[stylist] question about philosophy

[Joe Orozco]

Priscilla,

You're just wrong, okay?  Because we said so. *grin*

Joe

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing 

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[mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Priscilla McKinley
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 6:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] question about philosophy

As I said, people have different opinions, which is a great thing.
You are entitled to yours, just as I am entitled to mine.  *smile* If
this came up in my chapter, we would just take a vote on the matter to
decide if we should or shouldn't have a jar at a fundraiser.  In fact,
out of curiosity, I might suggest this as a topic of discussion for
our next chapter meeting to hear all the views on the matter.    I'm
not saying that my opinion is right; I am just saying that I hold my
opinion for various reasons, mostly based on the historical research I
did for my dissertation and Dr. Jernigan's speeches.

When I taught Rhetoric and Creative Nonfiction Writing at the
University of Iowa, there were many opinions on many topics, including
writing.  When workshopping, some people would tell a student to add
more, while others would say the piece was great.  (Yes, this is a way
to get back to the point of this list, which is mainly to discuss
writing.)  If students wrote research papers, though, I would expect
them to back up their opinions with evidence from outside sources.
For this particular topic of discussion, I'm not sure that anyone
could back up their arguments with reliable sources.  There are many
history books out there that discuss the symbol of the tin cup, but
that doesn't mean that a jar or container should or shouldn't be used.
 Like I said, my personal opinion stems from the symbol of the cup
from the past.

As far as comparing the Make a Wish Foundation to the NFB, though, I
have just two comments.  First, I would estimate that 99 percent of
the general public have heard of the Make a Wish Foundation, while I
bet about 99 percent of people have never heard of the NFB or at least
what it represents.  Part of this has to do with advertising.  There
are Make a Wish ads on TV and in magazines all the time.  Second, I
bet most people know what the Make a Wish Foundation does with the
money, while I bet they don't know what the NFB does with the money.
In fact, if they don't know what the NFB is, they probably just see
"blind" and think they're helping the blind.  They probably don't know
about the programs we have to make lives better for blind people.
Even with literature available and even if they take the literature,
there's nothing saying they will read that literature.

Finally, I don't think that I have "issues" just because my opinion is
different from someone else's.  Like the discussion on the cars for
the blind, there are many views.  People should not be attacked for
their opinions.    I am open to the opinions of others and welcome
them to learn and to grow.

Thanks,

Priscilla


On 8/21/10, The Crowd <the_crowd at cox.net> wrote:
> The last time I worked a meet and greet with a plastic jar 
for change and
> donations, guess what? Right across from us, working the same 
door, with the
> same jar was the "Make A wish" foundation.
>
> I went over and put a buck in their jar, then they came and 
put one in mine.
>
> I never once thought, why those lazy begging pethetic kids. 
And they didn't
> think that of us.
>
> Especially when you are engaging those folks walking by with 
things like,
> "Want to buy a flower for Mothers Day? Or "We have ghost, 
pumpkin and witch
> suckers!"
>
> Never once will yu ever hear, "Will you give us money?" "Can 
you support the
> NFB?" "Anything will do!"
>
> "Will work for food!" Oh wait, that's the guy around the 
corner. A sighted
> one!
>
> So I say this, anyone who has a problem with a plastic, jar 
sitting on a
> table full of informational litature and products to sell and 
equates it to
> a blind beggar, or who feels it being there is demeaning in 
some way, has
> issues in themselves, blind or not.
>
> Atty
>
>
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