I'm disgusted by Hoddle's comments and believe me his 'spiritual advisor' is not alone - I've been told about the infamous 'karma' directly by another. However, I think the problem is not lying, but secrets and silence, to borrow from feminist Adrienne Rich. Hoddle has given us an opportunity to respond (and we have, at length) ... and I think this issue has given disabled people more front page coverage than any disability issue that I can remember. Best wishes Mairian >On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, M.G.Peckitt wrote: > >> Would anyone on the list prefer that we all lied so not to >> upset anyone? >> >> ---------------------- >> M.G.Peckitt >> [log in to unmask] > > >Yes, am I lying? David Pfeiffer ********* "To understand what I am doing, you need a third eye" ********* Mairian Corker Senior Research Fellow in Deaf and Disability Studies University of Central Lancashire Postal Address: 111 Balfour Road Highbury London N5 2HE U.K. Minicom/TTY +44 [0]171 359 8085 Fax +44 [0]870 0553967 Typetalk (voice) +44 [0]800 515152 (and ask for minicom/TTY number) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%