Let's try a thought experiment. If the students at Yeshiva University were protesting that a person who did not believe in the right of existence of the State of Israel was appointed president despite the vocal objections of both the student body AND the faculty AND the alumni, would that be acceptable to protest?
What if Derek Jeter was walking around, telling the students that they're overreacting. Is his opinion at all valid? Does he have any understanding what it means to be a Zionist? What if they wanted to appoint as president of Howard a light-skinned black man who had been able to 'pass' at will in his life, and had chosen do so. Do you think Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s opinion of the situation has any value to the discussion? Do you think that maybe his opinion is essentially worthless? Now before you think I've compared you to an authoritarian idiot, calm down. My point is that you, as a member of the hearing community with no connection and no understanding of the deaf community, are making judgements about issues which you do not understand. Your opinion is as valid as Dale Earnhardt's. Ask questions all you want, that's a good thing. I'm glad you ask them because then *I* learn things I never would have. But please, I beg of you, grow up, and learn to back off when you've made an ill-considered remark. Stop making us forfeit in these discussions because we can't stand throwing ourselves at the brick wall of your stubborn ignorance. On 10/19/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here is an washingtonpost.com online discussion with a Gallaudet > student whom I guess is leading the protests or something: > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- > dyn/content/discussion/2006/10/18/DI2006101800565.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/ydk6bd > > everyone's questions to her seem quite similar to mine, so apparently > I'm not alone in my opinion. Does ANYONE think the students are being > even SLIGHTLY unreasonable? I haven't read the information in the link > that was posted, but just from the chat I still think they are > overreacting but who knows? > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
