This is going to sound -- funny to you, but I have always had this morbid curiosity about homeless women. Would you call it a fetish? I suppose you could. But whether it was a true fetish or not, I've gravitated towards empathising / caring more for them than I do women who have homes, kids, cars, jobs and what not.
Is my affection for them simply because they are impoverished? Making me, (a man with low-self esteem) feel like I have more of a chance to "succeed" with them? No, I don't think so. I'd like to think it is the unique social clime that they are in that intrigues me.
Also, (aesthetically speaking) I have more than a slight attraction for the grunge look of the 90s. The frazzled hair, the dirty face, the torn clothing... What's not to like about that? (I'm a pack rat, by nature, so disshevelement is a comfortable zone for me.) If I could get away with it without striking fear into the hearts of white people everywhere, I would look that way myself.
It is my worst nightmare to wake up one day, and find that I have nothing; no one to depend on, or anything to carry me through the simple task of living. Is this important to say? I think everybody who reads this can empathize with me.
Maybe there are a few of you who think, "I've been there, done that," or "I'm doing that right now." More strength to you if you need it. I think you're pretty strong as you are right now.
I find myself wondering... How do these women get into such a state?
Is it neglect? I suppose it could be. Life takes a lot of attentiveness to work. I can see how a world might fall apart by not putting ones best efforts into it.
Is it unemployment? I have been there, and gladly, I can say that I was able to keep off of the streets while being so impoverished. The worst I had to go through... Roting through fast food restaurants garbage for their tossed out food. When you're hungry, you've gotta do what you gotta do. No shame in my game.
Is it drugs? I'm pretty sure that the majority of homeless people have resorted to drugs either before or after their situation. It's simply a way to escape the anguish of being poor.
Is it bad attitutes? I feel sorry for those people, because from one standpoint or another, across the board, those people are, in my definition, out of their minds. Or the more p.c. term, mentally unbalanced. Dave Chappelle said it best when he said if a man could live in a cardboard box and get [women], he wouldn't buy a house. It is a crude, even selfish standpoint, and I believe those who feel that way probably deserve to be homeless. But this standpoint is probably common in more cases than not.
Would alcoholism play a significant / pivotal part in person's personal decline towards reprobation? I myself, have never needed or even desired the taste of alcohol. A comedian once noted that it's not the flavor of alcohol that is the reason people drink it, but the buzz it gives you. Oh, really? So by that logic, I might as well just go drink myself some Kahlua flavored jizz. Hey, it tastes like coffee. That's one of my favorite flavors! Plus, it gives you a burst of energy, is good for a sore throat, and it has nutritional value. What more can I ask for from a drink? --I think I'll just stick to non-alcoholic beverages.
(Yes, I know that alcoholism is a disease, and I empathise for people who are addicted to it. But at the same time, I cannot stand the way it people put it on a pedestal as "the thing to do." That type of thinking is what breeds ignorance and bad habits in others, and I do not wish to perpetuate it. In other words, I feel it infringes on the lives of decent people.)
I think in the end we can just chalk homelessness up to simple bad luck. Or freak occurrences that can forever change the lives and circumstances of how one lives. It may be safe to say that no one would willingly choose homelessness over having a roof over their heads. But then again, there are some cases who actually prefer to live off of the fat of the land rather than be "complacent" to authority.
Was it an easy transition for them to go from having a home to being without one? I myself, would probably commit suicide before I accepted homelessness as a lifestyle. Am I so feeble that I cannot survive such a way of life? No, but I have been raised to believe that one is nothing / a nobody if they don't have material (like a home) to cling onto. I suppose that is the overall opinion by all of civilization, which is a sad commentary on the mentality of our society, and a shame to anyone with empathy towards their fellow man.
A lot of famous people have been "penniless" at either some point in their lives, or at the end of their lives. Which begs me to ask, "From the eyes of the almighty, is it truly sucha shameful thing to be? When you are in the company / in the same boat of great people past and present?" And do you truly believe that it can never happen to you? Well, maybe if you're royalty, but apart from those few, do you think it impossible? I don't.
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“sucha”—such a?? Or is ‘sucha’ what you wanted it to be?
“Dave Chappelle said it best when he said if a man could live in a cardboard box and get [women], he wouldn’t buy a house. It is a crude, even selfish standpoint, and I believe those who feel that way probably deserve to be homeless. But this standpoint is probably common in more cases than not.”—I agree.
First off, as it’s not the actual screenplay I’d suggest putting it under ‘query letter’, not screenplay. It’s also not laid out as a treatment eaither. You’d need specific headings for that. You’d have to research exactly what kind of writing you want this piece to be.
People are more familiar with ‘climate’ than ‘clime’. Is there reason why you picked one, not the other?
As you’re referring to ‘the grunge look’, I don’t think there’s a need for ‘aesthetically speaking’ at all. We know it’s the look, but perhaps not the smell or attitude… you’d have to be specific.
‘or anything to carry me ’- and nothing to carry me. I think you should keep all your thoughts in the negative in this para.
‘Roting’- rooting? A few other errors that a spell check would pick out.
‘tossed-out ’- hyphenate.
Bit confused by the crossed-out words. Do you want me to read them, or not?
‘or at the end of their lives’- the end is ‘some point’, so ‘or’ is not the right word for this sentence. ’..frequently the end of their lives’ might work.
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