After watching some of the recent videos released by AFA (Aufism Free America) seen here, it was not difficult to see how they actually helped EHDI (Early Hearing Detection and Intervention) organization. The aggressive behaviors demonstrated in these videos will only drive parents of deaf children further away from the signing community. Don't mark my words. Watch these videos carefully and observe body languages of parents and professionals. You will notice how frightened they were by sudden and unexpected arrival of protesting group. Talk about lack of manners. This is embarrassing.
Speaking of deaf culture... is it culturally appropriate in the deaf community to drop in at specific places without making a formal appointment beforehand? Is it culturally appropriate in the deaf community to invite themselves to certain places where they were not initially invited to? Is it culturally appropriately for them to go about and gawk at other people's premises to see what worldly possession they might have? Is it because these people grew up poor, unprivileged and without manners? Without ethics? Are they envious and angry at wealthy and successful organizations out there because they have failed miserably with their own failing organizations?
The list goes on and on. I could write a book about why and how these people became angry and disoriented but I won't. These people are the living proof of what is wrong with the culturally big "D" signing community. Study them carefully and you'll understand why they are like that.
More importantly, these angry group of reckless people are in fact helping EHDI. Someone posted this embarrassing video on Facebook and that caught my attention. She said 'EHDI should slam AFA with restraining order to stay out'. I asked her why she thought EHDI would do something like that if these angry group of radical big "D" people were actually helping EHDI and their cause by driving parents of deaf children further away from the signing community? Why would EHDI even bother with that and try to hide the things that were so ridiculously stupid and embarrassing, in name of sign language? If I was in charge of EHDI and if I was so tired and sick of these ranting protesters who didn't know how to register themselves into meetings, I'd let them continue what they were doing as long as they continue to frighten the parents of deaf children. This would only work to EHDI's advantage.
And lastly, it's the signing community's own fault. Many of you tolerated AFA's behavior for way too long, thinking they were harmless rallies. Well, it's coming to a point where you just won't be able to reverse the destructive trends. By sitting back these AFA people are going to destroy what we all loved and treasured. The deaf community as we know it will never be the same, ever again. You just watch. This time around you can mark my words.
I'm waiting for a march on them lol Now that would be NEWS. March against AFA :)
ReplyDeleteMr. Sewell, I thought you guys were joking about the AFA video. However, to its dismay, I was flabbergasted and surprised that they would actually go on their properties to rally their cause without any respect nor request a formal meeting(s) with the leaders of Moog and CID school system. It was unfortunate for the school system to call the police due to disruptive behavior toward Moog school.
ReplyDeleteI find it more perplexing on their behavior toward those people, who were running the EHDI, Moog, and CID school because they have a degree from college and should have some common sense and decency to respect as well as set up a formal meeting(s) with those organizations. Apparently, they did not set up a good example to illustrate their cause.
I do question if they have taken any good leadership classes in college. How many Deaf school systems do provide good leaderships programs; in order; to educate the appropriate approaches within the hearing society as well as different businesses and organizations? Many of them are being run by the hearing population. In order to work with them, they would have to work at the base foundation by recruiting the right people including hearing, who follow and believe their philosophies. Unfortunately, from their videos, they appear like to attack as well as be very belligerent behavior toward those hearing professional workers as if they did not get what they want. This type of tactics will backfire very badly.
I am wondering how many of these Deaf Culture people are very prejudice and biased toward those hearing people, who are really trying to assist them? I do not know what else to say except I am embarrassed because of wondering what the hearing population thinks of the Deaf Culture people since most of them are very good and do work well with the hearing population. It just hope it does not deteriorate the relationship between the Deaf Culture population and the Hearing population in the long run.
Again, thanks for the videos.
And now they have made the video private! It is outrageous that they would burst into a hospital and demand to see patients. What do they expect to happen? They were clearly out looking for trouble. Is it really possible that they thought that a hospital would allow them to watch a surgery or see a child without permission? Either they did, and are therefore ignorant of reality, or they knew they would be barred and were just looking to get kicked out of another place.
ReplyDeleteMiss Kat, they're probably under some kind of pressure right now because what they just did was plain stupid. I have both videos in my hard drive just in case they decide to delete them. I'm beginning to believe that they were hoping to be roughed up by a team of security or by law enforcement. One of these days they might get their wish.
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