Shel

First of all, you said it all. Your message is loud and clear. I think your message is excellent and very well explanation. smile.

My wife sent me your vlog. Do you remember me, David Bailey (former Boronell). If you are on facebook, look for Beca Bailey. That way, I can contact you through her. smile.

Good to see you on vlog.

David Bailey

Your article is excellent written. Yes, the children in your article have much far better understanding about racism/audism than naysayers. I am shaking my head at the naysayers who have no idea how to get out of the box and see the whole picture.

Anyway, your discussion about racism/audism has a lot in common with my vlog about “Deafhood = Nationhood?” Same with Barb DiGi’s as well. My goodness, that hearing children have recognized the problem (I still struggle to understand why the naysayers have not recognized the problem) and could not locate the appropriate term but can use the same concept, racism.

Thanks for sharing the news with us and that is what we need to stay out of the old colonial box.

I just got back from my at least one week vacation (camping with my many wonderful companions, butterflies). Yes they are far better than cockroaches anyway!

Cheers
Deafchip

Yes, I heard of Dr. Crouch’s death. I really enjoyed him as a professor. He had such a sense of humour! That alone made him one of my favourites during my university years.

Shel

Thanks for the correction on spelling of your first name. What a klutz I am!

I assumed that I found your paper (Flourney) out of the computer lab printer at the HMB’s first floor. You apparently struggled to print out your paper, then it somewhat came out later. The year was 1992. I was probably mistaken that you were graduated at that time.

Your paper grabbed my attention while I waited for my papers being printed out. It was left on the table for awhile. I have no idea that was YOU. I checked out the Gallaudet yearbook and found you. That’s how your name embroiled into my gray cranium.

By the way, Dr. Barry Crouch died few years ago. I dearly missed him. I got to know him on a personal level while we bumped into each other on the DC Metrorail (subway). I found him reading non-history stuff and laughed with each other. What a man Dr. Crouch was!

Robert L. Mason (RLM)

My son is a CODA. I mentioned him in one of my first vlogs a couple years ago. Jack resented the fact that he was losing a hockey game, and he doesn’t like losing, period, so he took that anger out on Troy. You’re correct that kids ARE more socially conscious, thanks to the fact that educational curricula require exposure to various cultures. In Ontario, at least, though I don’t know about the rest of North America, character education is required to be implemented, especially in elementary schools.

We have Deaf Culture Centre in Canada… you could google it. I could suggest your idea to the Ontario Assoc. of the Deaf, and Canadian Assoc. of the Deaf. It’s an excellent one!

As for my paper on John Jacobus Flournoy… yes, I remember writing that paper as a History major. Where did you find that paper? I remember writing it for Dr. Barry Crouch. LOL I’m not quite certain I have come full-circle yet. However there IS a connection between the utopian Deaf state, the dream for the absence of audism (though that word did not exist then!) and my child’s experience. Interesting that you pointed out the connection.

Shel

Real impressive of kids stood up to the wrongfulness of audism at very early age.

You gave pretty vague of what your son was all about.

Is your son hearing or deaf? I assume that your son is hearing which Jack demoralized Troy based on his parents’ hearing status as some kind of inferior to toss out his resentment against Troy on a personal level.

I am sure that you have such an ability to do the public awareness campaign about the existence of audism in Canada.

Kids are usually more socially conscious than many adults give them the credits for.

Why not about you doing the television segement toward issue of audsim on Canadaian Broadcasting System or some Canadian tv programming like “Degrassi Junior High”.

I did read your paper on John Flourney, a deaf idealist for the deaf uptoian colony in the 19th American century. Your paper somewhat found in very odd place after you graduated from Gallaudet.

How interesting about the cycle of you from John Flourney to your kid encountered the audism situation!

Robert L. Mason (RLM)

Paul, I agree that we need to confront audism, and educate the public. Reversing the trend…. I don’t think it’s a trend so much as it’s an attitude that has been ingrained in society. Trend implies temporariness, faddishness. Audism is no fad, and neither is racism. Hope this makes sense.