So this topic arose on Sunday during the pre-game entertainment when Stevie Wonder was singing. Would you rather be blind, or deaf?
Personally, I would rather be blind. One of my reasons for this is because I absolutely LOVE music. I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t listen to music.
So now I ask you... deaf, or blind?
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Music. 'Nuf said.
Ok, hmm. I like being able to see the world. Also the thought of people seeing my blue eyes glazed over and expressionless and cock eyed seems embarressing. But I like my hearing as well because it enables me to determine appropriate, equally stinging responses when people insult my milk shake making abilities. It would be a shame to not be able to get them back or to not be able to reply when John says,"Hi Eyerin, Erin, Erin Hi" but on the other hand, if I was blind, how would I know when people were flipping me off or if I was about to crash into a parked car while driving?... So to announce my choice, I prefer my sight
I definatley prefer my sight, although I LOVE music. My main reasons would be all of those listed above by Goliath. I love photography and seeing the sun shining through the trees can turn a bad day into a good day for me. I think it would be terribly sad to lose either sense though.
Yes this is true, losing either sense would totally suck. But I think that in a way, though this will sound weird, it would be kind of neat becuase with the loss of one sense, the others are strengthened. So with the loss of sight, though I couldn't see the sun, I would be able to hear like never before. The wind blowing through the leaves on a tree, the bird singing it's song, even hear the rain in a different way. So, yah, I think I will stick with hearing.
I'm an artist. Being able to see is a definite plus in my field. I would truly lament the loss of sound thought. That is why I would probably make as much as I could of it, even though I couldn't hear it. I'd sound like Chris...singing. :)
Goliath - see your children? Really? We all know what they are going to look like...you. Poor kids. ;)
Wow, Bry...
Insult both brothers in the same post! Way to go!
With any luck, Matt's kids' looks will skip a generation or two, I agree. Can you imagine a baby with Matt's chin? They don't MAKE bottles that big...
:D
I think I would rather be hearing impared. Deaf sounds so harsh...
One of the reasons for that is because I used to work with the hearing impared and I found a complete love for the way they comunicate with each other.
Sign Language is a beautiful language in itself. If you've never "watched" a person(s) communicate by sign language, I encourage you all to do so next time you come in contact with the hearing impared. Camp Meeting would be a great place to observe such a thing.
Ok enough said about this....
It doesn't make it sound better to say "hearing impaired". DEAF! They can't hear you say it anyway.
And Matt, this is all in good fun. Lord know's I hope my kids look like my wife - whoever that may be. But I must continue with the Luka bashing...
Forget the chin, what about the head!? You guys have gianormous domes! But Chris, at least Matt has chins... you have to grow one. ;)
Matt, find a small headed woman. If you get a large headed woman, the results could be disasterous. I'd be like me marrying a woman with large teeth. Can you imagine the gap then!?
This is AFC blog this would be an interesting sociological study. The guys always dig on each other, while the girls usually stick to the subject, or agree with each other. Very interesting. Then again, if girls could listen to a group of guys (not aware of a female presence), you would hear much the same.
Unless you were deaf. Then you would have to watch for "sign language".
Matt, you've gotta catch her first. She's out wrestling an alligator down under.
And Stace, next time I see a hearing impaired couple talking (?) to each other, I'll stop and stare at them. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Yah, great suggestion Stacy. Now when Chris stops and stares at a hearing ipared couple talking (?) he will be doing just that... staring!! Great idea. Now Chris, I hope you know a little sign language because in that instant, they will be talking (excuse me, signing) to you next... and I do believe it will only involve a single digit!
Sooooo yah, good advice Stacers!!
Come on guys like I can control the stupidity of others...
If Chris has any brains (which all know is none existant) in that head of his, he'll be smart and not stare like an idiot.
But then again...
Just pointing out that most hearing-impaired people consider "watching them" in the same way we'd consider it rude when someone listens in on a private conversation.
Chris I'm going to argue what you just said...
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"Just pointing out that most hearing-impaired people consider "watching them" in the same way we'd consider it rude when someone listens in on a private conversation."
One of my classes my senior year of highschool had 3 hearing impaired people in it. They were absolutley thrilled that someone was actually interested in learning to comunicate with them, while others in that same class made fun of them. They found nothing RUDE about it.
Over the course of the year that I was in the same class as them, they taught me a lot... Patience, high respect for others with "handicaps" etc.
Chris you might want to reconsider what you said. Just a thought
DEAF! They're DEAF! Not "hearing impaired". I'm FAT, not "shape impaired".
Shape Impaired...
Hmmm....
Hmmm.... how about figure impaired? Sorry, being mean, I know =)
To whom it may concern, in my linguistics anthropology class last quarter (where you learn about how different language systems function and how people perceive their world based on the way their language is organized)... we learned that to be "deaf" is to have a hearing impairment. To be "Deaf" is to embrace the culture of the Deaf community. So for them, the only difference was between deaf/Deaf (little d deaf vs. big D Deaf). Perhaps some deaf people would like to be called "hearing impaired," but my guess is that if that is the case, then they don't really want to be part of the Deaf community.
The Deaf community. Sounds like a band.
Thanks Bry! LOL! Perfect timing!
Stacy,
I've known quite a few deaf people (perhaps not Deaf) who absolutely hated when people watched them.
It's one thing to have deaf friends and watch them talk with an eye (ear?) for learning more about them, but picking out deaf strangers on the street to watch can offend some.
That's all.
I agree with Stacy. It's neat and interesting to watch people sign to each other. It happens all the time on campus. I'll watch a part of a conversation as I'm walking by (without being too obvious). In one of my library courses, it was more fun to watch the translator (?) sign for Autumn (the deaf student in the class) than to pay attention to the teacher (I passed the class, amazingly). It didn't hurt that he was sorta attractive in some weird way that I still have no clue why. Then there's a regular customer who comes to our store who's also hearing impaired. Both her and her husband are hearing impaired, so it makes an interesting time trying to help them. But, it is interesting to watch them sign.
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