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alwaysbewoke · 1 day

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#homelessness #social mobility #wealth gap #media manipulation #millionaire #economic disparity #income inequality #class consciousness #working class #brainwashing #class status #social inequality #wealth distribution #billionaire #social stratification #economic mobility

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socialjusticeinamerica · 5 months

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#social inequality #republican hypocrisy #corporate greed #eat the rich #1%#oligarchs must be dethroned #fuck the gop

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chaoticace2005 · 1 month

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I’ve seen a lot of people talking about how the exorcists look like demons, and while I do understand where the complaint is coming from I also wanted to talk about how them looking like that kind of supports the narrative.

I’m going to start this off by staying this is from a perspective looking at the narrative presented to us in the Hellaverse, not any specific religion because 1) I am an atheist who doesn’t have the knowledge or background for making any calls on that and 2) the canon hasn’t confirmed this adheres to a specific belief system. There’s Adam and Eve and Hell and Heaven and yes, but this show arguably works as a parody of all of that.

Now that that’s established, I want to bring up one of the main points in the show: the idea that those in Heaven and Hell aren’t that different. In Helluva we’re shown the experiences of hell-born, and we even see cherubs later on who seem to fulfill the parallel role of them in Heaven (with the IMP vs CHERUB fight.) We also know that Lucifer was an angel in this canon. So some of the characters with the most authority in those domains are from the same stock.

The main difference seems to be punishment. Lucifer was punished for his actions and was given those who were deemed “Sinners.” The Hell born seem to be just natives living there and many seem to be products of their environment. So while Sinners may be “bad” and Winners “good”, all those born in Heaven or Hell have no reason for being there.

Whether exorcists are brought to heaven or made there, there is still that view of superiority. The way Lute talks makes it clear she’d be willing to kill the hellborn if she could, despite them not having done anything to be there like the Sinners. It’s similar to how some people born into high economic status view those born into lower. It’s just luck of the draw but now you have access to different opportunities and that influences the way you view others. Those born in Heaven probably look at those born in Hell and argue that if hellborn aren’t bad, then why does Hell suck? Ignoring the fact that Hell is established for the purpose of containing Sinners, who often end up being more powerful that the majority of hellborn.

Even some of the Sinners likely fall into that issue where people who gave to endure harsher environments may have to resort to more extreme measures to get by, and then punishment for it just causes them to need to do even more because their conditions worsened. As seen with the rate of people who keep returning to prison. With Hell some may have fallen down this path (think of Angel, who was born into a crime family, it’s likely a lot easier to fall into drug addiction then when you have access and more things you’d like to forget, but drug addiction can be a slippery slope and the other stuff he needed to do to survive basically condemned him.) Obviously not all Sinners fall into this category and are just monstrous pieces of shit, but they likely isn’t the case for everyone.

Then, once you get to Hell it’s essentially a larger prison, except you aren’t separated and are given powers, causing some of the more malicious individuals to rise up and acquire power, making it even more of a nightmare for everyone else. This continues that cycle of having to do certain things to survive. Similar to have in jail that fear of getting hurt by some violent people make you align yourself with slightly less violent people. Except now in Hell there’s that added issue: there’s no escape.

(Also, Hell is a prison but you STILL have to pay rent and work to survive, so you really get the added stress of both worlds.)

Anyway, this whole cycle causes a similar effect to the growing class disparity we see in many countries. Those on top (Heaven) continue to have power while those lower have to deal with most of the burden. Reinforcing that belief in exorcists that Heaven is “good” and Hell is “bad” because they are unable to see the full picture. They just see it as “they blew their shot” without thinking of why that may be or considering the people who didn’t even have a choice being there— like how some people blame others in poverty for being that way because “they are lazy.” That’s not even remotely the full picture. But because certain things come easy for you it’s hard to understand why it can’t come easy for others.

Exorcists are then given the excuse and opportunity to kill others, people who they believe are lesser than them. And some take genuine joy out of it, yet they continue to see themselves as the “good guys” because that’s what they are and the others “deserve it.” And this shows how when some people are given the opportunity and reason to be assholes they’ll take it- millionaires don’t HAVE to exploit their employees, but they view it as being to their benefit and helping the bottom line.

So now, both exorcists and those in hell have reason and excuse to be violent, albeit for very different reasons. Yet because of this exorcists are still “good” and those in hell are “bad.” And this is largely because of the lack of consequences for their actions. Heaven reinforces their behavior, before episode 8 there was no push back from Hell, so they could continue to use their reasoning as an excuse to kill others.

They’re blind and don’t see it though. They only see the world from one perspective, which is ironic given the exorcist mask is missing an eye. They can put masks on and hurt others and then take them off without dealing with the consequences. They “go down” to the level of the very people they despise and then write it all off, because they have the comfort of taking their masks off at the end. Of having a choice.

It’s also interesting how their masks don’t resemble sinners but Hellborn. Which almost reminds me of mocking another’s culture while actively hurting them. They may not be able to physically hurt hellborn, but they’re still viewed through the same lens as Sinners. They’re still “bad.” So exorcists can don caricatures of their appearances, go around “pretending” to be them by committing violent acts, and when they’re done they can take it off. As I’m writing this I’m now thinking about how in the past black-face has been used to reinforce racist stereotypes, making racist caricatures.

This also camouflage in a way, maybe they were previously asked to “fit in” before things got all crazy, and when told to look for “demon disguises” they all fall back onto the stereotype and dressed up like that.

The usage of exorcists wearing demon-looking masks could be them both “playing bad” while also clearly showing the fact that at the core people aren’t so different. For as much as they hate those in hell, they’re just as likely to fall into the same traps and patterns as them.

Having written this all now, I wanted to bring up Vaggie. Vaggie who took her exorcist mask off to show sympathy for someone only to be punished and marked with an “X” that mirrors her mask. Vaggie who previously was part of the “elite”, where she could forgo consequences until she couldn’t for not following them and was cast out, being permanently marked. Vaggie, who was previously allowed given the gift to “play bad” due to being in Heaven, but when she was cast out “playing bad” wasn’t an option anymore. Taking off her mask can’t get rid of mistakes anymore, and now she has to display them for the world to see.

I don’t know if the “X” was intentional on her part or irony, but if she did choose it it could also be her recognizing her role in the system. Her realizing she can’t go back and using the “X” to remind her of what she’s done. Because she doesn’t have the luxury of pretending she’s a good person anymore— she doesn’t want to forget.

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scipunk · 2 months

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Judge Dredd (1995) - Mega-City One

#scifi #90s #cyberpunk aesthetic #dystopianfuture #megacity #futuristic city #90s aesthetic #90s fashion #1990s #scifi movies #dystopian #scifi aesthetic #social inequality #authoritarianism

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balkanradfem · 1 year

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A big part of any woman's life is trying to find a way to avoid being harassed, humiliated, sexually abused or violently assaulted by m*n.

A big part of any m*n's life is being coddled by his mother, grandmother, relatives, authorities, girlfriend(s), wife, and then going on and harassing, humiliating, sexually abusing and assaulting women - and often not on his own, but in group, where the blame can be shifted and consequences evaded.

And women have to watch this all happen, have to endure being told off and instructed to clean and cook and work, while her brother, father, grandfather, cousin, uncle and relative are being coddled and given every right and praise that she will never get. Then she has to find a way to live in this world without becoming a victim to m*n just like these, who have learned that victimizing women is a fair game, since women to them are just lower social value and don't matter as much. She has to fight their way out of being seen as a resource that can be toyed with, manipulated, hurt and abandoned at will. She has to keep proving that she's not it, that she's different, or convince herself that m*n in her life don't see her that way, would never do that to her, that she's protected.

This is not a life anyone should be living. No woman deserves to be put in a position where she has to fight just for freedom and safety, just to not be a resource, against people who are stronger than her, and willing to inflict violence to get her way.

#radical feminism #radfem #inequality #social inequality #society biased in favour of m*n and against women #injustices #causes of female rage #argument for separatism #i would have such a better life if i never had to fight that i have equal value to my father

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fancywordology · 8 months

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Basically women’s whole existence has been systemically reliant on their ability to be mothers, even today. It’s a relic way of thinking that hasn’t been dealt with properly in society.

Gendered Ageism is Sexism

Women are widely only considered attractive at the age they’re “fertile” or “legal” and able to have children. Then women are tossed aside after menopause or even after 30. Whereas men are still considered attractive well into their 50s and even older. Ageist sexism is misogyny. Young women become old, old women were young. They're one in the same, not two different types of women! What's disturbing is we have maintained these antiquated ideas backed with "biology", and yet, teens are by far the most sexualized as we can see how "barely legal teen" porn is the most popular tag today. BUT it's proven that teens are less fertile than women in their 20s! Therefore, there's no excuse to want to go after teens besides a latent pedophilia or want to control someone who is coming out of childhood.

This is exemplified by Hollywood where many actresses are discarded after 40 to play mothers and are told they’re “too old” to play love interests of men over 10 years older than them! This way of thinking makes its way into people’s minds via film and TV and makes it a reality.

Gendered ageism has been experienced by most women by the age of 35-40!

Women over 40 have their jobs hanging by a thread with gendered ageism affecting their leadership positions, their pay, them possibly losing their job, and them having a hard time finding work! Whereas men don’t have the same disadvantages at this age.

Call out people on their gendered ageist bullshit and call out young women who think they’re better just because they’re younger. The young women are digging their own graves when they fight against older women. They will become “old” in no time at all and will have to suffer the same things in addition to possibly being taken advantage of sexually at a young age.

We have to fight this part of sexism if we want true gender equality!

#feminism #philosophy #feminist #men and women #sex positivity #ageism #grooming #social justice #social inequality #gender equality #teenagers #womens rights

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aesukhia · 5 months

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The most comprehensive study of global climate inequality ever undertaken shows that this elite group, made up of 77 million people including billionaires, millionaires and those paid more than US$140,000 (£112,500) a year, accounted for 16% of all CO2 emissions in 2019 – enough to cause more than a million excess deaths due to heat, according to the report.

just putting this out there…

#climate change #climate justice #social inequality #economic inequality #colonialism #inequality #injustice #ecological socialism

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angleshades · 1 year

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Alec has less to lose.. Alec can do what he likes due to his class..

What does Forster say in the novel ?

"Mr Borenius [clergyman brought in by his employer to enforce their values] found out about the girls through the new communion class"

'They were small people, who could take no risk.. and Mr Borenius knew this, and would punish them by the only means in his power'

'Alec was not a hero or god, but a man embedded in society'

'He spoke of his relations.. he too was embedded in class. No one knew he was in London - Penge thought he was at his father's, his father at Penge - it had been difficult, very'

"Ruin of us both, can't you see, you same as myself"

"It might have cost me hundreds, but I've got them, and the police always back my sort against yours"

.. and in his Terminal Note, using the characters as class types ..

'Clive on the bench will continue to sentence Alec in the dock. Maurice may get off'

Publicity photo Merchant Ivory

#lgbt rights #lgbt history #social history #social inequality #social and economic status #class #inequality #alec scudder #rupert graves #maurice #maurice 1987 #em forster #e.m. forster

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crshelidon · 1 year

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#Sophie Anne Lewis #abolish the family #social inequality #manifesto for care and liberation

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mote-historie · 1 year

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Lewis W. Hine, Old Beggar selling pencils in New York. 1915.

Lewis Hine, in full Lewis Wickes Hine, (1874-1940), American photographer who used his art to bring social ills to public attention.

#1915 #photography #black and white #lewis w. hine #lewis hine #lewis wickes hine #poverty #beggar #old beggar #social ills #new york #social anxiety #social injustice #social inequality #public attention

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00baixo · 6 months

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A black man and his belongings, which include a supermarket car and recycling pages, thrown at the curb of the intersection between Ana Cintra and Roberto Piva streets.

Friday, on the 21st day of April 2023. Tiradentes Day holiday, at Rua Ana Cintra, City of São Paulo, Brazil.

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weareagitated · 7 months

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#social inequality #raise the wage #anticapitalism #antiwork

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mushroomisnotalive · 1 year

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Saying that someone is undeserving of basic human rights due to something they can't control that is also completely harmless and affects no one, is straight up murder.

They would be the reason we keep getting hatecrimed and killed all the time, they support the ideals, they vote for the oppressive laws and bills.

One of us is a monster, and it's not me.

#social inequality #queerphobia #homophobia #transphobia

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laestoica · 10 months

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#aj+ español #reflections #tiktok #social inequality #capitalism #titanic #ocean gate #submarine

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melencolia-maniac · 1 year

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Confession of a serial job-hopper:

1. Boredom is the root of all evil (or you may argue it’s the root of all creativity). I can’t tolerate boredom. Truth is, every job becomes monotonous after a while. ‘Tis the nature of things.

2. It’s not difficult to find a job, as long as you’re good at personal branding. No experience? No problem! Watch a 15-minute video on YouTube and you’re instantly an expert. ‘Tis the power of bullsh**ing (or spontaneous speaking, whichever term you prefer).

3. I hate working for capitalists, but alas, you gotta start from somewhere to fill that rebellious belly of yours. I hate when ppl pocketing all the profit I generated. Never forget this hatred. ‘Tis the source of motivation.

4. Learn, learn, observe and learn. Know thy enemy. Keep you friends close, but keep your enemies closer.

I am proud of being a serial job-hopper.

#capitalism #social inequality #socialism #social issues #socialist #social problems #leftist ideology #capitalist bullshit #capitalist propaganda #jobs #jobseekers #jobsearch #job hopping

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flightlessosprey · 1 year

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I’ve been thinking about big corporations and how they’re like, inherently fascist. No on elects CEOs but they just like, own everything. Governments in countries like the US and Canada like to preach about democracy and the free market but the free market just doesn’t exist. There is nothing free about the market.

People in positions of power are put there by the ones above them not the ones below. Democracy is supposed to be all about you get a choice in who leads bit corporations control everything and there was never any choice in that. The people who own these big corporations have a dictatorial rule over everyone below them. Just look at Elon Musk and twitter, firing people left and right. These are peoples lives he’s playing with and he gets to just do that because he’s the boss even though nobody wanted him.

Democracy and capitalism are incompatible. It doesn’t make any sense to claim that we live in a democracy when we’re lorded over by a bunch of asshole billionaires.

#politics #capitalism #i hate capitalism #democracy #anarchocommunism #anarchism #social inequality #working class #fascisim #big corporations #i hate this #government #thoughts while laying in bed #I wrote this before going to sleep #If there any spelling errors that’s why #off my chest #venting #i did not proofread this

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