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I don't think we should be leading the way for him and give him an "e-mail" platform-think about it-but for those who support him in this manner I think a non-disabled person would be good-just because he's slippery-he'll have a back-up response for mostly everything-does any one think that the debates are meant to change his thinking or ????????????????????? I wonder if we're all on the same page re. our objective? Your thoughts? In Unity, Phyllis On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, Mairian Corker wrote: > I tend to agree with Phyllis that giving Singer too much ad hoc air time is > a bad idea, but I also feel that if we have to do it, a clear strategy is > important. I think it would be really bad news to put a non-disabled person > on the platform with Singer because, since he's such a slippery customer, > he's bound to twist it somehow to say well there you are - disabled people > (apart from Adrienne of course) can't speak for themselves. The strategic > opportunities that are created should maximise the potential for putting > disabled leaders in disability studies in the limelight - or have we > suddenly forgotten our politics of visibility? - and I have no problem with > the list that Lennard has given. It is precisely at times like this that > non-disabled people should step back from the spotlight and concentrate on > the lighting and the scenery. > > Best wishes, Mairian > > > >Lennard Davis wrote: > >> > >> I'd love to debate with Singer. I spent all day yesterday driving from > >> Binghamton to NYC having my own private debate with Singer. Judging from > >> the response in my car, I won. But I WAS the only person in the car. > >> > >> This discussion only reiterates what I've been saying that we need to have > >> a PR/speaker's bureau. I can think of any number of people to add on to > >> Adrienne who would be able to argue Singer into a corner....Paul Longmore, > >> Tom Shakespeare, Rosemarie Thomson, Simi Linton, Harlan Hahn, Nancy > >> Mairs....there's no shortage of persuasive argumentive sorts amongst us. > >> And there's no reason we should not get pro-active about finding people who > >> like to argue, are good in public, can handle an audience, and then > >> assembling a list of would-be speakers. I hope that people will take this > >> issue up at SDS this year. I know there have been others who have > >> backgrounds in journalism, rhetoric, public speaking who have been > >> advocating this. > >> > >> In the meantime, I'll look into things like getting The Nation to host a > >> debate on this subject. If anyone has a venue they think would be > >> appropriate, perhaps we can stage further debates. > >> > > Mairian Corker > Senior Research Fellow in Deaf and Disability Studies > Department of Education Studies > University of Central Lancashire > Preston PR1 2HE > > Fax +44 [0]870 0553967 > email: [log in to unmask] > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%