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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
KariC10
Published Letters: 4 Editor's Choice: 2
This article is truly a great piece in which the author authentically and brashly explores her own experience with her disability. As a young woman who has hearing loss and studying to become a Rehab Counselor I can talk about LD inside out. But I can't understand how the daily expressions of this form of LD (spatial disability) turns out. This article definitely helped me understand so much more than any textbook ever could.
What really got to me in this article was when she talked about the role her mother plays in her life. I know from personal and professional experience that mothers tend to be the strongest advocate for their child. And the last lines describe it so well:
"And then she won't know which direction to go when she gets off. But it's no problem -- I'll just stand at the corner. And when she walks down the stairs I'll be there to meet her."
brashly is the wrong word, candidly would be more appropiate *insert sheepish grin here*
...where are the Black women? Oh, I remember, we're somebody's friend, right?
I cannot be the only one that is uneasy about the sentiment of "fearing" when Black people vote. The discourse around this issue seems to be along the lines of "It's about time Democrats started using better election strategies of bringing everyone together" and "Democrats need to get their act together instead of acting like Republicans", and not "It is appalling that a verbalized 'fear' of more Black people voting is not treated for the venom it is". Let me read that paragraph again, maybe it won't be so appalling:
Republican Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida has gone public with the fear that an Obama-generated black voter tide could "destroy" down-ballot GOP candidates in the South.
Hmmm ... nope, it is still a problem for me. Yet another reason why I have started to focus on Jack and Jill Politics (www.jackandjillpolitics.com), Sojourners (http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics), Vivir Latino (http://vivirlatino.com/), and Daily Kos/deaf (http://www.dailykos.com/tag/deaf) instead of Salon for my non-watered down news. It is the only way for me to get a comprehensive picture of my socio-political ideals. Obviously, Salon cannot cover everything. But if I depended on Salon I would assume that all liberals were able-bodied White atheist.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
