Someone asked me today if I speak Braille. I think because they saw me signing. Lol whut? No. I can’t even list the issues there are with that. That’s just too much ignorance in one statement.
I don’t know whether to face palm or laugh.
Or just face palm and laugh at the same time.
I’ve definitely had that happen to me before. I don’t think people think before they speak. They worry me, sometimes.
Just found out about a play that Dan Savage has created and directed. It’s about a deafblind drag queen and of course it’s completely offensive. It is NOT okay at all. In fact, he even has a sign on the stage that says:
“This play will be deeply offensive to the deaf/blind…
… the only word that comes to mind when I read this is “disgusting”. I can’t believe anyone would do this….. absolutely disgusting. We’ve lost all respect for one another as human-beings, apparently. And it’s sad.
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This has happened once or twice….
This has happened MORE than twice. Especially if I’m out with only Deaf people…
Deaf does NOT equal blind!
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Toph is the best.
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Toph’s blindness was one of the most excellently handled aspects of AtLA because it wasn’t treated like a disability. So often in shows (and especially children’s animation) disabled characters are limited to apperances in “very special episodes” where the main characters have to learn a lesson that these people are capable “in spite of” their handicaps, like that episode of Kim Possible wherein Kim constantly stumbles over herself around Felix. This approach is often just as insulting as making them the butt of jokes, because it’s patronizing and it limits the amount of roles disabled characters are allowed to have.
Avatar challenged that stereotype with Teo, and then sent a giant middle finger its way by introducing Toph. She’s turned what would otherwise be a disability into an advantage, and she’s not afraid to crack jokes about it. She functions well enough that the other characters often forget that she is blind, but at the same time it’s an integral part of her bending and allows her to be the greatest earthbender ever. It sends a powerful message that having a physical disability does not make you less of a person, and often affords you a unique perspective that the so-called “normal” people never get to experience.
One of the many reasons I love this show.
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this.
THIS
Since some assclowns have decided it’s a good idea to make fun of Helen Keller, i.e. the “Helen Keller Sim,” here’s a list of what she accomplished.
According to the American Foundation for the Blind, Helen Keller:
- Learned to speak despite being blind and deaf
- Graduated from Radcliffe cum laude with a BA
- Received honorary doctorates from Temple University, Harvard, the University of Scotland, the University of Berlin, the University of Dellhi, among others
- Wrote numerous essays on blindness, deafness, socialism, women’s rights, and other social issues
- Advocated for deaf, blind, and deaf-blind persons
- Received numerous awards from a variety of organizations, such as the Red Cross…
Is it just me? She should be awarded honorary doctorate from Gallaudet University as well. I believe that she deserved it for her great contribution to deaf advocacy in my opinion.
lml/
WAY TO GO JENNIFER!
hope things keep looking brighter! c:
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