30 Digital Illustrations That Expose The Flaws Of Today’s Society By Alireza Pakdel
The works of the Iranian illustrator Alireza Pakdel criticize the current patterns of behavior in society and propose a reflection on issues that are left aside by a large part of the modern-day population.
In the images below, the artist is trying to address several themes such as capitalism, consumerism, technology, and the harm caused by humans to nature and animals who have to live in pollution.
We featured the author’s work here at Bored Panda a few months ago with his comics portraying the sacrifice of health professionals in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, right now we would like to share some of his new work that takes on a different perspective and touches the morals and values of modern-day society.
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poor hobo giving his small amount of food to the duck just for the fat rich person to ENJOY!!!!!
I'm right there with you, Emily! I don't get it either.
Load More Replies...hate me all you want but sweet Jesus, I'm so sick of being shamed for being born white.... society sucks for ALL types of prejudice
This is in response to some comments I see here, not the image. I think we took a wrong turn when we started calling a lack of negative a positive, i.e. calling not suffering from racism a privilege, i.e. white privilege. It creates a divide, also oddly religious (reminds me of inherited sin). We need to help people from the effects of racism, but we don't need to invent new terms, "racism" will do.
The privilege aspect of it is less the lack of negative, but more to do with ignoring the realities of the systemic discrimination, coupled with an insistence that, for example, 'just do what the cops tell you and you won't get shot', when there is clear evidence this isn't the case. Privilege is referred to when there is blindness towards discrimination and an objection that problems exist. Ie being privileged *not* to have to worry about the same things in the same way.
Load More Replies...I thought this was "modern" society issues, not last century's issues. Perhaps a clear distinction of class rather than colour alone would be better.
Is this still true in the majority of states in the US? I know there are a few states that have a large chunk of racists, but overall, I mean, who goes around treating black people differently in the workplace now? I'm 53, and was unaware that we were supposed to treat black people differently until recently when the young liberals told me I was supposed to. Much of the disparity is legacy, not current, isn't it?
Shouldn't it be the reverse??? BET, JET Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Black History Month, Black Movie Selection on Netflix, NAACP Awards, FUBU, ... There are so many examples of black exclusivity. If these things exists in White form, there would be huge backlash. Being white is vilified niw.
this only exists in the mind today, in reality in actual practice this image should be reversed
no..not that either..it is the training/parenting that matters the most,
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Load More Replies...My grandma symbolically adopted a sea turtle for me. Her name is Freckles.
How come the firefighter is stuck inside a wall?
Load More Replies...I have two problems with this. The first being that I know from actual firefighters telling me that they used to try to see who was tougher and wouldn't actually wear the mask into a burning building. Safety is a priority with emergency workers primarily because they can't help you if they are in danger. The second is that of course that the fire fighter is not masked.
There are few humans on earth more despicable than litterers... no thought for anything but themselves.
why people need to start reading to their kids when they are very young.... nothing dispels boredom like a good book...
Load More Replies...I hate seeing this little guy barefoot in the frigid cold with snow all around . I know it's just a cartoon but dang! That got to me.
This is so true. A person who loves books can relate to this on a whole different level.
Books can transport your mind to faraway lands and make you forget about reality for a while. Books are awesome!!
Even though the kids accidently lobbed the ball through her window, and they are waiting to be yelled at by her, instead she brings back their ball and feeds them. Meanwhile the arsewipe in the other houses is berating the kids when its actually none of his business.
I saw something totally different in this picture - the girls, covering their hair, are being scolded for playing too loud and even their bird has its beak tied shut and is not allowed to express itself, whereas the boys are offered cookies even though they broke the old lady's window with their ball. So, nothing "cute" at all here - I would like to hear the artist's interpretation on this one.
Only boys get treats. Girls get screamed at. This my friends is the Middle East you think is so cute!
The broken glass is on the out side so the old woman broke the window by throwing the ball from the inside. Why is she luring the kids with food?
The kids broke the window while playing. It's just a picture.
Load More Replies...Please don't tear down the Amazon. That would absolutely destroy my heart.
NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Round aquariums are bad for fish, the sound starts echoing, and they might go mad
If we don't stop fouling our nest, we'll have no place to live.
He is saving the fish from all the garbage in the water, something we need to do, but instead of having to take the fish out of the water, we need to clean it.
Load More Replies...i like the symbolism behind this. both sides are going to war for what they believe in, and it shows how neither side is "evil", just strong opinions. and however they choose to express those opinions, they chose to let innocent people stay safe.
yes. Let the ducks pass. They are just a family wanting to get to the other side of the road. Do not run them over.
The starving poor, lured by a promise of nourishment and ending up as food for the "fat cats" a.k.a. Elites.
COVID-19, Smoke of Industry, Smoke from cars and smell of trash. Grandma you need this mask.
No matter how awful the times, kindness and care still brightens one's day.
I think the grandma gave the mask to the kid as a present. Trying to teach the young how to take care of themselves, or kind of passing on the problems of the world to the new generation.
This is so heart-warming. It's basically a blessing for all of us to even have masks, we need to stop taking these for granted.
did a clothes drive for homeless when I was eight... still makes me feel good about everything when I think back on it.
Load More Replies...nothing new....been this way since the dawn of humanity....how SAD is THAT?! Still can't figure out how all people can live without poverty .... while the filthy rich pay out millions and millions of dollars for homes they won't live in and we as "cattle" ( no offense to cattle) just shell out money to these people to live WAYYY better than we do...
People trying to keep mainstream and make their lives look perfect, making their lives worse instead, the sacrifices some people make are too great and pointless sometimes, this is just sad
I think celebrity culture is also to blame. Granted we'll all put our best foot forward but most of what we see in their lives is not true. They don't look like that in real life as opposed to the massively photoshopped covers. Their PDA is mostly carefully crafted for media consumption. Obviously many ordinary folks buy into it and want the same and feel inadequate because their lives aren't as 'perfect'. It's all projection.
man i wish i could adopt ll those kids and spoil them to death and teach them things
As a black young boy in america right now i can't believe the hurtful comments i have seen on all of this i just wish that america could band together and stop fighting stop the racial injustice and stop the hate
@robert catte wanna know what I have against drugs? My mom is a crazy schizophrenic abusive bitch who did drugs and the fumes from them almost suffocated me and her new born baby in the car so don’t ask me what I have against drugs and don’t ask why I’m mad that’s like stabbing someone and wondering why they’re bleeding
And what about the millions of police officers who save lives, every day. What about them?
These remind me of the millions of refugees, many of whom end up drowning trying to reach safety for themselves and their families. Many a times they're treated worse than animals for simply wanting to save themselves.
They're immigrants that are trying to escape war, famine and poverty in their country by immigrating somewhere else
Load More Replies...These are (Iranian) people who live by searching the garbage for something valuable to sell, or to wear, or to eat. Since they don't have a fancy home, they use the side of the container to measure the height of their child. In one word: poverty.
Load More Replies...I've read Allen Carr's book and quit at Page 14. I was afraid I'd start again because I didn't finish the whole book. It's been... a long time now ... 16 years. Once You find the right motivation (for me it was being selfish), You can quit.
Oh please, I was a child before the era of smartphones and many preferred books to playing with others, including myself. Even now kids are encouraged to play, or were before schools went online. Also this: FpOXy1U.jpg
That's not completely true :) I like to believe that my generation can be just as social, wholesome, and fun, as our ancestors. (Of course, I'm biased, but still).
Load More Replies...Just wanted to hide some Probably millennials complaining about the Gen Z As soon as I saw this I knew that there will be people complaining about Generation - Z and all But you are awesome
I feel like this is becoming a really unfair overused stereotype. There are still city parks...go look at one. There are children running around playing. Children's bikes are still selling, backyard play equipment is still selling, the skate park by my home is always bustling. The people who keep making this reference are the ones who need to go outside more. For another view my boyfriend is in his forties and despite his generation...was always made to go outside and he snuck a book with him.
Yeah, so why is the picture with the kid and the grandma so positively received??
I'm not sure that's the getaway.....but I'm not sure what it is either, so if someone can explain that would be nice. (I'm pretty sure it's a metaphor like most of them)
Load More Replies...Might be about the advantages of having access to healthy food? gives extra protection for overall health and mental clarity.
"June 13, International Day for the Elimination of Child Labor"
Load More Replies...This will help him to get to his dream job of being a builder😢😄 it's beautiful
its really smart if you cannot afford one but althogh you could find one some where they are the type of trash now and days
he's painting a mask because they can't afford one
Load More Replies...In this day and age poverty should not even exist but sadly it does as bad as ever.
Because people won't stop having kids. If u r in low socioeconomic strata especially people r having soo many kids. If u stop having kids u will have significantly more money. U won't become millanoires but u will have more 💰
Load More Replies...It's upsetting to see discarded masks on the ground of almost every shopping area.
What is more upsetting some of them haven't been used. They get given out by shops to people who think they are specially immune, who then just throw them away :o(
Load More Replies...It has a stain that is a heart made of blood so maybe domestic violence.
Load More Replies...Translating from the artist's Instagram, "the murder of a 14-year-old girl by her father" and "the cause and motive of his daughter's murder were family disputes and her escape from home". https://www.instagram.com/p/CAp7S5jHstb/
You think you're getting something of substance but it's just full of hot air...
point taken. The fat guy on the loaf of bread swing has it all being pushed by the little one who has nothing and is bound by poverty. How sad but so very true
Ah yes the sheer idiocy of those who think they can do it all while driving and F..k the rest of the world.
Translated from the artist's Instagram: "The director of the Khorasan Province Poultry Farmers' Union said that in the past, some poultry farmers dissolved opium in water and fed it to the chickens to cure their disease, although this is still a small issue in some poultry farms today."
I think it is about richer people not caring (or seeing) about how much they are hurting others, especially those with led power
so sad when a loaf of bread becomes the most required dream for those who have nothing
As yes the oil barons have it all and there are those who are poverty stricken even in the richest of nations. They never reap the riches and you have to ask why?
So sad literally out with the trash and poverty is well personified here.
Does anyone know what this means (normally I'd google translate but I don't know how I could here)
download the photo on your phone and google lens it?
Load More Replies...Translated from the artist's Instagram: "Publish videos of Hamid Masoumi Nejad and his fruitless efforts to find Esteghlal's coach Stramaccioni in Rome and conduct an interview with him, which has become the subject of social media these days!"
Every new generation imagines that they are the first generation to notice that the world is not perfect.
And every old generation imagines the generation coming after them are wrong about everything and understand nothing of the world. Those who live in glass houses shouldn't cast stones.
Load More Replies...Every new generation imagines that they are the first generation to notice that the world is not perfect.
And every old generation imagines the generation coming after them are wrong about everything and understand nothing of the world. Those who live in glass houses shouldn't cast stones.
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