• scorpious@lemmy.world
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    It’s actually someone experiencing homelessness.

    The (good, imho) reason is that “homeless” can quickly become a defining label when used to describe an individual, when what we are after is really just a description of someone’s current circumstance.

    So the new wording is simply more accurate.

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      7 months ago

      It’s honestly the exact same thing, almost the exact same word and it means the exact same thing. It isn’t gonna help anything. These labels just help the keyboard activists feel like they did something

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        7 months ago

        I work with a nonprofit that works closely with children in this circumstance, and yes, it does make a huge difference to the individuals involved.

        Having it be understood and acknowledged that this is something we are going through, and not who we are gives a healthy framing for families to lift themselves up…and not be “homeless people.”

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          7 months ago

          I see absolutely no difference whatsoever between the two terms. Even stigma wise. Being homeless isn’t a good thing, stop trying to make it sound nice unless you want people to think it’s nice and ignore it