[Blindtlk] blindtlk Digest, Vol 83, Issue 17

[Carly Mihalakis]

Again sing it, my brother Mike! Perhaps we all can agree that, if it 
creates no victims, or at least of the unwilling sort, it oughta be 
encouraged, to be breathed of, or even committed.
for today, Car 10:44 AM 5/17/2013, Mike Freeman wrote:
>My personal opinion is that in a perfect society, there ought not be 
>*any* taboo subjects. In an imperfect society, one must decide 
>whether answering a question would cause physical or emotional harm 
>to oneself or others and whether such harm is tolerable.
>
>Mike Freeman
>
>
>On May 17, 2013, at 10:31, "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > I wonder how many of the questions that are taboo really should 
> be. Should I
> > be offended if someone asks my age? As a man the world would say no. If I
> > were a woman, I should be offended by the question and you should be
> > apologetic about asking. Why? If I'm asked how tall I am, I answer. If I'm
> > asked how much I weigh, I hesitate and wonder why they want to 
> know and then
> > decide whether to tell them or fudge on the figure. Why is my weight less a
> > subject for question than my height? Perhaps because I feel 
> guilty about one
> > and think I had no control over the other?
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of wogg le4
> > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 12:23 PM
> > To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] blindtlk Digest, Vol 83, Issue 17
> >
> > It isn't that I am uncomfortable with the topic.
> >
> > For me everything depends on context. As noted this person is not a
> > friend - is not someone I particularly like and dropped the question
> > right out of the blue - and I remain of the veiw that it shows really
> > bad manners.
> >
> > I mean, it is "respectable" to have a bank account - I doubt anyone is
> > traumatized by having one but I trust none of you would dream of
> > asking a stranger their bank balance for example!
> >
> > It is not a question of trauma or embarrassement, it is a question of
> > courticy, a question of some (not by any means all) people not
> > affording the same respect that they would to anyone else about a
> > range of subjects.
> >
> > ps I of course dealt with the question in a way with which I was
> > comfortable - but as I was bored on a train, I thought the question
> > worth raising.
> >
>
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