[Nfbmo] Blind people are not "funny"

[James Moynihan]

Randy

I could not find this comment about blind people.  What did it say?

Jim Moynihan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy Carmack" <randycarmack at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Blind people are not "funny"


> Gary,
>
> Yay!!!!!!!!  It looks like they took that piece of garbage down.
>
> Thanks to everyone who made negative comments or e-mails.
>
> Thanks,
> Randy Carmack
>
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 8:48 AM, Gary Wunder <gwunder at earthlink.net> 
> wrote:
>> Which video. I get the message that I must be lost and then a number of
>> links appear. What is the name of the precise link?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Randy Carmack
>> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 12:41 PM
>> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Blind people are not "funny"
>>
>> Thanks for the update, I have made the following comment on the video 
>> site
>> and will encourage all of my facebook friends to do the same, "DISLIKE, 
>> This
>> is not a real blind person, it is an actress pretending to be blind.  I 
>> find
>> this to be very distasteful and offensive to all blind people."
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Randy Carmack
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Matt Sievert <matt.sievert at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Below is an email I have sent to "Revision 3" which is an online
>>> content provider.
>>>
>>> They have a "hidden video" of a "blind" lady pouring water all over
>>> the place in public setting, and we watch as fellow diners try to help 
>>> her
>> out.
>>>
>>> I find this content not entertaining and derogatory to blind folks.
>>> Revision 3 is now owned by the Discovery Channel.
>>>
>>> Please take a moment and review the video here and provide your
>>> comment to info at revision3.com
>>> http://revision3.com/classichiddencamera/blind-woman-pours-water-every
>>> where
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank You
>>> Matt Sievert
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Matt Sievert <matt.sievert at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 1:10 PM
>>> Subject: Blind people are not "funny"
>>> To: info at revision3.com
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Revision 3.
>>>
>>> My name is Matthew Sievert.
>>>
>>> I am legally blind, I am a cook, and I work as a computer programmer.
>>>
>>> I have been watching Revision 3/REV3 for a very long time.
>>>
>>> I find your "hidden camera" video with the "blind" women very
>>> offensive in this day and age.
>>>
>>> Blind people are very capable, and even if this is an "old" video your
>>> continued display of it will propagate a stereotype that needs to be
>>> eliminated.
>>>
>>> I am very disappointed in your organization.
>>>
>>> Here is a link to the video.
>>> http://revision3.com/classichiddencamera/blind-woman-pours-water-every
>>> where
>>>
>>> Thank you for your time, and have a good day.
>>>
>>> Matthew Sievert
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