From: shawn keen
Subject: Re: MR. MAGOO CONCERNS
oh, so if a sighted person sees a blind person who stumbles around.
can't tie his or her shoes, and acts funny, they are not going to feel the
same way.
At 10:59 PM 7/7/97 -0700, you wrote:
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>Hi,
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>I think that fighting the Mr. Magoo movie is an important use of NFB's
>resources. Keep in mind that today's sighted and blind children are
>tomorrow's potential employers and employees. If a sighted or blind child
>watches Mr. Magoo, and allows him/herself to be brainwashed against the
>blind, then our potential employment and social opportunities will be
>somewhat hampered unnecessarily. We must do everything we can to try and
>stop this ridiculous portrayal of blind people. Regards.
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Shawn Keen
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