mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe three little pigs is actually just the aristocracy blaming the poor for their problemsmessage-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down128
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareThe three little pigs is actually just the aristocracy blaming the poor for their problemsmynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squarealwaysorg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·2 months agoThe cartoon that I saw showed the first 2 pigs dancing and goofing around after they quickly built their houses, while the third pig continued working on his brick house. I always thought the moral was a simple “work now, play later”.
minus-squareFlocklesscrowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoI thought it was, “Never trust a wolf who wants in your house?”
minus-squareDrownedRats@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoI thought it was that you should build your house out of decently strong materials or it may collapse under a stiff breeze
minus-squareReiRose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoYes, exactly. If those silly poor people only worked harder they too could be aristocracy.
minus-squareqevlarr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoHow is that different from blaming poor people they have a bad work ethic?
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoBecause it was a message about needed to stockpile for the winter or other emergencies. It was a message from parents to their children.
The cartoon that I saw showed the first 2 pigs dancing and goofing around after they quickly built their houses, while the third pig continued working on his brick house. I always thought the moral was a simple “work now, play later”.
I thought it was, “Never trust a wolf who wants in your house?”
I thought it was that you should build your house out of decently strong materials or it may collapse under a stiff breeze
Yes, exactly. If those silly poor people only worked harder they too could be aristocracy.
How is that different from blaming poor people they have a bad work ethic?
Because it was a message about needed to stockpile for the winter or other emergencies. It was a message from parents to their children.