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minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-21 year agoThere 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.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism#Euphemism_treadmill
minus-squarenkat2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year agoThis is nice - thank you for sharing this. I’ll be using the term “unhoused” going forward. EDIT: clarity
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoFor the sake of transparency my explanation isn’t all encompassing and my understanding of the purpose might differ than others.
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThanks, words have meaning and languages are living things so it makes sense to change our words when their meanings no longer reflect their purpose.
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
For the sake of transparency my explanation isn’t all encompassing and my understanding of the purpose might differ than others.
Unsheltered is acceptable too.
Yeah. Good luck with that one.
Thanks, words have meaning and languages are living things so it makes sense to change our words when their meanings no longer reflect their purpose.