Thursday, February 05, 2004

Wil Wheaton's Disrespect for the Homeless

Mood: Miffed

I am not at all happy with Wil Wheaton's recent blog entry that mentions a homeless man at a Starbucks. Wil writes:

I'm a little pissed that the homeless guy is filling an entire corner of the place with the stink of greasy hair and dirt, and he's also in the most comfortable chair, in the corner that gets the best sun, where I was hoping to sit today.

Later in the entry, he dubs the homeless man "Stinky".

Questions for Wil:

1. Why shouldn't a homeless man have a little comfort, if only for a brief time? I would sacrifice a trivial bit of comfort for a homeless person any day.

2. Do you expect a homeless person to smell like roses? Sure, it may be unpleasant for you, but imagine it from his perspective.

3. Aren't liberals supposed to be for helping the poor and needy? What did you do to help this guy?

I normally enjoy Wil Wheaton's blog, but this was just immature... no, it was downright inhuman!

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