G'day Everyone.
A lot of things are happening on DeafRead.com lately. Mike McConnell is under a huge firestorm for his take on Deafhood. Me, I've been sitting on the fence and being neutral about it. Everyone is still argue about deafhood a lot lately. So forgive me if I don't take part in that debate of it.
As Summer is about to begin next week, some interested people have been asking me to come to Las Vegas for the Deaf Nation Expo. I turned them down. It's not because I don't want to go. It's a number of other things that are going on for me. One of them is job searching.
Lately, crimes against the deaf community are happening more often. To hear about a hearing person run down two deaf people intentionally with their truck was *SHOCKING* in Indiana! Link: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/23649087/detail.html. I know that it's hurting a lot of people in the deaf community when we hear or know of someone getting hurt.
UPDATE: I was just informed that it wasn't a hate crime situation, but a poor son-of-a-bitch who didn't take his medicines and had an episode which will make him liable for more charges. Pray for those that were injured in this tragic accident.
Speaking of that, I personally know that two of my close deaf friends have been changed by medicine very much! I speak of their social personality changing. Last fall, I had a long time close friend of mine of which we were chatting very often. We were looking at camping to do in October. But in September, his doctor put him on a different medicine. Suddenly, my friend became a DIFFERENT PERSON! I was shocked! Whatever has changed him, I'm sure people took notice. Losing a long time friend to a medical prescription is something of a concern. At least I thought that was a RARE event in my life.
I was wrong. A few months ago, the love of my life, who had an allergy problem, went to his doctor for some help. Suddenly, he also had his personality changed! And it's been like this for a while! I am really wondering what doctors and drug companies are doing with their medicines lately?? If it happens to one more friend of mine that's close to me, I am really going to be concerned!! Anyone else have that problem too with their friends on medicine? We should be concerned.
Speaking of deaf hood a bit more, I am living in a local deaf community which is pretty hostile to me. WHY? I'm not from a group home. I'm not from a deaf school. and I'm not pure deaf either. Mostly I don't sign pure ASL either. *GO FIGURE*. It doesn't matter to them since I've earned degrees from NTID and Gallaudet, which are two famous deaf institutions. So why should it concern that someone come from a deaf school or deaf group home, be able to speak pure ASL, and must be pure deaf? That's a question I have. For one thing is, we are all commonly human. We all need the friends that we can get with-in our deaf community. Even hearing people too. For if we don't reach out to help each other in the time of need, we won't be able to establish the true bonds of friendship.
So, in a last word of the post, it goes for Mike McConnell:
Mike, I'm personally speaking to you on behalf of others. I'm giving you some free, unsolicited advice. Here it is:
1st, get rid of your anger.
2nd, don't take it out on the deaf community. Because the more you piss off your readers and followers, the more you will find out that nobody is going to read you ever again.
3rd, apologize and do post it.
4th. get counseling.
Your posts are great, mike, but whatever has changed you and made you angry, direct it else where, but not at us!
Thank you.
Till next post, SEMPER FI!
2 comments:
1st, get rid of your anger.
No anger whatsoever. There are certain things I disagree and even find silly. Do not mistake that for anger.
2nd, don't take it out on the deaf community.
Not taking it out on the deaf community. I have Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing friends that either wear hearing aids, cochlear implants or none at all. Again, I do not "take it out on the deaf community." I have certain disagreements over certain issues. Please, understand the differences there.
Because the more you piss off your readers and followers, the more you will find out that nobody is going to read you ever again.
Many do share my opinions and understand where I'm coming from. I am not alone in this and that's readily obvious. Many also do misunderstand on what I'm writing about and thus have their own anger misplaced. People continue to read my blogs as I mix and match, whether its advocacy or playing the devil's advocate. For your sake and sanity it'd be best to take my blogs with a grain of salt instead.
3rd, apologize and do post it.
Apologize for what? For having an opinion?? My blog is not just for Deaf people but for Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing, hearing, CI users, late-deafened, hearing people, parents of deaf/hh kids, etc. What is there for me to apologize? Perhaps it is your anger that's misplaced here?
4th. get counseling.
Just because you do not like what I write (do you actually read carefully what I write and the points I'm making?). No one is forcing you to read my blog. You have a choice. Don't read it. Simple.
That's it in a nutshell. I hope that each and every blogger is able to attain their full potential in the quest for bloggerdom. We need people like you and everybody else to help disseminate ideas, suggestions, and points of views.
One suggestion though. Instead of complaining on your blog, how about asking questions in an email to me if you need clarifications. Perhaps with greater clarification you'd understand where I'm going with my blogs.
Lastly, I sincerely hope you post this as a show of maturity here.
Good day, sir.
I believe it's my first ever comment under your blog. Just wanted to say that I enjoyed your blog with the exception for the part where you assumed about one thing.
Mike is angry, not. I do not see him as angry and I happen to know that he is not. He's taking it out on the deaf community, not. He's merely sharing his views and has every rights to do that. You're only an individual therefore you do not know what his readers and followers think of his posts. I checked some of his posts and saw that he is getting about the same traffic that you're getting in your posts. give or take. Traffic and interest depends, not on the writer but the topic itself. You also suggested that he post his apology. I respectfully disagree. One should never apologize for his difference in opinion. You also suggest that he get some counseling. I respectfully disagree again. One does not get counseling for their difference in opinion. This is what closed society would recommend but fortunately for Mike and myself, we're not part of a closed society.
And lastly, thank you for the free and unsolicited advice. I would not have paid for it anyway if they were not free.
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