I hate when guys who fancy themselves progressive get all self-righteous about how Cool and Chill homeless men in public spaces are. Like, that guy on the corner who told you all about his interesting life as an activist in the 60s? He catcalls me on my way to work. The dude you say should just be allowed to sleep in my apartment complex’s lounge because “he’s not hurting anyone” just assaulted the girl down the hall from me. That mentally ill guy you find so entertaining has a restraining order because one of his delusions is that all of the girls on campus want to sleep with him. These are not hypotheticals.
You can’t go, “You’re just projecting right-wing rhetoric onto the homeless!” and ignore the actual violence they’re inflicting on women in public spaces. You feel safe with them, we don’t. Don’t project your experiences onto us.
