theblueprint:

there’s been quite the “hubbub” over homeless people being hired to work as mobile hotspots at SXSW. this particular kerfuffle seems to center on the idea that it’s demeaning; that the dignity of the homeless is somehow at stake.

 literally nothing says “privilege” like the expectation that dignity comes with any job. if anything, it’s a direct trade: your dignity for a paycheck. i’ve worked damn hard my whole life, and i’m still typing this in a pair of flat-front khakis, and i’m still required to endure the slings and arrows of the lazy, barely literate, and the neopo-tized.

 if you’re lucky enough to be employed at a company where no dress code, amenity-leaden offices, and paid week-long “work” vacations to austin, texas are de rigeur, i can understand how you’d think dignity comes with employment. but your resulting guilt-rage on behalf of the homeless sounds a hell of a lot like “let them eat cake.”

Yes.