[nfbwatlk] What do you think about this?

[Kaye Kipp]

Yeah you're right.  It would be a good topic for discussion.  We likely 
couldn't change it though.  I wish we could.

Kaye
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "debby phillips" <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] What do you think about this?


> 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
>
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