tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394601210865935956.post1847701312575753259..comments2013-02-28T02:07:40.806-05:00Redeafinedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04987084486695852155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394601210865935956.post-80915379185355412302013-02-28T02:07:40.806-05:002013-02-28T02:07:40.806-05:00Wearing <a href="http://www.hiddenhearing.ie/" rel="nofollow">hearing aid</a> shouldn&#39;t bother people but it&#39;s ironic when it obviously does when certain people run around screaming, &quot;Hearies! Hearies! See?<br />This is a good experience though. Thank you for the post!!Rose Winslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14503548775828099441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394601210865935956.post-20100376266983322882012-09-14T10:07:06.797-04:002012-09-14T10:07:06.797-04:00With the ability to “cure” deafness by stem cells or direct genetic manipulation comes a larger question. Once the “genie is out of the bottle”, this can be applied to any number of other traits that parents might think undesirable. Parents will eventually be able to “cure” their infants of being black, Asian, blonde, short, tall, homosexual, left-handed, average intelligence – the list could be very long.<br /><br />The larger question is: What would the world look like if parents could choose and modify a large number of their child’s traits? Would we really think such a world is better than ours at present, or worse?<br /><br /><br />David<br />Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269349408274615587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394601210865935956.post-54390789258104512942012-09-14T00:40:06.495-04:002012-09-14T00:40:06.495-04:00I&#39;m stepping outside my own worldview as a culturally deaf person and considering the issues you raised as objectively as I can. My first thought is that a cure for deafness via stem cells (assuming they are effective) is not a bad thing. for the majority of parents it will be a matter for rejoicing. As for it being &quot;a huge blow to American diversity, the loss of a complex language and rich culture,&quot; not so much. it will be a huge loss to ME personally because after all, it&#39;s MY language and MY culture. but I feel the general American populace isn&#39;t even aware of us most of the time and will be unconcerned. I&#39;ve long felt that the general public doesn&#39;t understand us and doesn&#39;t particularly want to. Leaving aside all protests of our uniqueness, value, beauty, etc., being hearing is the norm. I can see the population of culturally Deaf people becoming smaller with each generation until they are all gone. it&#39;s regrettable, but probably inevitable. ASL_HeartandSoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05135288129520440677noreply@blogger.com