[nabs-l] staring

[Lea williams]

Oh Frandi, you sound like a hoot.


On 11/21/11, frandi.galindo at gmail.com <frandi.galindo at gmail.com> wrote:
> I get stared at as well.  It don't matter if I am on my own, or if I am with
> friends or family.  If you are alone, well, there is nothing you can really
> do, but if you are with others, and they let you know some one is staring,
> just ask where they are at, and look their way and shout something to make
> them feel like a fool.  You shouldn't be afraid to go out, even if some
> asshole tells you to walk in the middle of the street.  Don't let that get
> to you, otherwise you'll end up staying at home.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Icewolf
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 3:06 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] staring
>
> Hello,
> I get stared at all the time when Igo to places like Wal-Mart.  One time
> while Iwas walking up the street to the gas station, it is exactly one
> mile from my front door, I actually had a person tell me I should walk
> in the middle of the street.  It is things like this that make me afraid
> to even walk alone anymore.
> Greg W.
>
> Yesterday is forever gone, tomorrow may never come, today is the day of all
> days.
>
>
> On 11/21/2011 2:03 PM, Joshua Lester wrote:
>> This is another reason why ignorance needs to be dealt with, in
>> sighted communities.
>> I was at a Taco Bell, 30 minutes away from my hometown.
>> There were two boys laughing at me, because of my blindness.
>> My brother got on to them, and they left me alone.
>> It's a shame, that people that don't know any better make fun of us,
>> when there's really nothing wrong with us.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 11/21/11, vejas<brlsurfer at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> I hate staring.
>>> People do it all the time in my community, and I don't even know
>>> that they are doing it.
>>> I have no vision as of recently.  I can't tell when people are
>>> staring at me.  But I know-because my parents sometimes tell me
>>> that in restaurants, people stare at how I eat.
>>> What is more upsetting, though, is why aren't my parents doing
>>> anything about the staring, like telling them to stop? I wonder
>>> do these people even realize they are staring?
>>> Vejas
>>>
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