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From: Stephen.White@f853.n681.z3.fidonet.org (Stephen White)
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Subject: Re: Decade Of The Disabled
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Date: 5 Jan 90 02:52:24 GMT
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 > have been or are typically more tolerant of my attempts
 > to use their language. But, afterall, being deaf, doesn't
 > mean that that person is automatically going to be a nice
 > person period. Deaf people can be just as big a jerk as
 
Yer! 100%! I actually find that there is a bigger proportion of jerks 
in the deaf community - and these jerks are usually to be found in 
the extremes, like the sole deaf child in a hearing family, or a radical 
family of solely deaf.
 
In the former case, they grow out of it - they are only jerks because 
they dont know or want to accept who they are. This could be because 
they think their body is 100% them, not the lesser fraction it really 
is.
 
In the latter - these people are OK with other deaf people, but extremely 
rude to the hearing or partially deaf. Could be insecurity. Actually, 
I think all forms of rudeness spring from insecurity. Any debate?
 
When I "joined" the deaf community, the jerk ratio went up! Heh Heh!
 
 
Steve!
   The Child of a Lesser God!

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