homan wrote (in part):
>
> If this comment seems harsh, then tough. I was very disappointed with
> the flak aimed at Gill, which was as near to a personal attack as you
> can get, for having an emotional response to her own children. It would
> be an awful bloody world if she didn't.
>
I thought this was an academic listserv, for academic discussions concerning
Disability Studies and research therein -- hence the name "disability-research" --
and not therapy, a support group, or a place to air one's personal beliefs about
one's children, spouses, nieces/nephews, self, etc.
Perhaps, I was mistaken? If so, I apologize. I'm on the wrong list.
If not, it would seem to me that if one chooses to discuss one's personal life in
an academic forum, one is choosing to place one's personal life under the
proverbial academic microscope. Therefore, one should not be surprised when one's
life and or comments concerning said life are critiqued, analyzed or otherwise
theorized over, under, through and to.
For example, if someone decided to begin critiquing Johnson's relationship with his
father, Johnson should not be surprised by this event because he commented about
this relationship on an academic listserv. If, in the event of such a discussion,
Johnson heard an analyzation he: didn't believe was accurate; couldn't handle;
didn't want to deal with; was hurt by; etc., well, there's only one thing to say,
"Sorry 'bout your luck."
If one chooses to place one's personal life in the realm of academia and one can't
handle the critiquing that ensues, the only one to blame is one's self. No one is
forced to place personal information in an academic environment -- especially one
such as this. There are other ways to discuss one's views or theories or
observations of an academic topic than personal anecdotes.
>
> Rgds John
>
> Laurence Bathurst wrote:
> >
> > To Judy and Gill
> >
> > I have always enjoyed your postings too. So even though you set yourselves up
> > as: disabled by proxy; the plagues of pestalence; the hearing people
> > in AUSLAN class; the priest at the jewish wedding; the bi-sexual at
> > the gay and lesbian mardi gras; the wart on the nose of Miss
> > Venezuala; and as weevils in the flour, I urge you to continue your
> > contributions.
> >
> > I am still looking for new therapies and interventions for my list
> > folks...any more ideas?
> >
> > I'm off for some nutritional and collegial repatriation (afternoon tea)
> >
> > Thanks Judy,
> > >
> > > I needed that kindness. I was just beginning to consider retreating to where
> > > I came from, and zipping up my thoughts within myself.
> > >
> > > Sometimes, I feel there is a place for gut reaction and emotion on a forum
> > > like this. I also value the opinions of the more learned and academically
> > > eloquent members. I would say that sometimes they inspire me....but I better
> > > be careful! They certainly cause me to reflect and consider my own
> > > perceptions.
> > > I would like to say that I will be more careful in what I say in future, but
> > > why should I be?
> > > Sometimes I am impulsive, but I think that can be OK too.
> > > Gill.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [log in to unmask]
> > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> > > > [log in to unmask]
> > > > Sent: 09 March 1999 15:24
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Re: dismay at terminlology
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sometimes words have both a private meaning and a public meaning.
> > > >
> > > > Gill's private meaning for "inspirational" is motivated by her love for
> > > > her child, and literally means what it says.
> > > >
> > > > The public meaning of "inspirational" is something like "I'm an important
> > > > public personality, and I've got more interesting things to do than think
> > > > seriously about disability rights, so I'll fob 'em off with a single word
> > > > of mawkish hyperbole, which shouldnt take up too much energy, and
> > > > then hopefully, we can all forget about it".
> > > >
> > > > Bearing this in mind allows us to applaud the private usage, and critique
> > > > the public usage.
> > > >
> > > > WIth a bit of awareness, there need be no conflict and hurt between the
> > > > excellent people on this list, who we all know are dedicated to the
> > > > advancement of disability rights.
> > > >
> > > > Judy Singer
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Laurence Bathurst
> > School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences
> > Faculty of Health Sciences
> > University of Sydney
> > P.O. Box 170
> > Lidcombe NSW 2141
> > Australia
> >
> > Phone: (62 1) 9351 9509
> > Fax: (62 1) 9351 9166
> > e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Please visit the School's interim web site at
> > http://www.ot.cchs.usyd.edu.au
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--
Carolyn
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