Walking down Market St. yesterday and saw this sign. Somehow the cheery lettering and the Giants colors don’t make the sentiment any less dehumanizing.
-
‹ Home
-
Contents
-
Categories
-
Tags
6th and Market Awesome bias Care Through Touch Christian Values City Team Ministries Condom Ladies Crack crack cociane crackhead discrimination Drug policy drug use feminism gentrification Harm Reduction Homelessness Homeless rights Hospitality House Interns Karl Rove Love Maundy Thursday McDonald's Military Industrial Complex Mission SRO Collaborative Mission Street Needle Exchange not so awesome outreach panhandling Pity party Politics Prostitution San Francisco secret memo SFVA SRO Hotels VA Hospital Veterans violence against women Volunteerism Whitney Houston Winning Woman of the Week
-
Archives
-
Blogroll
- A Crackhead in Erie
- CityTeam Ministries Volunteer Opportunities
- Harm Reduction Coalition
- San Francisco City Clinic
-
RSS Feeds
-
Meta
3 Comments
Stigmatized fits here as well. Happily though, we don’t wear signs although sometimes it’s shows. One wonders what lead to the proprietors posting of that sign.
The area they are located has a high prevalence of street folk with mental health issues. Some are probably using crack, but unfortunately there is an assumption that any “weirdo” on the street is a crack user. It’s likely they’ve had people come in and steal things. I work on Haight Street, where the rallying cry for the Sit/Lie law was the loudest, and it came from some merchants who were having problems with street kids stealing merchandise and “harassing” customers. This type of behavior can obviously cause hardship for a small businessperson. I just don’t think that justifies treating a group of people as second class citizens.
Great post I must say. Simple but yet interesting. Wonderful work!
Post a Comment