[nfb-talk] New THOUGHT PROVOKER #153 My Sister's Keeper

[Ray Foret Jr]

To speak quite, Frankly, CinarioJC was wrong; but, I don't feel it's quite enough to say just whether he was wrong or right, no matter what the side you may be on.  I think we need to examine this at two levels.

1.  The blindness factor certainly played a part in this; but, also, I think in this rather unique case, we need to look even beyond that.  

2.  The natural love of JC. for his sister was also part of what was going on here.  He would have been angry at the prank even if Rota wasn't blind.  Yes, of course, it goes without saying that Rota's blindness added some weight to what J.C. was doing, but, how much?  Did J.C. honestly suppose Rota unable to fend for herself at all?  Could one even speculate whether perhaps J.C. was over protective of his blind baby sister; assuming of course that she was younger than he?

There are many factors which play in to this; and, not all of them are blindness related.  Yet, it cannot be denied that blindness was indeed a factor.  The real question before us, at least as I see it is this.  Just how much of a factor his Rota's blindness?  

	Another factor we need to take in to consideration is this.  How willing is Rota willing to stand up for herself?  IF she comes from an over protective home environment where J.C. bosses her around and won't let her lift a finger to help around the house, then, as I see it, the answer must be surely that Rota fending for herself is quite a novel concept.  Now, on the other hand, one cannot help observe the remark by Rota's friend that she can take care of herself.  this remark suggests that Rota's friend has been gently trying to pull her out of her shell and perhaps succeeding on a small scale.  Now, in the sanario we are given, Rota has the chance to stand up for herself; even against her own brothers seeming act of love which really is actually an act of over protection.  Now comes the question we don't get the answer to.  How will Rota respond?


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The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

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On Jan 26, 2010, at 6:47 PM, Robert Leslie Newman wrote:

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> THOUGHT PROVOKER #153 is by a guest author. The issue is, how does a blind
> person deal with a sighted person that feels you, the blind person is
> needing protection and can't handle a bully? If you have not read the
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> THOUGHT PROVOKER 153
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> MY SISTER'S KEEPER
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> By Guest Author
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> David Lafleche
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> Vito stopped when he noticed J.C. sitting at a desk near the stairwell.
> "Hey, J.C.! Everybody's getting together for a pickup game at the ballpark.
> Wanna come?"
> 
> "No time," J.C. answered. "I need to stay here."
> 
> "Hall Monitor?" Vito wondered. "What's up with that?"
> 
> "You know the rumors," J.C. explained. "Some girls have complained about
> guys hanging out too close to their locker room, fooling around. And right
> now, Rhoda is in there with her friend Mandy. They can't see if some guy is
> looking for trouble, so I'm pretty much on guard duty."
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> "What, they can't spare a girl to do that?"
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> "No, they're too busy. Besides, that's my sister in there, and I want to
> make sure nobody hits up on her."
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> Just then, Rhoda and Mandy came out of the locker room. Mandy had her dog,
> Beartrap. Rhoda had her cane. But neither of them could have been prepared
> for what happened next. As the girls entered the corridor, a string, unseen
> to anyone, shot across. Having no time to react, Rhoda tripped over it,
> sprawling on the floor. She was sore, but unharmed. Mandy and Beartrap
> reacted angrily. Rhoda was confused. "What in the world was that?!" she
> asked.
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> Beartrap barked loudly, and pawed at a nearby door, apparently the source
> of the string. "I'll tell you what it was!" J.C. growled as he opened the
> door. "It was HIM!"
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> Brian, a teammate of his on the baseball team, had been in the janitor's
> closet, waiting for the right moment for his prank. J.C. grabbed him by the
> collar, slamming him into the wall.
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> "What do you think you're doing, you punk!" he shouted. "I knew you were
> behind all those pranks, and now I've got proof!"
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> "Oh, come on, J.C., lighten up!" Brian pleaded lamely. "I was just having a
> little fun!"
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> "You call that 'fun'? You could have killed her!"
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> "Ah, she'll get over it. But I suppose this means I'm suspended from the
> baseball team?"
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> "Oh, more than you bargained for, punk! I'm going downtown and pressing
> assault charges! I'll need you there, Rhoda. Mandy, do you want to come?"
> 
> "I guess so," Rhoda replied. "But it will have to wait till school's over."
> 
> "Dude, aren't you being a little harsh?" Vito asked.
> 
> "No way," J.C. insisted. "To pull a stunt like that on a blind person,
> especially my own sister, is the lowest of the low. This punk needs to get
> the message." 
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> Surprisingly, Mandy also took exception to this, though for her own
> reasons. "Excuse me, Mister Laval, O hero of the defenseless! Who asked you?
> Rhoda doesn't need your help! She can fight her own battles! Tell him,
> Rhoda!"
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