[stylist] question

Tue Mar 24 23:42:06 UTC 2009

Isn't discrimination word enough? Doesn't matter who its against, its still
discrimination, and that is universally wrong.  
We should be focusing on correcting the ignorant misconceptions which lead
to the discrimination, not trying to name it. 

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Barbara:

Exactly.  Most of them don't know what they're doing.  And it's not THEM
that needs a name, but what they may be doing, whether or not with good
intentions.  And when we tell them, Hey, that's discrimination, we're giving
them the opportunity to learn a bit and to change so they no longer do it.

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From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:57 PM
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I've wondered the same thing.  It's not a war we're fighting.  And yet if
the "enemy" needs a name, it's called sighted.  Now the whole group of
sighted folk are not the "enemy" but most could easily be convinced to be. 
Somewhere a vary significant person once said, as his life was ebbing,
"forgive them for they know not what they do."  Most folks are ignorant and
that leads them to be prejudice.
All we can do is keep teaching.  Did you learn more from being taught or
being fought?  One of my sons has a supported community living worker.  This

is a person who comes into your home and teaches your child how to do any
number of skills.  She sometimes takes him out in the community--she does
this with older clients to work on money management and such.  We went to a
swimming pool that is at a home for handicapped children.  She was very
surprised at the way those people who worked with handicapped children all
the time treated me.  You know, looked at her for names and expected her to
pay.
Did I get mad?  I just informed this young lady about how the sighted world
treats blind people sometimes.  She was shocked.  She has a Down's cousin so

for as long as she can remember she's been exposed to someone not quite like

everyone else.  I really think that's the important thing.  If people grow
up around people who are different, they are more open to accepting all
kinds of differentness.  Sometimes the reverse is true because like John
said, we all have minds.  It is amazing how that thing works--and also how
it doesn't.
Barbara

If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom
you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.

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From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:13 AM
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> 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
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>
>
> 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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