To: weegee
I saw that episode and the child (girl) wanted desperately to hear and could have had a cochlear implant that would have given her that chance.
The parents and deaf friends and relatives reaction? Absolutely not!
They didn't want the girl to be 'normal' because they were afraid of her losing her 'special' status in society.
I found it unbelievable that these parents thought is wrong for the girl to want to be 'normal'.
They finally 'convinced' her to give up having the implants.
70 posted on
07/19/2006 8:38:55 AM PDT by
Bigh4u2
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To: Bigh4u2
They didn't want the girl to be 'normal' because they were afraid of her losing her 'special' status in society. Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where the dwarf community turned on Mickey Abbott for "heightening."
Actually I saw the documentary that you are talking about, and I was disgusted.
84 posted on
07/19/2006 8:56:34 AM PDT by
presidio9
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