Classism!

i think you get the drill

[this-is-classism]

inspired by blogs such as @this-is-anti-homeless @this-is-fatphobia etc

I grew up fairly impoverished but also forced to at least "speak properly" / "not talk like you're lower class", I've also been asked by a teacher "if you can't afford the textbooks why even bother going to school anyway" while I was on welfare and many other such experiences. I figured I'd offer this space for people to share their own experiences!

send in abt experiences w classism!

RULES- any asks that don't comply will be deleted

please no discussion of weight

[depsidase]

[stoop-sitter2nd]

And as a society we do little, if anything, for them. Once you’re on the streets it exponentially harder to get off the streets. That can cause an unhoused person to develop mental illness or turn to substances to numb the pain and hopelessness.

[theconcealedweapon]

[this-is-anti-homeless]

my dad is ridiculously terrified of homeless people. we're staying at a shitty hotel out of town and walked by a guy who seemed a bit out of it, just kinda wandering with a broken hockey stick in his hand. when we got to our building, my dad said something like, "if you see a homeless guy waving around a broken hockey stick, never turn your back on him." he'd spent the past hour looking the most uncomfortable anyone had ever looked about standing on a bus (which he's usually fine with) surrounded by poor black people who he also assumed where homeless. he kinda just assumes anyone he considers weird-looking to be homeless and is always weird about it.

This is anti homeless and @this-is-classism

[orthoscheme]

supermarkets should have benches

[orthoscheme]

everywhere should have benches

[butch-and-bitchy]

Anti homeless architecture is also often anti-disabled architecture. And it doesn't help that those demographics also overlap quite a bit because medical bills are insane. Abelism is litteraly fucking everywhere when you look for, or when you have no choice but to notice it as a disabled person.

[this-is-anti-homeless]

Some good old anti homeless architecture in London.

image description: a unisex bathroom that is locked with a sign on if that says “These toilets are for Pret customers only. Please check your receipt for the code or speak to a team member”

This is anti homeless and @this-is-classism

[this-is-classism]

this is classism

[allthecanadianpolitics]

As Canadians feel crunched by the cost of living, quick-service restaurants are taking a bigger hit | CBC News

While restaurants of all kinds are feeling pinched, quick-service restaurants are getting hit harder than higher-end ones, according to a re

At The Birds & The Beets in Vancouver, Matthew Senecal-Junkeer's cafe-restaurant transitions from sandwiches and coffee in the day to wine and small plates at night. And recently, he's noticed his customers' price sensitivity changes from day to night, too. During café hours, every choice customers make — oat milk versus regular dairy, whether or not to add avocado to a sandwich — is driven by its price tag. "What we've seen is a shift down the price scale," said Senecal-Junkeer. "Our cheaper menu items sales have gone up really almost exponentially and [with] our pricier items on the menu, we've seen sort of a dip."

Read more.

Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

[dragonnarrative-writes]

Aid request, for those willing and able.

I have resisted asking for help, outright, for a long time, but I think it's about that time.

My partner and I are Black US Americans who have left the United States and live as immigrants in LATAM. I work in healthcare in the US, remotely, supporting marginalized communities, especially Black and LGBTQIA+ folks. My husband used to work supporting the Headstart Program in the US as a sub-contractor, but lost his job in Feb 2025 due to the DOGE cuts. He hasn't been able to find another job since, partly due to the fact that most remote jobs are not global remote, partly because the job market is so oversaturated, and partly because, as immigrants with temporary residency, getting a work visa where we are is a complicated process.

SO! If you are aware of a fully remote position (Full or part time, or even a temporary contract) for an experienced IT Support, Instructional Design, and/or Customer Satisfaction Project Manager, I would love if you could reach out and let me know. (Mr Dragon, over my shoulder, says: "Resume available on request!") We both appreciate any leads, wherever those might be.

We are extremely lucky that my job is enough to pay most of our bills where we live, and do not take that for granted. We still have outstanding medical and credit card bills in the US, and my business is growing, but it's not enough to support us fully. We are not in the most dire of straits, but we could use a boost to help us stay on track and get things to a sustainable level.

If you have the capacity, I would appreciate any donations to my Kofi, and I'm very proud of Augmentations over on Patreon if you'd like to hop over there to read it and consider subscribing. And even if that's not something you're in the position to do, I appreciate you taking the time to read this!

[prokopetz]

Over the last five years, there's been this big anti-trust lawsuit in Canada regarding price-fixing of packaged bread during the twenty-year period spanning 2001 through 2021, eventually resulting in a settlement of five hundred million dollars.

Today I received my share of that settlement: forty-nine dollars and eleven cents.

Hm.

[prokopetz]

Like, it's better than a kick in the pants, but I'm pretty sure that they made more than forty-nine dollars off of me personally in the course of rigging bread prices for twenty years straight.

[cryptidcaper]

Hi everyone 👋 It's Johnny again.

Yes your local transmasc disabled burnout is in need of help once more.

I've worked something out for the line of credit I owe, but now need some assistance for my maxed credit card. Times have been really hard in the last couple of years, I am still working a full time job to support my disabled roommate but I am dealing with severe burn out while I catch up with my finances that have caused me significant stress.

I'm hoping to get my credit card paid off and be able to start fresh with better systems in place with my new budget. While me and my roommate navigate Canada's disability and support programs to get a leg up on the rising costs of living.

I don't have a deadline, but I'm hoping to get 5000$ CAD in the next few months to be debt free.

I'm willing to do any kind of commission if donating without reward isn't your thing. My commission post with terms and conditions here → (X)

My donation links are here:

((SUPPORT))

((KOFI))

Any help would be appreciated while I paddle with my head slightly above water.

Any donation , no matter how small helps. I know we're all struggling, so if you're only able to share, I am also very thankful.

[cryptidcaper]

Update: May 18th 2026 0/1000 needed by May 28th I've updated my goal as things have come up that require urgent payment. (my internet and phone bill,) As well as, just this afternoon while I was doing laundry I found the entire floor of my washer and dryer was soaked, so now I need to call a repair man so we get the leak fixed and do our laundry. In the past this visit has cost me up to 800$ depending on the fix, so any help will get our household up and running sooner. Please help me, I know everyone is struggling but even reblogging or sending a dollar or two help my cause. I even have commissions open above for anyone who is interested in custom commissions. Thank you so much for your time!

[cryptidcaper]

Update May 21st.

0/1000$ CAD

I still have received no donations, and am coming up to my deadline in 1 week.

I am recovering from a fairly scary financial situation which has left me burnt out and very suicidal. I am the only breadwinner in my household and I am struggling to make time to get myself officially diagnosed to access programs to help me financially. My roommate is disabled and unable to work and if I can't stay afloat, we will both be homeless with our 3 cats.

Please help, I'm slipping on bills, I just got a notice that I'm owing back taxes that I don't have money for. Even sharing or a dollar or two helps.

Thanks for reblogging so far, I appreciate everyone's kindness.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

‘Best before’ date labels behind $12B in waste as food bank demand spikes | Globalnews.ca

Confusion around 'best before' labels is contributing to billions of dollars in food waste across Canada, even as local food banks face reco

As food banks across Canada continue to face record demand, billions of dollars worth of perfectly edible food is being thrown away over confusion tied to “best before” labels, a new report says. The report from Toronto-based food rescue organization Second Harvest found that nearly 23 per cent of avoidable food waste in Canada, worth over $12 billion, can be linked to outdated practices around date coding. “We are way behind on food waste strategy…. People are throwing away perfectly good food because they believe food is unsafe after a certain day,” said Lori Nikkel, CEO of Second Harvest.

Read more.

Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

[rydengg]

nobody is immune but some of you are… concerning susceptible… 😟

[angerydome]

This is a completely non partisan post btw.

[solo-wing-alex]

[pnwpol]

hey, here's a link to look up your local MP's email to let them know that 1. we want to see the environmental assessment 2. no more data centres until regulatory law catches up.

for those in BC, write to your MLA.

[viridianmasquerade]

If you want to write your politicians but don't know what to say, under the cut you'll find what I just sent to my MP and MLA, feel free to copy and rework it however you like:

Dear [your MP], [your MLA],

My name is [something] and I have been a resident of [city] for the past [x] years. I have seen the recent government announcements regarding AI data centres in British Columbia and I have serious concerns about the viability of these projects.

I am writing you both, as my MP and MLA respectively, to express these concerns in the hopes that you will push back against these plans as an obvious disaster in the making for BC and Canada.

AI data centres consume massive amounts of power and water, in addition to producing significant noise, heat, and air pollution. We are already living in a world where Vancouver has enacted its Stage 2 water restrictions - in May! Within the last year, BC Hydro has stated that the province will need an enormous increase in our power supply in the upcoming decade to account for rising demand - where on earth is that going to come from if these centres are getting 85% of their enormous power needs from BC Hydro? 

Are we really so short-sighted that we intend to commit ourselves to projects that will consume disproportionate amounts of our precious natural resources, over and above the needs of the actual citizens who live, work, and importantly, pay taxes here? Where are the environmental and viability assessments for these centres? What is the regulatory scheme that will provide oversight and enforcement for these centres? Who is responsible for ensuring that they don't create a negative effect on the lives of your constituents? 

As a [city] resident, I hope you will be pushing back against these plans and raising these concerns in your upcoming legislative sessions. Canada and BC should be investing our limited natural resources in sustainable, renewable projects that will benefit residents in the long term, not line the pockets of Telus executives in the short term.

With respect,

[sign it however]

[mysweetoddbird]

sorry but once you notice how often ppl use a southern accent as shorthand for being unintelligent you can never unsee it. classism is baked so deeply and why are you acting like anyone who talks the way my grandfather talks is stupid.

[in-the-drowning-deep]

ditto cockney accents being used to denote stupid and evil. why are you acting like someone who talks like a member of the working class is irredeemable and an idiot.

[rebuglibrary]

@this-is-classism @this-is-linguicism

[this-is-classism]

this is classism

[thedreadvampy]

Everywhere I go I'm reminded how much the desire to punish homelessness and migration and other Undesirablenesses make society markedly worse for everyone

like why is the park locked after 5pm so I can't go and sit under a tree after work? to punish rough sleepers for the terrible crime of being homeless and alive

why do I have to buy a drink, beg for a code and fuck around with an awkward keypad for 5 minutes in order to take a piss? because fuck homeless people

why do I need to provide proof of address and photo ID to do everything? because we had to create a really hostile environment for migrants

why can't you sit anywhere? well because god forbid people sleep when they're pushed out of shelter. can't risk that.

every day governments, councils and businesses make your life worse as a side effect of making vulnerable people's lives WAY worse. if you're ok with that you're a fucking idiot and if you're in favour of it you're a vindictive cunt cause again literally the ONLY payoff for your life getting worse is other people's lives getting worser.

[exothanatonautilus]

@this-is-anti-homeless

[the-technicolor-whiscash]

Tumblr is the reason why I have something I call the cashier test which is, if i told this to a random cashier at the grocery store, would they think you're crazy at best or at worst would they be warranted in leaping over the counter and beating the shit out of you. Karl Marx mpreg is crazy, but not beating the shit out of you crazy. The cashier will probably talk about you to their coworkers and it might even make their day. Telling someone they're complicit in their own oppression by working a minimum wage job at a grocery store makes them warranted in leaping over the counter to beat the shit out of you.

[whumpster-fire]

Now in handy infographic form for Tumblr users:

[hahaimdrowning]

Elizabeth Kirkman Fitzhugh, Militant Mary

November 13, 1914

[adelphicoracle]

I had never heard of this character before, but it really was published over a hundred years ago. Here’s a comics blog talking about her, and a couple more gems:

Obscurity of the Day: Militant Mary

It's hard to believe that this blog has been running over a dozen years now, and I am just now getting around to mak