[nfb-talk] the Extreme Makeover episode

[Ray Foret Jr]

Oh yeah, that's right Peter.  My words cannot begin to properly convey how sickening the entire episode was.  In a way, I wish I was able to relate just how horrible the blasted thing really was.  I would make an mp3 out of it and then send the group a Drop Box link to it, but, copy right laws and so forth...you know what I mean.  I dare say that others who saw this episode will come in later and give their own thoughts.


Sincerely, 
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!

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On Dec 5, 2010, at 9:20 PM, Peter Donahue wrote:

> Hello Ray and everyone,
> 
>    If we can get wind of where the next make-over project for a blind 
> person or couple will occur let's see how they would feel about their 
> producers and make-over teams being met by a picket line of blind persons 
> from throughout the country to let them know what harm their 
> well-intentioned program does to the blind and others with disabilities. If 
> we could shut down Blindness in about a week's time by posting picket lines 
> around the country where  that film was shown we should be able to let ABC 
> know that their days of Extreme Make-Over programs profiling projects for 
> the blind that promote the same sorry attitudes and stereotypes about the 
> blind are numbered! How disgusting!
> 
> Peter Donahue
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:17 PM
> Subject: [nfb-talk] the Extreme Makeover episode
> 
> 
> Okay,
> 
> I just finished watching the episode of "Extreme Home Make Over" we've all 
> been talking about.  Quite apart from the fact of the over-emphasis on the 
> technology and the sensationalism we all expected, I found something even 
> more disturbing than those things.  I'll get to it in just a moment; but 
> first, I need to say something.  I watched the entire episode and really 
> tried to find anything at all positive about the things in the show.  I only 
> found two things; and, of those two things, only one truly had potential to 
> work.  The fact that Andre uses a guide dog.  Now, not being a guide dog 
> user myself, I don't feel I'm qualified to judge about the way he was using 
> her; so, I'll defer to any guide dog users who may wish to comment.  The 
> other thing I found was that they want to work to help the disabled.  Mind 
> you, that is a worthy objective in and of itself; and, no one whom so ever 
> can quarrel with that.  However, I fear that unless this couple gets 
> seriously good independent living training, they will not be able to fulfill 
> their objective.
> 
> Now, we come to the thing I found most disturbing of all.  The absolute 
> dependance of this couple on their children and their inability to get 
> around what I suppose was a perfectly normal home before it was torn down. 
> Many things I can and did expect of that show; but, I was hoping for some 
> vestige of independence on the part of that couple.  It was very much worse 
> than I feared it would be.
> Now, I know exactly what will happen when and if we complain to ABC.  They 
> will either defend themselves or else they will say and or do nothing.
> 
> It's a wonder I didn't become physically ill during the show.
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
> 
> Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
> 
> Skype Name:
> barefootedray
> 
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