[stylist] writing bios for dating sites

Fri Mar 21 20:20:30 UTC 2014

Again, this is a personal decision, but for me, blindness is not a
defining factor at all. It has no bearing on my ability to have a
relationship, and it's not really anything that would greatly affect
another person. If you want to get to know me, it will obviously come
up, especially if you meet in person, but it has nothing to do with my
personality, my interests, dreams. It doesn't seem that important to me
to make clear on a profile of any kind. Like you should want to connect
with me because we share an interest or love nature or share personality
traits that may make us connect. Info like this seems important for a
dating sight, or dating in general, but a physical or sensory disability
doesn't equate to any of this, and therefore seems like unnecessary
info.

Just my 12 cents worth, grin.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Atty Rose
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 9:34 AM
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Subject: [stylist] writing bios for dating sites

I always say it right out in a dating site.

When doing cover letters for stories you aren't selling yourself, just
what 
you produced, that is why I haven't done it on those, but on a dating
site 
you are telling them about yourself and one of the big things is blind.

My eleven cents.
Atty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miss Thea" <thearamsay at rogers.com>
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Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] bios and cover letters

> Donna, if you joined a dating site, would you mention your disability 
> in
> your profile?
> I always have, but it makes you vulnerable to would-be scammers.
> I have because I didn't want to get people's hope up, then have them 
> express disappointment or even anger that I didn't tell them.
> I suppose I could tell them after we start getting to know each other?
> Just a thought.
> Thea
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Applebutter Hill
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 11:07 PM
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>
> Atty,
> Some of the blindness and disability publications want you to include 
> something about it, but other than that, I am trying to say as little 
> as possible about it. I decided to leave something in on my LinkedIn 
> profile, because I am trying to connect with people in the blindness 
> professions and activists. But, that said, I still push it down into 
> the text as far as possible. Blindness is part of who I am, but I want

> people to know about some of the other parts of me before they find 
> out.
>
> I wouldn't personally say that I am a blind writer. I'm a writer and 
> write about this that and the other thing. I was the first legally 
> blind kid mainstreamed in my school district. That way they don't 
> pigeonhole your writing yet they find out you're blind in a way that 
> keeps it in perspective. Just my two cents. Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Atty 
> Rose
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:28 PM
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>
> Hi gang,
>
> When you send a bio to a magazine, they want cover letter, brief bio, 
> that sort of thing, do you write that you are a blind writer working 
> blah blah, living blah blah....
>
> In other words, do you mention your blindness? I did for Breath and 
> Shadow but none of the other ones.
>
> What are your thoughts on the matter?
>
> Atty
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