I read some of the comments over at http://aslci.blogspot.com/ in response to your comment that quoted a portion of my post. I want to let you know that I do acknowledge and respect their views and thoughts. While I wish to continue the dialogue, I don’t think that anything more from me will be beneficial for you and the people who shared their thoughts. Please don’t misinterpret my silence as rejection of dialogue. I am still open to dialogue but perhaps, this is not a good time for it. (“A time to be silent, a time to discuss.”) Maybe, in the future, we can have dialogue. Maybe not.

Meanwhile, live and let live.

Joseph Pietro Riolo
josephpietrojeungriolo@gmail.com

Public domain notice: I put all of my expressions in this post in the public domain.

AG Bell is laughing at us, yes, but he is burning in hell at the same time. Maybe we can feel comforted that he gets a bit of “relaxation” from constant torment and flames, by laughing at the Deaf Community.

Poor AGB — Roasting, Toasting, Broiling, Frying, Barbecue… (but I don’t want to eat that garbage!)

It does me no good to debate this with people. If they want to hear my views, fine. If they want to ask questions, fine. If they want to dialog, fine. If they want to tell me why I am wrong, I will leave. I don’t have time for that. I have no interest in arguing. I obviously won’t change my mind, and I have no great interest in trying to change other people’s minds. As far as I’m concerned, it makes no difference if the other person is against implants in general, or against the people who have them. I will shield my child from them. The potential for emotional damage is just too great for her. She will have plenty of time when she grows up to deal with that negativism. Not now.

So if you want to engage me in conversation about the implant, don’t start by telling me how much you dislike it. Even if you don’t reject the person, it will come across that way. A good example would be Aiden Mack. I actually have a great deal of respect and admiration for her and what she has accomplished. However, even though I know she does not dislike people with implants, I will not allow my child around her for fear that her beliefs will leak out and confuse my child. I simply choose not to socialize with people who dislike my choices and how I raise my child. They have a complete right to their beliefs, but I don’t need to be subjected to them.

Deafhood is just a personal journey for each of us and we approach it differently. We agree or disagree, comparing, judging, etc… human nature. I have my own experiences which define how I think, same as your own experiences defining your thinking process. Right or wrong? Nope.

By the way, Candy is very smart… she knows what is she talking about.

Okay, have a good week.

I have been experience spoiled to Favoritism with other Deaf lead.

thank you very much

Betty

I’m not racist. Never have been. And never will be. But, I can’t change the way you think about me, which is ok.

DonG, I look forwad to yor vlog about why you are into Deafhood. I genuinely want to understand.

I have a bumper sticker on my car that says C O E X I S T. I must practice what I preach.

Adios!

No, asking for transparency is not horizontal violence. Like I think Drolz said, if you are questioning their procedures or want to make constructive suggestions for how they could be improved, that is one thing.

But, name-calling, slurs, posting of documents making people seem bad (and not pointing out that one’s self was engaging in similar behavior), and just the general tone of what’s been all over the blogs in the comments definitely is.

Do you see what I’m saying?

You actually do have a good point. Word choices can and do blind people to the ideas behind what people are trying to say. I’d be interested in NACIP&C’s response — it could be helpful to work through our perceptual differences.