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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This actually happened to DH a few years ago. A homeless man who was visibly impaired (drugs/alcohol and/or severe mental health issues) yelled across the street “you f**king n*****”. It was really rattling for him, too. I think he was surprised at how shaken he was by the encounter given that this man was clearly not of sound mind. I think he also felt uncomfortable or somehow embarrassed talking about the experience afterward.

Anyway, just sharing this to say I’m sorry this man spewed hate at you and I’m sorry people write it off because it’s “just a crazy guy” and I’m sorry victims of this end up the ones feeling ashamed. [/quote]

All the people who say to shrug it off - that's how we got to this point. The normalization of uncivil public behavior.
On the one hand, yes, ignore the nutcase.
On the other hand, nutcase behavior is enabled.
Isn't there some other thread on here today about how people in this day and age are just plain mean? I feel like these two threads are connected.

I live in NYC and have been practicing the art of ignoring vagrants for several decades. The need to create invisible public boundaries (absolutely NO eye contact, pretend you don't see them, the quick summation of how loony or dangerous a particular walking zombie is) contributes to the dissolution of community. When people celebrate the new addition to the Museum of Natural History, I see the privatization of public space because public space has become so unpredictably unpleasant. There is a corollation (ugh, I can't spell) between the rise of homelessness and secured semi-public spaces sponsored by corporations.[/quote]

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