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Date: 19th November 1994
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC2
Current Page: 716
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P716 CEEFAX 716 Sat 19 Nov 15:01/34 READHEAR COMMENT BY NICK MEATS 1/5 "In the fight for equal rights for Deaf people, there appears to be no word or term which clearly defines the discrimination we face. "Don't the politically-correct Americans have such a word or term? "Are they afraid to invent one? Why? Am I wrong? Can someone please tell me? "Can we call it racism? After all, according to Chamber's Dictionary, 'race' means a group of people who share the same culture and language (and other dictionaries give the same general meaning)." cont...Next Page Read Hear Religion Next Page
P716 CEEFAX 716 Sat 19 Nov 15:01/46 READHEAR COMMENT BY NICK MEATS 2/5 "A while ago, I recall Hammersmith and Fulham Council accepted Gypsies as being a distinct race. "I have also read of discrimination cases involving Irish, Scottish and Welsh individuals. "In these cases, the individuals were being harassed in their jobs because of their origins and the way they spoke. "I have always been amazed when I have read such articles and I have wondered why the same did not apply to Deaf people." cont...Religious World 740 User Guide 198Next Page Read Hear Religion Next Page
P716 CEEFAX 716 Sat 19 Nov 15:05/18 READHEAR COMMENT BY NICK MEATS 3/5 "Perhaps the word we could use to describe discrimination against Deaf people could be 'hearingism'. "It is because of our 'hearing' that we are discriminated against, therefore a person discriminating against a Deaf person could be called a 'hearingist'. "Some readers may think that this is going too far, but we have got to come up with a word to throw back at those who discriminate against us." cont...Community Pages 720 Environment 730Religious World 740 User Guide 198Next Page Read Hear Religion Next Page
P716 CEEFAX 716 Sat 19 Nov 15:00/40 READHEAR COMMENT BY NICK MEATS 4/5 "There is already a number of words in use, cg: 'oralist', to describe a deaf individual who does not wish to use Sign Language. "There are 'the BSLs' to describe the Deaf who are staunch supporters of Sign Language. "So why can't we add hearingism and hearingist to our voicabulary?" cont...Community Pages 720 Environment 730Religious World 740 User Guide 198Next Page Read Hear Religion Next Page
P716 CEEFAX 716 Sat 19 Nov 15:04/12 READHEAR COMMENT BY NICK MEATS 5/5 "I hope readers will agree that we badly need to start using the words I mentioned. "We should not be hesitant or frightened of calling hearing people hearingist if they are! "Racism was born of the white man's ignorance in not accepting the ability of those of a different race because of the colour of their skin. "Hearingism has been born through hearing people's ignorance in not accepting the abilities of those of different hearing and culture!" Next Page Read Hear Religion Next Page