The Common Ground

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What is Deafhood?
January 9, 2008
Lauren explores the concept of "Deafhood" and what it means in today's culture.

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It's a remarkable concept that, to me, distinguishes the Common Ground between us all.
 
I happen to agree.. I have been accused of being "not deaf enough" before, and I can completely related to what she is saying.
 
Very well presented...I like the analogy between the "not black enough" to the "not deaf enough".

The dynamics within each cultures are so eerily similar to each other.
 
Anyone with any amount of severity of hearing loss is deaf, no matter what the Deaf (community) says. Who I am doesn't depend on them and won't wait on them. If they want to be a friend of mine, help me learn more asl. If they don't want to be friends with me, then don't critisize me for relying on being verbal. Hopefully, the other deaf people in the Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN area read this and will think about it.

Thanks!
 
I agree I dont care how and where you learn or if you speak ASL or just oral. I will make friend with them. I have been accused not being deaf enough. HUH??? So I dont bother go see that person ever again and tell them that there are 50/50 chance that they will become handicapped.

I dont care what kind of life you have what race or disablities all I care is making a friend and enjoy the life. Life is too short. Go DEAFHOOD!!!
 
I agree that life is too short to worry about differences in each other. If we all got along and supported each other no matter how deaf we are, then we may be able to also band together and get some much needed changes done.
 
Bear said:
I agree that life is too short to worry about differences in each other. If we all got along and supported each other no matter how deaf we are, then we may be able to also band together and get some much needed changes done.
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I agree...it is the attitudes from the general public about deafness that the deaf children pick up on and then if it is a negative attitude about deafness, then the children will grow up discriminating against each other.

To clarify...I grew up believing that ASL was for the low functioning deaf people so I had a bad attitude against it and thinking I was superior cuz I had speech skills. For a while, I snubbed the ASL users that I encountered before realizing that I was wrong. Now, those ASL users who felt snubbed by me, as a deaf person who is just like them, probably felt negative against those deaf who are oral.

Society, especially educators, doctors and audis, need to stop putting so much emphasis on one's ability to develop speech and listening skills and telling those deaf children who were able to do so that they are so smart and have more opportunities than those who cant. It just feeds the discrimination within the Deaf community and it is really sad.

Now, I am seeing that children with CIs who are mainstreamed are snubbing our Deaf students.
 
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...it is the attitudes from the general public about deafness that the deaf children pick up on and then if it is a negative attitude about deafness, then the children will grow up discriminating against each other.
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This sounds like the Deficit Thinking Theory? I really can't get a proper answer out of anyone as to what this is . . . and, apparently, it touched off a firestorm of mudslinging, etc.

My impression of Deficit Thinking is making someone feel inferior that they, in turn, make others feel inferior (just like shel90's descriptor above).
 
I grew in oral school where they decided to stop ASL just before I went in that school. My deaf cousin went to different school and allow to ASL. So I wanted to learn more of ASL so I can feel fit in and being able to get involved the converstation. Not like in my hearing family where they expect me and my deaf cousin to talk and we dont understand them and we feel left out.

Once I went to NTID I have picked up more of ASL and was so happy. I didnt care what or where they learn to ASL or oral. I have met so many different lifestyles and that always interested in me. That is why I dont care where and how they learn or grew up. As long as I am make a friend and enjoy the life.
 
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