PC term for hobo/drifter/vagrant.
People who say this think that by substituting the word “Homeless” they being more compassionate when referring to bums on the street, when in fact they’re just using a word that’s synonymous with the one they’re avoiding.
People who say this think that by substituting the word “Homeless” they being more compassionate when referring to bums on the street, when in fact they’re just using a word that’s synonymous with the one they’re avoiding.
Person 1: The homeless people over there pitched a tent in the middle of a community park and proceeded to verbally harass passersby and defecate in the water fountain. How much longer before someone calls the po-po on their ass?
Person 2: Don’t you mean unhoused folks?
Person 2: Don’t you mean unhoused folks?
by Barbara Streisand October 2, 2023