Sep 06, 2005 11:39
I'll be Nina Simone:
defecating on your microphone.
Today, I'm taking in three refugees. Of course, there's a mini-uproar about that nomenclature: the refugees saying that they don't want to be called refugees. But they are seeking refuge, which is sorta the definition. So I'm taking in refugees, damnit.
Three girls, all from NOLA. They got out before the storm hit but now they're out of jobs and wandering TX in a daze of What Do We Do Now? I know one of them--my first girlfriend from the 5th grade--but the other two are strangers. Lesbian strangers at that!
Do you get good karma points for housing refugees who you already knew? Or do they have to be poor and/or of a minority group to count?