Comments | blindbella: ignorance and pity at the old port

blindbella

ignorance and pity at the old port

Oct 28, 2006 19:12

yesturday a lot of my friends and i went to dinner and then to the old port. before i start ranting and raving let me say that i enjoyed the day and the company. i vote we go again next year but make sure to only get there around 9 or so because the ghost walk was not only really annoying in terms of keeping up visually but really boring. the ( Read more... )

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visions_of_love October 29 2006, 00:27:05 UTC

I have been thinking a lot about the Alexis Nihon situation. I certainly understand why feathers were ruffled, and I am not sure what to do with that. This man could have been an ignorant man who has never seen young adults with visual impairments who truly pitied you all or he could be a father who holds a special place in his heart for people who work with the visually impaired because his baby was born blind. The point is that we do not know the driving force behind doing what he did ( ... )

blindbella October 29 2006, 01:42:44 UTC

are those two options so far apart? i'm not saying he's a bad man... and you're right i have no idea what was going though his mind... but... either way i think its pretty sad that he thought leanne couldn't be a friend...

as for the word invalid... he was french... it doesn't make a huge difference... but they still use some terminology that we don't... that might make a small difference.

blindbella October 29 2006, 01:49:30 UTC

i seem to be very... adiment about this... sorry natasha its not u personally... its just once in a while this stuff really gets to me :( its not youu personally... and although you wouldn't know it by reading my comment, partof me agrees with some of what you said :)

visions_of_love October 29 2006, 02:44:35 UTC

My relationship with Neil is similar - or at least I think. People are constantly stroking my ego, telling me what great person I must be to date a guy in Neil's condition. I want to scream that I am not trying to earn brownie points from Jesus, you know? I love Neil because he is a raging dork, and if anything, I should be lucky that he stays with ME. I am the insane one! When people start telling him how thankful he should be to have someone care for him in his "condition," I get outright pissed off and have to leave. It is amazing how individuals, mere strangers, can hijack our emotions so easily

I am not offended at all, Rosie. You feel what you feel and that is that!

wingsofserenity October 29 2006, 05:32:41 UTC

I agree entirely.

And, it's a very good thing, for everyone's sake, that I wasn't there. I think by the end I would have abandoned any semblance of an "educate the public" ideology, and, Heaven forbid, demand that I and those with me be treated with respect for a change.

I don't want to make someone's day, inspire someone, prompt someone to do a good deed, or any other such tripe. I just want to be the ordinary girl I am.

I'm sorry you all had to put up with this.

mirageangelhope October 29 2006, 13:31:47 UTC

100 dollars geez that weird./The rest of it however disguest me.I would have gotten so angry I don't know if I would have been able to stand it but I'm glad you had a good time regardless