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Maybe you weren't around in the 60's, but oftentimes that's what white America asked black America when they tried to integrate. we are facing the same misconceptions and taboos, al;though different. People still think our disability can be catvhing, or something.
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>Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 00:11:23 EDT
>From: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: what were your childhoods like?
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>having written my last email, i am going to seem insane, but realing the
>email below, i have to ask
>"why is it courageous for an adult to ask about a pwd?" i see people all
>the time who make me wonder this or that, but I'd never invade their day by
>asking personal questions. i just know the world is full of all kinds and
>really understanding a person comes only by getting to know them. having them
>answer a few questions would only give me some facts and runs the risk of
>irritating them.
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>if a person went up to an over weight person and started asking weight
>related questions, that would be considered very rude. if someone went up to
>people of certain races and asked racial questions, that would be very odd. i
>could go on and on, but i do wonder why the feeling is pwd are obligated to
>educate when other groups aren't held to that.
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>i really am going now - and i can see you all at my heels chasing me out.
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>i wish you all well.
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>In a message dated 5/10/2008 11:58:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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>Your comments are kind of abrupt and don't really educate the folks
>who had the courage to ask you...Now if they were being rude and not
>genuinely interested then I would be quick too...But what if they
>really want to understand PWD better? I guess it is just the teacher
>in me always trying to educate people. When I get asked I usuall
>have a couple minute conversation!! Course, I like to talk alot, too!!
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