Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The Labor Force Stick Figure, reinterpreted

Okay, I just have to say that this chart is totally fascinating on SO many levels.  (Maybe I should be a sociologist???)

Anyway, basically this chart says that if you're working, you're a tough butch man.  If you're looking for work, you're a more casual gray, and if you're employed part time, you've got nothing to do but sit around and read a book (or is that dude crocheting?)

On the non-functioning side of the chart, the only way you get to retire is when you're so broken down you can't walk without a cane (and if you're a woman, clearly your estrogen levels are out of control, finally allowing you to grow a proper mustachio!)  Note how the military representation looks just like a cop!  My favorite stick figure is the representation of the institutionalized.  Isn't that the popular haircut of the day? Does that mean the institutions let all the patients/inmates out??  Gaaaaahhhh!!!!!!  What are we saying with our hair?  What is appealing to us about looking like we're mentally ill?  Is it a way to keep primal predators at bay?  So fascinating...

Moving on...  Men who admit to wanting to stay at home take on a shameful pink hue, and in order to assuage the desires of the right wing that women should be home caring for the babies, chicks get to be a different color that's not so shameful, although they clearly lose their hourglass figure!  Want to work?  Well put a spring in your step!!!  Students are young males, obviously, and they must carry a heavy class load, since they have to carry both a briefcase AND a backpack--and also wear a tie?  Shit!  Who wants to do that????  Disabled=nauseous green.  OMG.  I LOVE THIS CHART!!!!!


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