What are you thinking about? Part III

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I'm thinking that heat from the sun is more intense than it used to be 10 years ago.

It was 27 degrees today but it felt hotter.

Now the naysayers cannot deny that global warming is already in effect.
 
I am very give you css shit, I am very give nothing wrong! I believe it tough!
 
AlleyCat said:
That sounds delicious! But at 7 pm ? Isn't that gonna keep you up all night now ??
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Not if you are a REAL coffee drinker. That Kenyan coffee would be one of the best. The Mocha Latte is a good one too Botts.

Alleycat, I too, love those cats! That is the best one yet IMO, beautiful.
 
I thinking I worried over nothing. I pulled one of the band aids off and saw that I had bled through a bit on the first one, but I wasn't bleeding any more. The double band aid tourniquet worked like a charm. Now I am going to leave it and hope for the best.
 
For me - I am still lost, I think, on the who definition of audism. I thought it was one thing, then I see it's something else, then it's something else again, then it's back to the first thing I thought. Either that, or my comprehension is just not doing well on these threads.
 
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KristinaB said:
For me - I am still lost, I think, on the who definition of audism. I thought it was one thing, then I see it's something else, then it's something else again, then it's back to the first thing I thought. Either that, or my comprehension is just not doing well on these threads.
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I was thinking something similar. It looks like me that audism is in the eye of the beholder. Cause everyone seems to have differing definitions for it. I see that as a hearie I am going to have a fine line to walk when it comes to audism.
 
Juli-terp-to-be said:
I was thinking something similar. It looks like me that audism is in the eye of the beholder. Cause everyone seems to have differing definitions for it. I see that as a hearie I am going to have a fine line to walk when it comes to audism.
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I don't think you have to walk a fine line. I agree - there is a lot of confusion among many. Basically, I think the bottom line is that when hearing people think they are better than the deaf, or that their communication methods are better than the deaf's, then they're audist. If you don't think along those lines, you are doing fine. :)

I want to add to that: I'm not saying that I think the deaf's communication is better than hearing, or that we think we're better than the hearing. Just giving a "simple" explanation.
 
For me audism is pushing for the hearing approach to dealing with deafness rather than truly meeting it head on with the actual needs and wants of the deaf person in mind. Kind of like when my parents found out I was deaf in my left ear and HOH in my right. I was placed in mainstream schools, completely oralised, no aids and I had to speech read and was given preferential seating in the classroom. However whenever I received low grades I was labeled as being lazy by my parents despite the fact that I was struggling with just getting information. In grade 2 I was given an FM system and voila with these accommodations I was able to receive information and process it and thus my grades improved. After that year my FM system was taken away on the basis that the other students were jealous that I was receiving more attention than they were. Needless to say when my accommodations were removed I went back to struggling in school again and whenever I failed at something I was labelled as lazy while my brother breezed through school receiving awards and attention that I craved but never could get. Finally in year 11, I finally managed to work hard enough to make it into the National Honor Society and for once I felt like I actually accomplished something. One thing I realized was that I had to work twice as hard for those grades than my brother did but only received half the praise for it. My parents were fed a lot of audist crap and my mom is very audist as she believes that ASL is gobble-dee-gook and that if it's not English it can't be used in this house.

To me that's what audism is based on my experience growing up D/HH in a mainstream society. I really hated my school years and I wished my parents would have listened to the Deaf side and made a better informed decision rather than just listening to one side. I probably would have fared better as a student in my younger years at the least. I just wished I was allowed to transfer to a new school to get a much needed fresh start as the bullying was physical by grade 4. Sadly my daughter is in the same school I went to but I have told myself if things get bad for her I will get her out so that she doesn't have to endure what I had to for years.
 
AlleyCat said:
I don't think you have to walk a fine line. I agree - there is a lot of confusion among many. Basically, I think the bottom line is that when hearing people think they are better than the deaf, or that their communication methods are better than the deaf's, then they're audist. If you don't think along those lines, you are doing fine. :)

I want to add to that: I'm not saying that I think the deaf's communication is better than hearing, or that we think we're better than the hearing. Just giving a "simple" explanation.
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Since I was a little child, my parents would take my sisters and I to an annual apple festival at Mill Neck School for the Deaf. I never saw myself or my family as better than anyone there. I saw it as a cool place to visit and a way to help support a school that was helping others.
I saw Linda on Sesame Street using ASL and thought, hey I can do that! And I was good at it. I now see that my ability to learn ASL will in turn help others. I am neither better than anyone else. I am human and I try and treat all equally.
 
Juli-terp-to-be said:
Since I was a little child, my parents would take my sisters and I to an annual apple festival at Mill Neck School for the Deaf. I never saw myself or my family as better than anyone there. I saw it as a cool place to visit and a way to help support a school that was helping others.
I saw Linda on Sesame Street using ASL and thought, hey I can do that! And I was good at it. I now see that my ability to learn ASL will in turn help others. I am neither better than anyone else. I am human and I try and treat all equally.
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That's what matters. :) Thank you, Juli :)
 
Juli-terp-to-be said:
I was thinking something similar. It looks like me that audism is in the eye of the beholder. Cause everyone seems to have differing definitions for it. I see that as a hearie I am going to have a fine line to walk when it comes to audism.
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You and Kristina voiced exactly what I was thinking, like maybe I should just be silent from now on and observe. I have no idea what on earth is going on. It makes me said to say the least :iough:
 
Dixie said:
For me audism is pushing for the hearing approach to dealing with deafness rather than truly meeting it head on with the actual needs and wants of the deaf person in mind. Kind of like when my parents found out I was deaf in my left ear and HOH in my right. I was placed in mainstream schools, completely oralised, no aids and I had to speech read and was given preferential seating in the classroom. However whenever I received low grades I was labeled as being lazy by my parents despite the fact that I was struggling with just getting information. In grade 2 I was given an FM system and voila with these accommodations I was able to receive information and process it and thus my grades improved. After that year my FM system was taken away on the basis that the other students were jealous that I was receiving more attention than they were. Needless to say when my accommodations were removed I went back to struggling in school again and whenever I failed at something I was labelled as lazy while my brother breezed through school receiving awards and attention that I craved but never could get. Finally in year 11, I finally managed to work hard enough to make it into the National Honor Society and for once I felt like I actually accomplished something. One thing I realized was that I had to work twice as hard for those grades than my brother did but only received half the praise for it. My parents were fed a lot of audist crap and my mom is very audist as she believes that ASL is gobble-dee-gook and that if it's not English it can't be used in this house.

To me that's what audism is based on my experience growing up D/HH in a mainstream society. I really hated my school years and I wished my parents would have listened to the Deaf side and made a better informed decision rather than just listening to one side. I probably would have fared better as a student in my younger years at the least. I just wished I was allowed to transfer to a new school to get a much needed fresh start as the bullying was physical by grade 4. Sadly my daughter is in the same school I went to but I have told myself if things get bad for her I will get her out so that she doesn't have to endure what I had to for years.
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Dixie, thanks for telling your story. This is why I started the Audism thread. I also experienced much of what you went through except I had very supportive parents. School for me was a similar experience to yours. I think you may already know my story.

It is important that people are educated as to how damaging Audism is and how unnecessary. Yet, the problem often lies where most people who hold this view don't even know they are projecting it. It is unintentional, but it is there and damaging all the same. Everyone has a right to be treated as equals. The only way Audism can be minimised or even eradicated is through educating the public.
 
I am thinking of my family and friends :) Have a great day!
 
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