[Blindtlk] blindtlk Digest, Vol 83, Issue 17

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, Mike,

Not gonna touch that one? Are you blind, or NOT???
CarAt 11:30 AM 5/17/2013, Mike Freeman 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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