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Old 02-04-2008, 06:30 AM   #155 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
The only reason I can think of to associate with an organization named after a man who practiced soft eugenics (based on flawed gentic theory, I might add) is that they agree in principle with his belief that deaf people (and in particular, signing deaf) are inferior. Scary, isn't it?
One more thing..... Why didn't AG Bell made sure that he didn't have any children as diabetes run in his family (AG and his father both had diabetes)???? Diabetes is sure not a sign of well-born (eugenic). Another irony to think about.
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