Authorities Announce Arrest Of Man In Killings Of 3 Unhoused People Across LA
Authorities Announce Arrest Of Man In Killings Of 3 Unhoused People Across LA
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Authorities Announce Arrest Of Man In Killings Of 3 Unhoused People Across LA
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Is 'homeless' not ok to say anymore? Genuinely asking, not being a shitbird.
expanding on Prettybunnys comment, I don't feel its derogatory to say homeless, I feel saying unhoused emphasis the main problem for unhoused people.
There is an effort to change the language used to try to remove some stigma.
Homeless implies they don’t have a home through some fault of theirs whereas unhoused helps inform that it’s a failure of society.
Like saying someone who is addicted to heroin and needs help is “sick” rather than an “addict” because of the stigma around the word.
“Homeless” has stigma and stigma can create barriers where none need exist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism#Euphemism_treadmill
This is nice - thank you for sharing this. I'll be using the term "unhoused" going forward.
EDIT: clarity
Yeah. Good luck with that one.
free-range is preferred
Cage free one could say.
Not joking, not expressing an opinion of it, but noting that some sources now use "person experiencing homelessness" or the like.
I could find this Guardian article on the issue.
Residentially challenged?