Re: My languages

>From: Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
>Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 22:43:59 -0500
>
>Adam Walker wrote:
> > Sorry if I came off as a bit judgemental or harsh in that post.  It's a
>bit
> > sensative for me since I have a lot of Deaf friends and one of them is
>going
> > through a situation like this with his family.  They don't seem to veiw
>him
> > as quite human judging by they way they treat him in public.  I found
>myself
> > hoping he'd punch his brother-in-law's lights out the other day.  No way
>on
> > God's green earth I'd let another human being treat me that way.  So, I
>see
> > the *logic* of the Kassi view played out a bit to vividly IRL.
>
>Ah, I apologize then for using the word "speech".  "Language" is more
>correct.  If the Kassi have a sign language (I'm not sure if they do or
>not), users of sign language would be considered in the "sentient"
>category as well.  I used "mute" as I don't know a better term for
>"non-language using".
>
>A person who's lost the ability to speak but can write or otherwise
>communicate would also be placed in the sentient category.
>
>That's not to say they'd have no prejudices against deaf people, I'm
>sure they would, given their views, deafness would probably be seen as a
>curse, perhaps punishment for sin.  However, deaf people would be
>classified as sentient.
>
Another view that has many real world anteceedants.  So it would be the
mentally retarded and severely autistic that would be classed as
non-sentient?  I do believe that veiw prevails in a lot of societies and
seems to have a bit of presnece in Modern Western Thought(tm) whether
Society(tm) admits it or not.

Adam

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