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"scared for our lives" sounds like the same line police officers trot out and repeat over and over when they kill someone they ought not have. I think that sor
by pmorici 9y ago
"scared for our lives" sounds like the same line police officers trot out and repeat over and over when they kill someone they ought not have. I think that sort of claim evokes a negative reaction when it seems like the sentiment is unfounded based on the circumstances because it feels like the person saying it isn't being genuine but just trying to manipulate people.
- mikojan 9y agoA disproportionate number of homeless youth identify as LGBT+. LGBT+ youth are overrepresented in the populations of youth who are at risk of arrest. Is it unfounded to assume that those same people are maybe dependent on precarious work, like creating porn to sell on a third-party platform, to make a living?
- rootlocus 9y ago> A disproportionate number of homeless youth identify as LGBT+. LGBT+ youth are overrepresented in the populations of youth who are at risk of arrest. I haven't heard that before. Is there any data to support this?
- mikojan 9y agoI quoted the Wikipedia almost verbatim. Studies are referenced in the footnotes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_among_LGBT_youth_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_among_LGBT_youth_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_people_in_prison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_people_in_prison
- ankushnarula 9y agoJust to clarify, the aforementioned disproportionate representation is with "street children" not homeless youth as a whole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_children#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_children#United_States
- mikojan 9y agoI don't understand. Could you clarify how (where?) the referenced article is countering that statement?
- lovich 9y agoEven if that's the case, it'd be a moot point unless they are arguing that making child porn is acceptable if you would be homeless instead.