I haven't been homeless, I know it's theoretically possible to be fat and homeless and it's certainly possible to be fat and poor.
But let's take the most likely scenario: a woman Anna's size suddenly becomes homeless due to domestic violence or something similar. Even if she stays fat for her entire transitional journey through women's shelters and back on her feet, there's no way she would need Anna-sized clothes after a week. Especially not glittery nonsense. She'd lose weight FAST, and when she's ready to go to job interviews and whatnot, she wouldn't want to be swimming in Anna's ugly blazers.
I
have been homeless, and people like Anna suck. They donate unusable items or even straight up trash and then congratulate themselves for their humanitarian work. Meanwhile, actual crisis services for homeless or at-risk adults without children are practically non-existent, even in liberal areas with a large population of people in need of assistance. If you've ever been in crisis, you probably know what I mean. Even the organizations that advertise their programs for adults can often offer no assistance beyond recommending that you call 211, whereupon you'll be directed back to the organization that told you to call in the first place, and so on until you give up and decide to live in your shitty Honda Accord because at least there you can shoot up without people bothering you about whether you've heard the Good News.
Something that people outside the United States may not understand is that there is a sentiment, stronger in some areas than others, that broad, publicly funded social programs are a bad use of government money, and assistance should instead be provided on the community level by private, religious groups like the Salvation Army or churches. The result is a dearth of funding, and if you're not comfortable asking for help from a church, or if the churches in your area are overwhelmed, there's nothing for you unless you have children.
People like Anna are worse than people who do nothing at all to help the members of their community. When she donates a stupid fondue set, a bunch of dog treat Advent calendars, or a pile of sweaty polyester tarps, she's demonstrating that she doesn't care enough to find out what might actually be needed by the organizations in her area. She further thinks she's entitled to accolades and thanks for her "charity", when she's actually donating shit that literally nobody in a crisis situation could possibly use. From a purely practical standpoint, it sucks to donate useless items to thrift shops, homeless shelters, or domestic violence programs because it just means that someone, probably a volunteer who actually gives a shit, is going to have to take time away from actually doing something useful to sort out and dispose of your trash.
Her followers will never call her out for this, but they should. Ask yourself how you'd feel if you had escaped an abusive relationship with nothing but the clothes you were wearing. You're at the mercy of complete strangers for the most basic needs, from a warm place to sleep to toilet paper to wipe your ass to connections to potential employers. Imagine you're in that situation and then someone gives you a fondue set and expects you to be thankful. It's fucking insulting. Not only did Anna donate a fondue pot, she then made a humblebragging video so that her sycophants could suck her gunt about how caring and charitable she is.
I have a huge problem with anyone who expects poor people to fall all over themselves with gratitude for things that aren't helpful and serve only to make someone else feel good about themselves.
. I don't know why she felt the need to do this but it showcases her size well.
