Saturday, October 12, 2013
Society's War on the Left-Handed Writer
My son David's written a piece called "It ain't Right: Society's War on the Lefty." David notes "the small impediments we encounter every day." In school, for example:
"Scissors come in 'Normal' and 'You.' Desks have a support for the right arm, leaving the 'Port' side hanging and exposed. Some desks have a built-in inkwell for--guess which hand? Taking an exam your pencil or Eraser-Mate pen smudges the paper and your palm as your scrawl crawls rightward. That's Western writing's left-hand brand."
And David ends with the image of a hand waving, yes, it's actually moving and waving, or is it signaling for help, or is that hand going under for the last time, drowning? It is a left hand!
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hysterical! given that I live in THAT world. Scissors caused blisters, getting in and out of a grade school desk proved to be more exercise than an aerobic workout, I finally gave up trying to conform to the other way of writing, and simply turn my paper at an odd angle so that my penmanship is perfect.
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