[Blindtlk] Extremely! and I do mean, ex, tremely! offended by a comment on NFB Talk!

[Ray Foret Jr]

In response, though I am not Dave, I would have to agree.  In the spirit of the original question, no, I don't see in my dreams.  When I dream, I actually seem as if I am living the dream.  For example, if I dream I am walking barefooted in the shells or gravel of my former driveway back at the old house, I can actually feel it beneath me.  I think any reasonable question should be welcome here.  For example, back a couple of years ago, I posed the question as to going barefooted outside in the summer.  Some did not answer because they doubted I was serious.  I asked the question because it was brought to my attention that some were saying that blind people should not go barefooted ever at all and that any of us who did so were stupid.  I myself do:  but, that's just me.  Anyhow, we all have different lives:  and, there is NO, SUCH, THING, AS, A, MODEL, BLIND, PERSON.  No matter who says what to the contrary.  So, y'all, can we like seriously cut the personal attack bit and respect one another?


Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray

Still a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user!

Sent from my Mac,
the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in

> On May 21, 2015, at 10:58 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> David, I hate putting you in this position, but if this isn't dealt with accordingly, I'll be leaving the list for good!
> 
> Did you see Dianne's message in response to mine?  I asked a very very simple question.  OK, the second part of it was very very very! far stretched, I'll admit, but on earth, being I've all my life had a little vision, it's something I don't know how to relate to, and figured I would ask.  So again, when totally blind with no vision at all, I ask, do you see in your dreams?  Dianne wrote back and all she says is, Get a life?  Excuse me?  Yet another reason I don't post to the list.  I found that incredibly! disrespectful, when I was asking a very sincere genuine question.
> 
> Again, I don't mean to put you in a tough situation, but please! please! will you send an admin message letting people know that on this list, it is asked for all to be respectful of one another as a gentle reminder?  Frankly, if I was a mod of a list, and I got a report of that type message, and I saw it go through, that party would be on moderated status quicker than you can say lickity split!
> 
> I'm honestly speechless, not to mention utterly appalled!
> 
> Chris.
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