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From: Tim.Cumings@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Tim Cumings)
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Subject: Re: blind politics
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Date: 17 Jun 91 20:27:44 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

"i think this was the writers clever way of capturingpeople's attention
to the more daily issues that blind people face regardingtheir
treatment. it almost sounded satirical and this is an very effetcive
writing technique." this is a subjective opinion, but I don't think Mr.
Bailiff's example was meant to be satirical. There's nothing funny about
being mugged. "by the way be careful when comparing mugging to rape
because there is no comparison." I was not drawing a direct analoagy
between rape and mugging. My point was that why would any person wish to
be a victim of a crime, any crime, just to prove a principle? As far as
feminists, go, they don't frighten me. I've never prided myself on
always being politically correct, and I'm not about to start now.
s

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