Do we have a challenge ahead of us to avoid becoming Hearing?

[Madison813]

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Who would those "others" be?

I just sent a PM and pointed to the "What ticks you off about Hearies?" thread as an answer to the question asked.

Sorry I wasn't referring to you although u did help thanks!

 

[jillio]

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Sorry I wasn't referring to you although u did help thanks!

Then who were you referring to?

 

[dogmom]

my thoughts, meant kindly:

honestly, I think it's kinda the whole point - DEAFness <People of the Eye>, as opposed to the condition of being deaf. What this site is for.....hard for newcomers to see it, but that is why it's so important-

 

[dogmom]

to further clarify - "EYE" including the non-literal use; cultural....not leaving Deafblind out....

 

[Beowulf]

my thoughts, meant kindly:

honestly, I think it's kinda the whole point - DEAFness <People of the Eye>, as opposed to the condition of being deaf. What this site is for.....hard for newcomers to see it, but that is why it's so important-

to further clarify - "EYE" including the non-literal use; cultural....not leaving Deafblind out....

"People of the eye." I like that. In French it would be "Les gens de l'oeil."
Sounds so pretty, but not quite accurate.

 

[jillio]

"People of the eye." I like that. In French it would be "Les gens de l'oeil."
Sounds so pretty, but not quite accurate.

Very eloquent, isn't it. Comes from a very famous quote re: Deafness..."We are, now and forever, the People of the Eye."

 

[dogmom]

Jillio and Beowulf - Beo, I didn't know the French
actually, that phrasing "....the Eye" was part of the promotional literature/sign for the Deaf Awareness festival I went to last year, so not of my creation.
But I liked it too-

 

[dogmom]

ahh, hey Jillio, were ahead, for more info. on that phrase-

 

[Beowulf]

Very eloquent, isn't it. Comes from a very famous quote re: Deafness..."We are, now and forever, the People of the Eye."

Jillio and Beowulf - Beo, I didn't know the French
actually, that phrasing "....the Eye" was part of the promotional literature/sign for the Deaf Awareness festival I went to last year, so not of my creation.
But I liked it too-

You just like it? I love it!
Dang, I got a lot of reading to do.

 

[dogmom]

I am soooo behind on mine <reading>
looking at the books on the Gallaudet website doesn't help....

 

[jillio]

ahh, hey Jillio, were ahead, for more info. on that phrase-

NP. As soon as I get over this brain fart, I will tell you who said it, in, I believe, the 1920's.

 

[Beowulf]

NP. As soon as I get over this brain fart, I will tell you who said it, in, I believe, the 1920's.

G. Verditz in 1910?

PEOPLE OF THE EYE -

 

[jillio]

G. Verditz in 1910?

PEOPLE OF THE EYE -

Thank you...you cured my brain fart! That is it. George Verditz.

 

[dogmom]

ok, more , Beo!

now is that the person whose name is with the Deaf Center in CO?

NP - brain farts....

 

[Bottesini]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XITbj3NTLUQ]YouTube - ‪The Preservation of Sign Language by George W. Veditz‬&rlm;[/ame]

 

[jillio]

YouTube - ‪The Preservation of Sign Language by George W. Veditz‬&rlm;

I knew either Bott or Beo would help me out with that brain fart! Turns out they both did!

 

[Bottesini]

I knew either Bott or Beo would help me out with that brain fart! Turns out they both did!

I love that film, and how graceful and beautiful his old sign was.

 

[dogmom]

thanks for putting that up, Bott!

 

[jillio]

I love that film, and how graceful and beautiful his old sign was.

I agree. It is just eloquent. I get caught up in just watching the fluid movement and the grace.

 

[deafskeptic]

On second thought, do we really want the bonkers ones assimilated into the Culture?:P

Ha ha. That's a good question.