Groups That Are Getting Pummeled Right Now
Hardships hit marginalized communities hardest of all.
![Groups That Are Getting Pummeled Right Now](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/1/8/736018_320x180.jpg?v=3)
PSA: Be safe, stay home, and stay informed. -Ed
The current pandemic is "the great equalizer," celebrities love to bleat. Actually, no, it really isn't. It's more like the great divider, because fighting it is infinitely easier when you have money and privilege by the bucketful. But if you're already facing severe disadvantages, well, all this is probably just multiplying them, in ways someone outside your group probably wouldn't expect.
Take a look:
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![LGBTQ Americans are more likely to be in financial trouble.. They're 36% more likely than the general public to have lost work due to lockdown measure](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/7/736037.jpg?v=2)
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![Britain's PPE wasn't designed for female healthcare workers. 75% of workers in the UK's National Health Service are female, but they have to use masks](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/3/5/736035.jpg?v=2)
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