[nfbwatlk] What do you think about this?

[debby phillips]

Hi Kaye, well, that's an interesting question.  The use of blind 
as a metaphor has been used for centuries.  Even in Scripture it 
is used that way, Jesus making the comment that the Pharisees 
were like blind guides.  There are other metaphors too that have 
been used for centuries.  People refer to depression sometimes 
like they're falling in to a hole.  I don't know if we will ever 
rid our speech of such metaphors.  But I object to the particular 
metaphor used in that article because it assumes that those with 
one eye are the best of the worst.  This whole use of blind as 
metaphor is interesting-sometimes I've seen it in a book or story 
and I totally got the concept they were discussing but sometimes 
it's used in such a negative manner.  I don't quite know how we 
separate this out from how we or others feel about blindness, or 
blind people in particular.  (Sounds like a great discussion over 
a meal and something good to drink.  (Smile).   Peace,    Debby