mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe three little pigs is actually just the aristocracy blaming the poor for their problemsmessage-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down120
arrow-up184arrow-down1message-squareThe three little pigs is actually just the aristocracy blaming the poor for their problemsmynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarealwaysorg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 months agoThe cartoon that I saw showed the first 2 pigs dancing and goofing around after they quickly built their houses, while the third pig continued working on his brick house. I always thought the moral was a simple “work now, play later”.
minus-squareReiRose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYes, exactly. If those silly poor people only worked harder they too could be aristocracy.
minus-squareqevlarr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoHow is that different from blaming poor people they have a bad work ethic?
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoBecause it was a message about needed to stockpile for the winter or other emergencies. It was a message from parents to their children.
The cartoon that I saw showed the first 2 pigs dancing and goofing around after they quickly built their houses, while the third pig continued working on his brick house. I always thought the moral was a simple “work now, play later”.
Yes, exactly. If those silly poor people only worked harder they too could be aristocracy.
How is that different from blaming poor people they have a bad work ethic?
Because it was a message about needed to stockpile for the winter or other emergencies. It was a message from parents to their children.