Tournament: TFA State | Round: 2 | Opponent: Flower Mound LA | Judge: yep

Contention 1

The first step to ending homelessness comes from recognizing that the current socially constructed homeless identity is flawed.

Lindsey McCarthy, 20'13, "Homelessness and identity: a critical review of the literature and theory", PhD Research Student, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University
The projected image of homelessness matters because it can have implications for who is seen
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within but the performance of a set of behaviours externally imposed and performed.  

The homeless identity is falsely constructed for them, but this can be contested at the individual level.

Lindsey McCarthy, 20'13, "Homelessness and identity: a critical review of the literature and theory", PhD Research Student, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University
Parsell (2008) argues that uncritical construction of people with a 'homeless identity' runs
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to the potential for negotiation of the 'homeless identity' by people experiencing homelessness.

The general public views homeless people as out of place and constantly tries to make them invisible.

Andrew F. Smith, November 17, 20'13, "In Defense of Homelessness", J Value Inquiry, Department of English and Philosophy, Drexel University, Philadelphia,
The homeless are regularly assumed to be mentally ill, of poor character, dangerous
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nothing must be done that would encourage the homeless to remain homeless.''12

Institutional responses to homeless exacerbate their hardships.

Andrew F. Smith, November 17, 20'13, "In Defense of Homelessness", J Value Inquiry, Department of English and Philosophy, Drexel University, Philadelphia,
It is impossible to deny that many homeless people experience genuine hardships on the streets
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street life becomes especially precarious or weather conditions too difficult to bear.27

Contention 2

My advocacy is that homelessness should be embraced as a valid way of life for those who seek it.

Smith (Andrew F. Smith. "In Defense of Homelessness" Journal of Value Inquiry. Published online: November 17, 2013 — KW)
"The defense of homelessness that I have offered lays out an alternative vision for
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. Both the homeless and the housed stand to benefit from doing so."

Analytic.

Socio-economic organizations found in tent cities can help the housed walk away from structures that perpetuate social dysfunction.

Smith (Andrew F. Smith. "In Defense of Homelessness" Journal of Value Inquiry. Published online: November 17, 2013 — KW)
"It should go without saying that tent cities are not suitable for everybody.
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the powerful forces that defend them. Instead, they can walk away."