[Blindvet-talk] Comments Needed for Blindness Review in O: theOprah Magaz...

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>From what I've read and heard, it seems that the movie "Blindness"  addresses 
a human nature issue rather than demeaning blind individuals.   Anything 
'catastrophic' that occurs (large scale) will undoubtedly 'turn'  relatively 
decent people into raving maniacs.  For instance, if 90% of  a town's people lost 
an arm or a leg, we would 'see' the same uncivilized  reaction as depicted in 
the movie "Blindness".  While I am not all too  certain that this movie 
belittles or castes a negative impact on blind  people in general, I did hand-out 
educational flyers at a local Sacramento  theater addressing the positive 
contributions that blind  and vision-impaired  people do make to our society.  I am  
not so 'thin-skinned' that I cannot accept some ridicule or criticism; after  
all, as a Black American, I have lived with this for the past 62 years!   
However, having said that, if the 'powers-to-be' truly believe that this  movie 
has the potential to be devastating to the goals NFB and its members, then  I 
will support that position.
Lonnie DeWitt    
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