fleshorchid:

I wonder what magical alternative universe version of the US people live in. The ones who say things like “well you’re not supposed to live on a minimum wage job anyway! just get a real job!”

Minimum wage is supposed to be a living wage. Like. I don’t. What?

And it’s just, look at unemployment rates, look at cost of college, look at the average debt people graduate with, how can that possibly be a reasonable thing to say to you? I look around, and 2/3 of the people my age are either struggling to stay enrolled, facing unemployment with 10k+ in student loans, or have had to move back home to help their families financially. 

So, really, that’s what you’re going to say to those people? “I know you already work a full time job, or maybe only part time because you also go to school full time. I know tuition isn’t even almost something you can afford without going tens of thousands of dollars into debt. I know that you and a staggering number of other people your age will not have jobs to go to after you graduate. I know higher education just isn’t an option for many people. I know most minimum wage workers are adults with families to support. I know, I know. But have you considered just getting a real job?”

pomeranianprivilege:

Men get SO offended when you tell them to leave you alone. They are so entitled to women’s time, women’s space and women’s bodies that they think it’s oppression if you refuse to give them access to your time, your space and your body.