tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post9039353186751811443..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Welcoming the F BombDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-29552130550978774462014-02-22T06:52:35.759-05:002014-02-22T06:52:35.759-05:00Other anonymous,
You're right, abuse is abuse...Other anonymous,<br /><br />You're right, abuse is abuse. Overt abuse is much easier to hack than subtle undermining, all the same.<br /><br />Correcting an adult, unsolicited helper behaviour, presumes incompetence. Presuming incompetence isn't respect. It's undermining.<br /><br />Occasionally, being sworn at in an unfriendly way is nearer to respect than apparent help.<br /><br />Anonymous mark II. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-58508837319898332512014-02-21T04:01:17.382-05:002014-02-21T04:01:17.382-05:00Anon, mowing me down wouldn't make me equal at...Anon, mowing me down wouldn't make me equal at all, they didn't mow down those who walked across the street at the same time that I did, they were tolerant of their crossing and they didn't see the need for giving them helpful advice. There are many ways of being abused, I'd rather a generic 'F off' than a patronizing pat on the head from a superior human being.Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-1310065700831506492014-02-20T21:59:42.584-05:002014-02-20T21:59:42.584-05:00Wanted to give you a heads up that I wrote a post ...Wanted to give you a heads up that I wrote a post in which I linked your blog. You're in the title and everything. (Big whoop.;) ) <br /><br />http://simeonstrail.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-day-i-let-dave-down.htmlTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808674825863044909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-48505068124459390542014-02-20T19:42:29.787-05:002014-02-20T19:42:29.787-05:00Come on Dave, do you really want people abusing yo...Come on Dave, do you really want people abusing you with bad language? I know, I know, you want to be treated like everyone else, yet there is a fear that if one accidently hit someone with a disability that every organization within a 2,000 mile radius would be up your butt. Would you rather have them mow you over and say it is your fault for crossing inappropriately? There, that would make you equal. Can you not be thankful that they are treating you with a measure of respect. Abuse is abuse. I certainly would not welcome verbal abuse any more than physical abuse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-56623873119162595002014-02-20T12:01:38.362-05:002014-02-20T12:01:38.362-05:00AMEN YES AMEN YES Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-78463271329570744522014-02-20T09:28:23.704-05:002014-02-20T09:28:23.704-05:00Tamara, I think the difference was with the other ...Tamara, I think the difference was with the other drivers, I was driving along side them, I wasn't in their way nor did they have to stop for me. In this case, the pedestrians and I crossed at an angle across traffic. It was that moment of inconvenience I think that sparked the interaction. When I was going alongside it was more of a 'good on you'.Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-54929874066055711692014-02-20T09:18:16.964-05:002014-02-20T09:18:16.964-05:00I don't think you'r off-base at all. As a ...I don't think you'r off-base at all. As a matter of fact, I think you're on-point.CapriUnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906524679880178584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-23112243235064007942014-02-20T08:25:42.103-05:002014-02-20T08:25:42.103-05:00Didn't you blog about some people in cars chee...Didn't you blog about some people in cars cheering you on when you were rolling down the side of the street because the sidewalks weren't clear one time? <br /><br />They either cheer you or treat you like you're incompetent, I guess. I often wonder what impacts reaction to disability. <br /><br />Maybe it's not the same thing, but I've seen people presume competence with my son with Down syndrome and have seen the opposite. It's not as if one had better intentions than the other. <br /><br />Recently, a peer of his, who volunteers at the local Chamber of Commerce asked if some of the students in the special ed program would want to help her at the Chamber. She puts welcome bags together. He volunteered. I picked them up the first time and asked what he did - and she had him hold the bags while she filled them up. I suggested that he could do quite a bit more than that. So, now he is. She was happy to have him do more - she just presumed a competence level based on his disability. <br /><br />Why is that?Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624151975591059655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-63056647565962527572014-02-20T06:02:32.009-05:002014-02-20T06:02:32.009-05:00Hear Hear Dave
Hear Hear Dave<br />Gleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.com