Nice.
Mark
On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Caio Rossi wrote:
> I don't owe you any explanations and I'm not supposed to change topics just > because you've decided that. Why don't YOU move on: > > Caio > ----- Original Message ----- > From: thomas mark montgomery <thomas8@t...> > To: <vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 6:35 PM > Subject: Re: [vocalist] shiny happy people > > > > On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Caio Rossi wrote: > > > 2nd. Be those movements voluntary or involuntary, I'm not a doctor so I'm > > not supposed to feel OK when I see parts of the body whose aspect do not > > correspond to what you see everyday. How many people can follow a heart > > bypass surgery on Discovery Channel without feeling at least some > > discomfort? Now, imagine you went to an opera and the tenor was holding > his > > heart in a transparent box linked to his chest and a thick stream of blood > > flowed in and out of it. Wouldn't that influence whether you'd take > > advantage of a 50-percent-discount seat in the orchestra? His blinking > eyes > > are very much likely to produce a similar effect on the public, and that's > > the meaningful downside of this blindness, marketwise. If he really wanted > > to exploit his disability, it would be much more logical if he wore > > sunglasses, like most blind artists do. > > I could not possibly disagree more (except with the use of such a poor > analogy between open-heart surgery and the physical affliction of a blind > person.) Hardly a PC person myself, I am somewhat disconcerted that > adults do not expect to handle themselves with decorum over something so > slight as batting eyes, a limp, the uncoordination of a victim of MS, > common disfigurements, etc. Can you imagine how someone with such > affliction must feel (not to mention the psychological development > involved) when people turn away, rather than looking them straight on and > accepting them for what they are and who they are? Surely you did not > explain yourself well. What exactly did you mean? If I understood this > correctly, them perhaps it is time to move on to another topic. > > Best, > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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