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minus-square18-24-61-B-17-17-4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 months agoIs ‘homeless’ not ok to say anymore? Genuinely asking, not being a shitbird.
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-29 months 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-squarenkat2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoThis is nice - thank you for sharing this. I’ll be using the term “unhoused” going forward. EDIT: clarity
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoFor the sake of transparency my explanation isn’t all encompassing and my understanding of the purpose might differ than others.
minus-squareHabahnow@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoexpanding on Prettybunnys comment, I don’t feel its derogatory to say homeless, I feel saying unhoused emphasis the main problem for unhoused people.
minus-squaremanucode@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoI could find this Guardian article on the issue.
Is ‘homeless’ not ok to say anymore? Genuinely asking, not being a shitbird.
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.
This is nice - thank you for sharing this. I’ll be using the term “unhoused” going forward.
EDIT: clarity
Unsheltered is acceptable too.
For the sake of transparency my explanation isn’t all encompassing and my understanding of the purpose might differ than others.
expanding on Prettybunnys comment, I don’t feel its derogatory to say homeless, I feel saying unhoused emphasis the main problem for unhoused people.
I could find this Guardian article on the issue.