LOS ANGELES—In an effort to reframe the conversation by ending the discussion altogether, advocates across the country encouraged the public on Monday to stop using any term at all to refer to homeless people. “Given the widespread chronic issue of unhoused individuals, we recommend that people who want to discuss the homelessness problem in the United States refrain from making any reference to them whatsoever,” said activist Daniel Morganson, who added that instead of saying “homeless,” it would be far more acceptable to silently stare off into the distance. “Any mention of the homeless could be considered offensive, which is why it’s important for everyone to act like they don’t exist. We don’t want to risk humanizing them.” At press time, the advocates clarified that it was still okay to call the homeless “subhuman leeches on society.”
link: https://www.theonion.com/advocates-encourage-public-to-stop-using-any-term-at-al-1851012110
Lol gotta love the onion. TBF, the treatment of homeless people in the US really is quite shocking.
In the US, you either exploit or are exploited.
It isn’t handled much better outside the US tbh.
Like I know this is mainly targeted towards the US but I hate how everyone acts like the US is the only nation with a homeless population problem
My country has almost none, we have shelters and social security. People don’t socialize with them a lot but otherwise they are full citizens, they can eat anywhere, take the bus, go to movies, etc. The ones with drug issues can get help and harm reduction. Most countries around me do the same. The US is the richest country on earth and CHOSES to do nothing.
You’re country and neighbors are the minority when it comes to that. I’ve lived in a couple of countries with vastly different cultures and really it’s all the same. The poor are treated like trash in various ways. US, Mexico, Japan, China, india any south American country. I’m not saying this in defense of the US but you’re privileged in that regard.
Bro I almost ate that shit. Onion you bastards!
Weird, when I think “Subhuman leeches on society” I don’t think of homeless people. I think of people with multiple homes.
This is spot on.
I watched the miniseries on the cult in Oregon in the 80s recently, and my biggest takeaway was the anchors referring to “street people” as if it wasn’t the strangest thing to say. I guess it’s better than hobo.
If I ever find myself having anything less than disgust for my country, I need only look at the nearest tent city to remember who we are, when we’re not shooting each other, at least.
A few sociopathic greed monster families, a whole lot of greed monster worshipping wannabe sycophants, and the greatest victims who didn’t play capitalist wage slave ball well enough for diverse reasons, cast out to die of police harassment and exposure to the elements, while most peasants openly despise them for lowering their property values by selfishly continuing to draw breath while destitute. 🎶🇺🇸Oh say can you seeeeeeee? 🇺🇸🎶
I firmly believe that of all the problems first world societies face these days,
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Someone: tries to make a profit
Lemmy: no no no kill yourself! The world should just work by everyone (other than me) doing free labor for me
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That’s what we call an “echo chamber”. Everyone agrees ads suck but your surroundings agree wholely on deserving everything for free with zero attempt to make money from the services you use.
Just use an ad blocker!
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They said they’re laughing about it though
historically, including the early years’ print edition at uw, the onion has always had ads.
Alright, I’ll bite. Considering they’re a free publication, please enlighten us as to how they could afford to continue to run without ad revenue.
Writers should create entertainment for me but all of it should be free!
Well yes, but the writers needs should be taken care of and they should be free to create for passion not profit.
Good damn The Onion for not creating a UBI system to pay their writers!
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I can’t downvote on my instance so I’ll just tell you your argument isn’t worth responding to.
