ONE "DEFINES" ONESELF IN MANY WAYS. Ooops sorry didn't mean to shout. But it might be a good idea to take a DEEP breath and chill. Keep things in the contextual meaning. By the numbers "we are" a minority. A vast majority are not "quads". Not everything is worth taking personaly and an open "question" requires an open mind. Stunt
On 2/22/07, Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > By being in a wheelchair THIS is to define me? I think not. You > > seem to enroll me and many others into something you know nothing of us > except for being in a wheelchair. We is not us. As a quadriplegic, you > have no clue what was or not been stripped of. I fail to see the > commonality. > > > People might be more alone than they define their groups. Be it race, > in a wheelchair, I.Q. or a zillion similar traits, we are still not > bonding. > > > > My ambulatory is amongst a minority of physical limitations as stairs. > > Hey, I get a chair which goes up stairs, now what are you going do with > > me, redefine the minority criteria? As a quadriplegic, who is the > spokes person here? If it is a need to bond and separate, joining a club > might serve the need to belong better. All encompassing generalizations, > especially with people are never right. It took more than a defined > minority to bring the ADA into being, it took citizens. > > > And this is how I feel. > > Merrill > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:12 PM > > To: Nichole Rohling; Quadlist > > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] QUESTION > > > > 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. > > >
