What are you thinking about? Part III

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KristinaB said:
I am thinking of a lot, but can't say much right now. Hope to be able to have news to post about it soon. All I can say is, please keep fingers crossed and all.
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I think I know what you're talking about. Good luck to you and your husband, Kristina!
 
posts from hell said:
it was approved.
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You got two replies from two different people

Matt Webster, if you did want to be “very nice” to Jack, you could actually start by reading the article rather than knee-jerking all over the internet. Your accusations toward Jack of “audism” are akin to me accusing him of sexism, because I am female and he is having a shot at one of my gender. And WTF do Deaf people start with a capital D?
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And Jack himself

You might be right that Mr Barbour was not the first public figure to use sign language interpreters, but he was certainly the first I’d seen (being that I’m in Australia, I do not readily enjoy the opportunity to see press reports that might appear on American television stations, much less those “off screen” moments to which you refer - Hurricane Katrina, however, was a global news event), and he is the only political figure who appears in a Google video search using the words “press + conference + sign + language”. This is not to say that others in America haven’t used sign language, simply that, here in Australia, it is not commonly done, and, for me - and, I speculate, for the office of Anna Bligh too - Barbour is the man most notable for it. I do not doubt that sign language is superior to subtitles. I do not doubt deaf people benefit from it. Nowhere in my article did I suggest sign language was a bad idea, or that shouldn’t be there - my comment about it being “distracting” for those lucky enough to be able to hear is just a fact. I’ve taken the time to read up on “audism”, and have come to the conclusion that it’s not me: I don’t feel superior to deaf people, or use my hearing to lord over them. I note that “In the deaf culture, calling someone an audist is akin to calling someone a racist.” If that’s the case, I think you ought to be more careful about with your use of that word, Matt, lest you contribute to it losing its credibility and potency, after the fashion of so many of the “isms” of which people have been so cheaply accused these days.
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I am thinking: He can't propose to her, damnit!!!! Not her!! Why, why, why!??? Hannah isn't the one for him, and he said they always love the first more...he said so with his voice and eyes! Darn it Booth!!!! -fan girl mode-
 
JClarke said:
You got two replies from two different people



And Jack himself
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Stupid lady! Tell her that she needs to research on Deaf culture and get the answer why deaf is with a BIG CAPITAL "D"!!!!!

I hate ignorant people like her and others.
 
posts from hell said:
I replied, waiting for approval.
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Never mind - saw your reply and Jack replied right back - see below

With respect, Matt, you did indeed accuse me of being Audist ("This article is what defines Audism” - Matt Webster, 11.31am) and your attempt to now claim you did not is dishonest. Furthermore, your claim that my use of the words: “...those lucky enough to be able to hear...” is Audist, ie: denotes an attitude of “superiority” over those with hearing loss, is nonsense - by the logic of your argument, the people at Australian Hearing are Audist, too, being that they use such overtly negative language as “loss”, “impairment” and “disability” when referring to the deaf. This is the sort of semantic ratchet abused by those suffering knee-jerk victim mentalities who seek to corner people into delivering apologies that are neither warranted nor deserved, but that simply salve their own need to feel ‘special’, and you do your deaf community an appalling disservice by contributing to an “us and them” mentality that simply wasn’t there. Your problem is not in your ears, buddy, but your backbone. - Jack .
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JClarke said:
Doesn't matter if it is a Australian blog, mate
The deaf culture is same here as in U.S.A
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No, but awareness of the Deaf culture is something else altogether.

In fact, even you yourself denotes "Deaf" with a lowercase "d." I means the concept of Deaf culture is relatively fresh to the mainstream Canadians... compared to says 1980s America.
 
I'm thinking about how my new job I just started this week is looking pretty awesome!!!!!! (despite the hours, but that's only one of the few 'cons') ^_^

Also, I'm looking forward to my *first* ever formal ASL class I will be taking with rraja at Harvard this Sunday! W00T!
 
sheila022 said:
I'm thinking about how my new job I just started this week is looking pretty awesome!!!!!! (despite the hours, but that's only one of the few 'cons') ^_^

Also, I'm looking forward to my *first* ever formal ASL class I will be taking with rraja at Harvard this Sunday! W00T!
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Awesome you two. Hope you guys have fun.

Sheila, I know you will pick it up quickly.
 
LoveBlue said:
Fingers crossed for what I think you're referring to. Man, I feel like a pretzel. I have my fingers, toes, etc crossed for someone else for the same reason. :lol:
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TheWriteAlex said:
I think I know what you're talking about. Good luck to you and your husband, Kristina!
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I know I had mentioned that hubby was possibly getting a job in Ohio. Well, seems that one is a bust as well. This morning he had a talk with his current boss and then also talk with a previous supervisor from a job in Missouri. Hubby's work hours are slowing down and he may possibly be laid off. Not sure yet. We are looking to move back out of Florida as it is just too expensive to live here, life with MIL is not good and there are no decent job that pays well here in Florida. Hubby was offered his job back that he had in Missouri. We left there in June 2009, but he could possibly get it back. Hope to be able to do that. I know the weather isn't good, but hey, in the 14 years we lived there, we never had a winter like they had this year. MIL is not really happy about the possible move, but will help with some of the expenses to get there. If we go, it will be in East Central Missouri within 40-50 miles West of St. Louis. We spent 2 years there and 12 years in Columbia, MO before that. Son is happy about the move. We went to MO when he was 10 months old, so it's like home for him. Daughter was 2 when we went there and even though she liked it, she would prefer to stay here, but she understands why we would do this. My mother has said that she may be happier there. I know she liked her doctor up there a lot better. The cold winters were hard on her and me, but we will survive. If we can do this, we will probably move around the end of April. Hubby will have just finished his A/C & Refrigeration Tech course. He will get certified before we leave. I can only look at the positives this move will bring and try hard to not dwell on the negatives of the whole situation. They say you can alway go back home, but in our case, we came back, but nothing was the same. It was all 90% worse than ever before and was almost a mistake to even bother coming back.

This is all still mostly "up in the air", but it looks like it will be done. MIL is making plans to sell the riding lawn mower and we can have that money. She paid $2000 for it and it's still in almost like new condition. Hubby has asked me to start working on repacking the boxes in the garage and possibly going through the open ones and deciding if we really need everything. Daughter has some 18" dolls that she will be getting rid of along with their horse and bunk beds. Will have to check on other stuff. We will be selling our Ford Explorer and keeping the Mercury Sable and the Ford Expedition. The Expedition is now paid off thanks to MIL. She did that 6 months ago or so. Have a lot to do and a lot to think about.
 
Thinking about freezing my ass off all day and all night tomorrow. Gonna be fun.......
 
Hey PFH
I saw your last post to Jack earlier this afternoon, good on ya!
I sent the link of the article to my father and boy, was he appallled - and he also wrote this:

My deaf son sent me a link to your article and I read it and the many responses too. You may well have a point about Anna Bligh but you make it very poorly and also denigrate a section of our society. Put yourself in the shoes of a deaf person - then reread your opening paragraph. No reasonable person could not be insulted by your words. Make your political points but try to keep your personal biases out of it. Every deaf person in the country has the right to be appalled at such ill-informed tripe.
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JClarke said:
Hey PFH
I saw your last post to Jack earlier this afternoon, good on ya!
I sent the link of the article to my father and boy, was he appallled - and he also wrote this:

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Good for your father! :applause:
 
+ one million for JClarke's father!!!
 
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