[Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind

[Mike Freeman]

They probably believe that if they didn't mention blindness, you could
forget -- if only for a nanosecond -- that you are subject to that horrible,
regrettable, pitiable thing called blindness.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jasmine
Kotsay
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 4:09 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind

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
To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>,Blind Talk 
Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 17 May 2013 13:22:55 -0700
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] People How Asking How one Became Blind

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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