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Originally Posted by Chase
"I'm here to learn, so please be gentle!"
I'm sure most here will meet you halfway on that request, yet gentleness is a two-way street. Courteous adults don't ask any question off the tops of their heads without thinking them over and considering consequences.
I don't blame Pepsi for taking a bit of offense. Some people blurt some really inappropriate questions.
A little thought before asking would have told you the inability to read and write cuts across all classes of people. Perhaps a gentler query may have been something like: "Is deafness a barrier to learning to read and write? If so, how do you overcome it?"
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Chase, your response was fantastic. Thank you for pointing things out and thank you for rewriting my question in a more appropriate manner.
The answers which BelleSorrisa and Interpretrator gave me were what was on my mind and I only asked this question (and, believe me, I have lots more), because I'm too impatient to wait until my long distance course gets here.
But, in light of your response and the fact that I received a threatening email from another offended board member, I think I'll wait until my course gets here before I ask any more questions. My thoughts were that I could make friends by asking questions and that you guys would understand that I'm uncultured and don't know anything about Deaf people or Deaf life. I guess that's not the case.
Thanks for correcting me and sorry for any offense.
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