Stephen.White@f853.n681.z3.fidonet.org (Stephen White) (01/17/90)
Index Number: 6258 OJ, question: If you all view yourselves as normal people, with a mild problem like a throat infection, cold, little cut, deafness, scrape, ingrown toenail, spinal biffida, atheletes foot, tennis elbow, blindness, or anything on the same scale.... And you think that you all are normal people, with a similar problem to one of the above, then... Why do you all congregate in this echo? Why dont you see that this echo is for disABLED people, and steer clear of it, because you all really are normal people, and you dont need to associate with the puling whining greedy selfish vegetables that the politicians would have us believe that they are? Steve! The Child of a Lesser God! -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!3!681!853!Stephen.White Internet: Stephen.White@f853.n681.z3.fidonet.org
Stephen.White@f853.n681.z3.fidonet.org (Stephen White) (01/17/90)
Index Number: 6259 My answer is that I do think of myself as disABLED, but without all the connotations of the word disabled that the normal people place on it. So, I dont think that being "disabled" has anything to do with deteriotating the quality of my life. Only I can do that. Since we all enjoy the benefits of being disABLED, we have experiences in common with the pulsating boring grey mass of the normal people who are jealous of us all! Thus, its fun to chortle over them! I know, I know, we should feel pity for the misfortunate. But gee, its funny how they think we are the disabled ones, when we really are the disABLED ones! Must be something to do with the American literacy rate! Dont bloody know how to spell or capatilize now! I'd heard of the mental condition in which the people in the asylums like to think of themselves as authority figures, but this is a more widespread phenomenea, yet we, as the sane minority, are the only ones to have noticed! Goo Gaa Goo Gaa! The men in white are after me! Steve! The Child of a Lesser God! PS. So whats your answer? PPS. Gee, this straightjacket is nice'n'warm! -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!3!681!853!Stephen.White Internet: Stephen.White@f853.n681.z3.fidonet.org
Anthony.Casey@hnews.fidonet.org (Anthony Casey) (01/17/90)
Index Number: 6282 >OJ, question: What does "OJ" mean, I wonder? >And you think that you all are normal people, with a similar problem >to one of the above, then... > >Why do you all congregate in this echo? I would think that the answer is that all those who use this echo know it is for discussion of issues concerning disabled people, which interests all those who participate. All but a couple of said participants would openly admit to having a physical disability. I don't really think any of us try to avoid that fact. You're just trying to be contraversial, you little dickens, you! Anthony -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!Anthony.Casey Internet: Anthony.Casey@hnews.fidonet.org
Floria.Antin@f304.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Floria Antin) (01/17/90)
Index Number: 6285 > echo is for disABLED people, and steer clear of it, because you all > really are normal people, and you dont need to associate with the If you notice the ABLED is emphasized. People are not disabled they may have a disability, but that does not disable them from being people. We all have some disabilities, some more pronounced than others. It seems tome we should focus on the person and not necesarily on the disability. What is normal? People with disabilities come in all sizes shapes etc some are very smart (Mensa members even) while others are at the other en of the scale when it comes to intelligence and of course thewhole gamut in between. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!109!304!Floria.Antin Internet: Floria.Antin@f304.n109.z1.fidonet.org