[nfbwatlk] The Blindness Movie

[Jedi]

Lisa,

I whole-heartedly agree with Bob. We certainly don't have to rehash the 
validity of the NFB protest except as a matter of philosophical 
history. but I certainly think that discussing public attitudes on 
blindness is extremely important. These discussions might seem like old 
news to those of us who have been around a while, but these discussions 
also might provide support to newcomers, reminders to old timers, and 
maybe even solidify NFB philosophy in the minds of those who are 
interested in learning more about our attitude on blindness and 
strengthening their own personal attitude. This is just my opinion 
only, but if we're willing to discuss baseball, we should definitely 
make room for those who want to discuss blindness philosophy. It seems 
to me that an academic review of "Blindness" might actually be halpful. 
I have show the movie in the course I'm teaching and got some 
interesting results. I know my sighted students learned a lot about 
public attitudes from having watched the film and through good 
discussion. Therefore, I'm very interested in any questions that may 
arise from Lisa's discussion of the film. Again, just my opinion.

Original message:

> Hi Lisa,

> Your thoughts, about the movie,  would be interesting. Although  the list
> has discussed this before, there may be some new people on our  list serve
> who are either not aware of it or have not shared their thoughts about the
> topic. I'd encourage them to join the discussion. Sometimes there is value
> in going back to a topic after the dust stormhas settled,  like this movie
> created.

> Hope you are doing well.

> Bob Sellers




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> Hello:

> I obtained a copy of the movie Blindess in audio described format. I
> listened to a few minutes of it and had to turn it off. It is very hard to
> listen to. I am appalled at what little I heard. I am going to listen to the

> movie again and post my observations on the list at a later date. I am
> really
> going to try and  analyze the movie objectively. That's not going to be
> easy.

> I hope everyone is safe and healthy out there. Take care and stay safe.

> Lisa Owen

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Jedi

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