Who does society neglect the most?

[Onecirrus]

What group gets the least love and support from society? Why are they ignored or demonized by humanity?

[Apparition of Jack]

In some cases, there are groups that have always been ignored and neglected by society no matter the time and place. In other cases, the groups who get ignored and neglected depending upon the specific society/culture that you're from.

For instance, homeless people, the disabled, the elderly (especially those without large families), kids from rough homes, etc. tend to be ignored and overlooked in every society. These people can "fall through the cracks" so to speak, since it's easy for most people to overlook them and it's hard to find people willing to take the time and effort to properly accommodate their needs.

In other examples though, it'll depend specifically on the culture. For instance, let's say you're the child of a peasant family in code Blue Imperial China in the year 1900. You've managed to get your hands on a few code Orange western science books, and have found a passion for chemistry that you never knew existed, and you realise it's what you want to dedicate your life too. You want to travel to Beijing or Shanghai and go study at the big universities there so you can become a chemical engineer to help your society. However, if you try to tell your parents this your wish though, you may be told you're being crazy or unrealistic and that you should do what everyone has always expected of you - become a peasant, find a partner to have kids with, and just live out your life in the same village you grew up in. You're not being neglected in the sense that your physical needs aren't being met, but rather your creative and intellectual potential is being neglected just because it doesn't align with the dominant cultural paradigm you're born in. You, a budding scientist, are being neglected not because you come from an underprivileged place in society, but because the specific cultural norms of your society don't allow for your potential to flourish. If you had been born in the same village just 50 years later, when China began to take a huge interest in science and engineering and was looking for as many people interested in it as possible, those needs would not be being neglected, since you'd be encouraged to seek them out and develop them as much as you can.

[Leo Gura]

Criminals, rapists, mass shooters, terrorists.

Do you dare love a terrorist?

[Sempiternity]

1 hour ago, Leo Gura said:

Do you dare love a terrorist?

'Sure, have you met my ex?'  ba dum tss