NextGen
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This is to both the male and female Deaf members of AllDeaf.com's forum posting community: Have you ever had the experience of dealing and/or grappling with the issue of not finding another Deaf person that's on the same level as you are in the areas of: A) intelligence, B) education, C) wit, and D) ability in language?
I'm a single, young, well-educated Deaf male whose command over the English language has treated him well over the years through earned opportunities in academics and life alike. Sometimes it can be a bit frustrating to encounter a lack of Deaf women who can at least hold their own in an intelligent, stimulating, and meaningful conversation (and relationship, too).
Now, there's nothing really discriminatory or prejudiced in what I'm saying here; it just happens to be based on direct and personal experience that not only have I had, but also other Deaf people that I've known over the years, as well. And let's be brutally honest here: For many "intelligent" Deaf people who're either single or are looking to be in a relationship, this type of issue is considered "taboo" or a proverbial "skeleton in (the Deaf community's) closet; in other words, it's something that isn't just brought up out in the open for discussion in the general community, so it's understandable for it to be labeled as "discrimination" to certain sects of the Deaf population, when, in fact, it really isn't.
Are there any other men or women who share this same sentiment as I do ... ? Come now; speak out and be heard (or "seen," rather) ...
I'm a single, young, well-educated Deaf male whose command over the English language has treated him well over the years through earned opportunities in academics and life alike. Sometimes it can be a bit frustrating to encounter a lack of Deaf women who can at least hold their own in an intelligent, stimulating, and meaningful conversation (and relationship, too).
Now, there's nothing really discriminatory or prejudiced in what I'm saying here; it just happens to be based on direct and personal experience that not only have I had, but also other Deaf people that I've known over the years, as well. And let's be brutally honest here: For many "intelligent" Deaf people who're either single or are looking to be in a relationship, this type of issue is considered "taboo" or a proverbial "skeleton in (the Deaf community's) closet; in other words, it's something that isn't just brought up out in the open for discussion in the general community, so it's understandable for it to be labeled as "discrimination" to certain sects of the Deaf population, when, in fact, it really isn't.
Are there any other men or women who share this same sentiment as I do ... ? Come now; speak out and be heard (or "seen," rather) ...