[nabs-l] Do you find this offensive?

[Haben Girma]

Thanks, Jamie.

Jamie Principato wrote:
> Lol, I don't find that offensive at all. I think it was a nice try at
> good-natured... just not very well thought out. I mean, it didn't get as
> much of a giggle out of me as the first two did. I like your response, and I
> think it'll show them that blind people aren't super sensative people that
> everyone has to tiptoe around because every little thing will offend us and
> make us wish we could see. It'll show that we have a sense of humor too.
>
> On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Haben Girma <habnkid at aol.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hello, all. I'm a student at Lewis & Clark College. A member of the
>> Disabled Student Services just contacted me to alert me of a comment in the
>> student newspaper she thought might be offensive. The comment was in a
>> column on the back of the paper titled "You Caught My Eye," which is a
>> series of  comments of the form:
>>
>> You:  Tall glass.
>> Me: wanting to fill you with alcohol.
>> You: Erotic Dancer.
>> Me: Severely unimpressed.
>>
>> The comment thought to be offensive was:
>>
>> You: blind kid.
>> Me: Caught you not looking at me.
>>
>> I'm wondering what you all think of it. The Disabled Student Services
>> office wants to respond to the comment. How do you think they should
>> respond? I personally don't find the comment offensive and might respond
>> like this:
>>
>> You: Sighted kid.
>> Me: Writing secrets in dots you'll never understand.
>>
>> Best,
>> Haben
>>
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