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He lead with "As a deaf adult..." it is then implied everything that follows is his opinion and experience. I'll reply to the black and white part in your second post, it's more pointed and I have to think a bit on that, it makes a good point.

Oh come on, he didn't say any of that. You might interpret someone success with CI and appreciation for hearing to mean that, but that only shows what you believe. He said life is better, he enjoys sound, speech understanding, and music. He said he's had both perspectives. He suggests CI for...

I wouldn't trust information from the CI industry anymore than I'd trust information from that site. They both have clear goals and their opinion on the matter is out for display prior to reading anything. Research can and does happen in an unbiased way. Research Universities are great at it...

I think it's really cool that you guys get along like that. I think my wife and I have a pretty solid relationship, founded in a strong friendship and of course we have spats. It's just about making up and still being friends after. I can't imagine what a marriage with no spats is like. Would...

I've met a few who've had early implants. But they were all college kids in public universities. It's really an unfair sampling. They've all had good support systems and probably would have been successful regardless of implants. That's kind of the danger of it, meeting random folks and getting...

It is all from that perspective, the article is mostly opinion, and the source is questionable. There are some good points, like the part about cost and who profits and where there more or less said do some research before you buy because you can't always trust a salesperson. We need more first...

Ominous? It only can't be stopped because most people don't want it to be stopped. So what is it exactly that you are doing? I can only see what you do here, on these forums, where people come when they seek out Deaf culture. This is an embassy, your messaging falls on new minds, minds looking...

It feels like gun violence is getting worse and worse in the US... This is horrible. And his poor fiancé... I couldn't even imagine...

There are only a few courses of action you can take when you come to this conclusion. You can either do something to help your culture become stronger. You can do nothing and let everyone else determine its fate. Or you can rant and rave and watch the world burn, effectively doing nothing of...

If all this is true, why then would the elimination of deafness equate to the destruction of Deaf culture? Amish don't acquire new Amish due to a medical condition. Thriving... depends on your definition. Thriving could mean becoming the majority, or it could mean being a population of roughly...

Botts, that's an awesome argument to suggest that ASL be taught along side CI and mainstream. ASL doesn't have batteries that can die, a processor that break or be misplaced, or dropped int he ocean, etc. etc. And research suggests Deaf/HOH kids who learn ASL in addition to mainstream do perform...

Motive... that'd suggest I have a plan. I'm just making conversation and I guess trying to figure out where you're coming from exactly. I still don't understand your motive, why it is that you're so completely against CI in babies, so much so that you interject in just about every thread where...

That ad is awesome. <3 Samsung for that, totally great way to advertise. It really shows how people can care too, once they're informed. Someone tried to make this happen not so long ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent,_South_Dakota His ideas were lofty though; an entire city. I think...

If Deaf culture isn't just about being deaf, then why would Deaf culture go away when deafness goes away? There are a ton of small cultures that stay in tact. Culture is passed in families, communities, etc. Not by being born with a medical condition. There are plenty of deaf who aren't Deaf...

The medical community doesn't care if parents teach their kid German, ASL, or any other language. If it's my culture I'm teaching it to my kid. In fact if I had kids I'd expose them to all sorts of cultures nice and early. Why wait for college uni when it typically happens? If I were a parent...

How does eating a cookie help? Answering a question with an irrelevant question doesn't answer a question at all, does it?

But isn't Deaf culture more than just being deaf?

I think it's really cool when a couple that's been together stays friends in spite of a separation. I mean to have gotten married you clearly loved each other, so why throw it away completely? I think love comes in lots of forms, and people change over time, but that love doesn't seem to ever...

How does arguing against CI help with this problem?

No matter what deafness will be cured. Nobody is going to stop that from happening. If Deaf culture isn't just being deaf, it'll be fine and stick around.