From: David Bundy 
Subject: Re: Mister Magoo And The NFB 1 of 2
Phil,
        I won't address your openion of the Mr. Magoo issue; it's your
openion and you'reentitled to it.  I also won't address your assertion that
it is an issue of political correctness, even though I don't agree; it goes
beyond that.  What I will address, however is your speculation that all 3000
delegates could not have agreed upon the resolution.  I believe the number
was actually closer to 3300, and while there may have been a few  dissenting
votes (perhaps a dozen or so if my ears were counting accurately), no one
chose to express that openion when President Maurer invited discussion prior
to the vote.  The subsequent vote was overwhelmingly in support of the
resolution.  Furthermore, I don't believe any but the nievely optimistic
believe we will affect Disney's decision to produce the movie, but at least
we have drawn public attention to the potential harm to public perceptions,
which will cause people who will ultimately see the movie to pause and
reflect before accepting the negative images presented  as accurate.
                                        David
At 05:08 PM 7/23/97 -0500, you wrote:
...I'm not running the NFB but if I were, I would not have
>>gone national with the resolution but would have quietly, behind
>>the scenes, written the concerns to Disney.  Will a private, or
>>public, out cry by 3,000 blind delegates, representing a
>>membership of 50,000, have any effect on what Disney does?  Not in
>>a pigs eye.  Money is what counts.  Just ask Mike tyson.  I also
>>find it extremely difficult to bring myself to believe that all
>>3,000 delegates, that's what was reported on the local news here,
>>voted 100 percent for this resolution.  Man, not even the Southern
>>Baptist all agreed on their gay rights position concerning Disney.
>>If the nfb got all 3,000 delegates to agree on this one, they
>>indeed have achieved blind solidarity....
David W. Bundy, MSW
President, South Carolina Association of Blind Students
National Federation of the Blind 
Independint Representative, Destiny Telecomm International
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