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Hey all, back from my little break....
Go some news to share, after attempting to contact the owner of the theater, and still no response, I submitted an Op-Ed piece to my local newspaper for publication, to call public attention to the numbers of deaf and hard of hearing in Kentucky, and my attempts to get captioned movies into our local theater. I just received word today, that the Op-Ed piece has ben approved and will be printed soon, although no date was given yet. I will keep an eye out for it, and post a link to it when it does come out, or post it in it's entirety on here.
I realize, from researching other attempts at getting captioned movies into theaters, that it can be a long, hard road to travel sometimes. I'm hoping there's a light at the end of the tunnel, since I tend to be a cynic at heart sometimes.
On another subject, I want to address my silence on the whole DBC vs. AG Bell or the Deafhood issues. Quite frankly, although I have left some comments on other blogs regarding this, I have felt no real desire to jump in, contrary to what I usually do. The reasons for this are myriad, but the main reason is......A lot of it is stupid and childish and irresponsible.
Too many people (I'm guilty of it as well on occasion) have been responding to these issues with way too much emotion instead of using logic. A single word or phrase or comment is turning the deaf community on it's ear (pun intended) on almost a daily basis. While I feel there is some validity to both sides' arguments in both of these two main issues, one thing I was most disappointed about was the decision by one blogger to post an AIM conversation in it's entirety without at least changing the email addresses of those involved in the conversation. That shows a blatant diregard for another's privacy. I have no problem with them calling people out on transgressions real or imagined, or even posting links to their already public blogs, but publishing their email or AIM addresses without their explicit permission reeks. No matter how you look at it, it stinks.
The blogger used the excuse that he was not going to change the evidence, and that is laughable. For example, I would, as someone trying to find out more about this situation, call to attention the fact that several pages of that conversation are missing. Perhaps one could assume there is something there the blogger did not want revealed? That may or may not be true, but the fact remains, by not posting EVERYTHING, he changed the evidence. Someone once said "Numbers can be made to mean anything" and the same is true of this situation. Without posting EVERYTHING for everyone to read, it appears as if an attempt at manipulating the public's opinion of the situation or conversation is underway. Don't get me wrong, some of the things said were hateful and harmful and the people should be ashamed of themselves for saying those things.
All that being said, I just want to say this....WHY can't we all just focus on the TRUE core mission, which is to improve the lives and education of deaf people or kids? There will never be one RIGHT way to do it, it will always take a multi-faceted approach using different methods BECAUSE we are all different as individuals. What works for one will not necessarily work for another.
There, I've said my piece. Now, I realize this topic has generated tons of comments and other blogs, but I want to let people know right up front, right now. If it is NOT conducive to a productive dialogue, if it is just an inflammatory comment meant to provoke someone, I reserve the right to delete it. You can call it censorship, you can call it whatever you want, but it is my blog and I reserve that right.
Go some news to share, after attempting to contact the owner of the theater, and still no response, I submitted an Op-Ed piece to my local newspaper for publication, to call public attention to the numbers of deaf and hard of hearing in Kentucky, and my attempts to get captioned movies into our local theater. I just received word today, that the Op-Ed piece has ben approved and will be printed soon, although no date was given yet. I will keep an eye out for it, and post a link to it when it does come out, or post it in it's entirety on here.
I realize, from researching other attempts at getting captioned movies into theaters, that it can be a long, hard road to travel sometimes. I'm hoping there's a light at the end of the tunnel, since I tend to be a cynic at heart sometimes.
On another subject, I want to address my silence on the whole DBC vs. AG Bell or the Deafhood issues. Quite frankly, although I have left some comments on other blogs regarding this, I have felt no real desire to jump in, contrary to what I usually do. The reasons for this are myriad, but the main reason is......A lot of it is stupid and childish and irresponsible.
Too many people (I'm guilty of it as well on occasion) have been responding to these issues with way too much emotion instead of using logic. A single word or phrase or comment is turning the deaf community on it's ear (pun intended) on almost a daily basis. While I feel there is some validity to both sides' arguments in both of these two main issues, one thing I was most disappointed about was the decision by one blogger to post an AIM conversation in it's entirety without at least changing the email addresses of those involved in the conversation. That shows a blatant diregard for another's privacy. I have no problem with them calling people out on transgressions real or imagined, or even posting links to their already public blogs, but publishing their email or AIM addresses without their explicit permission reeks. No matter how you look at it, it stinks.
The blogger used the excuse that he was not going to change the evidence, and that is laughable. For example, I would, as someone trying to find out more about this situation, call to attention the fact that several pages of that conversation are missing. Perhaps one could assume there is something there the blogger did not want revealed? That may or may not be true, but the fact remains, by not posting EVERYTHING, he changed the evidence. Someone once said "Numbers can be made to mean anything" and the same is true of this situation. Without posting EVERYTHING for everyone to read, it appears as if an attempt at manipulating the public's opinion of the situation or conversation is underway. Don't get me wrong, some of the things said were hateful and harmful and the people should be ashamed of themselves for saying those things.
All that being said, I just want to say this....WHY can't we all just focus on the TRUE core mission, which is to improve the lives and education of deaf people or kids? There will never be one RIGHT way to do it, it will always take a multi-faceted approach using different methods BECAUSE we are all different as individuals. What works for one will not necessarily work for another.
There, I've said my piece. Now, I realize this topic has generated tons of comments and other blogs, but I want to let people know right up front, right now. If it is NOT conducive to a productive dialogue, if it is just an inflammatory comment meant to provoke someone, I reserve the right to delete it. You can call it censorship, you can call it whatever you want, but it is my blog and I reserve that right.
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