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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