Halsey says the US is a 3rd world country and is rightfully mocked on twitter

[ohmylol]

Singer Halsey decided to make a thread about US injustices but she had the incredible idea of comparing the US with 3rd world countries:

Comments

[lovelydress2087]

This is what I came in here to say. The only reason countries are "third world" countries is owing to our colonialist and imperialistic pasts and trying to keep countries from growing enough to revolt. They were only there for us to suck dry of resources. So like maybe future lawyer halsey could take a social science class or something.

[milfordacademy]

their way of saying "third rate countries". I really hate the phrase

[vanouria]

Same here

[lysblack]

it's not even 'especially as', the term is a pejorative in itself.

[orange_jelly23]

SERIOUSLY. What the fuck. How do people not know that they shouldn't use this term by now

[comava]

seriously, even the whole terminology of "development aid" is super iffy, not to mention the whole idea of first, second and third worlds Y I K E S

[ellehcimbelle]

yeah i thought academics did away with the phrase 'third world' years ago anyway

[swissbeauty23]

exactly

[__onthebound]

all my classes say global north and global south