[Blindtlk] blindtlk Digest, Vol 83, Issue 17

[Mike Freeman]

Er, um, I'm not going to touch that one!

Mike Freeman


On May 17, 2013, at 11:11, Carly Mihala kis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:

> Good morning, Gary,
> 
>        Yes, and by a same tokin, why is it that touching someone's butt or other parts of their  body, is any different from touching say, their nose, or even their hand? I mean, to some this may sound a little outlandish, but I know for me, I don't care where someone wants to touch me. Also, don't people look upon things with their ocular organs fairly indiscriminately? Yet, if you suggest touching the same gnarly bit with their hands, often sighted folk are reviled. Personally, I see no difference. So, what ol' sighty looks upon with his eyes, I wanna see too, but in a way I know how.
> What do others think?
> By the way, I am not uptight about talking about either my cause of blindness or my age, if that's what someone wants to know. The longer things remain a mystery, the more people will feel uneasy and   the result will be our further alienation. for today, Car
>> 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
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>> -----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