I have a really really good friend that bought the Bumfights shit when it came out. He was laughing hysterically as he showed it to me at his house. Sure, some of the shit was funny, but I found myself oddly repulsed more than anything else. Homeless people are very impressionable if there's money involved. It was kind of sad actually - exploiting those that need help is not amusing. Instead of spending tax dollars prosecuting the bumfights people, however, I think they should put more money into homeless programs to get those people off of the street. But then again, that's just my liberal side bleeding through.
No, I'm totally with you on all counts. To have such little regard for humanity is disgusting, and to have so many homeless people is disgusting. It is sad.
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Date: 2003-06-22 03:17 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-06-22 03:33 pm (UTC)