Comments on: Gallaudet Battle Heats Up http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jamie Berke http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4113 Jamie Berke Sat, 13 May 2006 02:52:50 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/#comment-4113 I am a parent of deaf kids and I had a bad experience with Fernandes 11 years ago. You can read about it here: <a href="http://deafness.about.com/b/a/257580.htm" rel="nofollow">http://deafness.about.com/b/a/257580.htm</a> I am a parent of deaf kids and I had a bad experience with Fernandes 11 years ago. You can read about it here: http://deafness.about.com/b/a/257580.htm

]]> By: Joseph J. Finn http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4112 Joseph J. Finn Wed, 10 May 2006 21:25:21 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/#comment-4112 Sorry about transposing those letters. But it still smacks to me of a very narrow definition of "deaf culture" to me. Sorry about transposing those letters. But it still smacks to me of a very narrow definition of “deaf culture” to me.

]]> By: Tiff http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4111 Tiff Wed, 10 May 2006 17:46:16 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/#comment-4111 First of all, ALS is a disease, and ASL is American Sign Language. ;) And when you're being selected to lead what is regarded as the central institution of Deaf culture, whether or not you are a part of that culture is very much a reasonable question of your qualifications. First of all, ALS is a disease, and ASL is American Sign Language. ;)

And when you’re being selected to lead what is regarded as the central institution of Deaf culture, whether or not you are a part of that culture is very much a reasonable question of your qualifications.

]]> By: Joseph J. Finn http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4110 Joseph J. Finn Tue, 09 May 2006 22:30:18 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/#comment-4110 You know, I'm all for exploring your own identity, celebrating your culture and perserving the joys of your culture. But these people just sounds liek a bunch of whankers; saying she's not "deaf enough" because she learned to speak, has cochlear implants and learned ALS relatively late? Please. Ever of of "is she qualified?" You know, I’m all for exploring your own identity, celebrating your culture and perserving the joys of your culture. But these people just sounds liek a bunch of whankers; saying she’s not “deaf enough” because she learned to speak, has cochlear implants and learned ALS relatively late? Please. Ever of of “is she qualified?”

]]> By: Tiff http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4109 Tiff Tue, 09 May 2006 20:20:38 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/#comment-4109 Of course it sounds ridiculous to us hearing folk, but there's a very real cultural identity to being deaf. Deaf culture has its own distinct language, its own schools, its own artists, its own humor. Many deaf people feel like their culture is under attack from things like cochlear implants and the oral method of educating deaf children. So when a president is chosen who essentially got to live as a hearing person into her twenties, it feels like another threat to that culture. Of course it sounds ridiculous to us hearing folk, but there’s a very real cultural identity to being deaf. Deaf culture has its own distinct language, its own schools, its own artists, its own humor. Many deaf people feel like their culture is under attack from things like cochlear implants and the oral method of educating deaf children. So when a president is chosen who essentially got to live as a hearing person into her twenties, it feels like another threat to that culture.

]]> By: wayan http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/comment-page-1/#comment-4108 wayan Tue, 09 May 2006 18:12:18 +0000 http://dc.metblogs.com/2006/05/09/gallaudet-battle-heats-up/#comment-4108 "not deaf enough" - I love that. Reminds me of people saying Mayor Williams wasn't "black enough" to lead DC. “not deaf enough” – I love that. Reminds me of people saying Mayor Williams wasn’t “black enough” to lead DC.

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