Is this exploitation or genuine concern? 37 year old homeless man Tim Edwards has roamed the streets of Houston for the past five years.
Sean Dolan and his father Kevin saw an opportunity, and 'hired' Tim to be a part of their new website Pimp This Bum, soliciting donations for him. People can donate everything from food to a college education, and Tim receives $100 a day from the Dolans.
According to the Dolans, all proceeds from the website go directly to Tim. So why are they doing this?
Sean Dolan and his father Kevin saw an opportunity, and 'hired' Tim to be a part of their new website Pimp This Bum, soliciting donations for him. People can donate everything from food to a college education, and Tim receives $100 a day from the Dolans.
According to the Dolans, all proceeds from the website go directly to Tim. So why are they doing this?
Their theory is if they can make Edwards popular, they can make anything or anyone popular, a bankable skill to attract big businesses.
"Take a homeless guy on the side of the street that has a sign, 'I should have used Monster.com,' and Monster. com just turned (someone) into a walking billboard," Sean Dolan said.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/18738534/detail.html#- - via ascendgence
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Geekazoid.
If I ever saw this where I live I would immediately boycott whatever business was vile enough to do such a thing.
It doesn't matter if they get paid or not, it's a matter of respect to these homeless individuals (sure I understand there is a point where you stomach growling takes precedence over your pride, but that is their choice). So what if they have $100 dollars a day, they still don't have a roof over their heads or a clean change of clothes.