"People of Wal-Mart" Website Mocks Customers, Goes Viral

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://peopleofwalmart.com/

[greyl]

1. Woah!

I'm gonna have to come to the defense of the BatBug, though.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. My fav

[texanwitch]

5. Wow did he bother to wear pants at all.

Looks like big foot's human cousin.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. men..wear a belt please

[subcomhd]

13. It's Sasquatch! nt

[PDittie]

83. No WAY. That's Jesse Ventura.

[Contrary1]

17. Good Lord, he has a tan line!

:rofl:

[texanwitch]

31. This picture will stay with me the rest of my life.

Now I have to send this to a few of my friends.

[DCKit]

49. He's Hawt! What WallMart sells likker and crack? n/t

[bullwinkle428]

91. No shirt, no shoes, no underwear...NO PROBLEM!!!

[Broken_Hero]

65. I know, the things effin sweet...

I want one, but Superman'd up. :D

[Milk]

3. Walmart is a great place to go

if you're ever feeling bad about yourself. Now you can just go to this website and save the gas.

[zbdent]

86. I heard a radio station a few months ago doing "Late Night Wal-Mart Bingo"

and some of the stuff they had on the "bingo" cards were really comical ...

yeah, the "free space" was "a frozen food defrosting in a different part of the store" ...

but things like "a visible bra strap" ... "a visible prosthetic device" (like a "claw hand") ... plenty of other stuff ...

[Maru Kitteh]

98. Yeah. Amputees and poor people are a real hoot aren't they? Mocking them is cool.

I can't believe I need this but :sarcasm:

[Gemini Cat]

141. I agree!

Mocking them is so cool!! I just love going to the local walmart and making rude remarks about all the fat people, thin people, Black people, white people, Latino people, Asian people, gay people, non-gay people, transgendered people, non transgendered people, poor people, rich people, left handed people, right handed people, people who drive, people who don't drive, and thus on and thus on.
It makes me feel so good! I am soooooo much better than they and I want them to know it!!
:sarcasm:

What a rude fucking idea for a site. :puke:

[QC]

144. I knew the site would be a huge hit on DU the moment I heard about it.

Sure enough, this disgusting little website is being hailed as the keenest bit of wit to come along since Dorothy Parker bought the farm.

[-..__...]

152. This?...

[zbdent]

163. Bingo!

Thanks ...

[misanthrope]

182. Before they ridicule others, they might want to learn how to spell "aisle"**nm

**

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. WOW... it does show something though

still trying to figure out exactly what... WOW

[Maru Kitteh]

70. It shows conformation bias Nadin. It shows the intense human need to point and laugh

at someone as "other" and different - and call them less for it.

That's what it shows.

[snooper2]

97. It shows some people are trash......

Do me a favor, next time you are in Festus Missouri stop by the Wal-Mart there and get back to me- mkay :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Maru Kitteh]

99. I can't believe I just read, in refrence to the poor "people are trash" on DU.

Fucking sickening.

[Name removed]

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[redqueen]

111. "white trash"

*sigh*

[snooper2]

130. Well, growing up "white trash" guess the meme sticks with ya

but we did have the decency to pull our pants up over our ass cracks :)

And TRIED to keep the broken down junk in the back not the front :)

[redqueen]

131. I had the double benefit

of growing up with a "white trash" mom and a "spic" dad... but I don't use either slur.

[Maru Kitteh]

112. Nice name-calling skills you have there, and "white trash?" I see name-calling is modus operandi

for you. It says more about you than anyone you label - and that's not a good thing.

[WildEyedLiberal]

157. Only if they're white and/or rural

Can you imagine if there was a site dedicated to mocking "ghetto trash" wearing big baggy oversized T-shirts or "bling" or who were sporting a "grill" or nice sneakers in some inner city food mart?

I can HEAR the wails of (justified) outrage now. But it's just hi-fuckin-larious when it's poor white people in Wal-Mart.

And before someone comments - yes, I noticed that there are a few pictures of non-white people on this site. But those aren't the pictures that DU finds so fucking hysterical and everyone knows it.

But since it's "Haha, look at this fat lady with her NASCAR shirt toting around her kid in a diaper!" instead of "Haha, look at this fat lady with her 2Pac shirt and her kid in diapers", it's totally acceptable to mock and demean them.

[Maru Kitteh]

179. Thank you. n/t

[LanternWaste]

149. I imagine many people feel...

I imagine many people feel themselves to be an arbiter of who is, or is not "trash". I suppose it allows one a feeling of self-validation coupled with a dogmatic ranking of both the individual and the culture. By diminishing those around us, we feel ourselves to be raised above the "others".

My father did the same thing, though he directed his judgments at minorities... but at the end of the day, it appears to be six of one, half a dozen of the other I suppose.

ed: sp

[armyowalgreens]

164. I think it shows some people have poor tastes. That doesn't make them trash.

[xfundy]

6. No child-slappers?

That's a paddlin'.

[question everything]

8. Groan (nt)

[ariesgem]

9. Good Lawd!

the comment 'Looks like Sarah Palin' hit the nail on the head.

[Milk]

11. wow

That is just jaw dropping

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Well it is a tribal sign of good luck, actual comment on the site

I went, well lady at least we know where you stand.

[EndersDame]

37. I waited on a table from Belgium and sitting on the patio was a woman with a swastica tatoo

They were deeply offended she said it was good luck (it was turned the other way) it was still tacky and tasteless

[nadinbrzezinski]

41. Turned the other way it could be

in fact it is a common symbol in the Americas and India... why the comment on the website

But a swastika on a nazi blood flag, is not a symbol of good luck. I wonder if she had a certain tat on her skin anyway, indicating the birth of the Fuehrer...

Hell before the Nazis used it was also a symbol of good luck in Europe at one time.

As a medic I took care of an old shaman when I was young, he had one, and I was about to react, when he patiently explained that in broken spanish. His home language, Mixtec, that went to show me...

Ever since he moved to Mexico City though... he had that misunderstand with us ladinos.

I took care of other native peoples over the years,so I learned to not have a gut reaction to things like that, never mind my dad survived the holocaust... now the day I had a gang member with that, and I explained it to the kid... when he got to the ER he asked for a knife and cut it off his jacket. So context is everything....

[EndersDame]

50. She was a lily white southener (not that southeners are bad as a whole)

[nadinbrzezinski]

55. And she could be a follower of Buddhism, you said it was turned backwards

in India it is turned backwards.

In the Americas it can either way, at times only three arms

[EndersDame]

57. It is still tacky in my book

Especially since Nazi swasticas are still used today by hate groups. My better half's grandma had an ancestor that fought in the Confederate Army , Has his name and rank on a small plaque and medal that he earned along with a small stars and bars flag tucked away in a discreet place with her late husband's medals . Sure not everyone who brazenly wears the stars and bars as a cultural fashion statement or who put tiny flags on motor cycles are white supremists but in certain crowds it could be considered tacky

[nadinbrzezinski]

61. Yeah it will be tacky, especially in Europe

but I did learn not to judge on first impression... I guess that Shaman taught me that lesson.

And as I said, my dad survived the holocaust...

[Mudoria]

92. I feel the same about Northerners..

[Kalyke]

104. Uh... no. She's in California.

It says so under the picture.

How could you ever, ever, ever ever ever, E…V…E…R. think this is appropriate to wear in public? WOW!

-->California<-- That is not the place from where the comment came from. That is the location of the store.

There goes that anti-Southern bigotry that's prevalent on this board again. :eyes:

[EndersDame]

134. The Girl I was Talking about was when I was waiting tables in Waco

She did more of a southern accent than a Texan accent (us natives know there is a big difference)

[TheMightyFavog]

153. Depends on what part of Califronia that was taken in..

I've heard there are certain parts of California that are as politically far to the right as parts of the Deep South.

[XemaSab]

160. I saw a chick at the grocery store with an SS tat

I don't live in that town any more, and that's part of the reason.

Redding may be full of racists, but at least most of them have the good sense to keep it hidden.

[glowing]

43. If turned the other way, its a Hindu symbol meaning good luck.

I have a Hindu friend who wore one under his shirt because outside the shirt, there was too much controversy with the symbol.

[EndersDame]

51. I understand that but this girl was a southener on the rednecky side

I think she was looking for shock value

[glowing]

60. Most likely. I was just adding to the conversation that it was a symbol, turned the other way,

that is meaningful for some in this world.

[Kalyke]

105. Nope - she was not a Southerner.

She was from CALIFORNIA.

It says so under the picture.

Jeez.

[QC]

146. Surely she must be a Southerner who just happened to be visiting California!

:sarcasm:

[Kalyke]

151. LOL!!

[EndersDame]

156. The Girl I was Talking about was when I was waiting tables in Waco

[Kitty Herder]

22. I thought she was Sarah Palin at first glance. n/t

[Creena]

10. It's great for virtual people watching.

Some of the comments can get a bit cruel. My favorite is the old man with breast implants. I have so many questions.

[Kitty Herder]

24. Maybe he's on a medication that causes gynecomastia. n/t

[Creena]

25. The comments indicate they are indeed implants.

I just read them and it seems like it was a bet with his military buddies. Wow. Just...wow.

[gmoney]

107. Which is why he wears a deep scoop neck purple top?

A regular t-shirt would have been just fine.

It's pretty clear that he's showing them off.

Yeah, probably a bet/dare or maybe a fetish.

[imdjh]

108. There are going to be a lot of genderfuck old people soon enough.

Who knows, he could be a former showgirl drag performer who thought it would be a good idea to get tits in the 1970's. He could be a MTF who got the tits but not the hormones and who decided he would rather be an old man than an old woman.... or an old man with tits or an old woman with a beard.

Something tells me that History will not be kind to the baby boomers or my generation either.

[gmoney]

119. Plenty of reasons he (or possibly she) might have 'em.

I'm just saying, by choosing that top, he wants you to look at 'em.

[imdjh]

124. Well that is another issue, isn't it?

And that would be people who don't know when to quit, and those who have always gotten a kick out of flashing.

[Deadpan]

145. I wonder...

...if he gets offended when you stare at them, like women do?

I think it'd be interesting to get a whoopin' from an 80 year old dude for staring at his titties.

This comment is meant with the lightest of intentions, don't take anything I say seriously.

[imdjh]

148. Not to mention the dollar you put in his g-string

If that didn't make you barf a little, nothing will.

[yawnmaster]

12. Isn't it great to laugh at other people...

It makes me feel so much more special.
It elevates me.

[greyl]

16. It isn't required that we laugh at them.

The diversity and expression of personal freedom without regard to social norms is fascinating.

[Creena]

18. I'm certainly not laughing.

These people are so interesting. They're utterly different than the people I interact with on a daily basis.

[imdjh]

127. Wow! A master of damning with faint praise. I am your fan.

[subcomhd]

20. pretty much, yes. nt

[Contrary1]

23. Your comment made me laugh...

is that politically correct?

:evilgrin:

[subcomhd]

26. pretty much, no. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

35. Like the lady in the Swastika hoodie?

Yes, God Forbid we should mock such folk. Or should I say "volk".

[yawnmaster]

40. actually, there you are mocking her ideas. fine.

but the most fun is to mock those overweight, or to judge how someone dresses.
Much more potential for self improvement that way.

[Warren DeMontague]

48. Eh. It's not exactly high brow humor.

But not exactly outrage-worthy, either, IMHO.

[Contrary1]

58. Humor is interesting.

What would make someone else laugh uncontrollably might not be funny to me. Robin Williams comes to mind. I don't find him funny, but he is a multi-millionaire because others do. Everybody is different.

In the end, I think if something can make a person smile, it can't be all bad.

[Warren DeMontague]

155. Robin Williams has done some brilliant stuff. But I've seen enough of him to suspect

that more than 5 minutes with him in a small room would be intolerable.

[imdjh]

129. There's a guy I see at Sweetbay in a BYU shirt I can't wait to have a go at.

Each time I have seen him, I was already in my car and he was heading into the store. I can't wait for the day that's he's standing behind me in line, so that after I pay I can turn to him and say to the cashier, "Let me introduce you to this handsome young man standing behind me. See his shirt? That means that he attends the flagship school of a racist, sexist, and homophobic cult. Don't you feel lucky to be waiting on him, Mrs. Rodriguez?"

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

42. When other people are these people- yes.

[Selatius]

62. It's OK to laugh at people who are willfully ignorant, especially those who wear swastikas. nt

[QC]

93. Especially laughing at the poor and ignorant.

Fauxgrassives love that.

[subcomhd]

15. LiLA - I really can't thank you enough. nt

[ezgoingrl]

19. This is my favorite

The caption underneath says: Can you spot what is out of place? (Hint: it’s not the snow boots or long sleeve t-shirts)

[imdjh]

38. OK, It's late, what am I supposed to be seeing here?

[Luminous Animal]

47. I can't figure it out, either.

[nadinbrzezinski]

56. Look at the woman in the back

she is wearing a sports bra. Only reason I know I use one for exercise.

No shirt

By the way :hi:

[Luminous Animal]

63. Really?

I wear sports bras pretty much always because I only have one breast and a sports bra keeps the fake boob well anchored in place. And I do wear my bras without a shirt.

I was actually going to leave this comment at that and then I realized, I see women in sports bras all the time when it gets above 72 degrees in San Francisco. It doesn't seem out of place at all. Why wear both a bra and a shirt when it's hot?

[emilyg]

64. Welcome to the "one breast" club - I like

sports bras for the same reason.

[Luminous Animal]

67. Cheers, emilyg!

And here's hoping to a long long sports bra sportin' one-breasted life!

[Contrary1]

69. I think the point was that it was winter.

Not so much making fun of the bra.

I belong to the club too, but I have zero breasts.

[Luminous Animal]

73. Oh I get it! Walmart shoppers are so stupid

that two of them are wearing summer clothes in winter! By the way, I worked retail for too many years, we'd order fall and winter clothes in March and get delivery in August and September.


I'll confess a secret. Sometimes I wish that I had zero. There's an aesthetic value in symmetry. Though, of course, I would not want, in eightyfive million years, to go through, again, what I did to lose one.

Cheers to you, too, Contrary1, and best wishes to long long life with zero breasts!

[Contrary1]

126. Symmetry would be nice...

But I developed an infection after the first mastectomy, so I have hanging "flaps" here and there.

I think the worst part about it though, is that there is nothing to keep a bra from riding up. My daughter cracks me up. "Your bosoms are too high again". I get even with her by setting the wayward ones back in their proper place, no matter where we are at the time. :)

And best wishes for a long and happy life right back at ya. :hi:

[emilyg]

150. Hugs to you.

[imdjh]

121. it's not her most flattering look, but I'm stuffy that way

There is a huge philosophical divide on this which will not be resolved today or on this board- and that woman's choices would be at the center of the debate.

I am an overweight 50 year old man. I do not go to the beach in a speedo. I do not go to the grocery store in a sleeveless undershirt. I do not go to the mailbox in my boxer shorts for that matter. I am always covered from neck to elbow to ankle, except when swimming when I allow myself to wear shorts to the knee.

When I was 35 I had just bought this house, and I was doing some of the initial Harry Homeowner stuff. I went to the Ace Hardware filthy. As I was about to walk into the store, it suddenly occurred to me that I was taking a huge step in both my aging process and as a major homosexual- I was going out in public looking a mess, a dirty sweaty mess. But what was I supposed to do? Take a shower and then go back to laying irrigation system? I would have never finished the job. I crossed that line.

So it's true, that I have gone and will go to the grocery store sweaty, tired, and a little dusty sometimes; it works out that way. But I am covered in sensible clothing which offends neither the eye nor the opinion. My clothes say "Practical and utilitarian." not "I'm with stupid." or "Doesn't have any self respect left."

[Barack_America]

89. Faded Glory.

The perfect brand name for products sold in WalMart. Products made in China on the backs of American manufacturing, of course.

I tip my hat to some marketing executive somewhere.

[Skip Intro]

21. I'm jealous I didn't think of it. Right in front of us and all. Funny site.

[sakabatou]

27. Ewwww

[Creena]

32. I lied. That picture, or rather the comment, made me laugh.

How does she wipe her ass?

[sakabatou]

34. Very carefully.

[zbdent]

87. there's a reason you have air (hand) dryers mounted on the wall

with directional air flow ...

[wickerwoman]

133. Look at the blood on the pinky nail

and then immediately pull the emergency brake on that train of thought.

[XemaSab]

161. That is exactly where my mind went

I bet her proctologist is a wealthy man.

[texanwitch]

28. We have 24 hour Walmarts hrere.

Might be worth a look at about 12midnight to 3 am.

[imdjh]

44. Our big Walmart is pretty close to a huge gay resort.

So some nights I get a kick out of the idea that a tourist from someplace not so sophisticated might happen upon our Walmart. Sometimes it's just that an inordinate percentage of the shoppers are gay, and other times young screaming soon-to-be drag queens come in to say hi to friends who work there, sometimes bagging for their cashier friend. Whatever is going on, it looks rather like there might be something in the water.

[texanwitch]

54. We had a gay Krogers here.

Late night was fun shopping.

I always felt safe there, made some good friend to.

[Kalyke]

106. We have a Fellini Kroger.

http://blogs.knoxnews.com/granju/2008/12/friends-of-the-fellini-kroger.html

[yawnmaster]

29. next someone will make a peopleofolivegarden.com

lets see who is enjoying what and who is breastfeeding.

[Chriskattan]

30. Hi

Hi
yes i agree with you

[DainBramaged]

33. People without shame..............

[yawnmaster]

45. I agree, People should be more aware of what other people think of them.

damn shameful.

[DainBramaged]

52. You're right , damn shameful people don't care about themselves

everyone should just walk around with their asses hanging out and eat the worst possible foods and not worry about their health.

And of course, continue to shop at Wal*Mart, always the right price.......

[pipi_k]

110. Maybe it's a generational thing...

I'm a Baby Boomer...probably last generation to actually witness a time when people dressed up to go shopping. Or out in public.

My parents would have been mortified to be seen in public wearing anything but decent clothing, bathed, and brushed. And we weren't even an upper class family.

Yeah, my generation went through the whole Hippie thing back in the 60s, but we've gotten older and learned that caring about how one looks in public is as much about respect for others as well as respect for ourselves.

[Subdivisions]

36. Looks like my local Walmart alright. Wish I had thought of this. n/t

[Touchdown]

39. I need to kiss the person who came up with the idea...

"Hey! Let's put a camera on these cellphones!":rofl:

[RandomThoughts]

46. The biggest thing about Wallmart is they do not show the price of what they sell.

Sure they tell you if it cost $19 dollar or $29.


But for displays to be accurate, you would have to have a sign that says something like.

Shoe for sale, made in a country by child labor without education facilities for 50cents and hour, using rubber and plastic refined without regulations for pollution. You can buy the shoe for $16 dollars, but there is a $3 surcharge collected to pay for people to lobby against groups that try and get better wages and better work conditions, and to lobby against stopping economies of scale from eliminating anyone that is not part of a certain network.

Or you can buy this $29 dollar shoe where nobody gets hurt making the shoe, children get to go to school before entering work force, and people are allowed to bargain for wages, however like the other shoe, this shoe also includes part of the cost to pay to help the owners of Wallmart to create laws, and to pay for conventions of employees where behavioral modification techniques learned from cults are used on workers. The price also includes the collection of data on your buying habits so that if you are later shown to show certain purchasing patterns you can be red flagged as part of a potentially bothersome group and information can be kept to potentially be used to be sent to your bosses so that they know your economic situation should be stifled.

After much thought, you might pick a shoe, but you would still walk around wondering why you did not realize that... one shoe, does not a pair make.

No company is perfect, and some of the consolidations of mega corps often make me wonder if they are the best situations for society. Sure they can do good things also, and the people themselves at the place are mostly good, as are many people that shop at Walmart, it is just perspective of what is important in our decisions on things like where we shop and how we choose to act in work environments.

[Touchdown]

53. I don't think this lady could read what you just wrote.

She can channel it through a seance though.:evilgrin:

[Maru Kitteh]

102. WHY? Why do you look at a picture of a woman and say such a hateful thing?

What basis do you have for believing that woman cannot read?

[Monk06]

59. I think that Americans on the lowest margins of society have decide to rewrite

the Surrealist Manifesto. The first article of
that manifesto is, if you are not shocked by how
I look then I have to try harder.

[Maru Kitteh]

68. Americans should abide by your opinion and hate our "lowest margins" AKA, poor people

because that is what amuses you.

[Monk06]

71. I new someone would get all pissy about "lowest margins". What whould you

have me call them down and outers?

Fact there is a social margin in society the
bottom and if you fall past that margin you
cease to be a member of the larger society.

What I'm saying is that it is a tribute to human
nature that people who end up on the bottom stll
have the strength and creativity to fight against
what we call the norm.

Now stop being so preachy and make some attempt to
understand what I said. Hint look up the Surrealist
Manifesto

[Luminous Animal]

75. "Lowest Margins" was a stupid term to use.

Given the fact that most of world live on the "lowest margins" compared to the west. If you anticipated someone getting pissy about your terms, you should have taken the time to be clearer. The fault, which you admitted, was not with the communicatee, but with yourself, the communicator.

[Monk06]

76. How about Demi Monde then? Or Bohemians? Or Beats or some other

stylized name for poor people. You really are
grasping for a reason to take issue here.

You are what we used to call a Philadelphia Lawyer.

Someone so preoccupied with the minutiae of language
that the miss the entire point of an argument.

Look up Surrealist Manifesto. The second one by Andre
Breton. Or the DADA Manifesto which is probably more
to the point of what I was saying

[Luminous Animal]

79. Haha!!! Bohemians? Beats?

You will not convince me or anyone else that either is an equivalent to your phrase "lowest margins". I am not preoccupied with minutiea but with clarity. Sure you can say "lowest margins" and then direct your reader to 80 year old manifestos of Breton or Tzara but then are you communicating to this modern audience? And, I'm pretty sure that not one person depicted on the walmart link would take comfort in either manifesto with your phrase, "lowest margins" and DUer's mocking of them.

Read, "Bastard out of Carolina."

[Monk06]

80. How do you know what the people on

http://peopleofwalmart.com /

think? Did you interview them. It appears that
the site owner has. He seems to take the view
of the voyeur who is fascinated by the disaster
and decadence of the Walmart customer. Perhaps
we should call this the Walmart culture. It appears
to me that the people photographed are dressed the way
they choose and are quite unselfconscious about it.

I see this as an example of the great refusal of
people at the, "lower margins of society" to accept
the scorn heaped upon them by those above them economically
and socially.

In a world dominated by capital and it's privileges,
this is not only to be expected it is a fundamental
condition of the world as it is. But these folks say,
"I am who I am an fuck you, I'll show up at Walmart
with my leopard skin tights and toos and you can
like it or not."

[Luminous Animal]

81. I've no doubt that the folks at Walmart

are okay with their fashion and style. I also have no doubt that the would find mocking DUers total assholes. As for myself, growing up in starvation and abject poverty, I'd beat the crap out of you if you walked up to me and referred to me as a member of the "lower margin" of society. And I come from a long line of competition tobaccy-spitters.

[Monk06]

173. You'd beat the crap out of me? You grew up in abject poverty? You're hearing voices in your head

BTW it's against the rules to threaten violence
against another member of this board.

[imdjh]

132. It is the only thing which can possibly explain baggy ass pants.

I suppose it was inevitable. Flapper styles came from the street and morphed into high fashion; same with beatnik style which gave way to pop and hippie styles, all of which could eventually be found in Saks Fifth Avenue. But wearing pants with the waist below the butt cheek, grasping at ones pants or private parts, appears to be a fashion so vulgar that it won't die from success. Prison-chic is now at least 20 years old.

The reason rap music thrives is no mystery- most people can't sing and spoken word rhymes have fascinated people, especially those with limited access to other entertainment, for centuries. While Shakespeare was writing works so wonderfully wordy, discreetly bawdy, and deep that they are routinely shortened for modern performances, the Cockneys chanting dirty tales in less formal settings.

[Ms. Toad]

178. Closer to 30.

I saw it in my earlier days of teaching in an inner city school - which started in 1978.

[Hannah Bell]

66. I love it when "Democrats" join together to make fun of the lower classes.

such solidarity warms the heart, it does.

[Matariki]

72. "lower classes"?

lower than what?

[Luminous Animal]

74. Lower than people who have both the technology

and leisure time to check in on a discussion board all day.

And lower than people who can afford to not shop at Walmart.


But, I think there is something else going on here, as well. Living in San Francisco, I've seen a lot of "christian" sites who post pictures of the so-called freaks in my city.

Low-er-ed. I am so happy that I raised my daughter in a city where bare-butted, leather-chapped midgets walk the street freely, where bearded roller-skating nuns are commonplace, and where old men with lovely breasts get barely a glance.

[redqueen]

117. I'm so glad you haven't learned the "lesson" that dressing to please others

is somehow a good thing.

[ipaint]

78. Fauxgressives. Embracing yet another right wing value. n/t.

[Barack_America]

90. Class is as class does.

The problem is the assumption that these people represent a lower class that is somehow incapable of conducting themselves any other way. Whether one follows the assumption with pity or laughter matters little.

IMO, of course.

These people don't represent a "class". They are just individuals who have made some very unusual fashion choices and personal statements, some funny and some just plain bewildering in their deviation from the "norm".

[fascisthunter]

116. thank you

lots of assumptions in regards to this

[QC]

95. This is what counts for great wit among the Fauxgressives.

What better thing is there to discuss over organic fair trade certified coffee?

[redqueen]

109. I completely agree with you on this.

It's fucked up... but some people never get over high school, and love this kind of crap.

[Taverner]

123. You are assuming that just because the people are stupid, that they are poor

Dubya, a pretty rich guy by most people's standards, was known to do stupid things too



Note the socks - if we didn't know him already, we'd mistake him for one of those folks

[bushisanidiot]

176. HAHA! Classic moronic W!

Almost as good as his stupid ass falling off a self-balancing segway.

[and-justice-for-all]

77. Is it really 2009?? I need a check on that please...

cause from those pics, it looks like its 1990 all over again..nt

[underpants]

82. Pretty funny-yes it is condescending ....BUT the BatBug is COOL!

:bounce:

[davidpdx]

84. The poorest example of what is being covered as "news"

What the hell is this world coming to?

[Deja Q]

88. Does the website owner get money when people go to that trash?

[davidpdx]

174. Depends, do they have ads?

I don't know. I didn't visit the site. But several of the media websites reported it as news. It's sick.

[QC]

96. Sadder is that so many "Democrats" and "liberals" and "progressives" are eating it up. n/t

[Life Long Dem]

85. They look like Republican's.

The spoiler is used to carry game. Mule deer maybe? And I see more that look like they could have money.

[LynneSin]

94. OMG - is that Sarah Palin shopping at Wal-Mart.....

[Kaylee]

100. Why is everyone assuming the people in these pictures are poor.

Walmart is accessible to EVERY neighborhood in EVERY city of EVERY socioeconomic status. I live in an upper middle class neighborhood in Maryland and believe me, I have seen scenes like this in my local Walmart, Target, Kmart, Shopper's Food Warehouse and Giant Food Store. People of America...WE ARE TACKY (and apparently proud of it ;-) ).

[pipi_k]

113. thank you! I know some people who aren't poor who can't be bothered

to wash or change into decent clothing before appearing at, for example, a town meeting.

This happened one night last week at a local town meeting.

The guy owns a whole damned shopping center (OK it's a small one in a small town but still...he's got some money)

He shows up at the meeting in filthy clothing and unwashed...in a small room...yech.

people have no thought, or consideration for, others, apparently.

[redqueen]

120. Because most of them probably are, your examples of exceptions aside.

And furthermore, this kind of meanspirited bullshit is just wrong.

Funny to see people complaining about others who don't bathe or wear clean clothes (most likely a mental issue)... yet they apparently have no manners at all if they think this kind of mockery is ok.

[Kaylee]

136. No, poverty is not the issue here....crazy fashion choices are...

if I can't snicker at the absurdity of wearing your pants so low you trip over them (god, I hope this goes out of style by the time my son is a teenager), or enjoy the sight "Captain America" buying a CD in the electronics department then call me an un-PC bastard. But, I probably won't hear you because I'm laughing too hard.

[redqueen]

166. "some people are trash"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6460724&mesg_id=6462593

Hilarious, no?

[Kaylee]

169. If I didn't say it...don't ascribe the sentiment to me..

I am a Walmart shopper and I'm not trash (maybe a bad progressive for giving them my money, but not trash) and this website does not say Walmart shoppers are trash. But it does say we Americans are a tacky and interesting bunch.

edited for spelling.

[redqueen]

170. Er... I *didn't* ascribe it to you, did I? No.

I'm simply pointing out that perhaps the complaints are about things worth complaining about.

I wouldn't go to that site, but others have reported that the stuff there is even more vile.

[Kaylee]

171. We'll continue this discussion when you have actually

viewed the site. It is Jay Leno, man on the street type humor. Nothing vile. As Arsenio Hall used to say, "Things that make you go, hmmm".

[redqueen]

172. Well maybe I will go there then...

based on some of the comments I saw here... it didn't seem like that would be the case.

Thanks.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

138. They're posturing.

They think they get good karma points for chastising other people having fun.

[snooper2]

101. This has to be the best one...

can't ................. stop .................. laughing .............



Hey maybe you guys could help me down, it’s a 3 foot drop and my legs aren’t what they used to be.

Nevada

[Stevenmarc]

114. Not only did Dubya love the book, he has time to help Pickles out with the shopping

[dana_b]

115. ohhhhh...

poor little guy!!! It made me smile but then my stupid side came out and started worrying about an animal riding in the back of a truck. He's too cute though!!

[fascisthunter]

118. Stop Making Fun of All Poor People

didn't ya know all us poor folk have gots in the back of our pickups... :sarcasm:

[snooper2]

128. Well, I built a trailer for ours when we were growing up...

:)

the bed of a chevy luv can be usefull

[imdjh]

135. That's a tradesman's truck. I doubt he's poor. Toolboxes and poverty rarely go together.

[fascisthunter]

143. thank you for helping make a point

see... the guy isn't even poor.

[imdjh]

147. I went to Walmart last night with Sony Ericsson in hand, looking for trouble

I walked the whole store, and I saw nothing of interest. I didn't see any spectacularly tacky people, and unfortunately no sexy people. Now, that wouldn't be such a bad thing except that there were lots of children there, and with no sexy people whatsoever in sight, that means that the mediocre are reproducing at an alarming rate.

[XemaSab]

165. Welcome to any rural area in California!

I have seen pickups with goats before.... I have also seen pickups with 7+ dogs...

And you know, both things crack me up! :rofl:

[fascisthunter]

122. stop lumping these folks will all poor people(not directed to the poster)

(but the hand-wringers)your ignorance is showing! I'm poor, grew up poor... these folks are just way out the norm!

[redqueen]

125. Yes, and it's A-OK to nastily mock those outside the norm.

Right.

Got it.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

139. It's a class issue

Some people love to point and laugh at people below their class level.

I had several Democrats in my caucus who were what people here would laugh at. They dressed funny, they talked funny and they drove crappy vehicles. Yet they got out and caucused for a cause we both believed in. I learned a great deal about people and integrity from that event.

[Barack_America]

140. I'm pointing and laughing...

...but I'm sure as hell not willing to declare them "below {my} class level".

Yikes.

Idiots and bad dressers can be found in all education and income brackets.

[Stevenmarc]

154. It's not a class issue it's a style issue

There are plenty of lower income people that are perfectly able to pull their shit together on a shoestring, the ones on this site obviously don't make that a high priority.

[wickerwoman]

180. Exactly

This guy isn't poor:



He spent a lot of money to look like an asshole. And he patronizes an asshole company.

He probably makes twice as much money as I do. So how is it classist to mock him for a.) driving a hideous vehicle and b.) shopping at a store that makes the world a worse place?

[fascisthunter]

142. people get mocked all the time... turn on Comedy Central

but try not to laugh

[yawnmaster]

158. well that definitely makes it right then. eom

[fascisthunter]

162. oh... you should see how I've dressed in the past

and it would be just fine if you laughed. I think showing a form of pity for these folks is in itself condescending. And the fact people assume it's a class issue is even more telling.

[armyowalgreens]

159. They aren't mocking poor people. They are making fun of weird shit at Walmart.

[redqueen]

167. I wasn't talking about poor people...

and they're making 'fun' of them in some pretty strange ways. Calling them 'trash'?

I won't go to that site... but I imagine you would... go read the comments there and see how funny they are. Let me know whether they tend more toward humorous or vile. Maybe I'm wrong about this... and it's all in good-natured, jokey fun.

[armyowalgreens]

168. There are a lot of assholes in the world. They tend to flock to stuff like this.

That doesn't make the website bad. I cannot figure out how to see the comments. But it doesn't matter either way.

[Feron]

137. I love this site.

Peoplewatching is one of my favorite activities. The world would be boring if everyone dressed and acted "normally".

Beware those that mock these people. What's unacceptable now will likely be tomorrow's trend.

[Cali_Democrat]

175. Interesting

:rofl:

[Liberal In Texas]

177. Got it. WHOLE FOODS is going to have these people trading at their stores

now that us "liburals" don't shop there anymore.

That will last....let's see....about 5 minutes as they walk in and 5 minutes as they walk out.

[d_b]

181. lols