This blog is about a guy (Kevin Barbieux) who spent a lot of
his life homeless. He writes about his experience as a homeless man and his
thoughts on the matter. I believe Kevin writes this blog to express his
feelings. He is not an expert in terms of having any credentials, but he has
been homeless many years so is an expert in a sense. He refers to himself as
“the homeless guy”, which does not sound very credible. I am going to be a
social worker so I enjoy reading his blog. In a couple blogs he writes about
places that people can go in Nashville to get out of the heat during a heat
wave. He wants people to understand that homeless people are not bad and tries
to explain possibilities to their situation. For example people wonder how
homeless people have cell phones, but he believes it is good they have things.
It means they are not spending what little they have on drugs and alcohol. He
writes mainly about his thoughts and experiences about homelessness, but he
also rants a lot about politics and religion as you can see from the
screenshot.
I really enjoyed this blog. I think it is important for people not to judge someone because they are homeless. As you said, not all of them are alcoholics sometimes they just have bad luck and they are having trouble getting back on there feet. Good job :)
ReplyDeleteI ditto and agree with Claire's point and as well, some people value things more than others and I feel that "homeless people" or the unfortunates value and take care of things or objects more than some wealthier families do. I think you've touched on a good topic and it's going to help your career as a social worker. ~Bravo~!
ReplyDeleteAmelia,
ReplyDeleteI particularly enjoyed this posting because like you, I am also in the social work field! I liked how you highlighted his aim at getting the idea out there that experiencing homelessness is essentially, circumstantial. I agree 100% with you on the fact that to most, he may seem like he is not a credible source because he may not have any titles behind his name, but he is an expert because he has experienced it first hand. I would almost take his word over an academic source on the topic of homelessness.
Amy McKinnon