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The juxtaposition of phrases like "eye opening experience" to this subject matter make me realize how many sighted metaphors we use as a matter of course. I don
by tempestn 5y ago
The juxtaposition of phrases like "eye opening experience" to this subject matter make me realize how many sighted metaphors we use as a matter of course. I don't know whether or not that matters, but they certainly jump out at you in this context (another metaphor...)
- ayewo 5y agoMetaphors are not just prevalent in how we speak, they are central to how we think. The book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphors_We_Live_By https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphors_We_Live_By is a seminal work on this.
- Grustaf 5y agoAlmost every sentence you can produce will contain some kind of metaphor, or metaphorical use of an originally concrete word. And since vision is one of the most salient senses for almost everyone, it's not surprising.
- User23 5y agoAs an aside, while I can’t speak for the community as a whole, all of the blind persons that I’m personally acquainted with don’t mind visual metaphors so in my case at least I don’t worry that I’m giving offense. I agree it is striking though how easily we use visual metaphors.