Thu Apr 24, 2014, 06:52 PM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

Powerful Ad Asks: What If Your Loved Ones Were Homeless On The Street?

http://designtaxi.com/news/365215/Powerful-Ad-Asks-What-If-Your-Loved-Ones-Were-Homeless-On-The-Street/

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If you’ve ever walked past a homeless person begging on the street and pretended not to see them, this powerful ad for the New York City Rescue Mission will make you think twice about your actions.
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Brilliantly conceived and executed, the ad reminds us that it could be anyone’s loved ones who are on the streets, and that the homeless people we walk past everyday are human beings who deserve dignity and respect too.

http://www.makethemvisible.com/

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
Powerful Ad Asks: What If Your Loved Ones Were Homeless On The Street? (Original post)	myrna minx	Apr 2014	OP
Very Powerful ! n/t	jaysunb	Apr 2014	#1
Good message, bad psychology	Ruby the Liberal	Apr 2014	#2
Exactly so. Why is it surprising that people don't recognize someone they know when they are,	Jgarrick	Apr 2014	#3
I think the point was that most of us are so predisposed to ignoring the homeless	Live and Learn	Apr 2014	#5
Thank you. That is the message I took away as well.	myrna minx	Apr 2014	#6
I passed a guy on the street who was trying	applegrove	Apr 2014	#4

Response to myrna minx (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 07:32 PM

jaysunb (11,856 posts)

1. Very Powerful ! n/t

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Response to myrna minx (Original post)

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 07:39 PM

Ruby the Liberal (26,180 posts)

2. Good message, bad psychology

If the brain is predispositioned to know that a loved one isn't homeless, it likely isn't going to connect the face that quickly.

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Response to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 24, 2014, 08:44 PM

Jgarrick (521 posts)

3. Exactly so. Why is it surprising that people don't recognize someone they know when they are,

in essence, disguised?

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Response to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 05:58 AM

Live and Learn (12,769 posts)

5. I think the point was that most of us are so predisposed to ignoring the homeless

that we wouldn't even recognize our own loved ones if they became homeless.

I am sure their are plenty of people that have simply lost touch with loved ones that they never even knew became homeless.

And the meaning of the video was that the homeless are people too and deserve to be cared about and helped.

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Response to Live and Learn (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 06:15 AM

myrna minx (22,772 posts)

6. Thank you. That is the message I took away as well.

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Response to myrna minx (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2014, 01:48 AM

applegrove (111,770 posts)

4. I passed a guy on the street who was trying

to sleep. I was once an alcoholic and asked myself what I would want if I was laying there on a nice suuny day. I would want to be left alone. His eyes were open in annoyance at all the pedestrians walking by. So I let him sleep. Poor guy, there were police all over that neighbourhood today as people of armenian descent had been demonstrating. I'm sure he he didn't get much sleep in the end.

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