Akua:
I don't write much, but, yes, this was a bit of a low blow.
I couldn't read the whole thing, because I know it is a mistake to
react that way on our site.
The problem may be that that we are all kinda "sick in the mind"
sometimes, and perhaps this person just goofed up.
I hope you would never consider leaving this site, as you are
important and viable to our group.
Susan Kleinz - Phoenix, AZ
On Aug 9, 2012, at 4:36 PM, [email protected] wrote:
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.
