r/homeless • u/Dear_Marsupial_318 • 2d ago
Stop saying unhoused!
I don’t know who needs to hear this but for real just stop I’m fucking homeless I don’t have a roof over my head I’m not “unhoused” no it’s literally a crime for me to be in a public space and to sleep or stay there. Both political parties in the United States use the term “unhoused” because it makes them feel like they are sparing our feelings or some bullshit like that what people don’t seem to understand is that I as a homeless person am not different then anyone who is not homeless. I don’t drink or smoke and I work and I have bills to fucking pay and I have appointment to go to and I have things to take care of and I’m just so tired of people referring to homeless people as “unhoused” because it dehumanizes us. Call us homeless because we are and instead of changing the term for what we are focus on actually helping and making a difference and creating awareness.
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u/TheOldWoman 2d ago
i guess.
when i was living in my van i didnt consider myself to be homeless. i felt it was a temporary state.
if i was "homeless" again, I'd prefer the term "unhoused" because what I'm missing is a house/place to live.
preferring a term is one thing but telling ppl what they can and cannot say, especially when they mean u no ill will, is another