‘What’s considered trashy if you’re poor, but classy if you’re rich?” 13 spot-on answers
Over on Twitter Ana Samways asked her followers a simple question…
What’s considered trashy if you’re poor, but classy if you’re rich?
— Ana Samways (@AnaSamways) June 6, 2016
The answers came thick and fast, and provide real food for thought…
government handouts https://t.co/HDobVhxaTI
— shauna (@goldengateblond) July 23, 2020
Drinking outdoors: pinnacle of high society if you're rich having a picnic with some wine, but if you're in a poor inner city area and drinking a can you're a problem drinker and need an antisocial behaviour order
— Simon Moriarty (@simpmor) July 22, 2020
Having children with three different women pic.twitter.com/JoXLNWz12a
— Jay (@jamespauljr) July 22, 2020
Protesting in any way, shape or form – for rich people it’s being woke and standing up for your rights, for poor people it’s considered rioting…
— Amy Goggins (@goodgoodatl) July 22, 2020
Asking for a raise
Poor: What entitlement!
Rich: What self-confidence!— Nancy Rutman (@NRutman) July 23, 2020
Avoiding Taxes.
— SometimesJai (@JaiHaack) July 22, 2020
Living off money you did not directly earn.
— Daniel Felsenfeld (@DFelsenfeld) July 22, 2020
Bare floorboards https://t.co/RTC9GXZgvA
— tracey follows (@traceyfutures) July 23, 2020
Not taking care of your own kids https://t.co/Qzr8fFGUgt
— Malaika Jabali (@MalaikaJabali) July 23, 2020
having children out of wedlock or having children young https://t.co/GZl2BKygWV
— rato (@Rato_K) July 23, 2020
Migrating https://t.co/w1Y25cm9P2
— mach nine (@alegw) July 23, 2020
Stealing. Poor people will be thrown in jail for stealing bread but CEOs are praised for profit margins from wage theft. https://t.co/2PTJ33ma4l
— Wagatwe Wanjuki 🇰🇪 🇧🇸 (@wagatwe) July 23, 2020
But the last word has to go to Jack Monroe, ‘Bootstrap Cook’, who knows just what poverty is like…
Daytime drinking. State subsidised housing. Not paying taxes. Rips in your jeans. Having a small telly. Having a big telly. Having a telly. Not having a telly. Having a day off from doing anything. Manicures. Drugs. Having a dog. Being thin. Not being thin. Literally EVERYTHING. https://t.co/S9PavUcKSN
— Jack Monroe (@BootstrapCook) July 23, 2020