Poverty Tourism

Ok, so I’m heading this with “Common People” by Pulp for a reason. High class poverty tourism comes from a very well-meaning place.  They want to know what  it’s like, they want to empathize with what the “less fortunate” go through. The problem is, they can’t.  In the words of Pulp, “the chip stains and the grease will come off in the bath.”  You’re not really experiencing poverty if you can shed it at any time like a Halloween costume. Another blogger, Nudiemuse, put together a list of things that people who are poverty...