[nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hi,
Well, while I cannot identify someone by touching their face,
it does tell me some features of them. I think some of you may touched 
familiar faces, and may not admit it.

I have engaged a few faces of close family and friends, with permission.
Whether they have zits, the condition of their skin, whether its oily or 
dry, and thicknesses of beards can be discerned by touch.

Sometimes my brothers have tried to tickle me with their beards or 
sideburns. <grin>.

Anyway, seriously, I don't know where that myth got started. We identify 
people primarily via voice.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 9:17 PM
To: Marissa Tejeda
Cc: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?

I am no artist (at least in the graphical sense of the term,) but just for 
identification I would never feel someone's face. I find no utility in that. 
However, I can only speak for myself.

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 8, 2014, at 7:43 PM, Marissa Tejeda <marissat789 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> True, but what I mean is, just in gEneral, would a blind person just feel 
> a fe.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jedi Moerke via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> To: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>,National Association of Blind 
> Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 18:25:32 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?
>
> There might be some utility and feeling someone's face if you were an 
> artist and they were your subject.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 8, 2014, at 8:14 AM, Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
> I believe the concept got its start in Hollywood, though I'm not sure in 
> which movie a blind character first did it.
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 8, 2014, at 9:10 AM, Marissa Tejeda <marissat789 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Same here.  But where did it even come from?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> To: Marissa Tejeda <marissat789 at gmail.com>,National Association of Blind 
> Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 08:45:32 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?
>
> It's a myth.  I have never felt someone's face nor have I known any blind 
> person who has, although sighted people have on occasion invited me to 
> feel their face if I needed to.  I don't know how it would help, but 
> something in the idea of feeling the face of a stranger creeps me out. 
> (Smile)
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 8, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Marissa Tejeda via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> So, for a long time I've been want to know this, but never got around to 
> asking.  I, personally, don't feel faces to know what people look like. 
> Do people really feel faces? How can it give someone a picture if they 
> feel the face? Is this just a movie and a myth, or reality and true?
>
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