[Blindtlk] blindtlk Digest, Vol 83, Issue 17

[Gloria Whipple]

I have had people ask me if I wanted to feel their face. I say to them that
feeling someone's face isn't my thing. I don't like pawing someone anyway!

Gloria Whipple

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ray Foret
Jr
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 11:40
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] blindtlk Digest, Vol 83, Issue 17

I ain't either.  NO way.  After all, we've got enough to  deal with having
the sdtupid stereotype that a blind person feels people's faces to see what
they look like-I can just imagine it now.
	"Hi, nice to meet you." (then he runs his hands all over her face.
Well, enough.


Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind
built-in!
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray
Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!

On May 17, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:

> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----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
> 
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