[il-talk] saramago

[Edwin Rodriguez]

Vary well said.
It is so reassuring to know the the coming generation of NFB members will be 
in the hands of person like Areceli.
You go girl!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Araceli Avina" <shortattit7 at aim.com>
To: <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] saramago


>I apologize, but I fail to understand why the Movie "Blindness" is so 
>"cool" when it clearly portrays us blind people as useless, helpless, and 
>worthless, even to do the littlest things.  I love reading and this is not 
>even a book I desire to read it makes me so sick just from all the 
>descriptions.  You just said some very offensive words to a lot of us on 
>this list.  I agree with those who say you don't need to be on this list 
>with those kinds of thoughts in your mind.  This list has a lot of people 
>of various ethnic groups and various religions and beliefs.  Other people 
>on here are Muslims and thankfully they don't harbor the same closeminded 
>opinions you do.  As for saying the NFB is a stupid organization, I 
>personally resent this, and I'm sure that others do as well.  The reason 
>why I personally resent your statement is because, were it not for the NFB, 
>i would not have the friends i do now and my self-esteem would probably be 
>scraping the floor.  I have never believed that being part of the NFB keeps 
>you from being your own person.  If you think that belonging to this 
>organization is keeping from being your own person, maybe you should resign 
>as an nfb member.  I am tired of people claming that they are independent 
>thinkers and that the nfb keeps them from being themselves.    You have 
>also, i believe, offended some very close friends of mine who have 
>dedicated their lives and times to this "stupid organization" as you call 
>it, and i don't take that lightly.  No one is going to tell me that I don't 
>think for myself just because I belong to an organization that gets things 
>done.  And weren't you the one who said earlier in these posts that you had 
>an NFB long white cane?  Did you get that cane on your own because of your 
>supposed devotion to the nfb, or did the nfb "make you think on their terms 
>and make" you get it?  I am dying of curiosity to find this out.  Anyway, 
>it's not worth going on a rant because of people like you saying ignorant 
>things.  I just felt that I had to say something.  I don't often write to 
>these lists, but this was very disturbing.  All I've got to say is thanks 
>to my friends in the NFB who have really helped me out this past year.  I 
>have been a proud member since February of 2008.  You guys all know who you 
>are and I thank you for your support, the push in the right direction, and 
>the sternness when i've needed it.
> Araceli Avina, Secretary
> Illinois Association of Blind Students
> ISVI Advisory Council Member
>
> Sox win!!!!!!!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert A. Hansen <roberthansen1970 at gmail.com>
> To: IL-Talk Mailing List <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 3:10 pm
> Subject: [il-talk] saramago
>
> Blindness is a cool movie.  NFB is a stupid organization
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> I am an independent thinker
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> I like the movie and book Blindness
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> NFB people are a bunch of fucking idiots and I don't want to talk to
> people that do not rear   You people need to wak the hell up and
> READ!!!!!!!    Blind people are dumb and a bunch of morons.   That pig
> at the top could tell you that you have bad teeth and how wonderful it
> it is because you can go blind from it all.   People in the NFB don't
> think.    Thank Allah, I am a Muslim.    Screw the NFB
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> signed
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> Mr.  Dude
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