[BlindTlk] My outburst towards Raymond Foret.

[Danielle Ledet]

Allen, Coming from a woman of color, thank you!

On 3/11/21, Mark Tardif via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I don't think you have anything to apologize for, Alan.  If he can rant the
>
> way he did publicly, well, you take a risk when you stick your neck out in
> such a vicious, Trumpian way.  Sorry, but Raymond earned this chastisement.
>
> Get gone, Raymond, if you feel that way.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Wheeler via BlindTlk
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 8:33 AM
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Alan Wheeler
> Subject: [BlindTlk] My outburst towards Raymond Foret.
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I would like to apologize for my outburst towards Mr. Foret. I admit to
> speaking out of anger. While he is free to believe whatever he believes, I
> see his beliefs as antithetical to the philosophical foundation of the
> federation. Discrimination, whether towards someone who is blind, or who has
>
> a different skin color is inherently wrong. I wonder how people such as Mr.
>
> Foret feel when they are treated by people regarding their blindness in much
>
> the same way black and brown people are treated for the color of their
> skin.
>
> How can they, reasonably, consider one form of bigotry and prejudice wrong,
>
> and another similar one perfectly fine? How do you reconcile these,
> apparently, differing beliefs?
>
> Yes, what Mr. Foret wrote deeply angered me, but it would probably have been
>
> best if I had gone to him privately instead of publicly chastizing him. For
>
> being so public I do apologize, but I do not apologize for my strong beliefs
>
> that all men are created equal, whether black or white, blind or sighted,
> male or female, straight or gay. Whether Mr. Foret likes it or not, that
> equality is what this country was founded on. I can only pray that he, and
> others like him, come to see that the inclusion for the blind they fight for
>
> must, by its nature, include those of color.
>
> Alan Wheeler
>
>
>
> "If you want to practice anything, practice knowing you can do whatever you
>
> set your complete mind to." Victor Wooten "The Music Lesson"
>
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