What does Deafhood mean to YOU?

Journey was huge back in the 80's . I used to listen to some of their music. (without understanding any lyrics :lol: )
 
Used to listen and sing along to Styx's songs such as my favorite, "Come sail away," because of its ballad-like song with some cool synthesizer pieces to it. Any songs that have ballads I like to listen to them.
 
drphil said:
Grummer: is the acceptance of one's deafness a function of having studied Sociology-culture or having been "unconsciously exposed" to ? Oppression by the "hearing persons" one "interacts with" in daily life?

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more the later, and more consciouslt exposed as well, bit of everything. But No, the acceptance is well, long story, im not gonna explain it all here...really long story, more of the realisation of why i wasnt happy and was faced with a dark future (20 years ago) and the realisation that i knew 'why' because i was naturally a rebel, a thinker, being influenced (at the time when i was an oralist) by rebelious music and magazines, and counter culture and politics, from that i started to realise i have an ability to see out in a different way and begin thinking and writing...im just a natural in that sort of thinking.. im not a comformist , never has been, its like ...'already know that you're gay...but expression have be trickled out when more and more gay writers, music, fashion influence, tv..then they have more confident to say 'im gay' , that same sort of phenomonen (not sure what's that called' but its kind of related to your question.
Good question you asked, glad you asked...and its a mix of everything really.

But ultimately acceptance of deafness, to me, is not acceptance of oppression, its more of a realisation that 'this is not on - i am deaf,then Deaf (as i socialised more) more facing the reality and saying "Right im going to be stauch i wont be falling in the cave because the world is a too hard place to be. im going to stand up , and understand the real lives of many many Deaf adults and children, understanding how oppression shapes them is disheartening, even worrying because the existence of the 'disabled' aspects that exists in d/Deaf people lives is just NOT changing, WHILE everyone is kind of duped into thinking it has improved, Not so!! For this reason, I'm skeptical about bi-bi approach, i dont believe in compromises, i truely believe d/Deaf people have more potential to BE Deaf, all too often i see 'successful d/Deaf people are 'that' because they want to be hearing. it's all twisted, and whats worst those are the ones thats acting on behalf of the hearing to CONTROL Deaf people, its really sickening. I cant explain everything here, but yes its abit of everything as you asked.

hope this answered your query, have a good day
 
Grummer said:
But ultimately acceptance of deafness, to me, is not acceptance of oppression, its more of a realisation that 'this is not on - i am deaf,then Deaf (as i socialised more) more facing the reality and saying "Right im going to be stauch i wont be falling in the cave because the world is a too hard place to be. im going to stand up , and understand the real lives of many many Deaf adults and children, understanding how oppression shapes them is disheartening, even worrying because the existence of the 'disabled' aspects that exists in d/Deaf people lives is just NOT changing, WHILE everyone is kind of duped into thinking it has improved, Not so!! For this reason, I'm skeptical about bi-bi approach, i dont believe in compromises, i truely believe d/Deaf people have more potential to BE Deaf, all too often i see 'successful d/Deaf people are 'that' because they want to be hearing. it's all twisted, and whats worst those are the ones thats acting on behalf of the hearing to CONTROL Deaf people, its really sickening. I cant explain everything here, but yes its abit of everything as you asked.

hope this answered your query, have a good day
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I acknowledge that I haven't been deaf as long as some others here. Only since December 20, 2006. I also knew since 1992 after losing all hearing-Right ear-would likely happen in left ear- when? Thus back then starting trying to understand "ASL", Cochlear Implants etc.

I have collected a "lot of information" re deaf from Canadian Hearing Society/Toronto Hearing Help classes. I also took 3 separate Intro ASL classes here in Toronto. Stopped when I realized how difficult trying to learn by yourself with no one to practice with. I started the process re Cochlear Implant/Sunnybrook Toronto early in 2007. Successful-the operation was July 12, 2007.

Whether one can subsume deafness into sociological categories" cultural" -or "oppression"-seems to be on going discussion here. Useful??

I was not part of AllDeaf.com till almost a year ago

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drphil said:
I acknowledge that I haven't been deaf as long as some others here. Only since December 20, 2006. I also knew since 1992 after losing all hearing-Right ear-would likely happen in left ear- when? Thus back then starting trying to understand "ASL", Cochlear Implants etc.

I have collected a "lot of information" re deaf from Canadian Hearing Society/Toronto Hearing Help classes. I also took 3 separate Intro ASL classes here in Toronto. Stopped when I realized how difficult trying to learn by yourself with no one to practice with. I started the process re Cochlear Implant/Sunnybrook Toronto early in 2007. Successful-the operation was July 12, 2007.

Whether one can subsume deafness into sociological categories" cultural" -or "oppression"-seems to be on going discussion here. Useful??

I was not part of AllDeaf.com till almost a year ago

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Useful? Well, it's something to do, anyway. And many people learn things they had never thought of before.

And it is too bad you had no one to practice signs with. That has to be anybody's main motivation for learning, to communicate.
 
DeafCaroline said:
Yeah, there are a lot of jobs the hearing world tells us we can't do, and it's very frustrating because we CAN but they won't give us the chance to prove it.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. If you think too much about it,it only upsets you. We're stuck with deafness.It is difficult to date,as well. Most people like to go to concerts,go to movies,and talk. We live in "deaf world".
 
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DeafTim said:
Yeah, I know what you mean. If you think too much about it,it only upsets you. We're stuck with deafness.It is difficult to date,as well. Most people like to go to concerts,go to movies,and talk. We live in "deaf world".
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I noticed you are new here. You may not yet be aware there are many D/dhh people here that regularly go to concerts, movies, and talk (whether with hands or with speech). At movie theaters there are more and more captioned movies available, you just need to know that you can request the viewing times. (plus there are always DVDs which almost always have the captioning feature). In regards to hearing people, I have found from my own experience after learning sign, for just 2 years to date, that sign language, even using it as your primary language is by no means limiting. I find it easier in a multicultural setting anyway. The only limits are the ones you put on yourself. As for the ignorance of others, it is up to you to educate them otherwise, IMO.

As it says in my signature: Ignorance is no longer bliss. It is to their shame if people are ignorant.
 
My deaf is not yours but my own. Deafhood is alike whole group excluded hearing especially CODA, H/WODA, and PODA, they live with us and deal with us and be part of our lives too. That is why I am having problem with deafhood organziation. I am just being me and live as who I am. Others just have to accept me for who I am and it works so wonder.
 
I really like what someone wrote:

(Hearing World) Medicinal view: “we’re abnormal”
(Deaf World) Deafhood view: “we are normal, just like everyone, except that we can’t hear.”

basically, the hearing world views deafness as a defect, a disabiiity that can be "cured" through auditory devices, mainstreaming, etc. Deafness, to the hearing world, has negative connotations.

(One perfect example: a musician who didn't know I was deaf hit on me at a café. When I told him I'm deaf, he literally recoiled and said he could never, as a musician, date a deaf girl for she would never be able to appreciate music and she would be constantly reminding him of his worst fear which is losing his hearing. Then he got up and walked away fast.)

Deafhood is a positive acceptance of Deaf people, culture, community and language. It's the liberation of ourselves from audist/oralist beliefs and fighiting oppression rather than succumbing to it.

That sounds pretty good to me.

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Hearing people can easily accept :Deaf people,culture,community and language and remain hearing. Correct?

As for personal liberation from :audist/oralist belief=review one's beliefs. Not sure which person are oppressing who-one's friends/family?

What do all the Deaf -who don't sign- get categorized as?

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drphil said:
Hearing people can easily accept :Deaf people,culture,community and language and remain hearing. Correct?

As for personal liberation from :audist/oralist belief=review one's beliefs. Not sure which person are oppressing who-one's friends/family?

What do all the Deaf -who don't sign- get categorized as?

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Oppression occurs on many levels and in both covert and overt ways.

Re: your third question: that has been answered many times over.

Are you actually entertaining the thought that in the balance of power in society that the (D) deaf hold more power over their own existence than the hearing faction of society holds over them?
 
I'm hoh but I'm deaf, too. I see myself as a hoh since I am a hoh person even though I can still use the phone to talk and listen even without my hearing aid. It's a personal decison. Call whatever you want that you're comfortable with.
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http://www.alldeaf.com/general-chat/78522-deaf-hoh.html#post1595865

Looks like somebody's lying big time about me saying that I'm not deaf. Very unprofessional, I'd say. :nono:
 
kokonut said:
http://www.alldeaf.com/general-chat/78522-deaf-hoh.html#post1595865

Looks like somebody's lying big time about me saying that I'm not deaf. Very unprofessional, I'd say. :nono:
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I think you're more of a pansy one. You prefer to stay as vague as possible and as broad as possible so that you won't get called out on it and be challenged.

You call person's disagreement as "personal attack" and you call your "personal attack" as "unique POV". You surely can lift a truck tire but you surely can't lift a mental tire.

Your days are numbered....
 
Jiro said:
I think you're more of a pansy one. You prefer to stay as vague as possible and as broad as possible so that you won't get called out on it and be challenged.

You call person's disagreement as "personal attack" and you call your "personal attack" as "unique POV". You surely can lift a truck tire but you surely can't lift a mental tire.

Your days are numbered....
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I agree with this 100%
 
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