[Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind

[Carly Mihalakis]

Yeh! It kina darkens things when people say stuff like "oh, sorry," 
It's like, sorry for what?" You're assuming having eyesight is 
somehow, a more desirable affliction.
Car Jasmine Kotsay wrote:
>It's really sad that people think it's rude to ask certain 
>questions.  It's not like they're asking something SUPER personal, 
>in my opinion.  What sad is that no one wants to talk about 
>differences, so no one is educated about it.  I've had people seay, 
>"I'm sorry!" about my blindness.  I say, "Sorry about what? I 
>wouldn't trade my blindness for anything!! I like being this way!"
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net
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>Date sent: Fri, 17 May 2013 13:22:55 -0700
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind
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>Hi, I am the same way! As part of the teeming masses, driven by a
>plethora of nagging curiosity  and unfettered desire, I am eager to
>answer anything.  Enough mystery surrounds me!
>Car17/2013, dp wrote:
>Yes, I'm the same way.  I hate how people think its rude to ask those
>kinds of questions, it isn't really.  It educates the public about us.
>
>Sent from my iPod
>
>On 17 mai 2013, at 02:10, Jasmine Kotsay <jasmine.kotsay at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>I love answering questions about my blindness.  That's part of
>what makes me want to be a teacher.  I want people to feel that
>it's okay to ask me questions, even about my blindness.  Unless
>someone is rude when they ask, I love answering any questions about
>blindness, about anything, really.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: wogg le4 <woggle4 at gmail.com
>To: blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>, indtlk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Thu, 16 May 2013 23:05:50 +0100
>Subject: [Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind
>
>Hi, I often people ask what is a personal question when they don't
>know one very well.  Why do they feel justified in doing so?
>
>I have no difficulty in discussing the subject but don't always think
>it appropriate in the particular context.
>
>this email was prompted by a girl who remarked that she had wondered
>about this all the time she knew me.
>
>I think she's a bit wierd anyway - it just got me thinking, as I'm
>currently stuck on a train sitting beside this girl, struggling to
>make conversation, which I'm finding particularly difficult - she
>really is an annoying individual.
>
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