They're also seen as "educational" because they're a white/male/hetero/able-bodied/[insert-privileged-class-here] telling another such that they are a Better Person TM for helping the less fortunate.
Which, on its own, is not a bad narrative for explaining to your similarly-privileged four year old why they shouldn't whine when you drag them along with you on a feed-the-homeless charity walk or something. But it being the only narrative, and assuming that the only audience is privileged folks, is a problem.
here from metafandom
Which, on its own, is not a bad narrative for explaining to your similarly-privileged four year old why they shouldn't whine when you drag them along with you on a feed-the-homeless charity walk or something. But it being the only narrative, and assuming that the only audience is privileged folks, is a problem.