This week I’m going to talk about how the homeless are portrayed in the media. Before you start to moan and groan just think about it for a second. The homeless are about the most one-dimensional group portrayed in the media. They are seen as either drug addicts or people that were screwed over in life one way or another. No matter how you look at it its one big pity party.
What if there is another way to look at this population? There is. Granted there are some homeless that fit the previously listed stereotype; but there are others. I know a church that found a homeless man, acquired identification for him, found him a job, found him a place to live and basically gave him a clean slate. However, after living the “average Joe,” nine-to-five lifestyle for about a month he wrote a letter to the church thanking them for the assistance and explaining that he preferred the homeless life. He then disappeared and was never heard from again.
You don’t see that scenario played out in the media. Few acknowledge the fact that some people prefer the bohemian, free spirited lifestyle.
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