Dehumanization Of Homelessness Essay
Mindlessly strolling the sidewalks with no destination in sight. Frail legs marching in hopes of locating a meal, a bed, a heart. Day after day, these legs march aimlessly searching for the same necessities over and over again but come to no prevail. So used to being overlooked, they don’t bother anyone anymore. They sit in silence and this fast paced work warps around them leaving them in the dust without anywhere to go. Society views the homeless as helpless creatures that do not contribute to the better of society. Their “dehumanized” appearances and state of being has led to the assumptions that their outside is a mirror image of the content inside them. This derogatory reflection has cast these “creatures’ into the shadows of the
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Going through the motions attempting to get somewhere. People have become so self-absorbed that the are too busy to take a second glance around them. They have obtained tunnel vision and are only able to face what they want and are incapable of using their peripherals. Neglecting to use this wide lens has created a society that is willing to look past the people who aren’t able to keep up with the constant, fast-paced motions. The government has even contributed to the belief that the homeless should be overlooked and forgotten. The recent installation of homeless spikes across the country has shown how we, as a society, condone the mistreatment and suffering of the homeless as we remain still, comfortable in the the motions of our life. This expresses the lack of understanding society has towards homeless people. Society and the government are willing to have metal spikes placed in the ground in order to prevent homeless people from sitting there. They have treated them as a piece of garbage that can be forgotten about if they are swept under the rug. Cities have routinely removed the homeless from the area in order to “clean” the city and make it look better. The relation between the homeless and filth is horrific and clearly shows the neglect they are receiving. Humanity has clearly been lost in the eyes of the human race which resulted to the “dehumanization” of the homeless
Going through the motions attempting to get somewhere. People have become so self-absorbed that the are too busy to take a second glance around them. They have obtained tunnel vision and are only able to face what they want and are incapable of using their peripherals. Neglecting to use this wide lens has created a society that is willing to look past the people who aren’t able to keep up with the constant, fast-paced motions. The government has even contributed to the belief that the homeless should be overlooked and forgotten. The recent installation of homeless spikes across the country has shown how we, as a society, condone the mistreatment and suffering of the homeless as we remain still, comfortable in the the motions of our life. This expresses the lack of understanding society has towards homeless people. Society and the government are willing to have metal spikes placed in the ground in order to prevent homeless people from sitting there. They have treated them as a piece of garbage that can be forgotten about if they are swept under the rug. Cities have routinely removed the homeless from the area in order to “clean” the city and make it look better. The relation between the homeless and filth is horrific and clearly shows the neglect they are receiving. Humanity has clearly been lost in the eyes of the human race which resulted to the “dehumanization” of the homeless