Comments on: Disabled Groups Not Happy With Beijing http://www.chinahearsay.com/disabled-groups-not-happy-with-beijing/ China law, business and economics commentary Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:44:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kerstin Kaehler http://www.chinahearsay.com/disabled-groups-not-happy-with-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-39768 Kerstin Kaehler Thu, 29 May 2008 06:35:27 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=650#comment-39768 Funny how there is simple ignorance on both sides: the side of the disabled groups in "the west" (wherever that is) and - obviously, or this guide would not have had to be written in such a basic way - as well as the side of Chinese volunteers. While the Chinese volunteers may lack a lot of what is considered basic knowledge regarding interaction with disabled people, it is obvious from the reactions of the disabled groups cited in the article, that they lack knowledge about Chinese society and how educated it is or is not about this topic. Having lived here (Shanghai) for some time, I actually think it is useful to start with the basics - I just doubt the wisdom of making this public knowledge but then, it was most likely not intended to be. Funny how there is simple ignorance on both sides: the side of the disabled groups in “the west” (wherever that is) and – obviously, or this guide would not have had to be written in such a basic way – as well as the side of Chinese volunteers.

While the Chinese volunteers may lack a lot of what is considered basic knowledge regarding interaction with disabled people, it is obvious from the reactions of the disabled groups cited in the article, that they lack knowledge about Chinese society and how educated it is or is not about this topic.

Having lived here (Shanghai) for some time, I actually think it is useful to start with the basics – I just doubt the wisdom of making this public knowledge but then, it was most likely not intended to be.

]]> By: b. cheng http://www.chinahearsay.com/disabled-groups-not-happy-with-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-39714 b. cheng Wed, 28 May 2008 09:24:31 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=650#comment-39714 Damn, beat me to this, saw it yesterday, but nobody ever posts on this stuff so I thought it would be ignored...Most likely the brunt of the blame can be placed on a bad translator, but the attempt at PC is nothing new, there have been attempts to change the terms that are used for certain disabilities for awhile. In any case, the important thing is that this shows how generally ignorant Chinese people are about the disabled. Damn, beat me to this, saw it yesterday, but nobody ever posts on this stuff so I thought it would be ignored…Most likely the brunt of the blame can be placed on a bad translator, but the attempt at PC is nothing new, there have been attempts to change the terms that are used for certain disabilities for awhile.

In any case, the important thing is that this shows how generally ignorant Chinese people are about the disabled.

]]> By: Yokie Kuma http://www.chinahearsay.com/disabled-groups-not-happy-with-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-39706 Yokie Kuma Wed, 28 May 2008 07:21:29 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=650#comment-39706 he he he ...... this makes me giggle a bit inside ..... the people who wrote the guide and the people who read / use the guide will be completely oblivious that someone else may get offended .... that feeling is just not understood ... but then again why does the concept of 'losing face' not pertain to commenting upon someone's physical features especially when it is in a disparaging way ?? he he he …… this makes me giggle a bit inside ….. the people who wrote the guide and the people who read / use the guide will be completely oblivious that someone else may get offended …. that feeling is just not understood … but then again why does the concept of ‘losing face’ not pertain to commenting upon someone’s physical features especially when it is in a disparaging way ??

]]> By: stevelaudig http://www.chinahearsay.com/disabled-groups-not-happy-with-beijing/comment-page-1/#comment-39580 stevelaudig Tue, 27 May 2008 12:42:18 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=650#comment-39580 Never underestimate the power of an "otherly abled" translator. Setting aside any hair trigger response to inelegant, indeed clunky, language, most of advice, if you bore to the core of it, is sound, indeed kindly. "Pretty and smooth" advice it may not be. Well-intentioned advice? Unquestionably. Never underestimate the power of an “otherly abled” translator.

Setting aside any hair trigger response to inelegant, indeed clunky, language, most of advice, if you bore to the core of it, is sound, indeed kindly.

“Pretty and smooth” advice it may not be. Well-intentioned advice? Unquestionably.

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