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This image really does break my heart. How is this still happening in 2016? Two years old and survived on his own for 8months
Feb 18, 2016 3:49 PM
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This image really does break my heart. How is this still happening in 2016? Two years old and survived on his own for 8months
qaaaaa
This happens in 2016 because much of the world hasn't really changed all than much since the 1200s.
davidabeats
What country?
destinoz
I can't see something like this and find any humor in it. Doing that to a 2 year old is unforgivable and demands harsh reprisal.
NotQuiteThere
Humour is a method some use to deal with pain. We don't find the situation funny. We just have to do something so we don't just cry.
ino84
Why do terrible things have to happen to infants? I mean, why at all, but least of all to them! How can you neglect those little beings???
undercovergiraffe
"He turned me into a newt....I got better"
themissingventure
He does look like he weighs the same as a duck....
AngusThermopyle
He's made of wood. And therefore...
SolveTheCipher
A WITCH, A WIIIITCH!
Bambadjan
Kid made it!
:)
MamaKin
Crazy thing is, some tribes determine "witches" based on which teeth emerge first. If the wrong teeth emerge first they abandon the baby.
Megadentron
I dont care about the other comments, as a parent, this was very painful to see.
frozenbabylon
My daughter is almost 3. I'm crying at my desk at work after seeing this.
ToastMasterLex
Even as not-a-parent this is very painful to see.
pikachuichooseyou
It's amazing how much having kids changes your perspective. I would do just about anything to reach through my screen and cuddle this kid.
boomer0001
For real...these things didnt hit me hard until my daughter came along...shes 9 months now...i cant imagine doing this to her...fuck man....
pikachuichooseyou
Seriously. I've read some horrific stuff about child abuse and since I've had my daughter, it always makes me cry. People suck A LOT.
Alphatronx3
To be honest I don't have a kid but I felt the same way. I wish this stuff didn't happen...
Drice
The famous Salem Witch Trials happened AFTER the discovery of bacteria through a microscope and the invention of calculus.
Heavymettle
Ignorance and general poor education was still widespread and stayed that was until very recently. A few smart doesn't equal all humanity.
HexGenderedPlasmaHorse
Stop. No more.
somehowiendedupintexas
Wow, that is absolutely horrific
DonTaseMeBro
TIA......This Is Africa.....some of the shit we do as Africans is beyond comprehension
Seasofcheese83
This is the most depressing thing I've seen this week. Plenty of other fucked up stuff in the world but this just makes me sad. Sad sad sad.
ClassicSwanson
Fucking Humans man..
Peanutbunny
World poverty level is $1.90 or less a day. Enjoy your lunch! :-)
Locolarue
I was too busy to eat breakfast today, so I got some chicken salad for five bucks and change at work.
IronAndGems
Because that place is shit.
loungeking1
Amazes me that in 2016 we still have superstitious fucking animals that would do that to a human being.
ThisMahSwamp
May I suggest a decent read? Why Nation's Fail. It works through this sort of issue and others. An interesting read.
757365726e616d65
If this amazes you maybe you shouldn't read on what happens to albinos in Africa...
TheWombatStrikesAgain
The whole 'being murdered and carved for talismans' thingie? Or is there a new atrocity of which I haven't heard yet?
757365726e616d65
Yeah, that. I don't want to be play down racism in Africa but that is the true "white genocide" that is happening there.
sharievan
Anti-Balaka (christian terrorist group) burned as recently as 12/2015 women at the stake. And Pat Robertson is almost as bad.
Mentok
:Africa:
Heavymettle
Are you actively going over there and educating them? doctoring them? mentoring them? Very few are. If not, you really shouldn't be amazed
TheWombatStrikesAgain
Well, there are reasons wide parts of Africa are a shithole. And most of them do not include the meddling of evil foreigners.
straightcreepen
Most of it is lack of high quality education.
Tobv
Wouldn't surpise me if this would still happen in 2100, or even further in the future. People can be brilliant, but also retarded.
straightcreepen
Certain areas they also dismember albino people and use the limbs for good luck. It's a lack of education more than anything else.
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chiefwill
Don't cut yourself on all that edge
yikesaroni
i'm not edgy at all, i'm part of the majority opinion now. over 50% approval on same sex marriage and abortion, so christian right can GTFO
chiefwill
The majority of people would refer to Christians as animals???? Hahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhaha. How's the 8th grade?
perchance2dream
Because there's no christians on the left, or are they the good christians?
yikesaroni
yes they are the good christians, because they are generally more reformed and less fundamentalist and less crazy and controlling
yikesaroni
like you know, there are millions of good muslims, and then there is daesh, same thing with christians really
perchance2dream
Wait... doesn't that actually make them bad christians?
MagicalAbortionClown
plot twist: Is a witch, is the most wonderful witch there is. Grows up to solve world hunger with magic... or im talking out of my ass
mostbitchen
If you want to support Anja on her mission to help these kids https://www.facebook.com/DinNoedhjaelp/?fref=ts
gabadabagool
post this again on the top comment so that more people will see it!
phintaC
He's is called Hope and that blonde girl (Anja Lovén) travelled to the village in which he roamed. She had est. an orphanage in Nigeria.
phintaC
No grammar police correcting all my mistakes? Wow!
AllisonChains73
STILL want to defend ALL cultural beliefs as being beyond reproach?
Simplyfun
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3447812/Nigerian-child-neglected-starved-called-witch.html
undercovergiraffe
Thank you!
Bambadjan
Kid made it! SMLE TAX:
BuffyMarsSavesTheWorld
Seriously, thank you for sharing the link. I wanted to know so much more! The smiling picture at the end made my day.
idrinkcheapbeer
Thanks! Was wondering what country it was.
Cannadance
Can you imagine being two, on the streets, looking for food, and having nobody to hug. Nobody to touch, or cuddle, no one to kiss... :*(
SwiggityDiggitySwoo
stop - I'm already crying!
GodzillaHarddiskson
I tried, and having a two year old myself, my heart just shattered. I'm crying my eyes out, it's just incredibly horrible!
SkeazyChester
Pretty sure that'd be a wizard
Thishouldestroyou
It depends on what path you practice with. A male can still be called a witch.
Grant0
Warlock maybe?
beardedheathen
Yeah a male witch is a warlock. A wizard requires long study in the arcane arts.
Thishouldestroyou
depends on what path you practice with. A male can still be called a witch.
Westly
You would be correct! Source: Male Witch
Thishouldestroyou
I gotchyo back mah wiccuh
SFCrawNik
Ok, i have to ask. What did he do for people to think he was a witch?
Cthulhu2020
Probably weighs the same as a duck
SquishySquashy
Shit like this is why education is so important.
SithRuleOfTwo
Africa has a lot of superstition. He could have had a minor deformity or something similar.
IDontWantFOPgoddamnit
Turned some guy into a newt. He got better, though.
ElbowDeepInGod
Black Magic
koalatyassurance
Was looking for this comment.
ionlymakethisstufftoimpressyourmum
Apparently there's often a motive for a kid being declared a witch. Some adult trying to get rid of them, a new abusive boyfriend etc. 1/2
ionlymakethisstufftoimpressyourmum
2/2 often the case with child abuse anywhere
ePhantoMe
A religious leader declared he is a witch....its a common thing over there
youmoron
Turned someone into a newt. He got better.
Katabare
Weighed the same as a duck
acidrainman
Duh!..witchy stuff,obviously
yeawhynot
its a common thing is some parts of africa. they believe some people have demons inside, so his family abonded him.
AdmiralAssPound
Some new form of racism I bet
LobsterNipples
he was turning villagers into newts.. but they got better
Jfraz
but does he weigh the same as a duck
SputnikTheComrade
In all seriousness, yeah
Jfraz
oh
40watz
Well, when you have an area of unique educated people, people alot of the time use religion and witch craft as a reason for why things happe
Hahandfuckyou
Seriously. Most of the world: Y'all need science. (Not the porn kind.)
zeroismynumber
and less religious nuttery. way less, like none at all. :(
Hahandfuckyou
Fo realz.
JohnVaddic19
I Dont thinkthat will help
fleshtrombone
He survived 8 months on his own as a toddler.
yyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss
That makes him a Spartan!
nitroseal
"He's going to survive 8 months on his won as a 2 year old in the future! He's a witch!"
dormantmutant
But god damn, when they become a superhero that's gonna be a hell of an origin story.
azkabanned
If he's not taken care of by that person and still survive pretty sure he'll be a supervillain
somethingyouthinkisfunny
Im a toddler teacher and i can say.. possible.. with such an uncomplex lifestyle (no cartoons. Music. Toys. Or any stimuli) baby brains 1/?
somethingyouthinkisfunny
Are wired for survival and with such a short life so far i can imagine no more than 5 basic ideas in a day for toddler
godskook
deathink
Holy shit! They were right, he is a witch!!!
fleshtrombone
Sorry, that wasn't helpful but I couldn't resist.
Crapslock
YOU FACE JARAXXUS
DuckGrrl
it's okay, at least you fessed up to it
shmekie
Exactly what a flesh trombone is for
zrXO
it's ok man, you have a ticket to hell
UnstableProductions
I was thinking the same thing. That was black magic.
Mydadisjesus
The dark arts were involved
derdeeder
dam son
Wakborder517
Sadly, that's how they use to determine whether someone was a witch in the colonial days. If they don't die then they're a witch, so kill em
SomeDetroitGuy
It helped me laugh a little so I didn't quite cry. I have a 2 year old son and can't imagine anyone doing this to their own child.
heywheresperry
I volunteered in ghana. This happens to a lot of kids. 1 big reason is if both of the child's parents die they are considered a witch.
Sighered
Just remember, some people actually believe in cultural relativism and believe these practices shouldn’t be judged or intervened on.
Corrodias
My, my. That's a very conscience-soothing way of dealing with unwanted orphans.
Zoroasterisk
Agreed. The just world fallacy has some really fucking unsettling extremes.
CaptVito
Well, they would've been in Harry potters case.
stdkiller
i think its also a lot easier to abandon an orphan by calling him a witch than to just say parents died, much less guilt on their part
XooMG
My daughter is almost three. This hits me hard.
koalamom
Poor baby! I can't imagine how this baby survive alone.
ZzaLord
My kids don't even exist yet and someones still cuttin onions in my damn room. Kills me how privileged we are when this shit still happens.
SnowflakeMilkshake
Please, for this stranger, Hug her alittle harder for all of us who will never have children.
acidrainman
I dont have a child,so obviously I cant feel empathy
Nineteenletterslong
It's hard to tell whether you are jealous of people with children or of the 2 year old witch for taking attention away from you.
acidrainman
I was paying homage to family guy when brian finds his long lost son...calm down dear!
imgurusername7
Nobody said that. However before having kids, this would not have had such an impact on me as it does now. That's me, not you.
briochedoree
That's exactly how I feel! Ever since I'm a mom, I get very affected by stuff like this.
wd5k
My son is nearly 2. I cant imagine him in this state. :(
Seta8967
I just can't imagine my daughter being able to live on the street without help. She has 2 dogs as accomplices to get snacks, but alone...ugh
infjazz
I have a 4 year old son. I can't see this shit anymore. I can't take it. I used to hate kids now I want to take this poor baby home.
ladeefrickinda
Not if I take him home first man. Father of a 2 year old. This is really bumming me out.
ThatShiftyMonkey
My son's the same age. Hurts to imagine him in that state.
CatTherapy
So do I, my daughter will be three on May. This is heartbreaking
JillOfTheJpg
Mine is 20 mo. I can't even bear this right now
briochedoree
My son's 1 and I'm devastated by these pictures. Children should never have to suffer.
jennanoelz
I don't have kids, this is still heartbreaking.
Cannadance
Dads unite, I have 4 and 3 yr old boys. How did this kid survive at that age in the streets! I'm at my desk crying here....
IstoppedlikingmyusernameSoIchangedIt
Dad to 2 yr old and 3 month old boys....am a fakkin heap right now
Cannadance
U know how much love and affection they need. I'm dying thinking about that boy not having any hugs or human contact.
Fantasticforbes
Father of a two years old girl, I'm between crying and wanting to go to Africa beat some sense into people with a ball-peen hammer
SomtingSnarky
Let's not focus on these people when Kanye needs our help.
inzane
Yes, focus people focus!
Vincentz
Read it as Kenya. Was confused.
Washyourfruits
Or how we need to stop oppressing Jonathan Butler with phantom ghost Shouting the N word...
MsTacos
Downvote because I'm tired of people talking about Kanye
hfotwth
I made an account just to upvote this.
AdamGenesis
Now I ain't sayin' he a gold digger (when I'm in need) But he ain't messin' with no broke niggas
lamborguineapig
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skch
F*ckin' A!
CAPSMAN
FUCK A "B" IT HAS MORE HOLES..
TheWombatStrikesAgain
Why don't we just send him over? Kills two birds with one stone: we get rid of him and they get a lesson in modern begging (also: Ebola).
edwardelricsnipples
Who?
SomtingSnarky
SomtingSnarky
Ok.
storebrandproductmascot
For only $67,500 a day, you can give a rich celebrity a seventh chance. That's barely a luxury car a day. Don't you owe it to yourself?
sirenx8
South Park is that you?
heyheyheywoah
rofl spot on
AdamGenesis
Think of the celebrities!
chicksdigmebecauseIrarelywearunderwear
Signed in to up vote. Always a joy finding such high quality sarcasm
thatoneguywhoknowsstuff
"Treat yo self!" https://media2.giphy.com/media/q23CgjNjSdGco/giphy.gif
Septagrim
Not all cultures are created equal.
PersonalityFire
Let me guess, you're not referring to the culture of Colonialism that fucked up many of these countries for centuries after.
thejesusofimgur
most of those countries were fucked up long before they were colonized. To some degree, Colonization made it better.
Drapetomanius
Not all cultures evolve equally.
Septagrim
That too.
Muppetwarior
That kid has a serious will to live. Hope he has a great life going forward = ) Also, his parents should be burned alive = D
LieselSkywalker
They should be educated, not executed.
Muppetwarior
OK so we DON'T leave kids out there to die. got that? gosh, i can't believe no one ever taught you this!
jefjac2003
I don't think burning the parents is the solution. Education is. Some culture are centuries behind, due to various factors.
Muppetwarior
I get what you are saying but my lizard brain demands emotional action.
IAmDrBanner
That is probably what their brain did when they decided they had to do something about a 8 year old witch. Emotion, not rational action.
Muppetwarior
yes, but mine is based in empathy for another human being. theirs is based in stupid superstition.
IAmDrBanner
You'd be surprised at how many people are righteous in their own mind. I am sure that, to them, they didn't do anything wrong at all.
madetheaccountjustforyou
"Hope he has a great life going forward" Prepare to be disappointed.
Muppetwarior
he could be adopted out of Africa, you never know.
Sesquipedaisy
You need to educate yourself before you say something like that. Modern witchcraft accusations in Nigeria are the result of exploitative (1)
Sesquipedaisy
Evangelical pastor who create hysteria and then chart parents for costly exorcism services. You don't know that the family had a choice. (2)
Sesquipedaisy
*pastors **charge
Sesquipedaisy
According to The Guardian, "Even if the parent wants to keep the child, their neighbours may attack [him or her] in the street." (3)
Muppetwarior
Then you fucking LEAVE there is zero excuse for this.
Sesquipedaisy
I'm not saying there could ever be an excuse. Just don't say that the parents should be burned. Understand the reality and extent of this.
Sesquipedaisy
Obviously, this practice is horrible and inhumane, but blaming families who may be poor, uneducated, and without options is classist and (4)
Sesquipedaisy
insensitive. Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/09/tracymcveigh.theobserver
cjrmartin
why didnt he use his witch powers? silly witch.
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Francesfarmers
Warlock
HighrockTendales
Hahaha this comment is devilish
MLIUD
Bravo!!
IDoItForTheFakeInternetPoints
Bumped this up from 999 to 1000 and that was pretty satisfying.
cjrmartin
bumped this from 1 to 2. just as satisfying :)
krisdb
He was accused of being a witch, but never convicted in court.
UpVoteAllDogs
Also she's a girl witch
ChristianPol
I haven't laughed like that in a very long while.
shokomann
not funny at all you bastards
LegendaryFishCleric
"tragedy will be exclusively joked about, because my empathy is bumming me out." - Bo Burnham
uskglass
Why do you think he's so thin? Arioch's tribute demands blood.
Nu773r
Best Post EVER!!!
Wakborder517
Silly witch Trix are for... wait, no, wrong one.
carlinabob
I have a bruised rib. I laughed out loud at this, it hurt but was totally worth it. +1 for you.
IAmDrBanner
This is something I never understood. If those people and the guys back at the witch hunts thought those suspects were so dangerous
IAmDrBanner
didn't they find it weird how easy it was to capture them? No fire or lighting, no spells.
wigglefluffticklebum
You get caught having an affair, you say you were bewitched. Nobody thought these people were riding broomsticks.
Westly
Yeah, it's almost like they knew they were every-day people and they just wanted their property / an excuse to kill them.
IAmDrBanner
The people calling the shots? Sure. But the mob of ignorant peasants? I doubt.
Pootisborn
Mobs of ignorant peasants rarely question anything.
ithinkwaytoomuch
You made me laugh out loud on a very crowded bus.. Here you go motherfucker +1
wessyfbaby
we can only hope the other bus riders peeked at your phone and saw a 9 lb African child was the cause of your laughing out loud
ithinkwaytoomuch
Exactly I had to switch to porn real quick to minimize the creep/weir factor
wessyfbaby
good save corporal
omycronprime
Which powers?
cjrmartin
Exactly. Who's on first?
Ravenuser
The power of voodoo.
GreenYawgmoth
How do you think he survived for 8 months on his own?
Maiturbanisdurtee
Touchè
cjrmartin
º0º
milkwithice
*X FILES THEME*
PleasantPeasantPheasant
so a 14 month old is better at being independent than me.
criscooo
I've never related to anything more.
BattleMercy
The sad reality..
CwispyNoodles
WITCH, WITCH!!!!
SolveTheCipher
MAY WE BURN HER?!
VanillaKush
no
indrada3290609
I'll burn her if i want to, that's what she gets for being female
IAmTheSenate1
How do you know she is a witch?
SolveTheCipher
She looks like one!
turdsturdseverywhere
In the United States we have 40 yr olds who can't live without the government's assistance and this 2 yr old lasted 8 months on his own.
swenglishperson
Ofcourse the kid didn't live for 8 months on his own, just believing that shows how gullible you are.
ButtsMcFarts
It's not like some people are severely disabled.
liam33
to be fair if they had weather like we do the two year old would have lasted less than a day then froze to death
madetheaccountjustforyou
Our poor are pretty fucking fat.
Shannerwren
It's not a race to the bottom! "No you can be sad 'cause you only got 1 severed leg. See, Jimmy - he's got 2 severed legs. He can be sad."
Jameski07
Best damn statement I have heard on imgur probably ever.
jerryscool
Comment of the year
turdsturdseverywhere
I was only making a statement about how fucked up the world is and it turned into a political post. At least someone called my old ass young
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SepiaSkies
WhatRaySay
young white men complaining about black people, poor people, and women... one of imgur's most cherished traditions
EGOT
We also have a lot of people living on the streets here in America.
wadatahmydamie
Worse, we have 20-year-olds who want this to be the standard for America.
donkeymoney
Feel the Bern! One man working should support 5 other adults!
wadatahmydamie
Spotted the white male who doesn't understand investing. But to be fair, it was on easy mode.
donkeymoney
Mate, the only successful socialist countries are funded by huge natural resources (read: oil) reserves. Also, you are very wrong.
wadatahmydamie
I keep forgetting that America has a dearth of natural resources, including oil.
DemSumBigAssRidges
Does this kid look like he had a roof over his head? Fucking dense ass people...
BoobiesMeow
We are just giving a freedom away by dependency on the government
jsktrogdor
Oh shut the fuck up. You seriously sinking to this under a post about starving African children? Jesus christ, get a life.
BoobiesMeow
Yes I am because where I'm from people bitch about how shitty their government treats them when this shit happens all over the globe
wadatahmydamie
#JustLibertarianThings
WhatRaySay
how you fucktards continuously manage to weave your own victim narratives into every single scenario is nothing short of impressive
notme222
Is this really the best context in which to pick that fight?
thefrozoneOne
A 2 year old lived 8 months on his own? That's so fucking savage. This kid going to grow up stronger from this experience
MintMission
Or forget everything, cuz I have no idea what I did when I was 2.
IAmDrBanner
Or just be traumatized for the rest of his life. If he survives.
Valharroth
He's probably gonna die of malnurishment. This is also not uncommon in third world countries, just rare they survive this long.
thefrozoneOne
Or, that too, trying to be uprising here guys
Valharroth
Sadly the world in general isn't, but you get points for trying. :)
tstokes
And if he does manage to survive i really doubt that he will ever remember this, i mean hes 2 years old.
ThisIsGod
"This 2 year old nearly died of malnourishment so if he can barely survive for 8 months, you don't need any help as a grown adult"
ThisIsGod
"I'm going to use this nearly dead toddler to push a political agenda"
donkeymoney
Why not, guilt over dead fetuses keeps a whole political party afloat...
ThisIsGod
Ugh...
turdsturdseverywhere
TIL stating facts is pushing a political agenda.
saradactyl
Except you didn't provide data to back up your claim, so it wasn't so much a fact as it was speculation. Pedantic Girl, away! *swishes cape*
turdsturdseverywhere
It's hard to make a statement and provide data in under 140 characters.
ThisIsGod
I saw your statement as a testament for getting rid of or slashing government assistance because a toddler survived for 8 months on scraps.
turdsturdseverywhere
Oh, not at all. I was just making an observation. We need more focus on mental health issues which cause homelessness.
ThisIsGod
Sorry, but I'm a little jaded.
MintMission
People in rural Africa can survive without running water and electricity,while in the US people see it as a basic need.
jaaaaack
The post didn't mention a particular country that this took place in. For all you know, it could have been the US. Prolly wasn't, but, weed.
ifiwasdeadpooliwouldshootyouinthefaceforthatcomment
Look at my name...
turdsturdseverywhere
From the surroundings, it could possibly be Detroit.
dogneely
Yes, because in the US we still accuse people of being witches.
IAmDrBanner
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3447812/Nigerian-child-neglected-starved-called-witch.html
IAmDrBanner
There. Now you know.
jaaaaack
I wasnt actually suggesting that this is in the US. I'm saying its arrogant to assume its not your own country if you dont like what you see
IAmDrBanner
There is a lot of problems in the US, but little children being accused of witchcraft and tossed on the streets for 8 months ain't one.
IAmDrBanner
I don't think it was arrogant. It was a pretty safe assumption.
jaaaaack
That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying its arrogant to assume its not your own country if you don't like what you see. Damn, dude.