The Pendulum Swings

supernini235:

mediamattersforamerica:

Media portray these tales of perseverance as uplifting and inspirational. They’re actually horror stories.

These four examples all come from just the past five months, but there are countless additional articles and segments that share the same lessons about never giving up, going the extra mile, and taking care of others. The articles are framed to make you feel good, to illustrate the kindness of others, to show you that things can work out when tragedy hits, and yes, to “restore your faith in humanity.” These are excellent messages that we could probably all benefit from having in our lives, but there’s one thing that gets left out on an all-too-regular basis: the underlying causes.

How the fuck do you frame a little girl absolutely terrified her mum’s going to die, so she feels under pressure to fix it by desperately trying to get pocket change, and spin it as a good cute thing? Fucking hell.

(via han-solo-the-fuckboy)

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