Amy, I agree with your take on this one as well. I am constantly thankful
that we are not all created equal. If we were, some couldn't hold
themselves up as being better than others. Who would we talk about over
coffee if that were the case?
I am only as independent as I choose to be, and I trust you are as well. I
hope that everyone else is too. When I was sighted I changed the oil in my
car, but my neighbour hired someone to do that little task. I never held it
against him no matter how badly he made me look for doing so. I guess this
fellow with his T-Shirts only reflects on those who can be affected by such
things.
I also prefer to use as many opportunities to educate as come along in the
day, not to bitch at people and have them forever think of us all as being
bitchy. If one issue of this nature transfers over, perhaps all of them do.
Thx, Albert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy Berger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 15, 2003
> I had to throw in my two cents. It is very easy to be offended at the
idea
> of wearing something that states "I am blind and need help" or whatever it
> says. I am not sure about the numbers but I do know that within the blind
> community there are all different types of people, just as there are
within
> the normal population. I would not choose to wear one but I do realize
> that there are blind individuals who may be comforted by wearing such
> clothing. Lets not be too smug about the concept. I hope the guy who is
> making them is earning a living at it. I am so used to people looking at
> me and my guide dog and all they see is a blind person, that instead of
> being pissed off I turn it into an opportunity to let them see me as an
> capable individual , understanding that there may be some of us who do not
> operate in that capacity. Even though we are blind, we are all
> individuals and I would hate for us to forget that.
> Amy
> and if we start At 03:38 PM 7/15/2003 -0400, Diana C. wrote:
> >I would be more than willing to print up some more t-shirts like the one
I
> >am currently wearing. It states, "I've fallen and I can't get up!"
> >
> >The joke is a little old, but anything for the cause. I will even throw
in a
> >good exchange rate for my friendly neighbours south of the border. Every
> >t-shirt guaranteed to arrive SARS FREE!
> >
> >Diana from SARSville (Toronto, Ontario)
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bud Kennedy" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 2:03 PM
> >Subject: Re: From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 15, 2003
> >
> >
> > > Tom,
> > >
> > > I agree with you wholeheartedly. The only reason that I think the guy
> > > that has "please help me I'm blind" on his underwear was mentioned
first
> > > in the article, is that he is local. As a Pittsburgh resident, I'm
> > > hoping that, because of this article, every time I'm standing on a
down
> > > town street corner minding my own business and thinking impure
thoughts,
> > > I'm not accosted by thousands of Pittsburghers running up to me saying
> > > "let me buy you one of them/there new shirts." I know that we can't
> > > expect everybody who writes an article for a newspaper to be
intimately
> > > familiar with the subject on which they are writing. However, I do
> > > expect them to get factual information straight. For example,
> > > Bookshare.org was incorrectly reported as Bookshare.com.
> > >
> > > Bud Kennedy
> > >
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tom Fowle [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:37 PM
> > > To: Bud Kennedy
> > > Cc: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 15, 2003
> > >
> > >
> > > Now there is a fine example of bad journalism wirtten by somebody with
> > > no
> > > experience at all with the field in which she is supposed to be
> > > reporting.
> > >
> > > Or am I biased by being rather nausiated by having talking signs and
> > > other usefull products side by side with "I'm blind help me" caps and
T
> > > shirts.
> > >
> > > Some stuff gets better, ans some most definitely does not.
> > >
> > > Personal opinion only,
> > > Tom Fowle
> > >
> > >
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