I think it could be interesting. Maybe you could use it as a way to educate others on different ways of communication via social media, or discuss cultural norms from a psych standpoint a bit. I like the idea.
I have similar issues; my roommates (or at least the cool ones) have all learned that if I'm going to get a joke about a picture, they have to tell me what it is they're laughing at. With people who aren't as close to me, or who don't understand blindness as well because they're not around a blind person every day, it's a little more tricky. You could also turn it into a social media thing, and take some of the sociology into it like Lil suggested. For example, my roommate is obsessed with Buzz Feed, and I really only take the quizzes on there through her, because otherwise I need to use windows magnifier and it takes forever for me to read the questions. I much prefer Thought Catalog, because it is accessible with jaws. It's interesting how different media fads are accepted by different groups, blind and sighted being one such example. Anyway, just my thoughts. I hope they help. On 2/24/14, Nick Cocchiarella <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm. You have a point. Although I'd imagine that approach would > probably be better left for like an essay or something. Lol. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lillie Pennington <[email protected] > To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected] > Date sent: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:21:20 -0500 > Subject: Re: [BTT] Some furious mental debates > > I agree it could be good. Maybe from a soceological perspective > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 23, 2014, at 9:10 PM, Nick Cocchiarella > <[email protected]> wrote: > > What up all ye blind bastards, > > As you may (or may not) know, I'm one of the ops writers for > TommieMedia, the on-campus news organization where I attend > college. Ever since before I got the job, I've been playing with > the idea of writing about how pictures seems to be almost a > pivotal part of casual conversation. I had decided, a little > earlier this semester, to drop the idea, because I really didn't > want to be the blind person whining about how his life really > sucks because of pictures. > > However, something happened today - a mere three hours before my > job meeting, might I add - that brought the idea to the forefront > of my mind once again. I was sitting in my roommate's bedroom > with my roommate himself, his girlfriend and a few of his guy > friends. Seemingly without preamble, they started hysterically > laughing because of something that turned out to be on Josh's > phone. I felt really stupid because, for the umpteenth time in my > life, I felt inclined to ask what the joke was, and I felt really > stupid doing so because they really couldn't describe it. > > Now, after spending half of the job meeting talking about story > ideas in groups, I feel like at least pitching the idea out > there... but I really don't know how to do that. I want to do it > in such a way where I'm observing this phenomenon from possibly a > blind person's point of view, but I don't want to be a whiner. > > After that kind of pointless rant, I ask you this. Do you > observe the same thing, particularly on the social scene? Do you > think there's an angle from which I can do this while sounding, > well... with it? Is this even a good idea to begin with? > > Oh yeah, I'm not asking you to like, write the story for me or > anything. Just in case you get confused by what I'm trying to > ask. I'm just bouncing the idea off of people who are, by in > large, in a similar sort of situation.. > > Thanksages, > Your dictator > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google > Groups "Blind Teen Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/blind-teen-talk?hl=en > > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "Blind Teen Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from > it, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit > https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google > Groups "Blind Teen Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/blind-teen-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "Blind Teen Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send an email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Blind Teen Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/blind-teen-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Blind Teen Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Kaiti -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Blind Teen Talk" group. 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