@mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 months agoThe three little pigs is actually just the aristocracy blaming the poor for their problemsmessage-square38arrow-up1179arrow-down130
arrow-up1149arrow-down1message-squareThe three little pigs is actually just the aristocracy blaming the poor for their problems@mynameisigglepiggle@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 months agomessage-square38
minus-square@alwaysorg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink41•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-square@Flocklesscrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 months agoI thought it was, “Never trust a wolf who wants in your house?”
minus-square@DrownedRats@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•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-square@ReiRose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 months agoYes, exactly. If those silly poor people only worked harder they too could be aristocracy.
minus-squareqevlarrlinkfedilink1•2 months agoHow is that different from blaming poor people they have a bad work ethic?
minus-square@Duamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•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.