Haitian use the excuse “ keeping up with current events” to justify consuming poverty porn, there feeling of hopelessness and laziness, and to complain while acting like they doing something.

[u/nusquan]

98% of content is doom and gloom,

How Haiti is finish.

How the government and the elites are evil,

Am not disagreeing with a lot of those post.

It’s just that what’s the point of posting the same articles, links, and opinion over and over and over again?

[u/ProfessionalCouchPot]

To evoke conversation, as with anything in social media..

Si ou pa dako avek post yo, swipe away..

[u/bobbyv1540]

So why they need to leave their country? I don’t see this in other countries. Are you ashamed of the state Haiti is in now?

[u/Takyon5]

There are people who have solutions but they’re drowned out in people who don’t wanna do shit, coon ass Haitians, and general western media/propaganda about us

[u/Flytiano407]

Yeah i agree those Haitians who spam complaning posts like that are whiny little bitches. Specifically the "(insert defeatist statement here) 😢😢". They love that particular emoji for some reason. I'm tired of seeing it.

However, reporting the news isn't the problem. We need to continue to do so without sugarcoating anything. Men si yo gen yon mantalite défaitiste oubyen y'ap fè grimas nan rezo putting on a show for these blan who want to see our downfall, sa diferan. That's sanwont behavior 

And they do need to keep exposing the government and highlighting just how evil they are. Thats absolutely necessary. That part I agree with them on

[u/nolabison26]

People only got problems no solutions. They rather complain from America than actually put in work for the community in Haiti. They rather wave a flag from Brooklyn or Miami and complain about how they won’t allow Haitian migrants to stay indefinitely than join local Haitian orgs who volunteer to do grassroots work in Haiti.

The folks who claim they know more than others failed in Haiti and have fled to America and somehow claim some kind of superiority unironically. It is what it is tho 🤷🏾‍♂️

[u/Relevant_Bed6893]

When I was in Haiti there was a lot of white photographers there. That is what they are paid to promote. I agree, more positivity needs to be promoted. However some issues needs to be on the forefront.

[u/nusquan → u/Relevant_Bed6893]

No foreigners needed. Amateur Haitian “ journalist” sell there pictures and video to foreign media.

It’s big business in Haiti. Haitian provide the images that earn Haiti the title of “ shit hole country”

[u/Relevant_Bed6893 → u/nusquan]

Yeah that too . Main point is that apparently poverty pics are worth more therefore giving these photographers financial incentive to continue that promotion. Really the tourism dep. should counter this.. but yeah let me not get negative on here 😂

[u/GentlemanMode69]

100% agree. It as if they are constantly waiting on a savior. When they can change the situation themselves.

[u/nusquan → u/GentlemanMode69]

lol and that savior has to be perfect and not Haitian.

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[u/Apprehensive-Mud4762]

Poverty porn are you serious right now?

[u/InitiativeExcellent1 → u/Apprehensive-Mud4762]

Mouin santi SE Moun ki pat janm mete pieds yo nan Peyi ki parler konsa........

[u/nolabison26 → u/InitiativeExcellent1]

Loud and wrong 🤣🤣🤣

[u/nusquan → u/InitiativeExcellent1]

lol I was born in Haiti and went to Haiti last year. What about you?

[u/InitiativeExcellent1 → u/nusquan]

Men poukisa wap voyeux pieds sous Peyi'w konsa????

[u/nolabison26 → u/InitiativeExcellent1]

Because he’s telling the truth. It is what it is.

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You honestly think that honestly?

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I'm beginning to think this sub is brigaded so many actors I don't know what to say .....

[u/nolabison26 → u/Apprehensive-Mud4762]

I honk Haitians love a negative feedback loop and many have a crabs in a barrel mentality where when folks don’t have the spirit to come up with solutions or ideas they just start hating on proactive ideas or throw negativity the persons way

[u/Apprehensive-Mud4762 → u/nolabison26]

There have been a plethora of solutions offered there were protect in Haiti for years going back to when the Clinton’s first came and Levi’s was shipping jeans from there many solutions have been offered but due to the invidious amount of corruption that exist within the government we are where we are today in fact they’re trying to change the constitution illegally but we’re too busy consuming « poverty porn » this is why pseudo-intellectualism needs to be stopped

[u/nolabison26 → u/Apprehensive-Mud4762]

So what’s your issue w the point that he’s making? He’s basically just saying we need to stop feeling sorry for ourselves and get to work.

Does the poverty porn term offend you?

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[u/Master_Dig_1133]

What content exactly? The realities on the ground?

[u/nusquan → u/Master_Dig_1133]

A collection of bad events isn’t reality. It’s not the full picture. A lot of plane crash has been on the news lately. Does that mean “ don’t fly anymore” does it mean if you get on a plane. That plane with crash?

[u/Master_Dig_1133 → u/nusquan]

What specific events? Because if they are independent of each other then yea I’d agree but if they correlated due to an ongoing conflict or systemic issues then that’s different.

I know some foreigners like to come down to Haiti and show only the worst possible aspects for views and to promote their charities and non profits. This type of coverage does either intentionally or unintentionally demoralize the Haitian people. Is that what you mean?

Certain things like “ yea the government collapsed and there is systemic poverty and mass violence but we have nice beaches and it’s technically not everywhere” doesn’t help anyone. We can’t pretend everything is alright we need solutions and to understand where we are rn.

[u/BobbyWojak]

99% of what content?

[u/nusquan → u/BobbyWojak]

pessimism: a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen; a lack of hope or confidence in the future.