A lot has changed over the years. You don't see it because you're late-deafened. And, furthermore, a lot of the people who were arguing initially are now permanently banned - they were here to argue all the time regardless of the reason. Part of that "mass exodus" you like so much.
You see, that's the difference and reason(in bold) why I disagree. If we didn't start conversations by labeling the other person and argue only the facts, we wouldn't have these problems. As it happens, you drew a line in the sand which states we are different and that the people, which are placed in that category, will never have have a say or view in anything because their view will NOT be accepted. That is the reason for threads like this. It proves my point.
In fact, I'm not late deafened(although I'm sure you'll argue that too so we are in different groups). I was born deaf in one ear with hearing loss in the other. I grew up with the problems of being deaf. You are right about one difference: I see us all as deaf because all of us have to the same issues. So in that sense, you're right, I'm different.
I never liked the, "mass exodus" and I really thought those people should have stayed. And NO, they were not all banned, they chose to leave. And, there are still some of those member on this forum. In my veiw, one sided forums are of NO use to any rational person. That is why I have yet to post on those forums.
I will concede that the current generations of younger people I'm sure have a different view, but the older generation does not. They may tell you they do to fit in, but that's because they are outnumbered(it's like saying we've solved racism in three years).
The girl in the original post is going to have to deal with people who don't like her because of her differences, and those people will be both hearing and deaf.
