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I'll just respond to one of your points. I have certainly not been attempting to "stigmatise" the DRU, the people involved there, nor anyone else. I consider Colin to be a dear friend and someone for whom I have a great deal of respect (as I have indicated to him more than once in the past). In addition, in case you haven't noticed, I am in the beginnings of editing a book with Dan (Goodley) and we communicate in very friendly terms at least a few times a week (often several times a day). Interesting that in seemingly diplomatic manner you have occasion to do your own bit of flaming. And that is my poststructuralist interpretation... Shelley John M Davis wrote: > > Hi All > > In my own sort of post-modern way In would say there are many > readings here all legitimate interpretations- I read the comment as > being PC and showing an awareness of the legitimacy of same > gender marriage. Reflexively, I would say that happened becasue, > having worked with people at the DRU, in a merleu-ponty way I > already was predisposed to an interpretation. > > I would add that an important lesson I have learnt on this mailbase > to ask people what they mean by things they write and ask myself > why, other than the effect of the content of an email, I'm > predisposed that day to being tetchy. > > I often appoligise to people for things I do and say even though > when I said and did them they were not meant to be offensive - I > especially do this when I realise that my impairment, my inability to > put what I mean down in text in a grammatically acceptable way has > lead to missunderstandings but I also expect that once people know > of my difficulties with the written word they spend more time > checking what I mean with me. This process has led to some > heated exchanges but also fantastically understanding working > relationships (e.g. I'm deeply indebted to people like Nick Watson > and Mairian Corker for the support they have given me) > > I have also learnt that people have multiple identites and some days > they are willing to check meanings and other days they are not. > > Finally this process has taught me that when people try to stigmatise > other people in disability studies (Is this what you've been trying to > do Shelly? with the DRU and in other emails about Tom > Shakseare? - I'm very unsure of your motives) they are very often > reproducing the oppression which they themselves have > experienced elsewhere in their lives. > > We will only stop this process of injuring each other through > language (as Mairian's work demonstrates) when we show each > other a bit more understanding/togeatherness and stop attempting > to humiliate each other,creating winners and loosers > John > > Dr John M Davis > Research Unit in Health and Behavioural Change > The University of Edinburgh > Medical School > Teviot Place > Edinburgh > EH8 9AG > > tele 0131 651 1206 > fax 0131 650 6902 > email [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%