Comments on: Double Worst

By: admin

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:23:04 +0000

@RJ Lo and FrauB are right. It’s Edward Hopper’s “Sun in an Empty Room.” We love that sometimes MVWR can prove to enriching in an art history kinda of way, as well as for regular laughs.

By: Frau Blucher

Frau Blucher — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:15:24 +0000

it is hopper but i can’t remember the name.
I could see why her being deaf was relevant…the fact that she was away from home and probably was even MORE sheltered by her parents because of it…but seventeen yikes!

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:24:00 +0000

Thanks!

By: Lo

Lo — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:57:39 +0000

RJ- the painting is by Edward Hopper, I think.

By: ghgsw

ghgsw — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:21:46 +0000

High school kids, literally.

By: RJ

RJ — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:17:44 +0000

Wow, that sounds really sketchy.
I was also wondering why the fact that she was deaf was relevant. I could imagine her parents being pretty protective.
Also, I really like the painting accompanying this post, any chance you ghostly admins could let me know who did it?

By: DaveDickerson

DaveDickerson — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:33:49 +0000

I went to a school on the same campus as a school for the deaf. It sounds like a stereotype, but I saw it firsthand.

Most deaf kids grow up around hearing kids, and they are the odd one out. When they get to a school where there are other deaf kids, they suddenly have a social explosion. Many deaf kids never meet another deaf person until they get to college, and it’s a crazy experience. They spend much much more time socializing than the average student.

Obviously, in this age of political correctness, I have to say this doesn’t apply to ALL deaf college students, but many.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:02:49 +0000

I think the implication was that her mom was extra watchful because of the disability, so once she was away, the girl could finally cut loose.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:06:44 +0000

How was her deafness relevant?