I was walking around downtown today when I came across this:

Youll have to check out my Flickr for the bigger images, big enough to read what they say. But, the basics are…dont give money to homeless people because they use the money to buy drugs. Then, on the back, it talks about how to avoid homeless people. “Walk with certainty” and “make eye contact” as if these guys are hardcore thuggin ass dudes lmfao. THEYRE FUCKING HOMELESS.

Ive worked downtown for two years now.  A lot of times, I walk around by myself and I encounter a lot of homeless people and yes, homeless men. I have NEVER felt violated or threatened by a homeless person. Ever.
The pamphlet says not to give them money because they may use the money for drugs and alcohol.

REALLY? NO FUCKING SHIT.

Ive never believed for one minute that if I gave a homeless dude 5 dollars he wasnt gonna go out and either get crack, dope or liquor.

Im so pissed off at this pamphlet I could scream. Who the fuck is gonna try to tell me not to give my money to homeless dudes? Who the fuck is gonna tell me what I should and should not do with my money? Last time I checked I didnt have a financial adviser and  my adviser sure as hell isnt going to be some colorful cardboard piece of paper.

I wonder if it ever occurred to them that these homeless people LIKE doing drugs and getting drunk? That it makes them FEEL GOOD. It makes them happy. If I can contribute 50 cents to another mans happiness, im gonna do it, god damnit. It doesnt matter what hes going to buy with it. Im not going to act as if I dont have my own vices and when I see another man stuck in the struggle just trying to survive that im gonna treat him like something lower than me, someone inferior as if one human being can be superior than another when we are all here by force and not by choice and are just trying to make it in this fucking world. Because some big man in a three piece suit, some corporate fuck doesnt care about his fellow man that  he sees sleeping on a bus stop bench every morning on his way to work, and when that man approaches him he locks his car doors and rolls up his windows and ACTS LIKE HE DOESNT EXIST. He DOES exist and he is a HUMAN. Just like I am. Just like you are.

Im not saying you have to give money to the homeless. Im not saying you have to do anything. But dont tell me I shouldnt give what I want to give, to whom I want to give. And, that I should donate money to some homeless shelter thats gonna cut the donation and give half of it to some fucking corporation that wants to pretend these people dont exist. No. Fuck that.

So, fuck you “Nashville Downtown Partnership” im going to keep talking to the homeless, im going to keep empowering them, and if I feel like giving the change I got from my 10 dollar Starbucks Frappafuckingrippoff (I dont get Starbucks. That was complete sarcasm) then im going to do it. So fuck you.