[blparent] This American Life and positive images of

[David Andrews]

She is now gone.  Sorry I didn't catch sooner -- but then I was 
watching my kids!

Dave

At 05:31 PM 5/20/2012, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Debbie, surely you could have just sent one post to the list asking 
>to be removed, or maybe contacted the moderators for such a 
>request?  22 messages on different subjects is a bit excessive don't 
>you think?  In any case, the unsubscription info, if you'd done a 
>little reading instead of just fired off a bunch of unnecessary 
>emails that waste people's time and bandwidth is at the bottom of 
>every post you have received from the list.  If you'd had problems, 
>as you obviously do, the moderator and owner info is also there. Please use it!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tammy
>
>-----Original Message----- From: debbie grace
>Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 3:13 PM
>To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: [blparent] This American Life and positive images of
>
>Please take me off your mailing list.
>Thank You
>Debbie Grace
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
>Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 12:12 PM
>To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [blparent] This American Life and positive images of
>
>Okay, this is just stupid, sorry. It doesn't take a rocket scientist, or
>sighted person, to find their way around a hotel room. I see no reason why
>it would be a problem to contact anyone about the ridiculousness of this
>portrayal. Mr. Knighton sounds like an ignorant baffoon who didn't believe
>it necessary to actually learn things instead of bumbling his way through
>life as portrayed by the controversial cartoon Mr. Magoo.
>It's not even a matter of training or differing philosophies; to not be able
>to find your way around a hotel room is just plain stupidity. And what
>representation of blindness, and really humanity, is portrayed by this guy?
>I am totally blind and have never, never struggled with the "things" Mr.
>Knighton says he did. It has nothing to do with blindness and everything to
>do with a perception amplified by a bumbling idiot who probably has no place
>speaking for parents or blind people.
>
>Sincerely,
>Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>Read my blog at:
>http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
>"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>
>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 11:18:22 -0700
>From: Lisamaria Martinez <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
>To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: [blparent] This American Life and positive images of
>blindness and blind parenting in the media
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>I'm forwarding this email from a friend of mine who posted to the NfBC
>listserv. I thought it relevant to blind parenting. I believe, too, we had a
>discussion about this a few months ago although I have to admit I didn't
>read the thread.
>
>LM
>
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
>Hello.  Last Thursday, my partner and I went to see the 2012 edition
>of This American Life in theaters, to be rebroadcast on Tuesday May 15, 2012
>in a theater near you.  The show begins with a story from Ryan
>Knighton, a blind Canadian author, relating how he got lost in his
>hotel
>room and was unable to find the telephone and so was unable to call his
>wife.  After this 10 minute introduction, the show begins and Knighton
>appears live in the New York theater, where he relates another story about
>how he became afraid that he and his daughter were going to be eaten by a
>bear only to discover that his daughter was upset because she dropped her
>teddy bear.
>I am concerned that this portrayal of blind folks in the media
>grossly misrepresents our capabilities and reinforces stereotypical images
>about how well we are able to travel in the world, and, more importantly,
>care for and raise our children safely and responsibly.
>I am thinking of writing a letter to the folks at This American
>Life, but before I do, I'd like other NFB members  to see this show and
>provide feedback as to whether you think I'm off the mark by feeling
>concerned by this piece of popular media.  As an organization of the Blind,
>I feel it is important for us to be fair, balanced and reasonable in our
>descriptions of issues we have with images of blind people in the Media.  In
>other words, I do not want to come off as a person who has no tolerance for
>views of other blind folks that doesn't match my own, and I want to try and
>explain, in a reasonable manner, why it is that these descriptions of
>blindness in daily life are harmful and detramental to the success of blind
>folks around the nation.  I encourage you to go see the show on Tuesday the
>15th of May and let me know if you agree that these portrayals of blindness
>are of concern. The experiences Ryan relates about his life may be entirely
>reasonable for him, but I think it is important for the folks at This
>American Life to understand that these experiences are not representative
>of blind people everywhere.  I do not have children of my own, but I know
>many blind people who do, and they have raised them safely with dignity and
>success. Yes, humorous things happen to blind people and humorous things
>happen to people with children, but in my view, the stories he relates, and
>the manner in which he relates them do not express the idea that blind
>people can, and do, successfully raise children on their own every day.
>If you see this show, and disagree with my concerns, please let me
>know so I may understand how it is that I have totally misunderstood the
>messages these segments convey.  Feel free to write me and let me know your
>thoughts.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Brian Buhrow