Comment on Montrealer who dumped water on unhoused man's face issues public apology.
scorpious@lemmy.world 1 month agoIt’s actually someone experiencing homelessness.
The (good, imho) reason is that “homeless” can quickly become a defining label, when it is really just a description of someone’s current circumstance.
So the new wording is simply more accurate.
Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s honestly the exact same thing, almost the exact same word and it means the exact same thing. It isn’t gonna help anything. These labels just help the keyboard activists feel like they did something
scorpious@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I work with a nonprofit that works closely with children in this circumstance, and yes, it does make a huge difference to the individuals dealing with it.
Having it be understood that this is something we are going through gives a healthy framing for families to lift themselves up…and not be “homeless people.”
frontporchtreat@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
I think the only reason this happens is because people associate negativity with a group of people for long enough to tie the negativity to the phrase or word itself. Homeless used to be the sensative replacement for Hobo. After enough time, this new name will just be another tag people can use hatefully.
Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I see absolutely no difference whatsoever between the two terms. Even stigma wise.
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Didn’t take long for Dunning Kruger to come along huh