Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, may have revolutionized communication, but his views on Deaf people are definitely not something to phone home about. It’s troubling to think that someone who was so close with several Deaf individuals could hold such a prejudiced and harmful belief.

And let’s be real; we can still appreciate Bell’s contributions to communication technology while acknowledging that he had some messed up beliefs. It’s like admiring Picasso’s art while also acknowledging he was a womanizer. We don’t have to cancel Bell, but we do have to be critical of his beliefs.