Re: t-and-f: Marla in NYC Marathon

2002-06-20 Thread Benji Durden 

 I expect better than this from you, Benji.  Is it ignorance, cynicism or a
 failed attempt at humor?

I forgot the (;-). It is an attempt at humor, but also at attempt to show my
future anger at commentators who will miss the point of Runyan in the race
and make it about her disability.
bd
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Benji Durden
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Re: t-and-f: Marla in NYC Marathon

2002-06-20 Thread Tom Derderian 

I understand Benji's humor and point. If you put glasses on any runner
rendering the eyesight like Marla's that runner would run the same road or
track times as without the vision impairment. That term I just used, vision
impairment, is less deceiving than the enhancing adjective legally
preceeding the word blind. The fact is that she has illegal vision so
she would be arrested for trying to drive a car! I share Benji's dread that
we are going to hear more about Marla's eyes than her legs.
Tom Derderian

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  I expect better than this from you, Benji.  Is it ignorance, cynicism or
a
  failed attempt at humor?

 I forgot the (;-). It is an attempt at humor, but also at attempt to show
my
 future anger at commentators who will miss the point of Runyan in the race
 and make it about her disability.
 bd
 --
 Benji Durden
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