[Journalists] descrimination against voices?

[Aziza]

In my research project I am supposed to proove or disproove a hypothesis by 
writing how I would conduct an experiment. But, I do have to have two 
sources. It's really the only thing that is keeping me from completing the 
assignment.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Buhrow" <buhrow at lothlorien.nfbcal.org>
To: "Blind Professional Journalists List" <journalists at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Journalists] descrimination against voices?


> Hello.  Knowing nothing about this topic, I'll jump right in with my 2
> cents, for what they're worth.
> I think you'll find that blind people are as discriminatory, on
> average, as their sighted counterparts.  That is, some will discriminate,
> while others will not.  The particular discriminatory habits of a
> blind individual will depend mor on who their peers are and what their
> peers think of discrimination, rather than them being particularly
> discriminatory or non-discriminatory when compared with their sighted
> peers.
> I might be mistaken, I apologize if I am, but I think the question
> you're trying to ask, is: if a blind person does discriminate on racial
> lines, or socio-economic lines,  do they use voice cues to perform that
> discriminatory step, much as sighted folks use body type, skin color and
> dressing habits to do the same?  I think the answer is, yes, but I don't
> have any sources to back this up.  I should note, however, that the blind
> aren't  the only folks to discriminate based on voice cues.  Many sighted
> folks size others up based on the way those others speak.  There's a 
> reason
> folks talk  about "radio voices" and it has nothing to do with blindness 
> at
> all.
> So, there you have it, my 2 cents! :)
> -Brian
> On Oct 25,  8:41pm, "Aziza" wrote:
> } Subject: [Journalists] descrimination against voices?
> } Hi everyone,
> } I was wondering if anyone wouldhappen to have any suggestions of book 
> that
> } would have any information on the possibility that blind people are
> } descriminative against voices. I'm writing a research project, and my
> } question is, are blind people descriminative against voices much in the 
> same
> } way that sighted people can be descriminative against looks. I need to 
> find
> } two books that can shed light on this matter. I need to summarize 3 
> points
> } from each book in my project.
> } Thanks guys.
> } Aziza
> }
> }
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