America at Hunger’s Edge
www.nytimes.com
We spent months photographing dozens of families across the country to understand what food insecurity looks like today.

but hey at least they see us and they hear us

  • cumslutlenin [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Is it just my imagination or are these photos brimming with contempt for poor people

    • apricotmarmalade [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      i can pump out lib takes real fast, apparently. open to die instantly.

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      look they don't even have their living room in order, how could they have their house in order?

      smh all that styrofoam, don't they know they should be eating from compostable paper plates?

      oh my god that fridge is so old! those coolants probably have huge co2 equivalent warming potential!!

      they're eating chicken!? wow if they can afford meat there isn't really a problem

      look at that sectional, they could just sell it? i don't see the problem here

      • buh [she/her]
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        4 years ago
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        Their kids are eating dang cheetos which are a bad value and unhealthy, they wouldn't have any problems if they just got better at money management smh

    • Chapo_Trap_Horse [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      I mean yes, probably, but on the other had this is exactly what my house looked like growing up on welfare, so, you know, it's just accurate as fuck, too.

        • Owl [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Everything is either old (60s-era furniture and flooring) or plainly made of the cheapest possible substance (particle board, linoleum, toy plastics).

      • cumslutlenin [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Same tbh, but it's not so much that the houses are messy, but the way that the photos are taken, I think? Many of them are literally taken from above, or while people's mouths are open, harshest possible lighting, etc. Just a vibe.