Here are the confirmed words that earned me a 30-day ban, words that I wrote verbatim in my posted response to that story of which my comment has long since been deleted:
Ok. Baby born with no cochlea or no ears. Would that be a sad story, too?And yet moderator(s) claimed that my comment, in some odd way, degrades and reduces the morale of deaf/blind contributors but without explaining why or how. Judge, jury, executioner.
But I was not offered a chance to point out the irony of this story in a popular Deaf forum. My post about supposing a baby born without cochleas or ears was my way of driving a point on the hypocrisy between a baby born without eyes vs a baby born without cochleas (e.g. born deaf) when deafness of a baby would've celebrated by many Deaf people. But certainly not about a baby without eyes which pity and sorrow was shown by some Deaf people. My comment wasn't to entice but it was for me to point out and for me to understand on why the double standards in all this. But I was not offered a defense or the chance to explain or clarify. Judge, jury, executioner.
I suspect ban was the result of a complaint(s) from someone or people who have an ax to grind rather than to simply ask for clarification but instead assumed the worse. This is a problem when one is a jury, judge and executioner, and listens to only one side. It's exactly like the whole audism spiel where Deaf people shoot first, ask questions later killing the poor monkey seen in the cartoon thinking it to be a runaway "audist."
In fact, it'd be horrifying for any hearing parents to suddenly find their own child born deaf or blind. I would be, too. But you make the best of it and give the child lots of love and a good upstart in life.
All in all, you might think that by looking across what it appears to be a wide expanse of fresh, clean grasses waving in the wind in an open field but then realize to your dismay upon closer inspection it's a horse field full of manure.
22 comments:
That analogy of looking upon a field of waving grasses only to discover horse manure-- nice touch.
Strange irony that some overly sensitive people jumped to conclusions without asking why you posted such a reply. Inquiring minds would really like to know, but apparently some AD ppl are crying "audist!" without ever considering that a rational defense to you would have been a better response than banning.
A ban is not gonna protect AD viewers from another devil's advocate or *gasp* an actual hearing audist.
:)
Ann_C
They used their favorite word "enticing" as a reason for the ban. Yet, again, judge, jury, executioner. I was offered no recourse to explain nor did anybody try and ask me for clarifications. They're content to assume such things instead.
"Enticing"...what?
A riot? Lol.
"Enticing" is different from "instigating", like instigating a riot, which is considered a criminal offense.
The word "entice" means to excite or to set afire. You a firebrand? Lol. Nothing criminal about generating a debate.
It's only a forum, fer cryin-out-loud.
Ann_C
Yep. "Enticing" is exactly the word. They made it sound like I was a drug pusher or something." Lookee, lookee here *dangles a piece of candle* I am enticing to come and grab that."
Are these adults that completely helpless? Please. Yet they runoff crying to their babysitters and demand justice in the name and preservation of Deaf culture.
Banned you for 30 days for what? simple reason? You've the valid point. AD needs to realize and re-think about the issue on "baby born blind." How can they deal with it? They need to face the reality.
Voldemort on ----> AD <----
His plan is working flawlessly.
*Rubs hands*
heh, heh.....*wink*
White Ghost
You were banned for asking a reasonable question? Unbelievable!
It's as if they are playing on a team, them against whoever they find offensive. As soon as someone on the other team says something they don't like they cry "Foul!" or "Out!" and the referee tells him or her to go sit on the bench for thirty days.
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Well, it was an accumulation that brought up to my "6th" ban. 1st one is 1 day, 2nd time is 2 days, 3rd time is 3 days, 4th is a week, 5th one would be a two week ban and the 6th would be a month. Technically, it should be my 5th ban and not 6th when one of my ban was rescinded if you click on the link below, my previous blogs on my previous bans seen here, you'll understand.
Prejudice Factor
Makes me wonder exactly what are they thinking?
WG,
LOL.
You remembered "My plan is working flawlessly."!!!
*putting his little fingernail to his gold tooth, glint*
Ann_C
Shit, Mike.
It evidently shows that it's the double standards.
I love to crack up some jokes, so, I am sooo, sooo, sooo glad that I did not join the AD.
AD is a way of damn boring aggregator. *Yawn*
I like to see the political jokes and cartoon in everywhere. Why don't we love Saturday Night Live?!?!? Ta, ta, ta, ta.....
AD is officially a closed society.
White Ghost
Ann_C......Shhh, Mike could have stolen Voldemort's gold tooth.
OMG, what's gonna happen when AD slaps a 7th ban on ya?
The number seven is a superstitious number with some folks, heh.
*shaking my head*
Ann_C
I consider #7 a lucky one. But do I look worried?
Bigger and better things down the road this year.
This is why I left AD on my own. My stem cell talk was upsetting the culturally deaf and they were talking of permabanning me. Some of them went to my blog and attacked me with rude comments. You aren't allowed to say anything they would deem "audist" they are full of double standards. When I get stem cells, I probably won't share the good news on AD because I will be censored and banned to protect them and their culture. They don't want stem cells or any deaf cure to happen in their lifetimes and they are dismissing Chloe and others as heresay or purely anecedotal with nothing to back up the truth. But I know better than stem cells is a reality and im getting it soon.
wow that's a shitty way to get banned and you shouldn't be banned for what you just did there. But.... why do you keep coming back to AD?
Anonymous: why do you keep coming back to AD?
Because somebody gotta keep upsetting the apple cart in AD every now and then. ;)
Maybe it's because I see the ridiculousness in these bans that I keep going back?
I've done the very same thing in Deafreedom.com forum when it came to making threads and comments as I have done in AD. The only difference is that I've never gotten any bans or warnings in Deafreedom.com because of my political commentaries, questions about Deaf culture, posting threads with hard questions and so on. I am no different in AD than I am in Deafreedom.com.
:)
well - from what I heard, you're a good friend of Deafreedom owner and beside.... DF is declining. It's basically dead. I noticed that you have dozens of same topics in both DF and AD and the only difference is - you do not get much opposing views or feedbacks in DF as you get in AD so..... :)
There's something to be said about people who insist on playing the political correctness games over those who refuse to do such a thing.
Mike, there's a spam post below mine. Also Alldeaf doesn't want people like you and me. I left on my own because they were planning to permaban me for being pro stem cells. I wouldn't bother returning, Mike. They will just ban you again, possibly forever. Feel free to post all you want on your blog and comment in my blog where it's welcomed.
People will feel pity for whatever strikes them as pitiable: hearing people pity the deaf, average people pity the dwarf, parents pity the childless. Deaf people will pity the blind, and the blind pity the deaf.
Discriminatory? Heck, no. Just being human.
Dianrez, certainly. That's why I prayed and hoped that the birth of my kids would come out all intact with all 5 senses working.
.... and imagine what it's like being the ant in between the manure and the grass.
being culturally Deaf, going blind.
Anony, one's view on life has a lot to do with how you view yourself...
Imagine yourself as a butterfly for a change.
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