people can be perfectly competent AND illiterate. illiteracy is on the rise in our country and it doesnt always mean you're "stupid" or lazy. everyone deserves patience, understanding and love, especially when they did nothing wrong. literacy is hard to acquire as an adult and --
no one deserves to be humiliated for things they cant control. you do not know this person and every single thing in this tweet is an assumption, god bless you and bye
~14% of adults around the world are illiterate. in the not-too-distant past, minorities in the US weren't even allowed the privilege of education, or learning how to read and write. this can be seen even today in some older minorities and women.
the cashier: hmm ๐คจ well i would think this person is a cutter but.... cutters dont eat skittles so j guess this person is just clumsy ^__^ <- they were thinkmimg like that
linked below are reasons for illiteracy. if i could ask all of you just one thing, it would be to please have more patience and kindness for your fellow people. ask yourself how you would like to be treated if you were in their shoes. God bless you and thank you for reading ๐
if he doesnt know the alphabet, then he is (literally with photo evidence) trying to learn. literally right there. shame is not a tool. it helps no one, you are saying it does so you feel better about being a mean person. shame only hurts people. God bless you