Whatever the consensus was I still think we have more in common than we have differences. That would make us a group. It isn't easy to accept that most people do not see us as individuals. The first thing people see is a wheelchair. The second thing people see is our color. If being black is a minority then we are most certainly a minority, regardless of color. john -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Sent: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 8:50 PM Subject: Re: FW: [QUAD-L] Where Is This Minority
That was fu*&ing awesome, and part of what this group is for. Cheers to our growth! This forum does great things for me. On 3/3/07, Tim Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Cool, The English language is easily misunderstood, as words have multiple meanings. Context is everything. No offense taken. Stunt On 3/3/07, Merrill Burghardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This subject had reopened a denial since my C/5 injury of mine which has > helped me do the best I felt I could. Discourse is meant to challenge our > beliefs, and this writing assignment succeeded to touch a sensitive nerve I > had felt long gone resolved. Oops, a little scratch opened a wound > obviously I had not resolved. > > If anyone was offended I deeply apologize. Thank you forum for allowing > something personal to rear its forgotten head to help me to reveal and > balance myself for the better of myself here. > > "Chilled" Merrill > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 4:13 PM > > To: Merrill Burghardt; Quadlist > > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Where Is This Minority > > > > 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. 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