The blogger who responded to a professor’s oppositional attitude toward a “deaf culture” should have edited her response. She didn’t really convince me that she knows more than the guy who she was trying to defy. She didn’t clarify her point or make it strong in any way and she went on a rant about the Galludet conflict that didn’t quite fit in her argument. She didn’t convince me that her side of the argument was more worthy than his. She could have researched information that would have better supported her point. She claimed that events happened but didn’t back them up with evidence, which left me wondering about her sources. I personally believe that a”deaf culture” exists because I have taken several classes in Communication Sciences and Disorders which have exposed me to information regarding the deaf culture, but if I wasn’t already convinced, the author’s response wouldn’t sway me toward her view.
Brit and K-Fed Splitting?!Britney Spears is saying bye-bye to K-Fed. The pop princess filed for divorce Tuesday from her husband, former backup dancer and aspiring rapper Kevin Federline. The Los Angeles County Superior Court filing cites “irreconcilable differences.”
I can’t believe this is news. I really don’t care whether britney and kevin break up. Why am I drawn to such headlines? I guess its a way of forgetting about reality and focusing on others’ problems rather than my own. I really would rather look at news about celebrities than watch the actual news and get depressed. I say I don’t care about what’s going on with celebrities, but the tabloids always catch my interest. It helps me put my own life into perspective someitmes, even if I know the stories aren’t necessarily true, at least I know my worst moments aren’t splayed on magazine racks.
I agree about there being a deaf culture and the fact that the “response” was more of just a rant. It just turned off topic and didn’t really address the fact that there is a deaf culture. And on the whole K-Fed thing, well can’t say I’m too suprised. He should hope his cd actually sells so he’ll have some money now.
Posted 3 years, 1 month agoThe point you make about sensational/tabloid news is interesting…I would tend to agree that most of us are not really concerned with the feelings, etc. of the people involved but would rather read something diverting than a depressing world news report. It does put personal problems in perspective for me too sometimes, by basically just showing someone who’s even worse off — not that I just want to gloat over their misfortune (since it’s usually ‘heart-break’ tales that make the news)….
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