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Showing Original Post only (View all)I saw something rather disturbing today. [View all]
Down the street, a door or so down from where I live, is an elderly gentleman in his 70's. As I went out to go get the mail, I noticed a small group of people going to his door, and knocking on it. The Elderly gentleman opened the door, and they said ..Hey Happy Thanksgiving.. and proceeded to give him what looked like food goods.
But then, the woman who was there, turned to the kids, and said, "Girls, this man is poor, and can't afford to eat..We wanted you to see what poor people are like and you can see him taking this food we brought to him"
She basically was humiliating him in public in front of the group of adults and kids who brought him the food. Its was almost like someone showing kids animals in the zoo, and you could clearly see the older man who received the goods was upset at the comments.
Had I been him, I would have said, "You know what? Keep your food, I have a jar of peanutbutter on the shelf, that will get me though, have a happy Thanksgiving," and slam the door in their face.
Why does one have to pay the price of being poor, by having some stranger assume you are worthless and show that you are in public?
That woman sucked, and I felt bad for him to be put through this.