I'm not sure what I should do with this, but there's a lot going on here so I apologize for the scattered thought process, and I'd love to hear feedback. This is a really interesting image of a "subculture" that we don't think about very often.
Homelessness has it's own set of cultural indicators that I don't think we think about very often. However, we do seem to have a lot of assumptions about homeless people, i.e. they're dangerous, alcoholic, crazy people...hmmm.
This, to me, is a case of the subculture appropriating the mainstream perspectives and mocking it. Sound like Heirs of Columbus to anyone else?
Yeah, I suppose desperation comes in many forms. I think he probably doesn't get many takers, but I bet a lot of people laugh and talk to him.
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