I'm Deafless....

Does the term 'deaf' own us or control us? In some instances I've seen how the term 'deaf' control us to a certain degree where we are seen as slaves to the word. Have we forgotten the fact that we are human beings first before we are anything else? Think about it.

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Education

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• deaf
• deafless
• asl
• american sign language
• dvtv
• deafvideo.tv
• deafhood
• dbc
• deaf bilingual coalition
• afa
• audism free america
• gallaudet
• gallaudet university

[DeafSpanish1]

Hi Barry,

Thank you for reponsing me by Video Comnment. But I could not open it. Can you repeat that to email or video. I want to see it.

[theHolism]

Sure. Let's hang on and wait and see since Tayler said he's been working on it.

[wiggums1]

I see my poker buddies every weekend. Pokerhood? Do crack addicts call their community crackhood? So many put it in writing, and yet rarely say it in person. Do deaf people walk in a room full of deaf people and call it deafhood? No, it's "friends."

[theHolism]

Shows how little you know. It's not within AGB's power to stop deafness. It's God that has such power. Since you lacked this essential wisdom it's rather easy to see why you're one confused individual. I shall not mock you further. This will be your last pitch. You've not contributed anything that's worthy for our review. Good riddance.

[theHolism]

It's not necessary for me to read anything about deaf or deafness. I was born deaf into a very large deaf family and I was raised by deaf parents, nine deaf aunts and deaf grandparents. You see sheep as black or white just like you see deaf or hearing. It's your reality, not mine. Now do you see how stuck you really are with the essences of identifications. You see me as a miserable deafless person? I'm glad I don't see myself that way. Perhaps you see it because you are miserable yourself?

[theHolism]

I totally agree. Precisely my point. The deaf part can come later or if you prefer, never. People have common sense to see that you're deaf without you spilling the bean. Common sense always prevail.

[theHolism]

I agree. It's a lost cause. They're fighting a losing battle and they know it.

[TheThedeafdude]

Ya know, you are lucky fellow. U wont be here if AGB and his people decided to sterilize any of your family members back then. I bet ya.. they are hiding somewhere during that time and here u are... an deafless oddball to deaf communities.

[TheThedeafdude]

haha.. u mentioned "deafhood" in your vlog and you know there are other many books on deaf, deafness, audism, deaf culture, asl , and many more. maybe you should read them all... or maybe you just happened to be "black sheep" of your large family?? I dont understand why you go deafless? who cares... you already made a name of yourself out there in deaf communities as a miserable deafless person.

[itsmydeal]

After seeing the majority of the deaf people in DVTV, I'm starting to think it's a lost cause. I don't think I even want to bother debating with them because, needless to say, they would take your point and twist it away (probably synonymous to "deafhoodize" it) into their POV where at times I don't see how Deafhood fits into certain issues.