Yeah that's why I came here, as you can't always tell if someone on twitter that's speaking for a community is *actually* part of that community. Thanks for your answer!

Dark is pretty easy to get around. It's inadequate roads that make the blind stumble when the damn stick does the jammy thing

Thanks. So for instance, in Amazing Grace -- just as the first example off the top of my head! -- "I was blind but now I see" would be considered inappropriate because blindness and seeing are analogies for ignorance and knowledge here?

Just wondering, how many blind dogs go on Reddit and read these threads?

As far as I could understand, I think it's just that it's a 'negative term'. It's not considered 'good' to have a blind spot, and so the argument, I think, is that the word "blind" is used...negatively? I could be wrong though. Like I said, I was a bit confused by it. But I've seen it a lot lately. There's been an effort to introduce the phrase "dead angle" instead of "blind spot" as well.

Right, like if someone said "I think you have a real blind-spot when it comes to your girlfriend's drinking..."

Obviously it's a metaphor to say that while you might be aware of other people's drinking in general, when it comes to this one person you don't have that same awareness.

My confusion came from the fact that sighted people have blind spots (in their field of view), so arguably it wouldn't single out visually impaired people? So I couldn't make sense of it, but I also am very aware of the fact that there could be something I'm missing. Hence me being here! :)

Thanks for the perspective!

I do that, and people laugh at me.