[Photo by YapSnaps]
2k9 is all about taking commonly accepted societal norms and throwing them out the window in pursuit of an authentic alternative life. For example, the concept of 'having a home' and 'a roof over your head' and generating a nuclear family from your own seed/egg. I've never wanted a 'real job.' I don't need to buy stuff to 'be happy' or 'express myself.' Take this homelessBro. His personal brand remains strong by utilizing an AltBro Concrete Bed Blanket. The primary & secondary colours represent moving beyond neon. He also implements a zany-core, yet functional shoe-tying method.
Homeless people are kind of like 'as close 2 nature as it gets', and they 'get' architecture because they are actually LIVING in the city. There's more 2 living in a major metropolitan area than 'walking 2 coffee shops/vegan eateries.' U don't KNOW ur city until u have 2 find a way to hunt, shit, and sleep in it. That's why I <3 NYC. I was homeless there for the first 8 months that I started my blog (blggd from the public library). There's more 2 life than 'a roof over ur head and 4 walls around ur face.' As long as u have a MacBook, u can do anything u put ur mind 2.
Important Questions about Homelessness & How Society Perceives Homelessness
Do yall give money to homeless people?
Whenever u walk by a homeless man, do u walk faster and grip ur purse tighter?
Do u consider homeless people 'sub-human' or 'post-human' or just 'human after yall'?
Is homelessness really a problem, or should we just let homeless bros chill?
Do homeless people only buy drugs when u give them money?
Why do s000 many zany homeless men pretend 2 'be veterans'?
R homeless people 'just lazy' and 'wouldn't work if u offered them a job'?
Is a 'drifter' a more authentic homeless man?
If a homeless man attacked u, would u kill him since laws don't protect people who don't own property?
Whenever u see a sleeping homeless man, do u 'get kinda scared that they are dead'?
Can we 'solve' homelessness by sending homeless people 2 prison?
Will Barry Obama do anything 4 the homeless, or just focus on 'the unemployed'?
But srsly yall... Ever since my parents got divorced I have h8ed what 'home' represents. It's like something that is meant 2 fail, but ur whole life ur taught that the world is perfect. Think we need 2 get rid of traditional suburban structures, especially since hurricanes are getting stronger and tear through most homes built after 1940.
"Home is just a bull shit concept. I am depressed."
-Zach Braff, Garden State (Homeless Guy Remix)
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"Whenever u see a sleeping homeless man, do u ‘get kinda scared that they are dead’?"
Yes, that's the very first thing I thought about this pic.
GET OUT OF MY HEAD CRLS!!!!
Dude he's tyin his kicks like that so some suburbanite hipster doesnt pull them off his feet while he's ZZzzn . I can see it now.... suburban hipster sees shoes, "Those are sooo cool.. my friends will think I'm soo funny/cool when I wear these to school tomorrow" He tries to yank them off but finds they're attached to his ankles.. so he just calls the cops and says "that homeless guy stone my shoes.. I mean look at my cosby sweater and lenseless glasses.. those shoes are obviously mine!"
i get hating what "home" is supposed to rep. getting a divorce myself, it's freindly and all but i can't wait to rid myself of the house we own. like shedding a skin, i want to crawl out of it and find myself curled up under some primary colors somewhere out there. i've never been too into the concept of dwelling = home. i got caught up in it. really having a house/home, it's just a pain in the ass.
ps: heard your show today. don't EVA give up your show!!!! i'm psyched to hear you every monday carles. you do make my noon's more meaningful.
as a san fran resident, this hits 2 close 2 home.
@anony,
Yeah dude, but SF homeless are in a league of their own. There's like, a homeless underworld in SF.
If you're a bad alt, does god punish you by making you live in hell [VIA homeless in SF]?
I was at a party this weekend and this chick wouldn't shut the fuck up about how she was homeless for and didn't eat for a week and how it was the most amazing spiritual thing she has ever done and how she felt so connectd to everyone. didn't catch if it was voluntary or not but i just wanted to clown the bitch and get away from her
I guess got 2 stop listning 2 house :(
Shut the fuck up, Carles.
@Anon, this is actually an amazing post great social commentary
anyone who lives in SF, Portland, Seattle, or Vancouver hopefully won't find this funny. maybs 2 far crls..
@searchingbro, While I don't live in Portland I go there a lot and this makes me sad.
HUMAN AFTER Y'ALL
oh ya buddy...that is the most colorful home i have ever seen
i like how white his socks are. Hobo's in dallas should take note of his cleanliness and color combos.
STOP USING 4CHAN MEMES CRLS
Homelessness' gonna be big in 2k9 indeedy.
@UncleWanker, so true its not even funny...
traditional home = try "white picket fence" concept circa 1950ish.
your home is what you make it and where you make it.
Srsly, I've never been homeless b4 and don't want to B....that's why I try to make meaningful/authentic connections with all the ppl I meet instead of just being a zany bro who ppl want to party with.
I hope 2k10+ will be all about ppl 'keeping it real' [VIA not faking the funk] and maybe ppl getting a lil introspective in a post-self conscious kinda way.
<3 U Crls!
U are the lightning bolt in my stormy night sky.
@*Jesse,
is that james joyce?
@*Jesse,
IM MOVED
I VOTE THIS FOR MEANINGFUL POST OF THIS XMAS!
i lived in berkeley 4 ovr 4 years and i don't give money 2 homeless BUT i do offer my food 2 dem when i walk down telegraph and have volunteered at food banks. there r so many homeless in berkeley some r choices some r not. in berkeley they r much more accepted then many other cities and some large cities. im proud of that.
fuck, i hate writing this cheap internet slingo thing. i will do it for the site and hopefully doesn't fucks up my writing later in life.
@liz, U suk
Big up 4 AA tittis
@liz, it will fuck up your writing later in life, for sure
merry fuckin christmas 2 u
We'll be talking about the problem of homelessness in America on News Talk Online on Paltalk.com at 5 PM New York time Monday December 29 with my guest, Lindsey Davis, from the Coalition for the Homeless.
Please go to www.garybaumgarten.com and click on the Join The Show link to participate.
Thanks,
Gary
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