Under The Hill

Someone named Jason “Mr. Anonymous” Miller left me a seething comment in one of my blogs:

You are a real traitor to the American deaf community for leaving the DeafRead.com without letting us, regular DR readers.

O-kaee. That made me puzzled. I have never left DeafRead.com nor I put in any such request to DR editors to remove my blog from DeafRead.com. The thing is, Mr. Anonymous, that you have to look into the Extra box (the one with the star) to check out the latest from me and other bloggers/vloggers you may fancy. DR editors set up that way - one that is specifically related to Deaf/ASL issues, the other for vlogs, and the third is general blogging/vlogging (about anything) that’s not related to Deaf/ASL issues.

My blog is about anything that I like to share or opine with y’all and not necessarily have to be deaf-related all the times. I have deaf people coming up to me telling me that they’re really enjoyed reading my blogs and wanted to stay informed or be provoked (intellectual-wise) about other issues not necessarily related to Deaf/ASL issues. Quite frankly, I would like my blog to reach out to the widest, possible audience through DeafRead.com, DeafVillage.com, CI/CS sites, hearing or aggregation sites and whatever. My blog isn’t audience-specific, gender-specific, Deaf-specific, ASL-specific and just because I’m a deaf blogger doesn’t mean that I must blog for the D/deaf/ASL community all the times. I blog because I like to share with or opine about something or someone for anyone who care to read a different perspective or an interesting subject from me, warts and all.

So, Jason, next time, look before you jump to conclusion.