[nabs-l] Do you find this offensive?

[Robert Spangler]

I don't think they should do anything about it.  Laugh it off and move 
on.  If we continue to get angry over comments like this discrimination 
will never go away.  It's the same with racist comments; until we can 
all get over certain words and language, there will always be problems. 
  I always laugh whenever I hear something that is a joke against a 
particular group--even blind.  I might be in the minority on this one, 
however.  :P

Haben Girma 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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-- 
Robert Spangler
The University of Toledo
Student Senate - Recording Secretary
Ohio Association of Blind Students - President