From: David Andrews 
Subject: Re: MR. MAGOO CONCERNS
I thought his message to you was reasonable and polite.  You on the other
hand trot out the old argument that people can't disagree with us.
You have just thrown stones from the side, telling the NFB what it should
and shouldn't do.
David Andrews
On 1997-07-07 NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org said:
 SK>negative and full of hate.
 SK>yeh we can all see that your a true nfb member.
 SK>getting ticked cause someone dairs to dissagree with you.
 SK>no wunder the nfb has lost  so much crreditability.
 SK>At 05:58 PM 7/7/97 EDT, you wrote:
 SK>>Apparently some people just don't get it.  I am concerned that my
 SK>>daughter and her play mates will see the film, or even promos for
 SK>>it, and draw conclusions about me and visually impaired people
 SK>>because of how Mr. Magoo acts in the film.  I have endured taunts
 SK>>like "he's like Magoo", when I was a child in a public school
 SK>>classroom.  what about those blind children struggling for
 SK>exceptance by their clasmates. >
 SK>>I ran into a man in the elevator at convention who told me he was
 SK>>ridiculed by a neighbor in his town, and called a "Mr. Magoo",
 SK>>with all the bitterness and venum of someone who didn't like him
 SK>>and was afraid of him because of his blindness.
 SK>>I don't believe we can stop disney from putting out this film, but
 SK>>the publicity we get from this may get people thinking about the
 SK>issue. >
 SK>>For those who think we don't have the "power" to help people with
 SK>>getting jobs, and all the other things we do, I would say,
 SK>>youmissed a great convention last week--full of positibe reports
 SK>>of progress based on NFB's efforts.  Sory you are so negative and
 SK>>full of hate. Your efforts would be better spent helping all of us.
 SK>--
 SK>Shawn Keen
 SK>orange@texas.net
 SK>--http://www.eden.com/~orange
 SK>--
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