Comments on: Humor – REAL LIFE Welfare Quotes http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/2008/11/14/humor-real-life-welfare-quotes/ Course Blog for Soc 3151: Social Issues and Social Policy at Baruch College Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:29:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rally1 http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/2008/11/14/humor-real-life-welfare-quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-319 rally1 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:43:51 +0000 http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/?p=266#comment-319 I think its a mockery of people's literacy level. I agree with Teresa, its sad that someone could've have made these private letters public for all to see, and for all to make fun of. Roshni I think its a mockery of people’s literacy level. I agree with Teresa, its sad that someone could’ve have made these private letters public for all to see, and for all to make fun of.
Roshni

]]> By: urwah0ahmed http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/2008/11/14/humor-real-life-welfare-quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-310 urwah0ahmed Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:41:24 +0000 http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/?p=266#comment-310 i wasnt trying to offened anyone! i wasnt trying to offened anyone!

]]> By: urwah0ahmed http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/2008/11/14/humor-real-life-welfare-quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-309 urwah0ahmed Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:40:33 +0000 http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/?p=266#comment-309 profesor i didnt see it from ur view.. i just thought. "hey this is funny".. assuming that people just made errors not relatedto their education levelsor anything.. which were seen as humorous... profesor i didnt see it from ur view..
i just thought. “hey this is funny”..

assuming that people just made errors not relatedto their education levelsor anything..
which were seen as humorous…

]]> By: Teresa Hill http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/2008/11/14/humor-real-life-welfare-quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Teresa Hill Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:15:03 +0000 http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/?p=266#comment-308 I have to agree that these comments, where-ever they came from are sad to me, is this all that exist for welfare recipents. I'm glad that you posted these sentences/comments from welfare recipents, but to actually see how the system has fail us, is shocking. Even though a small portion of our life is control by the decisions we make, another portion comes from the system not providing an environment that would support us all equally in achieveing what we expire to be and that is even more shocking. Coming from all back grounds, a truely equal society would allow any and all possible chances, and not just base on what family your from, skin color, or wealth. IT JUST SO SAD............... I have to agree that these comments, where-ever they came from are sad to me, is this all that exist for welfare recipents. I’m glad that you posted these sentences/comments from welfare recipents, but to actually see how the system has fail us, is shocking. Even though a small portion of our life is control by the decisions we make, another portion comes from the system not providing an environment that would support us all equally in achieveing what we expire to be and that is even more shocking. Coming from all back grounds, a truely equal society would allow any and all possible chances, and not just base on what family your from, skin color, or wealth. IT JUST SO SAD……………

]]> By: jgoldstein http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/2008/11/14/humor-real-life-welfare-quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-307 jgoldstein Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:41:07 +0000 http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/welfare/?p=266#comment-307 I'm sorry I have been trying not to butt into this blog and to just let things go as they will, but I have to say I find this post offensive. These quotes are making fun of the literacy skills of people who apply for welfare. In pretty much all of them you can tell what the person was trying to express, and none of those things are funny at all. if anything, this just shows how poor education makes the lives of people who need state assistance that much more difficult, as their ability to advocate on their own behalf is severely limited by the skills they were (not) taught by a failed educational system. Imagine, for instance, if you were trying to communicate to the state in a language you did not have mastery of -- it wouldn't be too difficult to imagine some miswordings or slightly off sentences. I’m sorry I have been trying not to butt into this blog and to just let things go as they will, but I have to say I find this post offensive. These quotes are making fun of the literacy skills of people who apply for welfare. In pretty much all of them you can tell what the person was trying to express, and none of those things are funny at all. if anything, this just shows how poor education makes the lives of people who need state assistance that much more difficult, as their ability to advocate on their own behalf is severely limited by the skills they were (not) taught by a failed educational system. Imagine, for instance, if you were trying to communicate to the state in a language you did not have mastery of — it wouldn’t be too difficult to imagine some miswordings or slightly off sentences.

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