As quadriplegic, we are a minority within the disabled community. A member regardless of any other group we belong(ed) to. It is a minority which binds us together, regardless of race, creed, gender, or monitary class. In a way, we are a minority in which all other social barriers are meaningless. The commonality of our condition strips away the barriers affecting the temporarily able bodied. Stunt
On 2/16/07, Nichole Rohling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'M WRITING A PAPER IN ETNIC LITERATURE AND ANSWERING THE QUESTION CAN I RELATE TO A GROUP OF MINORITIES. AT FIRST I BEGAN WRITING NO BUT THEN MY MIND SAID YES I CAN. THPOUGHT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW OTHERS FELT NICKI ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:56 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] QUESTION Yes! You are a member of the handicapped community and part of a minority that has a small lobby in Washington DC. Most minorities are majorities in comparison to us. We still deserve the same rights as do any other minority but it is important that we chose our fights carefully since many people resent loosing the best parking places to us. I have met people that think the ADA went way to far and should be stripped or completely killed. We are blamed for high taxes, run away health care costs and ruining the public school system. Whatever you thought you were before, you are now a liberal, unless you got a huge settlement and now resent paying taxes to support those crippled leeches that are ripping the guts out of our military spending and delaying the construction of another aircraft carrier just to install curb cuts and support medicare. GW Bush wants churches to take over much of the care that is being cut. I went to a Benny Hinn get well or go to hell concert and I must not believe in God the way I'm suppose to because I'm still numb and in a wheelchair and I've either offended God or sold out to satan. Since then I joined a church down the street that lets me borrow their van for doctors appointments if I ask a week in advance and find a driver in the congregation over 23. It was only meant to get people from nursing homes to the church, but I sweet talked them. Yes, we are a minority. john -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 8:08 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] QUESTION DO YOU THINK BY HAVING A SCI MAKES PEOPLE WITH SCI A MINORITY? NICKI ________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
