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I gave up my seat on the bus for a sweet old lady once... Then I had to stand the rest of the ride... Does that count as Karma?

Hi Sebastian, Might I suggest that you repost your introduction in the Introduce yourself forum? http://www.alldeaf.com/forumdisplay.php?f=45 Posting in a 2 month stale thread in the Marriage, Dating, & Single Life forum might not get you the most responses. Typically people like to see...

Passion is fleeting, I agree. Having core beliefs in common makes things easier, but having both of those, passion and core beliefs, I think that gives you the greatest chance for success. The passion helps form a fast bond, then the common core beliefs help sustain it. "Perfect" as most people...

I agree the conversation is over. It's become circular and neither of us are conveying meaning or adding anything new anymore. For the record, I'm not arguing for CI, I'm arguing for not arguing against it. Instead just argue for ASL. It's a more positive argument, that I still think will...

True true! There are so many points in this thread now too. I'm starting to lose track of who said what and who's debating for which sides of things.

Haha shoot, sorry Jane B. I remembered that wrong (probably remembered the like by Reba).

Throwing around terms like "cultural genocide" and "conspiracy" can lead to people leeping though. They're extreme terms that generate emotional responses. Systematic destruction? A secret plan to wipe out Deaf culture? You honestly think there's a group of people out there who are planning...

You sort of did state this, though, Hoichi. Caz didn't, in my opinion, though. I'm with Jane B. (and Reba) on the interpretation of what Caz said. I think she just meant CI wouldn't have saved Deaf from Hitler's genetic cleansing, and I agree. Hitler was about artificially "cleaning up" the...

You say CI is an attack on Deaf culture because doctors make a recommendation that kids not learn ASL. But deaf kids of hearing parents are going to see an ENT and AuD regardless as to whether they get a CI or not. It's that first appointment, when teh doctor says "You child has profound hearing...

That's solid advice for any situation where people get nervous one on one. For me, the doctor office thing, it's more about not complaining and simply forgetting to mention the thing I wanted to ask about (whatever it is at the time). My primary care doc, I like her, she's easy to talk to and...

I have the same problem, totally blank on what I was going to say. I've started writing a list of things (questions, complaints, problems, etc) and just reading them off to doctors. It works a lot better than trying to remember all the things I was supposed to ask about or tell them about. It...

The advantages of arranged marriages is that parents try to make a match that will be compatible in family values, finance, etc. Where as falling in love and getting married can leave some of those compatibility categories unchecked. The downside is with physical attraction being left to chance...

Well that escalated quickly... I don't think N Korea is likely to start WW3, but I do think they could start a war. Un just feels more undisciplined and chaotic than il did. Sure they poke each other and posture all the time, but we don't have experience with the new leader. He might just decide...

No its the smaller group that needs to find allies and educate the large group. The more people from the larger group the smaller group gains the easier it becomes. There's just a lot of ignorant people out there that need to think before doing stupid stuff (Like saying "you're too pretty to be...

But even at the first appt, when identified as Deaf, the docs make recommendations. So at that first appt. The docs will be giving advise. By this logic even 1 hearing exam is too much. It's not choosing CI, its choosing to see a doctor that you're arguing against. That'll never fly. Tell people...

Haha, we're all being civil and I think we're all enjoying the conversation, at least. I'm actually blown away by how well its been going. Hasn't gotten toooo repetitive yet either, I think. :-p

No I'm saying the exact opposite as demonstrated in the examples I used. It's the majority that's oppressing that's in the wrong. Equality and freedom is what the US is about. Oppression is the opposite of that. Of course some minorities could be in the wrong, like the Manson family for example...

Lots of people don't feel that way. Some do, fine, some don't, also fine. Some get CI, some don't. That's fine. Some learn ASL, some don't, I guess that's fine too. It'd be better if more learned ASL though, it does help. I own a car because I want to move faster than I can run or ride a bike...

Echo77, that all sounds so familiar. I have more loss in my right than left, my ENT had me get an MRI to rule out a tumor. She wasn't able to determine a cause, listed a bunch of things it could be, including Meniere's, but there's no official diagnosis (this seems relatively common). Some...

This is like saying you can't own a bike if you go to a car dealership and buy a car. The guy at the car dealership is obviously going to push you to buy a car, he's going to say, you don't want to bike, look you'll get rained on, and it's slower. in a car you have this fancy GPS, and a roof...