Deafies: your opinions, please!

society's_child said:
Yes of course. But just the thought of going thru with it at all kinda leaves a bad taste in my mouth. :|
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It's not that bad if you use it with the right intentions.

My significant other had to be "deaf" for a day to get an understanding of what I have to go through on a daily basis. He did it and it was a good experience even though it was frustrating at times for him as he didn't know sign.
 
I personally can't understand that either, Hear Again. Although I sort of understand DPW's as wanting a different body in the same way as transsexuals except that instead of the sexual organs being in question it's some other body part. I don't know how accurate that is though. I also understand it a bit as a fetish because some DPW's gain sexual pleasure out of being blind or deaf or whatever else, which I know for sure transsexuals do not. So in that sense it seems more fetishist.
 
Byrdie714 said:
Why would you be on the "deaf wannabe" list if you are already deaf/blind?
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To try to understand where those people are coming from. Also a lot of DPW's love to talk to a person that actually has the "disability" they either find sexually attractive, feign, or have inflicted on themselves.
 
Byrdie714 said:
It's not that bad if you use it with the right intentions.

My significant other had to be "deaf" for a day to get an understanding of what I have to go through on a daily basis. He did it and it was a good experience even though it was frustrating at times for him as he didn't know sign.
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How did he do it without a knowledge of sign? I'm curious.
 
There are plenty of deaf people that don't know sign or that know very little.
 
I would say the reasoning behind your friend doing this, as in the process of acknowledging how's another world is actually like, is noble. But there's more to it than just this.

The other hand, logically thinking, if you were to put yourself in the shoes of the mainstream - few people would likely care over what she's doing. Most are just going to shrug or pester her. I mean afterall, it doesn't affect or change their day in any way aside from running into her. If she's going to do it for these people, she might want to think twice. The public isn't as easily influenced as people like to think, and for one she's going to meet a lot of skepticism to make up for the thumbs up she gets along the way.

But if she doesn't care for the logical reasoning part, by all means it shows she's serious over what she intends to do.
 
Ahem. What's holding you back? It's not like you're gonna go to jail. Unless you are naked and walking around in public with bottle of jack.
 
Also society's_child, I would wait until you feel totally comfortable passing as Deaf. If you are nervous, you will more likely blow your cover. Or you will just be unusually anxious for the situation, which others may pick up on and be confused about.
 
it doesnt have to be public. just try it at home and see how it affects your daily routine. im sure it would some way. not hear the tv or microwave beep or the clothes dryer when it buzzes or not hear someone at the door or the phone and that would just be the tip of the iceberg theres plenty more.
 
ncff07, would this be entirely accurate? Many deaf people use adaptive technology, e.g. vibrating alarm clocks and lights that blink when the doorbell rings.
 
Nika and everyone else here: thank you for your comments and feedback. You've given me much to think about. :hmm:
 
Nika said:
ncff07, would this be entirely accurate? Many deaf people use adaptive technology, e.g. vibrating alarm clocks and lights that blink when the doorbell rings.
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i dont. i did have a strobe that went off when the phone rang but disconnected it. didnt like seeing spots or getting headaches from it. and ive never heard of a vibrating alarm clock. someone usually wakes me up anyways when its time lol anyways was just an idea so she could maybe just get a little idea about being hoh is all.
 
I've heard of both vibrating alarm clocks (I think they're also known as "bed shakers") and also alarm clocks with blinking lights.

Strobe lights would kill my eyes. No thanks.
 
Nika said:
I've heard of both vibrating alarm clocks (I think they're also known as "bed shakers") and also alarm clocks with blinking lights.

Strobe lights would kill my eyes. No thanks.
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thanks for the info. id not heard of that type of alarm. did some searching and found one i just ordered that had the bed shaker and an adjustable audible alarm up to 113 db. we'll see how it does.
 
WHOA!! Really? There are people who do this?








Nika said:
There is actually a group of people that feigns "disabilities" on a regular basis. They're known as pretenders. You can Google DPW's (which stands for Devotees, Pretenders, and Wannabes.) They do it because it gives them a sense of emotional/sexual fulfillment. They feign all sorts of "disabilities," including deafness, blindness, paraplegia, amputation, etc.
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mshel said:
WHOA!! Really? There are people who do this?
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Yes. There are all kinds of people out there. And now with the Internet, we can get direct access to talking to all sorts of people, via website and forums.
 
Nika said:
I've heard of both vibrating alarm clocks (I think they're also known as "bed shakers") and also alarm clocks with blinking lights.

Strobe lights would kill my eyes. No thanks.
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It's not so much a strobe light as it is a flashing light. Mine connects to a lamp that just goes on and off every second. The shaker looks somewhat like a big bar of soap and you put it under your bed/pillow.

Anyways, about the OP. It'll help you gain perspective on it, but I don't think it'll give you the "true" experience of being deaf.
 
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