Bum Fights and Indecline

09-03-2005, 04:08 PM

I haven't seen the video, but I agree that if the two people in it were paid and knew they were being filmed, THEY were not exploited.

I can see where advocates for the homeless (I'm one) would be upset, however. Such a video tends to make people think that ALL homeless people are like those two, when nothing could be further from the truth. A significant percentage of people living in homeless shelters are mothers with children, for example.

If you want a take on a very different segment of the homeless population, you can read the essay I wrote a while back about Clarity Rose

09-03-2005, 04:08 PM	#6
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	I haven't seen the video, but I agree that if the two people in it were paid and knew they were being filmed, THEY were not exploited. I can see where advocates for the homeless (I'm one) would be upset, however. Such a video tends to make people think that ALL homeless people are like those two, when nothing could be further from the truth. A significant percentage of people living in homeless shelters are mothers with children, for example. If you want a take on a very different segment of the homeless population, you can read the essay I wrote a while back about Clarity Rose Last edited by marichiko; 09-03-2005 at 04:15 PM. Reason: to add link

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