[nfbwatlk] [Nfbf-l] anyone see the Home Makeover show?

[Mike Freeman]

David:

In an ideal world, I would agree with you. This is not an ideal world. 
The way I see it, it is an unfortunate truth that most people don't want 
to read about, hear of or watch people like themselves; they want to 
observe people to whom they can feel superior or, at least, for whom 
they can feel sorry. Thus, it seems to me that videotaping people being 
trained to travel independently, to hold down regular jobs and the like 
will produce programs that are one big yawn for the average person 
wanting to escape the day's cares by watching "reality" TV and the like 
-- and I use the word "reality" advisedly.

ABC doesn't give a farthing about the harm it's doing us as long as 
people watch, or, rather, as long as the ratings gurus *say* they're 
watching and advertisers key in on those ratings!

Am I saying we shouldn't write? By no means! WE must do what we can. Do 
I have much hope of enlightening network or advertising gurus? Nope; 
'fraid not. And I'd bet money that Extreme Home Make-over will be much 
harder to knock off the air than was "Good and Evil".

Mike

On Mon, 18 Sep 2006, David Evans wrote:

>
> I don't know if they don't get it or we don't.
> I guess that these designers need to come up with something outrageous,
> funky, cute or bazaar just to get some ratings.
> Heck, no sharp corners on the walls?  Textured floors, walls, and door
> knobs?
> Why don't they just line all of the walls , floors and ceilings with thick
> rubber and have a robot butler lead us around on a dog leash.
>
> What they need is a show called," how the other half lives."
> Then they could just follow average blind and disabled people around and
> show just how we really do things in the everyday world.
> Maybe we need to suggest this to them and point out the harm they are doing
> with the show format they are using now.
> We need to turn them around and show the positive side of blind people
> instead of the freakish form of fantasy island gone amok.
> We in the NFB need to fix this, but we need to get ABC to help us do it.
> We need a letter writing campaign that is firm, sensible and truthful about
> blind people.
> Maybe they think that blind people are too uninteresting or would be boring
> to watch by the average sighted viewer.
> I think that if we could get their ear for a minute, we could show them some
> very interesting blind people to follow around and educate the World about
> just how normal blindness is.
> Taking them through the Colorado Center and filming how a blind person gets
> trained and some of the things we do as blind people could be very
> enlightening and entertaining as well as educational.
> Blind people working, water and snow skiing, rock climbing, sky diving, and
> just doing the same stuff that the common sighted person does for work, fun
> and recreation.
> How bout the Rocket On camp and blind people working for NASA and Home Land
> Security.
> We could come up with a great list if we just think about it.
> Did You know that Ted Henter was a World Champion Water skier? and he
> invented JAWS Too.
> I think that we should all begin writing ABC and pound on the positive side
> of blind people.
> Lets get them to help us instead of hurt us.
>
> David Evans, NFBF
> Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
> Builder of the Lunar Rovers.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sherri" <fl_mom at earthlink.net>
> To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 8:42 AM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] anyone see the Home Makeover show?
>
>
>> I was out, but saw about 2/3 of the show. I really was not impressed. I
>> didn't hear the NFB mentioned once and they still had the same attitude
>> that
>> blindness is the end of the world. They did leave things like textured
>> doorknobs and walkways out though, so I guess that is an improvement.
>>
>> Sherri
>> fl_mom at earthlink.net
>>
>> "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans," John
>> Lennon.
>>
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