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Like I pointed out in another thread, I had an expressive mother. I've also been told that I'm an excellent lipreader. Those are visual elements as well. To each, his or her own.

Theoretically speaking you could say they could. There's more than one language than just English in this world, you know. Just saying.

Well some of the AD'ers including DeafCaroline went as far as saying that if one doesn't embrace Deafhood, he or she should leave the forum. Sometime you have to see beyond the surface to see the cause and effect.

Just for the record, I've had more experience with the Deaf than some of you think or realize.

I guess it was just a little bit of a build up. And in fairness to you, you probably didn't deserve that kind of response. But there are some AD'ers that make it obvious that they're trying to squeeze in their political agendas over every little thing or every little time they think they see an...

Yes, now there's a post that applies to many deaf people regardless of their background. I'm another that was kind of sensitive with my peripheral vision to the point that it was sometime a little inconvenient or annoying especially if I wanted to concentrate or focus on something like in...

I was very visually oriented growing up, probably even more as a deaf person growing up in the hearing world. Yet, I or my family, friends, or relatives didn't know ASL nor had the need to use it. Sure we may have been more a little more expressive and all that. But it doesn't necessarily have...

Koko does have a point when he said That it's not all a "bed of roses" that some would like you to believe in the Deaf world. Sure, they may be "patting you on the back" or "giving you high fives" in here and all, trying to encourage you to go "more Deaf". But to have more actual hands on...

Yes, there were times that I've seen some deaf people getting caught up with their "deaf" identity, seeing things from a "deaf this" or "deaf that" perspective. To the point that they often have the need to use "deaf" in their e-mail addresses or screenames even if the purpose of the account had...

I understand you're trying to "fit in" and cause of that you're obviously overcompensating in here and all that. Not that there's anything wrong with it. But if it's so good to be Deaf, then what took you so long to embrace it? It took you what 40 years or something? You even had a chance 20...

He has stated them in here. But some seem to operate on a "if one doesn't embrace Deafhood it automatically constitutes an audistic ideology" and it doesn't necessarily have to be the case.

And that could work both ways. :cool2: You know there were times I was glad my mother used "tough love" with me when I was growing up. Rather than just keep on stroking me saying "It's always the hearing society's fault. They're all audists out there!"

I find it easier to follow the words to a song, especially if I know the song well and also have a good view of the singer's. :)

Damaged? It's a matter of perception, some feel they benefited from the oral and auditory route.

You could identify yourself as that all you want. It's just that the other poster made it sound like it was "one or the other" and I was just implying that it didn't necessarily have to be the case. That's all. To each, his or her own.

Sometime it's not a question of that it's the "hearing that is doing something to the deaf". It's just that they have their own problems, needs or wants. And if some of them feel they cannot do more for the deaf, it doesn't necessarily mean "they are doing something to the deaf" on purpose or...

One could still be a contributing member of the forum without necessarily identifying themselves with Deafhood.

I also find it easier to order at Fast Food Restaurants. Not that I'm implying I go to Fast Food Restaurants THAT often! :giggle:

Yes, that could possibly be the case. It could also be an indication that he has experience with a long track record.

It doesn't necessarily have to be "one or the other". One could still embrace the hearing world and still not necessarily perceive themselves as a "broken hearing person".