Comments on: Bias against other transabled people http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability! Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:41:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2 hourly 1 By: Brice http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5159 Brice Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:01:58 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5159 I'm with Sophie, until Sean got busy there really was no place for us para BIID's to go with full understanding and acceptance, that's the only reason there's mostly para people here but there's no essential reason why that should be so forever. I’m with Sophie, until Sean got busy there really was no place for us para BIID’s to go with full understanding and acceptance, that’s the only reason there’s mostly para people here but there’s no essential reason why that should be so forever.

]]> By: John http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5150 John Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:58:01 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5150 One might note that the outlined figures on the top of the page include 2 amputees and a blind person as well as the 2 in the chairs, and of course the seemingly frustrated person sitting apart from the disabled group. One might guess that the person sitting apart is either Sean or representative of all of us transabled who are forever frustrated at not becoming what we feel we need to become. In my view we all need to deal with this together and Sean has never turned away the non-paraplegic BIID. Also, as far as I am concerned, the more diverse and larger our group is the harder it will be to pigeon-hole us in obscure categories (e.g. apotemnophilia). Will that lead to anyone offering to sever my spinal cord? Doubtful, but one can hope... One might note that the outlined figures on the top of the page include 2 amputees and a blind person as well as the 2 in the chairs, and of course the seemingly frustrated person sitting apart from the disabled group. One might guess that the person sitting apart is either Sean or representative of all of us transabled who are forever frustrated at not becoming what we feel we need to become.
In my view we all need to deal with this together and Sean has never turned away the non-paraplegic BIID. Also, as far as I am concerned, the more diverse and larger our group is the harder it will be to pigeon-hole us in obscure categories (e.g. apotemnophilia). Will that lead to anyone offering to sever my spinal cord? Doubtful, but one can hope…

]]> By: Sean http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5148 Sean Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:51:22 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5148 I'll stress this point again: <strong>We welcome any transabled individual, regardless or required impairment, who wishes to blog on transabled.org</strong> I won't give free authorship access to everyone, people must have something to say, be able to put a couple sentences together and make sense. But if you are interested, contact me, we'll discuss you joining. I’ll stress this point again:

We welcome any transabled individual, regardless or required impairment, who wishes to blog on transabled.org

I won’t give free authorship access to everyone, people must have something to say, be able to put a couple sentences together and make sense. But if you are interested, contact me, we’ll discuss you joining.

]]> By: Sophie http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5147 Sophie Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:04:27 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5147 The main contributors are mainly para peps yes, but then that is partly because many of us have had Sean reach out to us and help us make sense of a lot of the mess. lol I'm not even sure how exactly I started writing here, it just happened. I do it more to help myself make sense of things than anything else, it's often easier to think things through if one is writing their thoughts down. If other people happen to benefit from what I say then good :) The main contributors are mainly para peps yes, but then that is partly because many of us have had Sean reach out to us and help us make sense of a lot of the mess. lol I’m not even sure how exactly I started writing here, it just happened. I do it more to help myself make sense of things than anything else, it’s often easier to think things through if one is writing their thoughts down. If other people happen to benefit from what I say then good :)

]]> By: Ronald http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5146 Ronald Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:32:26 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5146 No, there is no bias here, at least what I detect. The main contributors seem to be para wannabes. Just the luck of the draw. No, there is no bias here, at least what I detect. The main contributors seem to be para wannabes. Just the luck of the draw.

]]> By: Kyla http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5141 Kyla Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:34:46 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5141 As for the perception of bias against those with amputee-identities, I suspect that may come from the articles critical of amputee-identifying people, suggesting that we are elitist or exclusionary. Whether or not it is true that that describes the majority of those who identify as amputee, it can be fairly off-putting for those who do identify as amputee. As for the perception of bias against those with amputee-identities, I suspect that may come from the articles critical of amputee-identifying people, suggesting that we are elitist or exclusionary. Whether or not it is true that that describes the majority of those who identify as amputee, it can be fairly off-putting for those who do identify as amputee.

]]> By: Marie http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5139 Marie Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:27:38 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5139 Ok I misspoke (missigned?): meant a large number of those desiring paralysis. Ok I misspoke (missigned?): meant a large number of those desiring paralysis.

]]> By: Sean http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5138 Sean Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:08:22 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5138 There is no *bias* towards paraplegia on transabled.org. A bias implies *intent*. Answers.com defines bias: <blockquote>* A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment. *An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice. *A statistical sampling or testing error caused by systematically favoring some outcomes over others.</blockquote> While it so happens that a majority of people participating on the site, there is no BIAS. In this context, a bias implies discrimation, and we're most definitely not discriminating against any flavour of BIID There is no *bias* towards paraplegia on transabled.org. A bias implies *intent*.
Answers.com defines bias:

* A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment.

*An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice.

*A statistical sampling or testing error caused by systematically favoring some outcomes over others.

While it so happens that a majority of people participating on the site, there is no BIAS.

In this context, a bias implies discrimation, and we’re most definitely not discriminating against any flavour of BIID

]]> By: Marie http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5137 Marie Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:26:52 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5137 Yes it is quite heavily biased towards parapalegia. But I don't worry! ;-) Yes it is quite heavily biased towards parapalegia. But I don’t worry! ;-)

]]> By: Rorschach http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5133 Rorschach Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:07:25 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5133 The site's user base definitely seems to be paraplegia biased and I'm sure that taints the discussions, but I've always felt that TA.org was much more inclusive than any other place I've visited on the subject. The site’s user base definitely seems to be paraplegia biased and I’m sure that taints the discussions, but I’ve always felt that TA.org was much more inclusive than any other place I’ve visited on the subject.

]]> By: Sean http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5126 Sean Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:01:58 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5126 Naah Sophie, I think the person in question is actually "with it", and wasn't using the term AID in a discriminatory manner :) Naah Sophie, I think the person in question is actually “with it”, and wasn’t using the term AID in a discriminatory manner :)

]]> By: Sophie http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5125 Sophie Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:35:27 +0000 http://transabled.org/thoughts/bias-against-other-transabled-people.htm#comment-5125 I personally think using a term like AID in an email complaining about bein biased is the very essence of being biased. I personally think using a term like AID in an email complaining about bein biased is the very essence of being biased.

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