AquaBlue
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In another thread I said that if a fellow hearie was to say something wrong or hurtful about the Deaf that I would retort with anger. I am reversing my answer. Instead of anger, I'll educate such ones with kindness.
I will say something like this to such ones: "Did you know that even when Beethoven's hearing began to deteriorate significantly, he continued to compose, conduct, and perform after becoming completely deaf? The deaf and hard-of-hearing are as capable and as normal as any hearing person. It is important that you and others understand this; make sure to correct your friends when they say something wrong about Deaf culture now that you know this important fact. Just listen to Beethoven and always remember that he was deaf when he composed, conducted and performed his most beautiful pieces of music."
I truly feel (now) that through kindness that I can gain hearts/minds via gentle correction. Maybe in that way things might slowly harmonize between the two worlds. I'll strive to gain their hearts first: this in turn should change their minds - their thinking and attitudes towards the Deaf.
For the fact is clear, they are cruel because, like children, they simply do not (and yes there are some who are born assholes and are nothing but mean to people as a whole) understand.
Besides who gains anything through anger? Nobody. And what can be said about a person who displays negative resposes? That yes, they are negitive too. Being positive is healthy and it thus can build bridges IMO.
Also this: hearies that know the truth about the Deaf world, in my book, have the responsibility to educate a clueless hearing public. I will do just so via kindness with hopes that such treatment might relay the facts and remove the falsehoods held by their misunderstanding, misconceptions.
Important: this is only in hearie to hearie cases. How the Deaf react is beyond my scope because I am not deaf myself. Therefore I can't speak for the Deaf but I can (must) only as a hearing individual.
Agree or diagree?
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I will say something like this to such ones: "Did you know that even when Beethoven's hearing began to deteriorate significantly, he continued to compose, conduct, and perform after becoming completely deaf? The deaf and hard-of-hearing are as capable and as normal as any hearing person. It is important that you and others understand this; make sure to correct your friends when they say something wrong about Deaf culture now that you know this important fact. Just listen to Beethoven and always remember that he was deaf when he composed, conducted and performed his most beautiful pieces of music."
I truly feel (now) that through kindness that I can gain hearts/minds via gentle correction. Maybe in that way things might slowly harmonize between the two worlds. I'll strive to gain their hearts first: this in turn should change their minds - their thinking and attitudes towards the Deaf.
For the fact is clear, they are cruel because, like children, they simply do not (and yes there are some who are born assholes and are nothing but mean to people as a whole) understand.
Besides who gains anything through anger? Nobody. And what can be said about a person who displays negative resposes? That yes, they are negitive too. Being positive is healthy and it thus can build bridges IMO.
Also this: hearies that know the truth about the Deaf world, in my book, have the responsibility to educate a clueless hearing public. I will do just so via kindness with hopes that such treatment might relay the facts and remove the falsehoods held by their misunderstanding, misconceptions.
Important: this is only in hearie to hearie cases. How the Deaf react is beyond my scope because I am not deaf myself. Therefore I can't speak for the Deaf but I can (must) only as a hearing individual.
Agree or diagree?
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