The rhetoric has grown more and more heated and angry. People like Dan are screeching at the top of his lung about DEAFHOOD CULTS. (Dan: a cult is not a person. It is a group/organization/society. You may be trying to say cult member, maybe? It doesn't matter. Your anger- and hate-filled rhetoric does no favors to anyone, least of all yourself.)
DrDonG tried to tell us all to STOP THE INSANITY yesterday. People who don't like him jumped all over him, saying mean and awful things. Observer said: "People, you're bashing someone for saying, 'Let's discuss this without name-calling, insulting, or being mean to each other.' I'm confused. Are you saying you WANT to be mean?" Very good question.
Candy called the people she didn't like assholes then when someone said something about that, she said something like "They started it." Other people in the group are doing the same thing, saying, "They did it first so we can do it too." So what? That doesn't make it okay. Paotie, Dan, Candy, and other members of a small group are insulting others, putting other people down, and criticizing people. They don't care about really talking about this and listening to other people. They just want to force their opinion on everyone and hurt people.
There are some commenters who don't like DBC and Deafhood, but they are being much more polite. MishkaZena is saying she doesn't like what she thinks is happening inside DBC, but she stays with the issues and criticizes actions, not people. That's the healthy way to give feedback. Focus on what actions you think are wrong and offer suggestions for improvement. There is no reason to tell people to go fuck themselves, insult them, or BS like that. Give them constructive feedback and discuss actions, not insult people.
I am not going to call individuals names, but I will say something to the people who started this whole thing against DBC and who are fanning the flames: Congratulations. You're damaging DBC, the Deaf community, the Deaf Blogosphere, and DeafRead. Your actions have done so much damage, it is far worse than anything I've ever seen.
*Note: Comments closed. It's not safe to let people comment on your blogs lately. There are many other blogs where both reasonable people and destructive people can say what they think.
