More cochlear implant bloggers needed in DeafRead?

Is there a need for more of these CI bloggers in Deafread? Something like Rachel's blog? For so many years there have been a chasm between those who support CI and see that it does really work very well and those who support ASL and believe CI doesn't work that well or worse. But what I have been seeing lately are more discourses and discussions on the issue of cochlear implants, some have been quite fruitful while others are a bit perverted.

I did a quick Google research using a variety of keywords associated with "Deafread."

"CI" and "DeafRead" - 10,300 references.
"cochlear implant" and "DeafRead" - 3,940 references.
"ASL" and "DeafRead" - 21,700 references
"ASL" and "deaf" - 494,000 references
"American Sign Language" - 2,250,000 references
"hard of hearing" - 2,210,000 references.
"cochlear implant" - 497,000 references.
"hearing loss" - 5,040,000 references

Interesting figures. Make what you will with those data but people deal mostly on the issue of hearing loss first rather than about Deaf culture or ASL among the 30+ million people with hearing loss in the United States.

In Jodi's blog one commenter made this comment about Harlan Lane's own attitude towards cochlear implants which is quite compelling in terms of unwillingness to acknowledge certain things and/or help promote proper discourses:

He not only refused to admit that they could work, but when my friend attended one of his lectures with his hearing, speaking deaf CI daughter and approached Lane afterwards asking him to speak with her, Lane refused. Talk about close mindedness!

Do we have these little "Harlan Lanes" running around doing the exact same thing in some of the cochlear implant blogs or even in other non-CI blogs refusing to even acknowledge those with cochlear implants can and do extremely well in the speaking and listening skill area even to the point that ASL wouldn't be a need for them? But sometimes I can't help but think that some Deaf and even hearing supporters (e.g. Harlan Lane types) have managed to somehow hurt the image of the Deaf community by their very act of narrow-mindedness and attitudes. And all people have to do is point to these instances in blogs, vlogs, newspaper clippings, and so on on what Deaf culture is like seen (to them) as unwilling, cruel, or even an unacceptable bunch of Deaf people who are against other deaf/hh people who choose an alternative preference in life other than a Deaf culture one. A case of political correctness run amok might be seen to be as one of them, too. It only takes a few bad apples to spoil the rest of the basketful of good apples to ruin the picture. Yet some deaf forums are starting to take steps to insure that those types of Deaf responses (i.e. "negative activities") are eliminated or reduced through warnings or banishments. Quite telling coming from one Deaf forum when it comes to image control. Again, all of this go to this deep, deep question of mine that I've been asking over the last two years, "unity for whom?"

UPDATE: For ya'll who may be reticent or adamant at the idea of seeing more cochlear implant bloggers (or even cued speech bloggers for that matter) in DeafRead, complain to DR editors about that. And make sure that DR will not want to welcome all deaf and hard of hearing vloggers and bloggers with open arms into the deaf/hh v/blogging community and learn from them and their perspectives on life as a deaf or hh person. Don't look to me to complain. Not cool. Look into the mirror if you want to complain about that. And for the record, I never said I was unhappy with DeafRead. Provide a few Google stats do not mean I am unhappy with DeafRead. Far from it. Although I do provide some interesting blog articles to get people to think. I, in fact, welcome all deaf, hh, Deaf people with open arms and that we are all in the same boat when it comes to communication access. Variety is the spice of life. But if you insist on being that limited group that will only open arms to those with a conditional requirement then go for it!