Honestly as a blind person Iâm so tired of seeing fictional blind characters who donât use white canes or other guides. âThey have special powers so they know whatâs around themâ or âtheyâre confident enough to not need a guideâ are common tropes, and Iâm tired.
Are people scared that using a white cane will make their blind character seem weak? They canât use a cane because theyâre so special that they already know whatâs around them, and other blind people who use guides are inferior because theyâre not special?
Iâm tired. Give your blind characters white canes and other guides. Let them hold onto their friends, let them have guide dogs. Donât make white cane users feel ostracized for not being âstrong enoughâ to go without.
Another thing that pisses me off is when a sighted character comes up with the fantasy equivalent of braille and teaches it to the blind character. Braille was invented by Louis Braille, a blind man, in 1824. The blind character should be the one coming up with it.
Tldr Iâm blind and tired of sighted people lol
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