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Mocking Blind Persons is NOT Okay! - Capterra Ad (youtube.com)
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Stick81 9 points 4y ago
Important fact: Noone in this video is blind, or being portrayed as blind. #fakenews
I don't feel mocked by this. It's two sighted people out of their depth, and making fools of themselves. The ad doesn't portray them as inept blind people, just inept. In fact I like the premise they presented, I wish I had gone on a few dates blindfolded, I would have seen the ladies for what they were, and moved on to the next that much faster. I am offended by the portrayal of the blind in the film Blindness, but that was a complete breakdown of society as everyone went blind, and don't get the resources to manage it properly. It did feel like kind of a dig that the one person that had been blind before the outbreak was exploitive and cruel.
Our lives are difficult enough without inventing reasons to be upset. Most days it's a mild inconvenience, others it kicks your butt. I appreciate your advocacy, and hope you're teaching the same to your kids, it important to stand up for themselves and what they believe in.
I don't feel mocked by this. It's two sighted people out of their depth, and making fools of themselves. The ad doesn't portray them as inept blind people, just inept. In fact I like the premise they presented, I wish I had gone on a few dates blindfolded, I would have seen the ladies for what they were, and moved on to the next that much faster. I am offended by the portrayal of the blind in the film Blindness, but that was a complete breakdown of society as everyone went blind, and don't get the resources to manage it properly. It did feel like kind of a dig that the one person that had been blind before the outbreak was exploitive and cruel.
Our lives are difficult enough without inventing reasons to be upset. Most days it's a mild inconvenience, others it kicks your butt. I appreciate your advocacy, and hope you're teaching the same to your kids, it important to stand up for themselves and what they believe in.
ImamBaksh 2 points 4y ago
Same.
This seems to miss the point of the ad. It's dating where sighted people are trying being blindfolded for the date. It's like they're making fun of those gimmicky restaurant trends like eating in the dark or eating naked.
The ad is not about dating where you act like a real blind person.
This seems to miss the point of the ad. It's dating where sighted people are trying being blindfolded for the date. It's like they're making fun of those gimmicky restaurant trends like eating in the dark or eating naked.
The ad is not about dating where you act like a real blind person.
AerosolHubris 2 points 4y ago
This was my impression but I am not visually impaired. I came in here to see how people actually affected feel about it.
joeflux 1 points 4y ago
The OP has now forced the company to pull the ad and appologize. This just makes blind people seem insufferably touchy.
Stick81 2 points 4y ago
A shame, with all the efforts to improve the lives of those in the community, this is one of the few that got any traction.
ratadeacero 4 points 4y ago
That guy needs to lighten up and enjoy a joke. If you're offended by this ad or its concept, you would hate our household. I also think you need to lighten up if that ad offended you.
joeflux 3 points 4y ago
He is way too angry. This isn't an attack on blind people at all. He is far more offensive than the ad itself.
[deleted] [OP] 0 points 4y ago
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Rambling_Syd_Rumpo 1 points 4y ago
> When this showed up on OUR channel
No it didn't. Nothing appears on your channel unlest you post it, or add it to a playlist. What happened is it appeared in related videos next to one of your vids due to youtubes algorithm,
>I’m glad they did the right thing, pulled the ad, and apologized to the blind community.
This was not the right thing at all.
Thanks for reinforcing the stereotype that disabled people love to find things to be offended about to compete in the oppression olympics. This was NOT a good thing for the blind community at all.
Notice how everyone in the /r/blind sub disagrees with you? Thanks again for making us look like assholes.
No it didn't. Nothing appears on your channel unlest you post it, or add it to a playlist. What happened is it appeared in related videos next to one of your vids due to youtubes algorithm,
>I’m glad they did the right thing, pulled the ad, and apologized to the blind community.
This was not the right thing at all.
Thanks for reinforcing the stereotype that disabled people love to find things to be offended about to compete in the oppression olympics. This was NOT a good thing for the blind community at all.
Notice how everyone in the /r/blind sub disagrees with you? Thanks again for making us look like assholes.
[deleted] [OP] 1 points 4y ago
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Rambling_Syd_Rumpo 1 points 4y ago
> Actually, you are wrong. The AD appeared ON our video as an ad, preplay.
It would have been helpful if you'd stated that it appeared as an an ad in the first place, ffs.
> Not EVERYONE disagrees
The vast majority do. You know, the actual blind people whose opinion on blind matters is WAY more relevant that yours?
Your white knighting on behalf of the blind community was way out of line, it was also not y our place to speak on our behalf, it was neither warranted nor wanted. YOU owe US an apology.
It would have been helpful if you'd stated that it appeared as an an ad in the first place, ffs.
> Not EVERYONE disagrees
The vast majority do. You know, the actual blind people whose opinion on blind matters is WAY more relevant that yours?
Your white knighting on behalf of the blind community was way out of line, it was also not y our place to speak on our behalf, it was neither warranted nor wanted. YOU owe US an apology.
joeflux 1 points 4y ago
That's the exact opposite of picking your battles. That's showing that blind people are an insufferable miserable bunch. You've made things worse for blind people.
Coloratura1987 3 points 4y ago
Thanks for sharing this video with us. I had no idea this ad even existed.
blind_devotion08 2 points 4y ago
One simple change that could have made the commercial way better:
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The two people, wearing blindfolds, going to an art gallery, standing in front of a crappy modern-art painting that they obviously can't see, and going "Maybe next time we should go paintballing." Or maybe they're at a carnival fun house and bored because they can't see the mirrors. Make it so that the activity is the issue, not the fact that they can't see.
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The two people, wearing blindfolds, going to an art gallery, standing in front of a crappy modern-art painting that they obviously can't see, and going "Maybe next time we should go paintballing." Or maybe they're at a carnival fun house and bored because they can't see the mirrors. Make it so that the activity is the issue, not the fact that they can't see.
dankswed 2 points 4y ago
As someone who is visually impaired, I'd actually laugh at that ad. However, I could totally see it going sideways unless it came from a team of visually impaired people 🤷
sonofabutch 1 points 4y ago
I think they could have had the sighted but blindfolded couple staggering around helplessly, and then an actual blind couple comes in, sits down, and orders without any fuss at all.
sixblindkids 2 points 4y ago
That’s really good!
sixblindkids 1 points 4y ago
Excellent adaptations! They should’ve come here to Reddit for feedback before they made the ad go live!
sixblindkids 0 points 4y ago
Capterra removed the ad from YouTube and apologized. They did the right thing! Their comment and statement is in a community post on our YouTube channel page.
joeflux 0 points 4y ago
You have done a terrible thing.
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