NOT A DEBATE!! Myths about you

[CDRaider]

I want to stress very seriously here that this is NOT A DEBATE THREAD!

This thread was sparked by comment between Mystic, myself and a few other members. I just wanted to create this thread so that people can have a chance to dispell some myths about either themselves or their people or something of the sort.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not get to arguing. I just want this to be someplace where people can just mention some thing to make others see that group in a new light.

For instance, deaf people can talk, their vocal cords are not broken, they just cannot hear to know how to speak. Because they can't hear, they do not learn language the same way we do. That is why most deaf people only have a third grade reading level. They are not stupid, they are just very literal in their language.

Ex. the word running (yes, this has been posted before)
Running water, a running engine, a running person, a run in baseball, a run up a ladies stocking, etc.

It is natural for us to use context but since deaf people's world is structured and learn visually, you can't see water run... it falls. An engine doesn't run, it works it has pistons so the sign immitates pistons. A fridge doesn't run, it works but not a moving part so its a differnt kind of works.

there are more myths about deaf that i want to dispell but this is long enough!

 

[Bishka]

• Bipolar people aren't crazy. We lead totally normal lives. Yes, we may break down from time to time and go to the hospital, but we do not need to be treated like idiots.

• Mormons are Christians, we worship Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour.

 

[MysticSang'ha]

Short people are not disabled.



But if your state offers money or priviledges to short people as some compensation for any perceived disability, we'll go ahead and claim it when we come to visit.




Peace,
Mystic

 

[Katzpur]

Computer programmers are not anti-social. They can be a ton of fun when they're not surrounded by 0's and 1's.

 

[Ðanisty]

Not all fat people are lazy. Sure, some just sit in front of the TV and eat, but most have jobs and work very hard.

 

[standing_alone]

Even though I am an atheist, I am not angry with God nor an atheist just to spite God, nor am I interested in trying to disprove the existance of God (as such an effort would be in vain, anyways) or ridiculing or belittling those that believe in God.

 

[dbakerman76]

If family members hear I forget to take my pills one day they always get overly concerned about my well being. Every few minutes they'll ask me if I'm okay.
So I have to say that those of us who are depressives aren't suicidal the second we stop taking our meds.

 

[Buttons*]

Gnostics are not followers of Dan Brown

 

[Circle_One]

Professional groupies are NOT whores or prostitutes or anything of that sort. We don't move from musician to musician, sleeping with everyone in our path.

(Note: I say Professional Groupies. Little girl wannabe pro groupies are EXACTLY like that).

 

[evearael]

Bisexual does not equal promiscuous.

 

[Tigress]

• Not all Canadians live in igloos, eat whale blubber, or pronounce 'about' as 'aboot.'
• Most places in Canada do not have snow all year around.
• Not all who are mentally ill are 'crazy.' In fact, I'd wager that the majority are not.
• People can be overweight for a number of reasons, not just because they're lazy, or don't try and control their appetite.
• Not everyone is happier as an adherent of your religion.
• Television can be an educational experience.
• Art and music are just as important as math and science.
• History isn't as boring as you might think.
• Homosexuals, bisexuals, transgendered, etc., are people too.
• The elderly aren't as clueless, or as useless as the overall American society tends to treat them.
• Not everybody learns in the same manner.
• Disabled people are people too.
• If you glance at me, and don't see anything [physically] wrong, it doesn't mean that I'm okay.
• Mental illness IS an illness.
• Poor doen't necessarily equate to lazy, or stupid, any more than rich does to hard-working, or intelligent.
• Muslim does not automatically equal terrorist.
• Being an animal rights activist does not necessarily mean being a radical, or a 'Peta' supporter.

 

[Buttercup]

Just because a person isn't a debate lover doesn't mean they aren't intelligent.

 

[Scuba Pete]

Believing in God is not a mental illness. We are not stupid or deranged.

 

[Tigress]

Yes, being a theist does not necessarily equate to being illogical, stupid, or 'out of it.'

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Mainers (as in, people from Maine) do not end every sentence with "ayuh." We also do not have tundra, and, believe it or not, we have radio!

And Moxie does not taste like cough syrup! It is delicious!

Oh, and guitarists do know whole songs, not just the opening to "Stairway to Heaven."

 

[Buttercup]

Not all Oregonians are formerly/currently hippies.
No, it does not rain here all the time. Just for 8 months of the year.
The Pac-10 IS a quality conference.
No, I have never seen Big Foot.

 

[James the Persian]

We Orthodox don't worship saints or icons.

Our Church didn't split from the Roman Catholic Church (it didn't exist back then).

Romanians aren't Gypsies (though some Gypsies have Romanian nationality).

Yorkshiremen don't all say 'thee', 'thou' and 'Eyup' (though they do in Barnsley).

There's no such thing as a 'British accent'.

And, what Americans refer to as a British accent when doing impressions doesn't sound much like any Brit I've ever spoken to - not from any part of the country.

James

 

[eudaimonia]

Being an atheist does not mean lacking a moral compass or purpose in life.

Being a laissez-faire capitalist does not mean being uncaring or a social darwinist.

Voting for a third party does not mean being a communist or a kook.

No, Lyndon LaRouche never had anything to do with the Libertarian Party or Libertarianism, despite the (later retracted) Time magazine article.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[Shadow Wolf]

-Just because a bass has four strings, it is not much easier to play and learn than guitar.
-Association with a Nocturnal religion does not make you evil
-Consuming large amounts of alcohol maybe two or three times a month does not make you and alcoholic.
-A standard, or inverted pentagram does not represent Satan, or Satanism.
-There is a chance the fastfood worker you just talked to like an uneducated high school drop out might just have a higher IQ than you.

 

[c0da]

Not everybody from Merseyside is a theiving criminal!