[Blindtlk] Ultra Embarrassing

Fri May 27 17:56:21 UTC 2011

Diane,
  maybe it's just my personality, but I would  probably feel as you
do, but  shake it off and  say " sighted folks do it too, so it's just
as normal"  I really can't change  someone's thought process if they
chalk my mistakes up to  something blindness related.
 *hug* it happends, and it's  all good!
  Best,
  Darian

On 5/27/11, Graves, Diane <dgraves at icrc.in.gov> wrote:
> Hi Cindy,
>
> My daughter was pretty appalled. Pretty funny. Apparently she didn't realize
> it either until we got here. My understanding is that--someone correct me if
> I'm wrong--magenta is a really bright pink.  Ever since I began learning
> about color combinations years ago, I have always been told that pink and
> red were a definite "no no." Having never seen the visual contrast myself, I
> can't explain the effect of the clash, but have taken this cue from numerous
> fashion advisors over the years.
>
> It's just like the prohibition against wearing stripes and polka dots
> together. I don't really understand why this is frowned on, but I know it is
> something that is not visually acceptable.
> Diane Graves
> Civil Rights Specialist
> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
> 317-232-2647
>
> "It is service that measures success."
> George Washington Carver
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cindy Handel
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 1:17 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Ultra Embarrassing
>
> Diane,
>
> I don't really know what shade magenta is.  But, I don't think pink and red
> would be a huge problem.  They're in the same family.  What did your
> daughter say about it?
>
> Cindy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marsha Drenth" <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Ultra Embarrassing
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>
> Diane,
>
> I have done the same thing. My most embarrassing one was I wore two shoes
> that were different. It was summer and I was in a hurry. It was very
> embarrassing because I was off to my new MIL's. By the time I noticed, it
> was too late to go back home.
>
> I do think the sad fact is though that sighted people do the same thing. We
> just can't see their faults. But you are right, most people will chalk it up
> to that we are blind and didn't know any different.
>
> Marsha
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Graves, Diane
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 8:38 AM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Ultra Embarrassing
>
>
> [cid:image002.gif at 01CC1C46.E39BF8C0]
> Good Morning All,
>
> Just needing to vent, and thought I would share a little frustration at an
> embarrassing incident which has me feeling very small this morning, and my
> amazement at the fact that it happened just one day after my post about the
> importance of visual appearance.  I got up this morning, still feeling
> sleepy and dressing hurriedly. It is "casual day" here today, so I decided
> on some comfortable red pants and a black shirt. I jumped in the car with my
> daughter and headed downtown to work.
>
> Just as I was preparing to get out of the car, I realized that instead of my
> black shirt, I had grabbed a majenta pink shirt. The shirts are very
> similar, so if one isn't paying close attention, it is easy to confuse them
> tactually. So, now I am wearing red and majenta. I am frustrated not only
> because of the obvious cause for embarrassment due to the mismatched
> clothing, but at the fact that most of the sighted who don't know me well
> will likely chalk it up to my blindness. Thus, its relevance to the list.
> It could, conceivably, have happened to anyone who was sleepy, in a hurry,
> and didn't stop to take that last glance in the mirror. But, because I am
> blind, that will automatically be the reason in the minds of most.
>
> I am going to need to stay in my office all day. Thankfully it is in the
> back, and there isn't a lot of traffice  in the area. I have a blue sweater
> that I am trying to keep wrapped tightly around me to cover up my crazy
> mistake.  I almost turned around and went back home. I cannot believe I did
> this.
>
> Diane Graves
> Civil Rights Specialist
> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
> 317-232-2647
>
> "It is service that measures success."
> George Washington Carver
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