Now, I am in no way directing my comment (the one you are responding to) at a specific group. I’m just saying that dimwits like that vlogger I linked are my biggest and most frustrating people to deal with. I was in the NSP (New signers program) that was years ago, and I did have fun at first until I met the group that really stirs things up at gallaudet. Such as Mary Lott hmm and this particular barbedwhiner. Heh, one time i was on the metro and this deaf lady came up to me, she must have been middle aged or a bit younger than 40. anyway, she came up to me and gave me a **** and bull lecture about how beautiful her deaf culture is and how my “bionic implant” community is destroying it. I wasn’t hurt by what she said, I’m just saying these particular people who actually have the nerve and wish to waste the time on something they can’t change. It’s not hard… get a job.. make money.. plop out a few kids… smile.. drink .. beer .. call daddy up… live a life. But no, they’d rather harass people for their choices in life and about barbed wire.

C’mon to the next DPHH. While people can sometimes appear vicious in a virtual environment, I’ve seen some people at DPHH absolutely enjoy themselves even though they’re hanging out with people who they have battled with online. When you come to DPHH, leave all of your issues at the door and have fun.

So let us know if you’re coming to the next DPHH:
http://www.deafdc.com/dphh/

Or don’t, and we’ll try to figure out which one of the DPHHers is you. :)

Nevertheless, it’s nice to see a comment from you that isn’t entirely negative. I see that your bitterness towards the signing community comes from your time at Gallaudet. I’m just curious, when did you go there? And for how long? I can only generalize here- it’s true that Gallaudet’s no utopia, especially for incoming students with no experience with signing, but neither is it hell- new signers who don’t give up too quickly do usually find their niche in the community.

I can relate to your friend, most of my life was spent in mainstream education. I don’t regret a single bit of it. I had loving parents, few friends, supportive community and was happy for the most part. Sure, while growing up, I had run-in’s with ignorance from the hearing folk, but after some struggle it went back to normal.

After a while, my adolescent thoughts began to catch up with me and I thought attending Gallaudet would change everything and I would feel welcomed and part of some kind of “utopia” or “unified” group. Boy! was I mistaken…. instead I plunge myself into a community that was much worse than the mainstream community I left behind. At the risk of hurting someones feelings, I regret the transition.

Okay, enough bashing, now…. I like coming to this blog, I like chatting with some of you (yes some of you have met me) I like chatting with people who have some sort of understanding of how reality works. Seems like I should ease up on the “flamings” but it’s hard to do so when someone like this http://www.savegallaudet.org/?p=80 comes along and insults your intelligence.

Anyway, DPHH is a great place to meet with people who are, as the mainstream would prefer to say, “Hearing Impaired.” The people can be quite charming, friendly, and welcoming. =) I Encourage you, Aaron, to keep attending. =D