GhostalmediaHow does Lemmy feel about Grandpa Joe?
Move to lemm.eeThis meme is classism and always has been.
darcymy guy its a movie based on a childrens book
And?
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Aging was even worse back then than it is now. Modern medicine as we know it today basically didn’t exist.
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The story has a lot of magical realism going on. Joe’s ability to get up and go to the factory with charlie is half miracle, half Joe making an extraordinary effort.
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The whole thing is just incredibly shitty towards disabled people
It’s a mean spirited meme, and it also gives me the vibes of “this person isn’t depressed because I saw them smile once”.
why didnt he make an ‘extraordinary effort’ when his family was in poverty? just bc hes on charlies side doesnt mean hes a good person. remember he told charlie to steal fizzy lifting drinks!
“Why don’t disabled people just make an extraordinary effort every day? If he can get out of bed for his grandson for one day then clearly he can always do it!”
This is you, you’re the person that tells people in wheelchairs with limited mobility that they’re faking it because sometimes they can walk a bit and sometimes they can’t. The reality of disability is more complicated than just being completely incapacitated all the time. There are good days and there are bad days.
Not to mention that the point here is that it’s literally a miracle. You people accept magical flying elevators and people inflating into beach balls as miraculous but conveniently forget that when it comes to shaming the poor or disabled for managing to get out of bed for one single day.
cormYou’re insufferable. Take a step back and think about the absurdity of getting so worked up over a willy wonka meme.
You wouldn’t say the same thing if it were a meme that’s harmful to lgbt people. Apparently it’s ok if it’s the poor or disabled though?
Do some self crit.
Either you’re a chronically online ex-twitter user who is just looking to be mad, or you’re trolling, but my bet is you’re in this meme and you don’t like it
Anyway you win, you got me to block you
but my bet is you’re in this meme and you don’t like it
My position since the start of this has been that you’re attacking and doing harm to the disabled. It makes no difference whether that includes me or not, it’s a dick thing to do.