Friday, March 9, 2007

Labelling is Good... It Rids Us of Misunderstandings



I happily support any organization that acts in a charitable way. One of which is the hunger banquet that is taking place this weekend at BYU. I'm very impressed with the people that I know and see who actively participate in helping the needy. But, as I was walking to school today, I happened to walk past a group of these participants who were advertising tonight's banquet. As seen, they have constructed a theoretical model of a homeless man's abode, by using crates and large carboard boxes. Even one participant was sleeping under a number of newspapers... Just don't let the homeless know, they might be offended by such stereotypes... :)
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But what I found funny was what they had spray painted on the side of one of the boxes:
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So, apparently, whoever constructed this must have felt that it wasn't obvious that they were acting as "the poor", so they had to paint "POOR" on the side of their home. This was a great way to avoid any misunderstanding on my part.

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To follow in their example, I think I'll go to Home Depot today to buy some paint. I plan on painting "College Students" on the side of my apartment.

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