Okay. That's probably a bit harsh. However, I got to poking around her page a bit this afternoon and it was pretty troubling.
Joni is probably one of the four most visible crips in the history of the United States. No. Really. I'm serious. Superman, FDR, Joni and John Hockenberry. That's about all we've got. I have issues with all of them except Hockenberry (who I actually saw yesterday in Bryant Park).
Joni's all into her Christian ministry. Whatever. Not my bag. No big deal. However, she then has to write this sort of dreck. The synopsis is sickening...
Joni and Steve show you how to build mutually fulfilling relationships based on insights into how Jesus related to individuals with disabilities. She also offers story after story of hope and joy of those who've crossed the barriers, from either direction, and found a lifetime of friends.
Heaven forbid (pun intended) you just talk to a disabled person like they are, I don't know, a person. You need to analyze your friendship. "Why do I like this crip? How would Jeebus talk to Mike?" Perhaps I should get wristbands that say "HWJTTM?" Ugh. So wrong.
Posted by mikewolf at May 08, 2003 04:31 PMHey, put me down for one of those bracelets! (but only if they're made in sweatshops filled with disabled people I don't know how to relate to)
Posted by: K.Britt on May 8, 2003 07:29 PMWhat is John Hockenberry doing these days? I had a really funny, er, drunken, phone conversation with him, back around '85, or there-abouts. Come to think of it, there's more than one reason he reminds me of you. ;-)
He has (had) a wicked pissah sense of humor too. (hmm, reason numero....)
Posted by: deano on May 9, 2003 12:08 AMWhat about Larry Flynt or Roy Campanella?
Posted by: Ken Goldstein on May 9, 2003 12:48 AMAs usual, Mr. Goldstein is correct. Campy and Flynt are/were more visible than Joni. That makes me feel a bit better.
Hockenberry's working for NBC. I usually see him pop up on Dateline NBC, I think. He really isn't the best interviewer in the world but I generally like him. He also wrote a novel that received pretty nice reviews a couple of years ago. I think I've prattled on about his book Moving Violations before. You should all buy it.
Posted by: mrw on May 9, 2003 08:05 AM>"Why do I like this crip? How would
>Jeebus talk to Mike?"
It's funny you should say this re: Joni, as after making fun of the logo Gore was standing behind, I had this awful feeling: "Oh no, maybe that was really offensive!" Then I thought: "Screw it, I offend all my friends, why should Mike be any different?" ;^)
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Posted by: Vernam on May 9, 2003 06:13 PMUh. Were you always this bitter? Joni is about the nicest person you could ever bitch about. Now Al Gore is different story... Oops, did I say that aloud. Sorry, Mike, you've been outed, thought others should know you have Republican friends...
Posted by: Becky K on May 9, 2003 08:01 PMSo weird! I haven't heard the name Joni Eareckson in 20 years. Did she drop the Tada? Whatever, I grew up in a bible banging family. I went to see the "Christian movie" about her with my youth group as a kid. Ouch, some seriously bad movie making. Anyway, you caused a major flashback to my youth.
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