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⌈ Secret Post #787 ⌋

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Oh hey, I have a blind friend. She is blind. She's obviously never had sight before! Let's just make stupid assumptions and dig ourselves deeper.

WRONG! She was born sighted. She was also born with glaucoma and spent a very long time dealing with her blindness. She was in denial up until college. And despite knowing one day that she'd be totally blind, she took elementary education to be a teacher. Then she went off to the center for the blind and came back a new person. She was more confident and outgoing and accepting of her condition. She's jumped into the National Federation of the Blind, going to conventions all over the country, holding positions, lobbying in Congress, going on mission trips to third world countries. All this she did with a set of bum eyes.

Obviously, your attitudes are all wrong in the matter, but it's your life. Whatever. Stop trying to drum up sympathy. I know far too many really awesome blind people to feel like coddling someone so full of prejudice and self-pity.

I understand your side, but your attitude ain't all sunshine and kittens either.

I never made the assumption that she was born blind. Way to go.
I do say she's a credit to the human race and is a stronger person than I would be in her situation.

I never had any intention of "drumming up sympathy." I made the secret because it was a genuine secret fear I hadn't told anyone about and wanted to get it out. SURPRISE! Actually using the comm what it was meant for!

I'm not a lesser person because I'm afraid to go blind.

Edited 2009-03-03 00:34 (UTC)

You're not a lesser person. You're not. Don't ever let anyone, internet or otherwise, make you think for a second that you are or that that fear is a sign of weakness.

As far as I can see, you didn't do anything at all wrong here. And even though you weren't fishing for sympathy, you sure as hell have my condolences.

Thank you. Admittedly, I could have handled this with a little more calm and grace, but I'm so damn shocked and pissed. The whole thing's a crock of bull. "self-pitying" my ass.

No problem.

I think you did fine.

I think you handled it fine. It's obviously something you're perfectly justified being upset about. I doubt most people would have reacted with more calm and grace, me definitely included.

And I echo 1strangepirate. You have my condolences. I can't believe there are people in the world who think that expressing sympathy for you is "useless" or "meaningless". What a crock of bull, indeed.

I'm glad for you friend. I really am. It's a good thing she's not letting blindness let her down.

I find myself wondering, though, what did you say to her when she find out that she was going blind? Did you tell her to suck it up, it's not the end of the world? How did she react?

... Oh, shut up. You're being an asshole, no two ways about it. Becoming blind is a terrifying thing to anybody who was born with sight - your friend was probably scared as fuck before she learned to deal with it, as would most people. Good for you, not being scared of the prospect. But the idea of not being able to see terrifies the shit out of me, not because it's ~*~dehumanising and deathlike~*~, but because I kind of like being able to see.

Shut up, off your high horse, sit the fuck down.

So you have a blind friend. That's nice. I really hope you weren't this much of an ass to her when she went blind.

Seems to me that someone who knows a blind person should be one of the first to realize that it can be a traumatic experience, but that might be me overestimating people again.

If you want to talk about ridiculous assumptions, you should include the one you are currently making about how it would be to go blind.
Unless it happens directly to you, you have no idea, and any doctor or psychologist will tell you it is different for everyone.

From your info page:

"If the internet is a playground, this is the trench coat and fedora I wear when sneaking up on unsuspecting kids.

"Hey! Wanna look inside my coat?"

F.A.Q.
Yes, I'm legal. Yes, I'm house trained. Yes, my dog is smarter than you. Any other questions?"

Wow you are a class act.
Why don't you go pick on something worth while like pedos.

I'd be willing to bet your "real" LJ is in this thread acting sympathetic.

Edited 2009-03-03 03:22 (UTC)

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