Tadaa! My period without internet went longer than I expected, but, like a fruitcake, my return was inevitable!
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I don't doubt you do need a hug, but I believe you are male and I only hug men who are close friends and family members. Hugging strange men could leave an impression that is inaccurate.
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Quite, quite - that is, unless you follow these directions:
How to Give a Man Hug That Is Not a Bear Hug | The Art of Manliness
XD I find it amusing. I'm curious: what tipped you off I'm male? Mannerisms?
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Academic culture and Deaf culture are not, by nature, compatible.
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Which makes me wonder, What is academic culture compatible with? Why the disconnect? I've never heard the term "ivory tower" applied to academics before, but it seems to fit.
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By nature you are an academic.
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Ah, but I beg to differ. People are like multi-faceted gems. Depending on which side a person shows, you get a different view of what he/she is like! For example, I am turned a little different way from when I first appeared, right? Academy is only one part of me.
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Personal distinction that I see as a common academic fallacy.
In their attempt to distance themselves from their subjects academics tend to learn “about” things rather than learn things.
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Tend, perhaps, but they don't only learn "about" things. Acculturation (
Acculturation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) is an accepted form of learning about cultures in the scientific community.
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So riddle this:
Do you want to learn Deaf culture?
Why?
Where do you see yourself in relation to Deaf culture a year from now?
Five years from now?
Ten?
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Ooh! I love riddles. Here's the answer: I am, through my friends here in my town. When I hang out with them, I make the decision to continue with them instead of break off the connection, because I like them. I like their language. I like who they are. I continue because I want more. I want to learn more about them, and by extension I want to learn about the larger culture in which they reside. I can't experience the larger culture first-hand except online (here, amongst other places). I am participating in what I can locally and online. I don't know where I'll be in relation to Deaf Culture in the future, but I figure I don't have to. Taking it as it comes is fine with me. I'm certainly enjoying it that way.
Riddle for you: With participation in a culture, what is wrong with also learning "about" what you haven't yet encountered?