[nabs-l] Cuts in line

T. Joseph Carter carter.tjoseph at gmail.com
Sun May 17 06:29:01 UTC 2009


Serena, I'd have taken the sighted guide if it would be useful, or 
not if it wasn't.  I don't let it be about pride.

Joseph

On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 10:58:20PM -0400, Serena wrote:
> Joseph
>
> Sometimes, it can be about pride.  When I was in college, strangers  
> sometimes offered me sighted guide, without my asking for it.  I was  
> occasionally tempted to accept their offer if I really wasn't feeling 
> great on a particular day, so didn't really feel like fighting the nasty 
> blindness battle.  To inspire myself to fight the battle and decline the 
> assistance, I remembered how I needed to be a role model to my fellow 
> blind students on campus.  I didn't dare let them or their acquaintances 
> see me using sighted guide!
>
> Serena
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Joseph Carter" 
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>
>> It's not about vanity or pride.  It's about discrimination.  Just 
>> because they discriminate in your favor for a chance doesn't mean 
>> they're not discriminating.  I want equal treatment.  No more and no 
>> less.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>>
>> On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 12:53:42PM -0700, Jim Reed wrote:
>>> David, I grew up in Chicago, and I have gone to Six Flags Great 
>>> America many times. I will tell you to get the disability pass if you 
>>> can. The reason? Many of the lines for the more popular rides often 
>>> top two hours of wait time for what amounts to a one-miniute ride.
>>>
>>> But hey, if you want to spend two hours waiting in line because you 
>>> are too proud or too vain to accept a disability pass, go for it, and 
>>> have fun in line. Personally, I'd rather ride the rides. Jim
>>> __________________________________________________________----
>>> Arielle, I agree with what you said. In the cases of cutting lines,
>>> it is especially difficult to refuse if you have sighted peers along
>>> with you who want to take advantage of that little perk. I will be
>>> going to a Six Flags this summer with the All State Lions Band, and I
>>> will probably be asked to accept either some sort of disability card,
>>> or a place in the very front of the line. I won't accept, because I
>>> don't feel I need either of those things, but I may feel pressure to do
>>> so. Has anyone had that sort of experience before?
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> Homer Simpson's brain: "Use reverse psychology." Homer: "Oh, that 
>>> sounds too complicated." Homer's brain: "Okay, don't use reverse 
>>> psychology."
>>> Homer: "Okay, I will!"
>>>
>>>
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