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[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by Lev

Or, yaknow, just find a medium that doesn't require sight. Like, fire art =]

I'm sorry, but swinging fire around blind doesn't seem very safe.

Obviously, she'd need to go into abstract art. You just throw paint around, say it's because of the pain of blindness, and you're set.

Of course, going blind is a terrible thing. I have a friend who's slowly going blind due to macular degeneration, and has incredibly poor vision to start with due to a botched surgery. He's already lost all vision in one eye and the other one keeps going in little, tiny bits. It's incredibly painful for him, but there's nothing anyone can do. He already walks with a white cane and he knows that he doesn't have much time left before he can't see at all. Whenever I see him, I always make sure to wear a specific incredibly loud purple shirt so he can identify me.

[Amake]

Random poll: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

I'd go with blind. All the arts and comics and movies in the world mean less to me than communicating effectively with people. Well, relatively effectively.

You just throw paint around, say it's because of the pain of blindness, and you're set.

Fixed that for ya. :3

[Lumenskir]

All the arts and comics and movies in the world mean less to me than communicating effectively with people.

I don't know if it's migrated over to where you are, but Sign Language is actually pretty great, all things considered.

[Amake]

It's pretty exclusive to deaf people. Your friends might, but most people won't bother to learn a new language just for you.

[krogothwolf]

Originally Posted by CelesJessa

And going blind! Already being blind in one eye terrifies me that someday I'll lose sight in my other eye, and then I won't be able to do art anymore.

Hey! I'm Blind in one eye too! Mines the left eye it bites. It actually screwed up a lot of things for me already so now I'm not to worried about going blind completely. Then I can get Laser eyes!

[CelesJessa]

Originally Posted by Invisible Queen

Random poll: Would you rather be blind or deaf?

All the arts and comics and movies in the world

It's not just art and movies(not even movies, my blind nephew loves movies). It's EVERYTHING. (I like books that don't cost $90 when they are normally $10 too)

Hey! I'm Blind in one eye too! Mines the left eye it bites. It actually screwed up a lot of things for me already so now I'm not to worried about going blind completely. Then I can get Laser eyes!

Hah mine's on the left too. I was born like this though so I don't have any awesome war stories for it. It hasn't really screwed anything up, since I can drive and all of that stuff. I just get annoyed at all of this 3D stuff coming out.

[BitVyper]

Originally Posted by Invisible Queen

It's pretty exclusive to deaf people. Your friends might, but most people won't bother to learn a new language just for you.

You could always carry around a bunch of comically oversized signs and a sharpie and develop a supernatural writing speed. Being a giant panda wouldn't hurt either.

[krogothwolf]

Originally Posted by CelesJessa

Hah mine's on the left too. I was born like this though so I don't have any awesome war stories for it. It hasn't really screwed anything up, since I can drive and all of that stuff. I just get annoyed at all of this 3D stuff coming out.

me too, FUCK 3D eh! Mine's not a war story, just a puck in the eyes have caused damage is all. Huzzah for Hockey!

[Preturbed]

I fear that I'm secretly retarded and nobody is telling me.

[krogothwolf]

Originally Posted by Preturbed

I fear that I'm secretly retarded and nobody is telling me.

Don't worry, Preturbed, if you were retarded we'd tell you.