[nfb-talk] Jimmy Kimmel Video--Blind Ref

Tue Jun 18 11:46:07 UTC 2013

This could be a cool opportunity.  I think sometimes there is a delicate 
line between something that is really meant to be funny and something that 
can be taken as offensive.  I think one of the important points to consider 
is that the reason many of us might be angry over something like this is 
that we think it plays upon stereotypes about blind people that we are 
trying to educate the sighted public about.  And I think, whether we like it 
or not, a lot of people see entertainment as a kind of education.  In other 
words, people who don't know better will take this kind of entertainment and 
believe the stereotypes it portrays, which is a setback for us.  On the 
other hand, I have worked with perfectly intelligent people who did not have 
these negative stereotypes about blind people, people who treated me very 
much as an equal, who expected me as a coworker to take responsibilities 
like everyone else on the team, and they wondered when Mr. Magoo presented 
problems for us, what the fuss was about.  And it occurred to me that these 
particular individuals obviously knew better than to use this kind of 
strange entertainment to educate themselves about blind people, they just 
saw this as entertainment, not a means of education.  This causes me to 
wonder if maybe we don't give our sighted friends enough credit for having 
the intelligence to sort out the absurd from reality.  So, after all this, I 
really don't know where I stand regarding this video.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Ray Foret jr
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 10:30 PM
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Jimmy Kimmel Video--Blind Ref

Absurd it may well be:  nevertheless, I maintain that it's an oportunity to 
discuss a serious point.  Let me phrase the question about as bluntly as I 
can.  Do we really believe we are normal or do we not.  IF so, why can we 
not maintain a balance between something which is not funny and deserves our 
attack and something truly funny and laugh at it?  To speak candidly, I sort 
of suspect at times that we have a problem with that.  But, what say the 
group members here?  Oh, one vitally important thing.  Please, no personal 
attacks on this.  I'm not out to attack anyone or to respond to personal 
attacks.  I'd like us to really explore this because I kind of suspect that 
maybe we should.  IF this dies, it dies;  still, what say y'all?

Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind 
built-in!
Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray
Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!

On Jun 17, 2013, at 9:22 PM, "Brian Miller" <brianrmiller88 at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> This piece is intended as a farce; it's making fun of all those
> uber-inspirational  movies.  It's meant to be more absurd than anything
> else.
>
> Apparently all his calls are spot on, which I suppose is meant to be even
> funnier.
>
> The end of the piece is interesting in that someone shouts at him asking 
> if
> he's blind, and he turns around and takes off his glasses in a super 
> smooth
> way and says "As a matter of fact, I am."  His eyes are clear and bright,
> not discolored in some fake blind way.
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Steven Johnson
>> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 7:11 PM
>> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Jimmy Kimmel Video--Blind Ref
>>
>> Actually, the intent was similar to the NFL fill-in refs
>> where they were essentially making horrible calls at a recent
>> NBA playoff game.  Lot's of people jumped on board, and
>> dressed as blind refs for Halloween.  Sometimes, I think that
>> the blind community might be a little super-sensative
>> regarding non-malicious attempts to make people laugh as
>> here, the target was not the blind, but the refs.  For the
>> NFB to respond would really make the NFB appear to be just
>> exactly what I eluded to...super-sensative.  I am not
>> condoning it, but when you are dealing with comedians,
>> anyone, any culture is and can be the intended, or in this
>> case, the untended perceived target.
>>
>>
>>
>> Just my opinion, Steve
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Ray Foret jr
>> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 12:01 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Jimmy Kimmel Video--Blind Ref
>>
>> Even without being able to see the video, I can guess that it
>> is most likely supposed to bill itself as a heart warming
>> story but is anything but.  Past rediculous.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility
>> for the blind built-in!
>> Sincerely,
>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
>> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
>>
>> On Jun 17, 2013, at 8:42 AM, "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone seen the Jimmy Kimmel Video about the blind
>> basketball ref?
>>> It's supposed to be a spoof movie trailer for Will Smith. I
>> don't know
>>> all the things in it, but I did listen to it and it could
>> be seen as
>>> quite degrading to blind people. Has NFB launched any kind of a
>>> protest about this. Here's the link.
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2knpkdjMAsE
>>> Sherri Brun
>>> flmom2006 at gmail.com
>>> Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world.
>>> Integrity is what you do, what you say and how you act when
>> you think
>>> no one is paying attention.
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