Meek Mill Shares His Take On 'Squid Game'
By Regina Park
October 13, 2021
Rapper Meek Mill cut through the funny memes of the globally popular Netflix series Squid Game to offer a comparison to a more serious issue in the US –– poverty.
The record-breaking Netflix series has drawn in audiences across the globe with an intriguing and gruesome plot in which the show's characters must make do-or-die decisions to win an unfathomable, life-changing sum of money.
To Meek, the Squid Game is comparable to the real-life, dire financial situations some people are in, and, as he described, the show's plot points to an explanation for violence and social remedies.
"Pay attention how fast people switch and kill each other to survive...now think about the 'hood' poverty... it's the exact same thing... if you just help them with work/money they won't be that way," the Expensive Pain rapper tweeted Monday (October 11).
While many people agreed, some offered their ideas on the subject saying it takes more than just resources to end senseless acts of violence in communities.
Squid games”pay attention how fast people switch and kill eachother to survive ...now think about the “hood” poverty ...it’s the exact same thing ...if you just help them with work/money they won’t be that way “just a common sense message”
— Meek Mill (@MeekMill) October 11, 2021
It takes more than work/money. Sorry @MeekMill, the hood proverty excuse needs to stop being the “go to.” reason we “understand” & “overlook” all this senseless killing.
— NgoziAtNight (@ngoziatnight) October 11, 2021
Poverty affects a community in so many ways. Poorer neighborhoods recieve fewer resources and have low quality educational systems, what amazing job can you get like that? Climbing out of poverty is not easy at all. It's takes alot of discipline.
— Shenellica B (@ShenellyCat) October 12, 2021
We been knew this tho .. the question is when are the mfs w money going to start stepping in … not just giving out backpacks n turkeys once a year
— Oblock Trackstars (@kimberlylynnba3) October 12, 2021
Not just that their tryna show the evil that is in human nature. We worship & value paper more than each other’s lives. #SquidGame is reflection of the world on miniature scale. But in the end there’ll still be individuals that don’t bow down to a twist game(world) #Respectfully
— NuruvitA (@nuruvita) October 12, 2021
Unfortunately not always true. Greed plays a part also and your moral compass. You can give some the world and yet they’ll ask why outer space was included.
— Talibah Taylor (@TalibahTaylor) October 12, 2021
We have you on camera giving a group of boys $20 to split https://t.co/3pEGSy2ZnD
— ovo moosoo (@TewChaynz) October 12, 2021
Exactly bro, I've also thought about it, the whole world works that way..
— B•O•B•E•L (@Bobel_ng) October 12, 2021
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