Dripping with sarcasm and heavy with hyperbolic facial expressions signifying suppressed internal rage and anger in a video and at around the 12:30 mark where Ella essentially proclaimed (or was it blessed?) Barry to be free of "deafhood" saying Barry doesn't want to know or acknowledge the "deaf truth" known as..."deafhood."
I thought that piece was a bit arrogant. "Deafhood" is all about truth now?
Sounds so very new age-y there.
The real truth is that each person's journey is a deeply personal one. I cannot tell you what your deaf or hard of hearing journey should be. Or how your journey should emulate. No one has that right to define exactly what your journey should lead to. There is no need for a label because a journey is unique and very personal to begin with. That's really up to each person. I cannot stress that enough. All we can do is acknowledge that a deaf or hard of hearing person's own journey is unique. Our own identity is unique. Just like our whorls on our finger tips. Each whorl of our own fingerprint is unique. We may look the same but we are indeed unique and different. We travel different paths.
I have no interest on wanting to be a part of a fold that thrives on negative energy attacking people who decide not to embrace their ideology of "deafhood." Why get upset? Pretty silly to get personally upset over that. It's a personal decision. Myself, I have no need for labels like "deafhood." I know who I am. I know what my identity is. I have friends who are culturally deaf, deaf, hard of hearing and hearing. I don't have a need to peel their skins back like a banana and see whether if anyone of the people I meet are "deaf centric" enough or not in behind closed doors. Right, Don? I don't have the need to judge others whether if they are "deafhood" enough. If Barry doesn't want to do anything with "deafhood," then so be it. His decision isn't hurting anyone. He still provides inspiration to culturally deaf, deaf, hard of hearing and hearing people. He is sensitive, respectful and understands about Native American Indians and their ancient culture. His past videos and blogs have shown that.
Again, Barry, thanks again for the subtitles. Thousands of other people down the road will appreciate your effort to include subtitles to your vlogs. That's the true spirit of including people who are deaf, hard of hearing and hearing who do not know (or very little) sign language to understand your message. That's true inclusion and not discrimination or segregation.
18 comments:
I've been blessed by the original source of deafhood foundation! Could not have asked for a better source. I'm so liberated... LOL. Seriously, I've always been deafhood-free but I thought I'd poke fun at Ella by accepting the blessing. So funny. This one cracked me up.
Hey You, The Holism!
Congratulations! I really, really, really want to be deafhood-free. I won't use the 'D'eafhood-free!
You lucky helluva lucky dog!
We would love to see Ella and her Poodlella to dance in the front of Queen Elizabeth.
Again, you lucky bastard (psst that's a good one, dude. ;-) )
White Ghost
Miss me, Mike? Nice to know you love me enough to bring up my name like that, out of the blue! MWAH!
What else is new. Ella uses the same accusation to anyone who says no thanks to dh or if anyone embraces diversity. Anyone that falls for Ella's tactic which is, by the way, a tactic abusers use to put fear in people. And, anyone that falls for that is quite hmm - fill in the blanks.
I'd rather embrace diversity than to be a hypocrite and a perennial victim.
It is beyond my comprehension that Barry Sewell, a.k.a. The Holism, would have said this and that AT THE EXPENSE of his 16-year-old son, Cobi, whose recent vlog clearly shows that he is deeply hurt. Mr. Sewell does NOT think as he vlogs or blogs; he does this or that out of his self-interest and egotism.
Jean Boutcher
Jean,
Not sure what you're driving at about Cobi. State up front your accusations a bit more clearly.
Cobi was deeply disappointed in what he saw and heard. Hurt? LOL. No. Disappointed? Sure. He witnessed the destructive patterns in the culturally deaf community and he made clear in his vlog that he does not want to be part of that. Instead he chose to be a better person and not be like them. I applaud him. He made
He made a wise choice.
hood from biology so therefore deaf is biology. the hood is to state the condition so therefore deafhood is all about behavior science for being a deaf. barry and you are deafhood due scientific. deafhood free is barry's dream which is unreality.
*D*eaf here.
I see both videos of Barry's and Ella's. In my humble opinion, both of them are immature. No questions about it.
Both needs to grow up.
I have been always free from the Deafhood. Never went to the workshop and don't plan to attend any forthcoming ones.
I know from my own personal journey that I am a *D*eaf person and am proud of my own. I am no different from any human beings who I work with everyday in white collar environment.
Have a pleasant day.
Jerome,
"Deafhood" is a contrived ideology specifically for culturally deaf people that is used as a political leverage. I understand the concept/philosophy behind it. However, I knew from the beginning when it first came out in the United States it would be used as a label and be abused where segregation and discrimination would take place. I was right. I am still correct to this day.
Which is why I have don't have any desire to identify myself with that term or the people who abuse it. It is simply an ideological concept that is used as a political tool against other people.
I have stated repeatedly for years that a person's journey is a deeply personal one. No one should tell people how they must live their lives. People shouldn't be made to feel guilty on what to do with their life solely on the basis of their hearing loss. People just don't care for the word "deafhood" and the attitudes that come with it.
Jerome, please learn to respect people choices, boundaries and decision.
Penny, I saw what you wrote before you deleted it.
Hmmm...
Anony @ 6:28 AM,
Barry takes the time to explain his views and presents the facts. I see him as a much more mature person and not be so emotionally hinged. He has a style of his own on presenting himself. He doesn't go around acting like a Mother hen clucking at everyone who don't agree or fall in line. Or go after those who dare to have an independent and different view.
Barry already made the point that he has nothing to do with "deafhood." Which is why we say, "Deafhood? No thanks." Because we all recognize that we have our own journey that's deeply personal. There is no need for labels here.
Barry is a culturally deaf person. He knows about the culture. But that doesn't make up his entire journey. It is only a part of it.
And one last thing, why the need to bring up that you work in a "white collar environment"? Are you trying to impress somebody here? Not impressive when you say that if you call yourself "anonymous."
I removed my comment because it was tactless and tasteless. I knew you have already read it. It was my entire fault. I realized that my comment was not appropriate. I am sensitive person and I hope that you will respect and keep it to yourself. As you know that I am never impressed with your blog but thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts here.
The person who pointed saying “that group of people” which referred to the group who are not into or against Deafhood and others that they experienced hurt or was hurt by someone else. I think that statement was petty, vicious and cynical. I was disappointed that he did not show enough compassion to share his experience with them. He prefers point fingers at them. Many vloggers who shared their journey experience in public are very brave people and well deserved for their recognition. I don’t care if they are into or not into Deafhood. They are still very brave and awesome people. I experience hurt in my life and by some other people. Sure. Some may be far worse or vice versa. If anyone is devoted to Deafhood Concept then they should show compassion or give moral support when they see others hurting but this person prefers show up to give applaud or defend vloggers when they give messages to people who do not want to learn or are against Deafhood Concept. It has been an interesting observation for me.
Jean Boutcher,
Please knock it off the gossiping about Cobi and make sweeping inferences about him and his family. This is exactly why deaf culture is so messed up. Cobi made an excellent point early in his vlog on what he observed how some people go after a single person as their focus in the effort to dress him/her down.
Again, lay off with the gossiping under the guise of being "concerned" for him is nothing more but a subtle attack on Barry and by extension his family.
I see Cobi as very well adjusted and independent thinker. Did you not see the video of Cobi playing as his father with the beard and all that? And the bloopers he included? Hilarious! Cobi saw with his own eyes the destructive patterns in the deaf community. I agree. I saw the same thing.
Jean,
I am VERY impressed that Cobi is a very fine teenager to observe their behaviors in the Deaf community. He's very brilliant young man. The Holism and his wife have done a great job for raising their fine children. Regardless of their disagreements inside of his family life, Cobi is entitled what it is right or wrong. There is nothing wrong with it. Sorry to say that, Jean, I agree most of his views.
White Ghost
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