[nagdu] Political Correctness ?? and rudness

cheryl echevarria cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 30 15:57:39 UTC 2012


Tami:
That's exactly what I say, blind, that is what I am.
I also educate, that not all people see total blackness either.
Take care.

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> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:36:25 -0700
> From: tamara.8024 at comcast.net
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Political Correctness ?? and rudness
> 
> Nat,
> 
> That's how I explain my residual vision when people notice I seem to 
> have some. /lol/ I can see just enough to get in trouble. That is sadly 
> true. /grin/ But I refer to myself as blind because that's what I am. It 
> shortens things up. When people are fumbling around for the PC/sensitive 
> term, I just toss out blind so we can all get it out of the way and move on.
> 
> I try to respect the preferences of others in their terminology about 
> themselves, which can sometimes get confusing. /lol/ Then again, this 
> does encourage me to steer conversations with people whom I know have 
> strong feelings on the matter into any subject but vision loss. /lol/
> 
> When people come up with a PC term for me, I just smile and let it pass 
> and continue to use "blind" and "blindness" in my half of the dialog. 
> Most people seem to manage to deal with that; if they sound befuddled 
> about it, I try to help them through the trauma of using the "b" word. 
> /grin/
> 
> Tami
> 
> On 03/27/2012 04:25 PM, Natalie wrote:
> > Hi Mardi,
> > Even though I have just a little vision, enough to get me into trouble
> > but not enough to get me out, lol, I tell people I'm visually impaired.
> > Though sometimes I say I'm blind. I have no problems with people
> > referring to me as a blind person, if they don't know me. Otherwise, I'm
> > a person who is blind, or my name. As far as questions about your
> > partner, maybe you can say he's a multi-purpose assistance dog, and
> > there are times when it is medically necessary for you to use a
> > wheelchair, and he guides you. That would keep things parsimonious
> > enough that there are not a lot of unnecessary or untimely questions.
> > Hope this helps.
> > Best,
> > Nat and Liam Joshua
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mardi Hadfield"
> > <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
> > To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 11:31 PM
> > Subject: [nagdu] Political Correctness ?? and rudness
> >
> >
> >> I have a political correctness question. I have been referring to my self
> >> as legally blind. I don't call my self blind, as I feel that might
> >> mislead
> >> other people into thinking that I am totally blind.I do have some
> >> sight,though it is diminishing.I am also deaf in one ear.I don't refer to
> >> my self as Deafblind as I can still hear. I just can't tell where that
> >> sound is coming from.As a matter of fact, I seldom even mention that I
> >> have
> >> a hearing problem.I have mentioned it on this list due to some of the
> >> threds that have been discussed here. Is it the right thing to call my
> >> self
> >> a legally blind person? If not, what should I say to people.I often get
> >> asked if my dog is a wheelchair dog or a guide dog.They ask me, why do I
> >> need a guide dog if I am using a wheelchair. I guess they think that only
> >> people that can walk become blind?I actually dread talking about this
> >> as I
> >> end up explaining all about how I have spinal stenosis and that is why I
> >> use a wheelchair and then how I was affected by brain damage and then
> >> affected by macular degeneration, and that is why I am legally blind.
> >> Then
> >> I have to explain legal blindness. I am a very private person and hate
> >> answering all these questions. But some how they always ask.Some times I
> >> just don't answer and then people think I am rude. All this while they
> >> are
> >> usually petting my dog. How do others on this list handle this situation?
> >> Mardi and Shaman and Tipton,future GDIT.
> >>
> >> --
> >> http://wolfsinger-lakota.blogspot.com/
> >> http://wolfsinger2-thegoldendragon.blogspot.com
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