Re: Amputee Union & George Boyer
George Boyer
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Title:
Re: Amputee Union & George Boyer
Creator:
George Boyer
Date:
9/20/1999
Text:
Little Ian has pulled his appalling thing yet again.....as a school
child you probably taunted crippled kids and anyone whose vulnerability
was unluckily visible. An ad hominem attack is like smearing
shit.....you get more on yourself than on your hapless target.
But you forget, Ian, that I'm not really vulnerable, certainly not to
your crude form of assault.....everyone knows how I became an amputee,
that it was the result of a lifelong emotional disturbance and
suffering, and they also know that far from compromising the validity of
my voice, my experience deepened my insight into the problems of
amputees. (Did your experience do that for you?? It certainly didn't
give you more human understanding, in my view.) AND, the debacle made
me able to speak out in a way many people consider thoughtful. I think
I'm really fortunate....the only regret I have is for the waste of time
and energy in the long turmoil.
Funny thing, Ian, your voice almost never seems to be heard,
except...and this is what I remember from when I was on your
list....except when you were restricting someone, putting something
down, censoring the list content. It is puzzling. People who use a lot
of energy in repressing often have things to repress themselves......I
have an image of you standing trembling in fear before a locked closet
door....skeletons in a closet??? One's fancy does wander.....but why is
it Ian that you are such a great putter-downer??
A bully is just a nasty neurotic kid. Grow up, give it up, Ian, and
maybe contribute to the debate about prosthetics and about the AUA,
which would not be collegial (in bed) with the ACA, or anyone. Cheers,
George Boyer.
Ian Gregson wrote:
>
> Fellow OandP'ers:
>
> I've been keeping quiet about this Amputee Union idea of old George's
> - but like most of George's ideas, it is impractical and a
> duplication of what is already being done.
>
> Please keep in mind George is but one, albeit never ending,
> self-perpetuating voice. His opinions are his own, he likes to be
> heard. If he had some clout or respect from other amputees I might
> actually listen to him myself - but until that happens I skip
> everything he has to say.
>
> After all can you take seriously the opinion of a man who blew his
> own leg off with a 12 gauge shot gun ??? I have tried - but the same
> old circular discussions come around.
>
> Please don't take him seriously.
>
> =================================================
> Ian Gregson ( <Email Address Redacted> )
child you probably taunted crippled kids and anyone whose vulnerability
was unluckily visible. An ad hominem attack is like smearing
shit.....you get more on yourself than on your hapless target.
But you forget, Ian, that I'm not really vulnerable, certainly not to
your crude form of assault.....everyone knows how I became an amputee,
that it was the result of a lifelong emotional disturbance and
suffering, and they also know that far from compromising the validity of
my voice, my experience deepened my insight into the problems of
amputees. (Did your experience do that for you?? It certainly didn't
give you more human understanding, in my view.) AND, the debacle made
me able to speak out in a way many people consider thoughtful. I think
I'm really fortunate....the only regret I have is for the waste of time
and energy in the long turmoil.
Funny thing, Ian, your voice almost never seems to be heard,
except...and this is what I remember from when I was on your
list....except when you were restricting someone, putting something
down, censoring the list content. It is puzzling. People who use a lot
of energy in repressing often have things to repress themselves......I
have an image of you standing trembling in fear before a locked closet
door....skeletons in a closet??? One's fancy does wander.....but why is
it Ian that you are such a great putter-downer??
A bully is just a nasty neurotic kid. Grow up, give it up, Ian, and
maybe contribute to the debate about prosthetics and about the AUA,
which would not be collegial (in bed) with the ACA, or anyone. Cheers,
George Boyer.
Ian Gregson wrote:
>
> Fellow OandP'ers:
>
> I've been keeping quiet about this Amputee Union idea of old George's
> - but like most of George's ideas, it is impractical and a
> duplication of what is already being done.
>
> Please keep in mind George is but one, albeit never ending,
> self-perpetuating voice. His opinions are his own, he likes to be
> heard. If he had some clout or respect from other amputees I might
> actually listen to him myself - but until that happens I skip
> everything he has to say.
>
> After all can you take seriously the opinion of a man who blew his
> own leg off with a 12 gauge shot gun ??? I have tried - but the same
> old circular discussions come around.
>
> Please don't take him seriously.
>
> =================================================
> Ian Gregson ( <Email Address Redacted> )
Citation
George Boyer, “Re: Amputee Union & George Boyer,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/212844.
