tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304959951105245563.post7149147888072232879..comments2022-12-09T21:30:31.833-05:00Comments on Lori's Story - Life as a Female Quadriplegic: Devoteesqueenquadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09875188954438253463noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304959951105245563.post-49208519805894990882011-09-27T22:10:37.218-04:002011-09-27T22:10:37.218-04:00I am blind, and do not consider it a profound disa...I am blind, and do not consider it a profound disability. I have met many people who are curious about blindness, some who are fascinated by it, and I would draw a sharp distinction between someone whose interest and approach are prurient and someone who is intrigued, unsettled, full of questions etc. but whose intent is to learn or find reassurance that it is not the dreadful end of independence so many sighted people assume. I have known three people who had premonitions that they would lose their sight. One was an eleven-year-old girl. None of them deserved to be judged or be lumped with *real* Devotees, and to scorn someone whose curiosity stems from apprehension is wrong. What a bitter, narrow existence it would be to assume that anyone intrigued, disconcerted, or fascinated by disability had base motives. It shocks me that you are so ready to cram a whole range of people into the label Devotee. Certainly they exist, but I would be much lonelier and sadder if I assumed the worst of every sighted person who braved a blind forum (or me, face-to-face) with questions and honest and forthright fears. Your hostility disturbs me.Bat-Poetnoreply@blogger.com