There are always going to be some individuals in the Deaf community who will make offending remarks or reject others because they have a CI or whatever.
I encountered a few who rejected or called me names because I was raised orally. Did I turn away from the Deaf community? No..cuz I knew there were many others who would accept me for who I am and I was right. As a result, I have a large network of Deaf friends globally (before I joined AD) .
Many parents here claim that some members were offensive or rejectful towards them and their children and as a result, they turn away from the Deaf community.
Well, hearing kids do reject and insult deaf children but yet, the parents still want their kids to continue to be around hearing kids cuz they know that not all hearing kids are like that. I agree with that.
But when the same thing happens in the Deaf community, a whole community gets shunned or turned away. Now, why is that?
I have my theory..I think deep inside the parents really don't want their deaf children around sign language users for fear of their children becoming "like them" so they use the few members who reject or name call them as a justification to keep their children away from the Deaf community. I think they r using that to mask the real reason.
Otherwise, it is hypocratical to keep their deaf children around hearing kids even if there r hearing individuals who mock or look down at their deaf children.
It does make me wonder.
