Wednesday Chatter -Social Injustice

[Deleted User]

Was having a discussion about the above with friends and one of my bug bears is child carers.

I think its wrong that childrfen are expected to sacrifice their childhood to look after disabled / infirm relatives. I think the Government should finance proper care packages.

What are your least favourite social injustices.

tea_lover

BBH123 wrote: »

What are your least favourite social injustices.

As opposed to my favourite social injustice?

LKRDN_Morgan

BBH123 wrote: »

What are your least favourite social injustices.

When Nestle discontinued the Secret chocolate bar. Part of my childhood gone forever.
Unbelievable

AubreyMac

With child carers I think it does depend how much is expected of them. Help with reaching things using a step-stool even if its several times a day is acceptable I think as long as the child can maintain their own life too. I draw the line at personal care like bathing or wiping a parents a$$.


My least favourite social injustice is the lack of help that single people get, especially single men.

gabriel1980

Probably making less money than people that stay at home on benefits with loads of kids.

Lioness_Twinkletoes

Cadbury chocolate. Kraft, what have you done?

[Deleted User]

No No No

Toblerone is the real injustice on the chocolate front.

I do agree with Aubrey in that there are degrees of care. Reaching shelves etc is asking no more of a child than normal household chores. Caring is in my mind a totally different thing.

I saw a documentory where a child of about 9 was geting up 3 hrs before leaving for school to get parents washed , dressed, upright and fed before making a sandwhich for their lunch and a flask of tea, all before leaving for school.

He was then seen after school turning down a trip to the park to play football with friends because he had to get home to care for his parents again. This caring was 7 days a week.

When he was asked how he felt about it he said he was used to it as his parents were disabled his whole life.

I felt really angry based on the fact they had a child knowing it would become a carer ( obviously you only have to go by what the documentary tells you and apparently the mum was less effected /mobile when he was born but gradually got worse ? ?

Angry_Bear

AubreyMac wrote: »

My least favourite social injustice is the lack of help that single people get, especially single men.

Hang on, what help do single women get that single men don't? I feel like I might be missing out on something :rotfl:

AubreyMac

Angry_Bear wrote: »

Hang on, what help do single women get that single men don't? I feel like I might be missing out on something :rotfl:

In a social level, any help available a woman will be prioritised before a man.

ripplyuk

Disabled benefits claimants being treated like scum.

Also the endless stressful reassessments/forms/interviews, cleverly designed to 'prove' they're all faking it, one way or another. This government seems to have deliberately created a hate campaign.

Actually it's not just disabled people either. Now everyone is encouraged to snoop on their neighbours, and to see them with suspicion.

tea_lover

Angry_Bear wrote: »

Hang on, what help do single women get that single men don't? I feel like I might be missing out on something :rotfl:

They can get on lifeboats first