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>>> DAN
>>> DAN IS ON VACATION. THE HASHTAG IS ALWAYS THE SAME
TO US.
TO US.
TO US. YOU CAN ALSO EMAILED THE STORY
AT KGW.COM . OUR TEAM MEETS
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
WE ANSWER AS MANY AS WE CAN.
WITH THAT IN MIND, LET'S GET
RIGHT TO THE VIEWER QUESTION
THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE.
EMMA EMAILED US LAST NIGHT
ASKING, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN HOUSE WAS AND HOMELESS?
THAT IS AN AWESOME QUESTION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
ON THE ASSUME SHE'S AS MUCH
BECAUSE LAST NIGHT I DID A
STORY ABOUT THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. THEY HIT THE BRAKES ON PRINTING
AND SELLING PHYSICAL COPIES FOR
A WHILE, FOR MONTHS ACTUALLY.
IT'S FEAR IS RUNNING COVID.
IS WHAT WE ALL LEARNED, THEY
FEEL LIKE THE VENDORS CAN DO
THE JOB SAFELY BECAUSE THEY ARE
OUTSIDE THEY WILL BE WEARING
MASKS AND KEEP THEIR DISTANCE.
THEY STARTED THINGS BACK UP
AGAIN YESTERDAY.
AGAIN YESTERDAY. IN CASE YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR,
VENDORS ARE LARGELY
HOUSELESSNESS OR HOMELESS.
TO BE BLUNT, AS YOU PROBABLY
NOTICED, I USED BOTH TERMS IN
MY PIECE.
MY PIECE.
MY PIECE. ADINA PREVIOUSLY.
ADINA PREVIOUSLY. A SMALL PART OF IT, TO BE BLUNT
IS TO AVOID REDUNDANCY IN MY
WRITING.
WRITING.
WRITING. BUT THERE IS ANOTHER REASON.
IT'S MORE NUANCED.
INSTEAD OF ME EXPLAINING IT TO
VIEWERS COME I DECIDE TO CALL
AN EXPERT.
AN EXPERT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
STREET ROOTS AND ASKED HER TO
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
>> WE GOT THAT EMAIL.
IT SAYS, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN HOUSE WAS AND HOMELESS?
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE ANSWER
TO THAT IS?
>> I TRIED TO TAKE THE LEAD
FROM THE FOLKS THAT WE WORK
WITH AND I WOULD SAY PEOPLE USE
BOTH TERMS.
BOTH TERMS. I HEAR HOUSELESSNESS MORE OFTEN
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THE
NOW. THE THING THAT PEOPLE TELL ME
-- THIS COMES FROM THEY HAVE
THE RIGHT TO SURVIVE.
THEY ALWAYS SAY HOME IS WHERE
THE HEART IS.
I HAVE A HOME EVEN MY DON'T
HAVE A HOUSE.
IT'S REALLY GET ACROSS THE IDEA
THAT PEOPLE CREATE HOMES WHEN
THEY ARE IN THEIR TENTS OR IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THEIR COMMUNITIES. THAT'S WHY MORE AND MORE FOLKS
WHO ARE HOUSELESSNESS HAVE BEEN
PROMOTING THAT TERM.
I LOVE HOW IT'S A WAY OF
KEEPING OUR LANGUAGE FRESH IT
KEEPS US ON OUR TOES.
THERE'S A WAY IN WHICH I THINK
WE CAN JUST START TO FLATTEN
OUT WHAT THE IDEA IS TO BE
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS. IF THEY HAVE TO REENGAGE IN ANY
WAY, I THINK IT'S HEALTHY FOR
ALL OF US.
>> I FEEL LIKE I'VE HEARD THOSE
CONVERSATIONS AS WELL COVERING
IT.
IT.
IT. THE
IT. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO GET
YOUR TAKE ON, THIS WASN'T IN
THE EMAIL.
THE EMAIL. I THINK PEOPLE SEEING IT A LOT
MORE SOMEONE WHO IS EXPERIENCE
AND HOMELESS CONSIDERED
SOMEWHAT IS HOMELESS.
YOU CAN SEE OR SAY EXPERIENCING
HOUSELESSNESS.
HOUSELESSNESS. >> I THINK THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
FOR ALL THESE DIFFERENT ASPECTS
OF THAT, IT'S SHOWING THAT WE
ARE THE PERSON THAT WE ARE.
THESE AREN'T INTRINSIC
CHARACTERISTICS OF WHO WE ARE.
IT'S A CONDITION OF OUR LIVES.
SOMETIMES, IT GET A LITTLE
CLUNKY WITH LANGUAGE.
FOR THOSE OF US WHO WRITE
COMMENTS ALWAYS IN THE
CHALLENGE TO TRY TO DO THESE
THINGS WHILE FIGURING OUT HOW
TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RHYTHM
WITH THE LANGUAGE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TOO.
>> IT WAS A GREAT CONVERSATION.
IT'S ALMOST SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES
NOW AND ON THE STORIES IF YOU
WANT TO SHARE IT.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR FAMILY
AND FRIENDS.
AND FRIENDS. WITH THAT SAID, SHE POINTED OUT
AFTERWARD THAT SHE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T
HEAR THIS ANSWER AND HEAR THE
SEGMENT AND USE IT AS A WAY TO
SHAME OTHERS FOR NOT USING THE
RIGHT TERMINOLOGY.
RIGHT TERMINOLOGY. SHE SAID SHE APPRECIATES WHEN
PEOPLE TRY EVEN IF THEY MAKE
THIS IS MISTAKES.
MAKE MISTAKES