Audism examples

Maybe we should write a book.....

The Audacity of Audism

Has a nice ring to it
 
melissa said:
Yeah, CJB, maybe they're trying to be polite/complimentary but I never know what to say to it. 'Well I'm not, honest'? or 'Yeah, I just make it up for fun.' Yes, you'd think deafblind services would understand. Mostly it's the general public who say 'You can't tell.' - they think it's a compliment in some way. Perhaps it's pleasing to them that I concentrate very hard and lipread so that they have no idea? So as not to inconvenience them..
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Yes, they think it's a compliment because they think in terms of "hearing is better than deaf/hoh." The more hearing you seem the better.

I get it from the general public, but something they don't think about is that I became HOH long after acquiring speech, so it's not like my language acquisition was affected by hearing loss. At the same time, by pointing that out to people, they might misunderstand it as "the only way you can have good speech skills is by being hearing" when in fact there are pre-lingual deaf/hh people with excellent speech skills. So it seems like trying to explain anything more just ends up leading to more audism.
 
TXgolfer said:
Maybe we should write a book.....

The Audacity of Audism

Has a nice ring to it
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I love the title!

I reckon it's about time we deaf communities from around the world start writing their experience and how it has impacted them. Then compile it and have it published.

The hearies esp Oralists wouldn't know what has hit them!

Then write up a book with many people's experiences in education and communication method and the attitudes of the 'experts' and how that has affected them.

It'd cause a large ripple thru the oral and medical worlds. Perhaps afterward, they might then think twice before screwing with deaf people again.
 
Miss-Delectable said:
I love the title!

I reckon it's about time we deaf communities from around the world start writing their experience and how it has impacted them. Then compile it and have it published.

The hearies esp Oralists wouldn't know what has hit them!

Then write up a book with many people's experiences in education and communication method and the attitudes of the 'experts' and how that has affected them.

It'd cause a large ripple thru the oral and medical worlds. Perhaps afterward, they might then think twice before screwing with deaf people again.
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Too bad the deaf oralists will publish their side of the story and counter-act our stories. :|
 
souggy said:
Too bad the deaf oralists will publish their side of the story and counter-act our stories. :|
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Well, they could but if the deaf signers make more waves then our voices will be heard more. But then again, it'd depend on what hearies wants to learn from us.

Deaf oralists can try to make everything look peachy, but we know otherwise, don't we? ;)

Also they need to be taken down a peg or two.
 
souggy said:
Too bad the deaf oralists will publish their side of the story and counter-act our stories. :|
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We be defeatist! Let's do it.....After all.....Did America quit when Germany attacked Pearl Harbor!!!

(See Animal House if you missed reference :) )
 
TXgolfer said:
We be defeatist! Let's do it.....After all.....Did America quit when Germany attacked Pearl Harbor!!!

(See Animal House if you missed reference :) )
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LOL, no, all Germany and Japan did was drag America out of hibernation (namely their isolationist policies) and they came out fighting and made themselve a superpower.

Speaking of Animal House, I must borrow that someday and watch it.
 
Miss-Delectable said:
Well, they could but if the deaf signers make more waves then our voices will be heard more. But then again, it'd depend on what hearies wants to learn from us.

Deaf oralists can try to make everything look peachy, but we know otherwise, don't we? ;)

Also they need to be taken down a peg or two.
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Yep, if nothing of ours is published, no one will hear our story. I just wish hearing people don't take the side of the deaf oralists. :\
 
souggy said:
:laugh2:

Yep, if nothing of ours is published, no one will hear our story. I just wish hearing people don't take the side of the deaf oralists. :\
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Would they continue to take their side if they have come to a realisation that many oralists are very insecure and is not likeable to many because of their sense of superiority?

Hmm, so many approaches that we could use to show their true colour, so to speak :hmm:
 
souggy said:
:laugh2:

Yep, if nothing of ours is published, no one will hear our story. I just wish hearing people don't take the side of the deaf oralists. :\
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We could all write an essay or 2 and the create a book of essays on the topic..... Just throwing it out there. I know peeps that could get it published and get press.
 
TXgolfer said:
We could all write an essay or 2 and the create a book of essays on the topic..... Just throwing it out there. I know peeps that could get it published and get press.
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Mmm...

Like Blind Rage? A collection of letters expressing the blind people's resentment toward Helen Keller?
 
It could work.....I haven't read blind rage. I would think rage is the wrong approach.....I mean yeah people should know we are mad about a few things......at the same time there needs to be a new understanding of how capable we are.
 
TXgolfer said:
It could work.....I haven't read blind rage. I would think rage is the wrong approach.....I mean yeah people should know we are mad about a few things......at the same time there needs to be a new understanding of how capable we are.
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I really believe we all can do this and get this published. Hearing people won't believe that deafies could write a book!

I'd invest in this project if others wants to jump on the bandwagon.
 
Miss-Delectable said:
I really believe we all can do this and get this published. Hearing people won't believe that deafies could write a book!

I'd invest in this project if others wants to jump on the bandwagon.
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I already started writing.....lol
 
Miss-Delectable said:
Great! I have tried writing but so far, I think it's crappy.

Couldn't write a piece on Audism because it's hard for me to remember if I ever was hit with audism.
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Might be better to focus on life experience with deafness and let it flow.....That's what I am doing.... May not work for everyone.
 
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