tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post4390846951941473763..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Envelope PleaseDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-53926912803616826302013-10-01T08:45:00.040-04:002013-10-01T08:45:00.040-04:00And congratulations on being a banned author! That...And congratulations on being a banned author! That's a wonderful accomplishment!<br />Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687247995782738654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-73673932341083796732013-10-01T08:44:16.353-04:002013-10-01T08:44:16.353-04:00People with intellectual disabilities are also pol...People with intellectual disabilities are also political beings who vote. I canvassed a nice gentleman in his 30's yesterday, who was pleased I was there to see HIM, but told me he wasn't allowed to invite strangers in. <br /><br />"I'm fine here on the porch. Please take my card, and I hope that you'll vote for me November 5!"Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14687247995782738654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-87238993133295586962013-09-30T13:06:19.812-04:002013-09-30T13:06:19.812-04:00Although I haven't been able to read your book...Although I haven't been able to read your books, I still commend you on being a "banned" author. Say what you want, and ignore what others think of your opinions. It's your mind, and you should be free to express it! <br /><br />As for people thinking that individuals with disabilities should not be able to love, I find it shocking myself that others could still think that way. <br />We are all human beings, and we are all capable of the same emotions and feelings no matter what setbacks we obtain. <br /><br />Good on you for speaking your mind Dave! <br /><br />-StephFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-23063032877649961342013-09-30T07:09:06.905-04:002013-09-30T07:09:06.905-04:00I think it's all kinds of awesome to be a &quo...I think it's all kinds of awesome to be a "banned book" author, Dave. It means you had the guts to write down and defend new, exciting, SCARY ideas. It means you were brave enough to vocalize the unutterable. It means you were an out-of-the-box thinker who dared to suggest the impossible. <br /><br />Be super proud of your place amongst all those other "banned" authors, because with them, you have moved society forward.<br /><br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-57654094386685801922013-09-29T15:22:58.285-04:002013-09-29T15:22:58.285-04:00Gosh that last post was so dreadful. I can't i...Gosh that last post was so dreadful. I can't imagine what that must have been like Deb to hear that. That poor young man. Without love there is just a poor life. Whoever we love is our choice as long as that is consensual and reciprocated. It makes the world a better place to be for all of us and that means all of us.Jayne Waleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453464335047666502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-61661635185939159442013-09-29T14:24:37.740-04:002013-09-29T14:24:37.740-04:00I remember being horrified in the late 60s when on...I remember being horrified in the late 60s when one of the women in our volunteer group mentioned that her 13 y-o son was in the hospital, having surgery. <br /><br />I asked her if he was going to be okay, and she said, yes, he was *only* being castrated. <br /><br />She quickly explained that he was "retarded" (even *parents* used that word then) and the doctor said it had to be done because otherwise he'd go mad and rape her and any other woman he saw. <br /><br />I could never look at her in the same way again. It still makes me shudder. <br /><br />Keep saying it Dave. People with disabilities, even intellectual ones, deserve the chance to love and be loved. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133236228952504852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-54870150253844072032013-09-29T11:34:21.376-04:002013-09-29T11:34:21.376-04:00I am grateful too and have read all your books and...I am grateful too and have read all your books and still utilize them in my work. Thanks for taking the risk and changing perceptions. In fact I am showing "The Ethics of Touch" to my team this month!Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499573769471394620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-4804559781363094432013-09-29T08:35:28.899-04:002013-09-29T08:35:28.899-04:00Dear Dave:
Thank you for taking the risks and wri...Dear Dave:<br /><br />Thank you for taking the risks and writing those words - that people with disabilities are sexual beings who love. <br /><br />ColleenColleennoreply@blogger.com