Child Labor

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2008, 01:20 PM

Look at these United States cotton mill workers from about 1909.

Don't you envy those clean, clear complexions?
That's the result of hard labor, and long hours, in the sweatshops walmart enables.
Do your part in helping children worldwide, to better complexions.

lookout123 · 06-13-2008, 01:25 PM

better than video games, i say.

Flint · 06-13-2008, 01:28 PM

They look middle-aged. They probably ARE "middle-aged" ...

Sundae · 06-13-2008, 02:48 PM

Workers?!
Those boys have clearly been picnicking under a tree. Just look at those caps.

Pleased to see Jodie Foster second from left though.
She's ageing well now she's given up the sunbeds.

TheMercenary · 06-13-2008, 09:00 PM

Powerful pictures.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2008, 11:36 PM

Unfortunately it was the rule, rather than the exception, except for rich kids. Oh, and farm kids that were too busy on the farm, to work in sweat shops.

smoothmoniker · 06-13-2008, 11:46 PM

There are some kids in our neighborhood who could use a little child labor. Where do I sign them up?

footfootfoot · 06-14-2008, 01:13 AM

Slackers. How many miles uphill did they have to walk uphill, both ways, to work?

DanaC · 06-14-2008, 08:00 AM

The three boys look hungry. There's something bordering on gaunt about the lad in the middle. Look at those boys' eyes. They look like they know more about hardwork than I ever will.

Clodfobble · 06-14-2008, 10:35 AM

But the girls are still smiling--obviously they haven't worked enough yet. Hyah, mule!

Sundae · 06-14-2008, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

But the girls are still smiling--obviously they haven't worked enough yet. Hyah, mule!

This is the easy part of their lives.
Wait til they're barefoot and pregnant, again. Hyah, breeder!

Cicero · 06-14-2008, 12:28 PM

They look old and tired. No wonder they died earlier. I want more local production for my community from adults that only work 8 hours a day for 5 days a week, max. I feel for adults too. They are abused and kicked around too. I do not support the chinese business model influencing america. I do like the Japanese International Standards because it's useful. But adults are dying over production. I think I know why there are so many heart attacks.

kerosene · 06-14-2008, 03:04 PM

My husband worked long hours from childhood on the farm. Probably not to the extent that these kids did, though. He was driving a pickup at age 7ish(?) to help with the irrigating. His parents needed the help. It was about survival for them, I suppose. Now, he has an amazing work ethic. I don't know how he does it. I, on the other hand am a lazy louse. :P

Our kids have it really pretty good. We pay them to do extra "jobs" around the house, but they have a choice about it. They do chores, but those are required. Still, most of the time they are playing or doing something fun. It's interesting how the lifestyles of children have changed along side of those of adults.

monster · 06-14-2008, 09:12 PM

I think they look pretty healthy considering....

06-13-2008, 01:20 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Child Labor Look at these United States cotton mill workers from about 1909. Don't you envy those clean, clear complexions? That's the result of hard labor, and long hours, in the sweatshops walmart enables. Do your part in helping children worldwide, to better complexions. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-13-2008, 01:25 PM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	better than video games, i say. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

06-13-2008, 01:28 PM	#3
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	They look middle-aged. They probably ARE "middle-aged" ... __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-13-2008, 02:48 PM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Workers?! Those boys have clearly been picnicking under a tree. Just look at those caps. Pleased to see Jodie Foster second from left though. She's ageing well now she's given up the sunbeds. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-13-2008, 09:00 PM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Powerful pictures. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-13-2008, 11:36 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Unfortunately it was the rule, rather than the exception, except for rich kids. Oh, and farm kids that were too busy on the farm, to work in sweat shops. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-13-2008, 11:46 PM	#7
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	There are some kids in our neighborhood who could use a little child labor. Where do I sign them up? __________________ to live and die in LA

06-14-2008, 01:13 AM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Slackers. How many miles uphill did they have to walk uphill, both ways, to work? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-14-2008, 08:00 AM	#9
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	The three boys look hungry. There's something bordering on gaunt about the lad in the middle. Look at those boys' eyes. They look like they know more about hardwork than I ever will.

06-14-2008, 10:35 AM	#10
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	But the girls are still smiling--obviously they haven't worked enough yet. Hyah, mule!

06-14-2008, 12:28 PM	#12
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	They look old and tired. No wonder they died earlier. I want more local production for my community from adults that only work 8 hours a day for 5 days a week, max. I feel for adults too. They are abused and kicked around too. I do not support the chinese business model influencing america. I do like the Japanese International Standards because it's useful. But adults are dying over production. I think I know why there are so many heart attacks. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

06-14-2008, 03:04 PM	#13
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	My husband worked long hours from childhood on the farm. Probably not to the extent that these kids did, though. He was driving a pickup at age 7ish(?) to help with the irrigating. His parents needed the help. It was about survival for them, I suppose. Now, he has an amazing work ethic. I don't know how he does it. I, on the other hand am a lazy louse. :P Our kids have it really pretty good. We pay them to do extra "jobs" around the house, but they have a choice about it. They do chores, but those are required. Still, most of the time they are playing or doing something fun. It's interesting how the lifestyles of children have changed along side of those of adults.

06-14-2008, 09:12 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I think they look pretty healthy considering.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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