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Blind
Jun 27, 2011 12:50:36 GMT -5
Post by devogirl on Jun 27, 2011 12:50:36 GMT -5
We missed you Lavly! So did you watch the movie? Did you like it?
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Blind
Jun 28, 2011 8:05:05 GMT -5
Post by ruthmadison on Jun 28, 2011 8:05:05 GMT -5
I wonder if it's like with Marie, that there's an appeal that the guy can't see you, and therefore (supposedly) not judge you on your body. Come on, Ruth! You know better than that! Do you prefer wheeler guys because of low self esteem? No! Please don't lay that stereotyped BS on us blind guy devs. I certainly am nothing like Marie--I know I'm hot! But perhaps you were speculating on the appeal of blind characters in general, not necessarily from a dev perspective. BA is right, blind guys show up in fiction a lot more than wheeler guys, especially in romance. The sensuousness of feeling around might have something to do with it, but I think it's more because most SCI guys lose standard sexual function to some degree and writers are too scared to approach that topic. Also romance novels in particular are all about physical perfection--even when the hero is "wounded" it's in a way that makes him even more attractive, like a rakish scar or something. I have read a ton of blind guy romances, and in every single one, his eyes are beautiful, stunning, arresting, etc etc, some unusual color like gold or green, and always seem to be looking right at the heroine. It doesn't work that way! The authors are not really interested in the reality of blindness but use it in a decorative way. Anyway blindness has always been a topic of fascination, the mythology of many cultures includes stories of blindness somehow linked to magical powers. Even today, there are lots of books/movies where blindness is used in a symbolic way (I hate that too BTW). But it's just rife with symbolic meaning. Wheelchairs less so, they're not as poetic (except to us, more's the pity). Sorry, I didn't mean it in that way, I meant that maybe the writers of these shows, movies, and books are thinking that. Maybe that's why they (as, I'm assuming, non-devs) find it okay to eroticize blindness. I certainly don't think that a dev thinks that at all! |
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Blind
Jun 28, 2011 20:39:59 GMT -5
Post by lavly on Jun 28, 2011 20:39:59 GMT -5
devo girl i bloody well loved the blind!!! i made everyone watch it ... dev or no dev. i so wish i was there when you guys talked about it  next time  |
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