blind or deaf?

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would you rather be blind or deaf?

would you rather be blind or deaf?

was just looking up cinema times and saw the option for subtitles or audio description. i then thought, if i was on a date and went to the cinema, would it be easier to be blind or deaf? i instantly thought blind, because it would be so much easier to communicate. but then i realised you wouldn't be able to SEE which restricts so much... such as the internet. so i changed my choice to deaf.

also, if there are any people on here who suffer from either (well i guess you wouldn't be on here if you were blind...) would you change it to the other option if you had the choice.

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Reply 1

kim1234567

Just imagine not being able to see anyone or anything ever again. That is so much worse than not being able to hear! You can learn how to lipread! You wouldn't be able to see your partner/family, see your children, see the world. :frown:

That would be horrible.

Plus I'd never have to listen kids playing rave at the back of the bus.

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Reply 2

470dwndow54

kim1234567

That would be horrible.

Plus I'd never have to listen kids playing rave at the back of the bus.

hahaa so true and u don't have to hear people being snappy/ annoying, just see their face and laugh.

Reply 3

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Blind, definitely. I used to not be quite sure since the idea of not being able to see anything is quite terrifying, but I really wouldn't be able to bear not being able to hear anything :nah:

Reply 4

River85

issih

was just looking up cinema times and saw the option for subtitles or audio description. i then thought, if i was on a date and went to the cinema, would it be easier to be blind or deaf? i instantly thought blind, because it would be so much easier to communicate. but then i realised you wouldn't be able to SEE which restricts so much... such as the internet. so i changed my choice to deaf.

Well there is text to speech software to help overcome such difficulties.

As far as communicaing goes, much of communication is actually non-verbal (which someone who is blind or certain people on the autistic spectrum aren't able to read). Peoples body language and facial expressions can be just as important as what is actually said.

Reply 5

zjs

issih

if i was on a date and went to the cinema, would it be easier to be blind or deaf? i instantly thought blind, because it would be so much easier to communicate. but then i realised you wouldn't be able to SEE

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 6

470dwndow54

thejonsmith

facepalming makes no difference to me as that's the most common thing my friends express to me...

Reply 7

Honeyx

Thank god we have our sight and hearing! We don't realise just how much we take for granted. I would prefer to be able to see than being able to hear...I'd be able to do more things independanty if I still had my sight and would prefer drs poking around my ears than my eyes!

Reply 8

ArtGoblin

Deaf, I think. You could still do pretty much everything for yourself; cooking, driving and reading would all still be possible. It would be horrible to never hear music again though.

Reply 9

HearTheThunder

kim1234567

That would be horrible.

Plus I'd never have to listen kids playing rave at the back of the bus.

Well, everyone's gonna die eventually so, too bad.

Reply 10

Justin Bieber

yo op... if everyone was deaf then i wouldnt be famous....so i guess blind is better!! even though i dont want to be either...what would the world be like without my music huh? (Y)

Reply 11

IWantSomeMushu

Deaf.

Sight is far too important to me.

Reply 12

Mastermind`

Deaf.

When it comes to women I have the standards of a blind prostute anyway. :nopity:

Plus I want to watch football and breasts. :drool:

neither

Surprised so many people have said deaf. For the cinema or reading I'd rather be blind because human imagination is amazing. I couldn't live without being able to hear music though.