[nfb-talk] [Bulk] Re: Blindness and Sexuality

John G. Heim jheim at math.wisc.edu
Tue Apr 7 17:17:16 UTC 2009


I hope you don't mean me.  I didn't write it. I had nothing to do with it 
except that I said that it's an April Fool's joke. I guess I don't really 
know that for sure though.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wm. Ritchhart" <william.ritchhart at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [Bulk] Re: Blindness and Sexuality


> The original poster made a second post on April 2nd saying it was a
> joke.
>
>
> THANKS, William
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Alicia Richards
> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 4:53 PM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [nfb-talk] Blindness and Sexuality
>
> Hi, all.  Dave, I am curious how you learned it was an April Fools joke.
> Do
> tell.  I had wondered that, but wasn't sure.
>
> However, even if this particular email is a joke, it has the unfortunate
>
> ring of truth.  I've talked to various sighted people, and many actually
> do
> have the misconceptions that the email talks about. I've been asked
> questions like the ones described in the email, and actually had female
> friends tell me that they wish they could be with a blind man, because
> they
> think he'd make a better partner.
>
> To the person who felt this topic shouldn't be discussed on this list, I
>
> disagree.  Yes, it's a sensitive subject, but it is part of human
> nature,
> and it's not like the blind are asexual. Smile
>
> Alicia
>
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