Well you certainly have offended me! I wrote about A SHOW and you've resorted to character assassination.
I said NOTHING about ANYONE'S PERSONALITY or situation nor unlike you, did I DEMEAN or CASTIGATE ANYONE! I don't know What "ATTITUDE" you talk about. Your passive aggressive nasty remarks are anathema! I thought this was a SAFE place where I could SHARE MY PAINS AND CONCERNS WITHOUT PUTTING ON THE HAPPY, STALWART MASK THAT THE WORLD DEMANDS. IT IS NOW SADLY OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE PLACE, WHEN I AM ATTACKED FOR DISLIKING A MONEY COMMERCIAL CONCOCTION! You say this to me because of what i say about a TV show? BTW -- I'm wondering what treatment you speak of? The fundraising done by the local arts community so that I could stay housed and fed when the job I was at short shrifted me? The poets around the nation who raised money for me when I found out there was a long wait to get insurance? The alumni from Williams College and Columbia University who raised tens of thousands to help make my home accessible? All of this does not belie the grind of daily struggles. Since I listen, I know I'm not alone with hiring help that does not help, I'm not the only disabled person here without paratransit -- it doesn't exist, so it doesn't exist for more than just me. But to insult me for my unafraid plain talk, to BLAME me for the ill treatment I've reported is to blame the victim. That's LOW and limited. AKUA On Aug 9, 2012, at 2:52 PM, Betty Clark wrote: I'm not trying to offend you, but I wonder sometimes from your postings if you present the same attitude towards the people you interact with as the one you exhibit here. If not, I apologize, but if so, I'm not surprised at the treatment you receive. I have almost never been confronted with anything less than courtesy, cooperation and assistance if needed when out in the public. Most folks can spot a "chip on your shoulder" attitude in a second and will likewise turn off. You get what you give and unfortunately for the disabled, you often times have to give a little more than you're used to, want to or should have to, in order to get back.
