[stylist] question

[Judith Bron]

Why do we have to copy social movements that are made up of eighty percent 
common sense?  Why can't we just keep on living to the best of our 
abilities?  Why can't we set goals, attain them and live our lives in ways 
that are comfortable for us without  placating some political or social 
movement?  Why does blindness or any other disability have to be classified 
and recognized as an "ism" in order to recognize the fact that those 
afflicted with a particular disability are equal to any other disability? 
Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [stylist] question


Unfortunately, "blindism" usually refers to mannerisms shown by some blind
people whose parents didn't stop their children from doing it early on, such 
as
rocking, and digging fingers into blind eyes.
So that one is out.
Lori
In a message dated 3/24/09 1:50:56 AM, johnlee at clarktouch.com writes:


>
> I mean, what would the civil rights movement have been like if there was 
> no
> word for racism? What would be the feminist movement be without the word
> sexism? What would the Deaf Pride movement be without the word audism?
>
>




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