[nabs-l] An Invitation to participate in a sex knowledge survey

[Mark J. Cadigan]

When I got the email I sent it to the circular file and was kind of hoping 
for it to die a natural death and not be revived by endless chatter.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jorge Paez" <jorgeapaez at mac.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] An Invitation to participate in a sex knowledge survey


> Second that.
>
> I cossion: make sure you're not supporting the weird stereotypes people 
> seem to have when taking this survey.
>
>
> Jorge
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2011, at 5:15 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter wrote:
>
>> I question the reasoning behind this survey.  It is vague as to why they
>> are conducting this survey, and why is it specific to blind students?
>> Why not a study simply on any student?  Blind people do not necessarily
>> view, or have, sex differently than anyone else.
>>
>> It comes across to me as a survey to see how the strange blind people
>> understand and engage in sexual activity.  What is the importance in
>> this survey?  I didn't realize the topic of sex was an issue to blind
>> folk.  And to only offer $10-- usually surveys of this kind offer a more
>> substantial amount.
>>
>> I caution any of you who participate in this survey.  And why the
>> phrase, "severely blind?"  I have always hated that statement-- as
>> though being totally blind is debilitating.  Not to get all political,
>> but reading the vague description of the survey, it seems like they want
>> to observe the blind as though we were wild monkeys.  Just my two cents.
>>
>> Bridgit P
>>
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