #18

This part I'm not sure I agree with JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #21

Sorry, I left out a critical word in that sentence brush Oct 2014 #25

Not ignored A Little Weird Oct 2014 #4

I think down a bit in the article JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #7

Poverty is treated as an individual failing in this country - TBF Oct 2014 #5

+1 NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #31

I think the Title of the Article and Thread Subject JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #6

Fast forward to today Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #17

how is white poverty ignored? we are constantly talking about people voting against La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #9

There are plenty of Democrats who go hungry theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #10

of course there are, but white poverty is often discussed in the context of La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2014 #13

Yeah, but that's just a phrase used here . . . brush Oct 2014 #19

+10000 JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #23

they don't care about that.....they care that someone is suffering more than they are... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #27

Exactly! nt brush Oct 2014 #29

THAT was my first thought.....I happen to KNOW some Whites in poverty VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #26

As a poor white family mine lived among other whites of all income levels. We were often hidden jwirr Oct 2014 #11

Difference "white poverty" and "everyone else" in poverty: graegoyle Oct 2014 #12

White Poverty is ignored because of the idea of "self reliance" especially with southerners AZ Progressive Oct 2014 #14

This isn't quite true, TBH. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #16

Again with the Scots Irish stuff?! KamaAina Oct 2014 #34

Yes, it really *is* largely ignored by our media, sadly. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #15

the problem is...THEY don't believe THEY are in poverty.... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #28

Not quite what I said. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #32

No they believe bad things only happen to bad people.... VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #35

"No they believe bad things only happen to bad people...." Well, yeah, that's part of it too. AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #36

Aren't you one of the people that refuses to admit that there is such a thing as VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #37

It is not ignored. For instance, Bob Dylan wrote of this dynamic 50 years ago RadiationTherapy Oct 2014 #20

Arrested Development wrote this about 20 years ago JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #22

I don't think poverty.. sendero Oct 2014 #24

This is an Appalachian story. jen63 Oct 2014 #30

Why is your thread doing so much better than mine? KamaAina Oct 2014 #33