[SMT] A rebuttal image emphasizing the counterproductive nature of the original image

I feel that this image unnecessarily trivializes the OWS movement. Essentially, it encourages people to stop fighting back and accept the status quo.

I got into a debate on facebook it inspired me to really think about what was so compellingly wrong about the message it conveys and it boils down to this:

What if someone posted something contrasting/comparing images like these in reference to the following movements:

Original Image

Caption below: "Not to say I'm not in support of the protesters but perspective never hurt anyone."

Top Image: Women in Saudi Arabia/India/Africa 99%

Bottom Image: Women protesting for voting rights in the early 20th century and reproductive rights today in the U.S.A 1%

Caption below: "Not to say I'm not in support of the protesters but perspective never hurt anyone."

Top Image: Child Labor in China 99%

Bottom Image: Walmart workers in the USA 1%

Caption below: "Not to say I'm not in support of the protesters but perspective never hurt anyone."

Top Image: Oppressed classes/racial minorities worldwide 99%

Bottom Image: African Americans in the Civil Rights era 1%

Caption below: "Not to say I'm not in support of the protesters but perspective never hurt anyone."

Put this text at the very bottom of the image:

"Yeah. Maybe what everyone on these bottom images is truly in need of is PERSPECTIVE. In this context it's clear that asking for any of these groups to seek "perspective" is not only condescending and presumptuous but undeservingly patronizing and wholly counterproductive to the goals of any progressive movement."

Posted Oct 20, 2011, 1:56 PM UTC · edited

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elperroborrachotoo•

Image not available (at least not without signing into google+)

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DifferentiateOP•

Thanks for the heads up, putting it up on imgur right now.

edit: There we go, it should be working!

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DifferentiateOP•

So the top image of starving kids should say bottom 16% and the bottom image of the protestor should say top 10%?

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