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From: cmfaltz@phoenix.princeton.edu (Christine Marie Faltz)
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Subject: Re: Agreeing to disagree!
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Date: 24 Jun 91 19:46:25 GMT
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	Well, Gary, it would be a boring world agreed with one another.
But when you tell me that you lost your 'initial reservations' because I
am a self-preserving human being, I must question your interpretive
abilities.  "Poor little blind kid" and "dodge".  Let me tell you
something about me, Gary.  I will allow anyone to say whatever they want
in my presence, as long as it is not something which takes away what I
know I am and replaces it, because of that person's inability to get
beyond my blindness, with what they believe I am.  My attitude bout
getting out of an emergency situation holds true for any place,
building, etc. regardless of the fact that I am blind and regardless of
whether or ot I am near any type of exit.  I don't wantpreferential
treatment, just equal treatment.  (When I have children, my first
impulse in an emergency will most likely be to save them.  Until then,
I'm first, and that has absolutely nothing to do with my blindness.)
Using my blindness as an excuse for ANYTHING goes against everything I
believe about myself.  I would not use my womanhood, myintelligence or
my attractiveness as excuses or to gain privileges either.  I will not
tell you what to believe about emergency exit rows, but I will sure as
hell forbid you to ever accuseme of using my blindness as a dodge for
anything.  If you suggest that you certainly don't know crap about me,
my friend, and I would suggest, that if you are so easily persuaded to
one side of an argument or another by statements not directly related to
the issues or statements you clearly misunderstand, that you spend more
time figuring out your princiles and convictions on your own.  Such
introspection might make you ask yourself what on earth DR. Deb's
message to Marshall Flax has to do with your reply to me.  And, you
might also consider, while you are at it, why a man who gave me the
distinct impression that he sympathizes with the KKK and other
illustrious groups is sounding "better and better" to you.  Then again,
maybe I mis understood YOUR point -- but I doubt it.
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