5 Facts You Didn’t Know About Blindness…
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I'm Molly, a typical sushi, makeup, and fashion loving millennial girl who just so happens to be blind! I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at just 4 years old and began public speaking at age 5. I started just doing motivational speaking, but now I make videos and even model! Even though I can’t see, I know that there are bright spots in everything we face. Let’s find them together. 💕
Did you learn anything new about the blind community?! :)
What other videos would you like to see from me?
Love you Molly!
Hi Molly
Hi, your so inspiring and also I love stuff animals too!
I’d love to see more about what gallop does to guide you
Lavender is so cute I have a cat too she is one year old and I love her💖
The other day at the grocery store a blind man (with a white cane) was trying to use self-checkout, as that was the only registers open. An employee approached him, didn't offer assistance and walked away. Before I started watching you I would have not known what to do. I approached this man with confidence offered him assistance, helped him check out, and bag his groceries while helping him maintain his dignity. I credit you, Molly, for teaching me.
That's awesome! Thanks for doing that Tiffany. I'm visually impaired myself and I'm glad that sighted people like you are out there. 😊👏
(I have a youtube channel too if you're interested in checking it out. 😊)
That’s so nice, I’ve helped someone blind in the past thing. But if it wasn’t for Mollys videos. I wouldn’t know how to approach someone.
literally why are people so shocked when a person with a disability has 'normal' INTERESTS. like really? they are people 🙄
Essie Vie because many people don’t personally know a disabled person and therefore only picture them as how they are typically portrayed in media. This isn’t to say that everyone should go out and purposely look for a disabled person to be their friend, however should it happen naturally they should be open to getting to know the person for who they are. Most people only see the disabled part and not the person.
Sorry if this was jibberish 😂 Im visually impaired and this gets me crazy! So many people are shocked when I talk about some of my interests.
I STILL SEE SHAPES AND RUN MY COMPANY. DONT FEEL SORRY MYSELF. THERE ARE OTHERS WORST OFF
I love how Molly uses her channel to teach people about blindness!
Same
And about other things
@@leoyori9829 yes
Thanks, captain obvious 😂
Yes, totally!
I cannot get over the amazing combo of Molly’s skin tone, lipstick and top color combo. So summery and happy- making.
Fuck, she's blind and she still has a better sense of color than I do lmao, I wish I had her fashion sense hahaha :)
The fact that some cases are curable and treatable but people dont have access to those treatments is so shocking, thanks for sharing Molly!
Its also so sad to think that the money is going towards new research instead of helping those people. Researchers are trying to cure the incurable ones not because of the goodness of their hearts but because they’ll get more money that way
My boyfriend is blind and he said that he wouldn’t want to be “cured” because he’s already gone thru the grieving process when he lost his sight.
S J maybe because it affects their social life more than being blind does because its harder for them to communicate
S J
If I lived in USA, I’d be completely blind now. I lost most of my sight but in Canada, you can have the operations you need without going bankrupt. It saved a small amount of my sight and that makes a huge difference in my life. Although I’m legally blind and disabled, I have a tiny spot of vision that helps me to orient myself. (I also have a guide dog and he is awesome!)
I know a seven year old with my condition who lives in the USA. His family can’t afford the operation so this child will be blind the rest of his life. This condition can’t be fixed and once the optic nerve dies it’s gone forever. So it has to be done immediately.
@@esss1253 Helen Keller said something along the lines of blindness separates one from things whereas Deafness separates one from communication and people. Look up the actual quote if you want, I'm feeling too lazy from this heat ;)
I think it is great that your main goal is educating others about disability and ALSO show your own personality on this channel. This is not a "blindness" channel, but a "Molly" channel! I and many others are simply interested in your content because we enjoy it and never stop making the content you like!
The not-quite-about-disability videos often tell just as much about a disabled persons life as the videos talking specifically about the disability. Keep up the good work!
"Running out of content" sounds like "Running out of content I enjoy and watch your channel for." I forget you're blind in almost every indirectly related video and if I ever skip one it's because the subject doesn't interest me personally, not because I don't see the point.
I can’t believe only 7% of blind people use some sort of aid to help them get around! That boggles my mind!!!🤯😱
I’m very curious if it’s due to inaccessibility to these resources..
I don't wanna crush you right now, but I guess this plays right into the last fact. Most blind people probably just don't have access to a dog or even a coan...
Ukulele Productions that makes sense. I didn’t really think about that. Thanks for bringing that up.
I’m very curious at how many people I have walked past (or even spoke to) that are actually blind!
Elsie Mills it’s probably likely that we’ve all at least walked past or even talked to someone who is blind or visually impaired.
Anyone else come to be educated about blindness but stay for Molly’s REALLLLLLY in depth fashion reviews 🥰🥰🥰
I'm a 29 year old woman and I have honestly just learned about my true bra size because of Molly.
me too.. and I'm a good bit older than you!
Same😁 and its made me so damn happy.
I’m 31 and same!
Omg why is everyone here an adult I’m literally 11
@Cecilia Falcone , SAME! Like even the same age too!
My son has vision loss in one eye. He's 12 now and we have been able to work since he was 3 to restore some of his vision in that eye. He is doing so well, but his doctor has said that at this age his vision will start to become what is going to...be. and I'm worried for him. You make me feel so much better BECAUSE you are able to just talk about your stuffed avocado sometimes. 💖 Thank you, Molly.
Hi there. I'm visually impaired and I have a visually impaired child. As parents, we definitely can worry so much because we want what's best for our children. Just wanted to encourage you that no matter what his vision is, that doesn't define or limit him and he's going to have a great life because he has you in his life. :) ♥
(I have a youtube channel about being visually impaired too if you're interested in checking it out. 😊)
Dang Molly I love how you explain this! As disabled women, were expected to ONLY talk about our disabilities and nothing else to educate others. However, I LOVE how you point out that we can do non-disabled content and it can be just as educational if not more to show how dang normal we are even though society tells us we’re not! Thanks for sharing ❤️
Doctor: don't worry, there's only a one in a million chance!
Molly: oh crap.
I love how it goes from "I'm a very normal person." to "You're rare in a rare community" AND YOUR LEFT HANDED WE STAN A LEFTY QUEEN! (Yes, I'm left-handed too)
You and Molly.....so sinister :)
Me fiance is a lefty and I made a comment about having to sit at a coworker's desk the other day (she's apparently a lefty) and I was like "I was confused for a moment because everything was on the wrong side..." and he just looked at me and was like "The WRONG side!? I'm offended!" 😂😂
@@brooklynnbailey4356 But yours "is" the right side, so.... ;)
I'm a lefty too😁
Lefty squad
I think braille should be an option as a class for seeing people.
You can learn braille for free! Look online. :)
When i was a kid my uncle went blind from type 1 diabetes. His wife divorced him & he was forced to move back home, across the country, away from his three children, to stay with his mom because he had no family out there besides his wife and children & had just suddenly become blind. It was really heartbreaking. I understand that for some people, having a sick or disabled spouse can be overwhelming and intense because I have a very rare genetic condition that causes all sorts of medical issues
Sighted people: "Being blind is nothing but awfulness!"
Molly: *imma bout to end this man's whole career*
Most of the time you can’t even pick out a blind person in a crowd :) I have to tell my friends that I’m blind cause they couldn’t tell otherwise!
@@mackenzieparker7290 I'm partially blind right now eventually I'll have tunneled vision I have stargarts disease and people in my school are so shocked when I tell them I'm blind although it's butter sweet for me I don't know if it's just me but people think I'm taking it which hurts but I know I'm not but it also makes me happier that they can't tell not that I'm ashamed but I just don't want them to see me as the blind girl
I'm sighted and have really grown from Molly's videos. She has taught me a lot. I don't think like that anymore.
Mackenzie Parker this reminds me of the many forum threads dedicated to proving Molly actually being sighted and using blindness to gain popularity.
@@SH-py7qj I remember a particularly creepy one... :(
Really enjoyed this, Molly. I have RP myself and feel discretion in messaging is something the disabled community need much more of. Our lives don’t just revolve around our impairments and nor should they way we voice our messages, however obvious or discreet these might be.
After just watching the introduction:
Never stop doing all kinds of content! You are so much more than just a blind girl. You are a human being and its so important to let your creativity flow in what ever way you love. Not every of your videos might be for me (a german man in his mid 20s) but they all reach and help people.
Just do what you love and don't let people reduce you to your disability!
If sighties can cover various subjects, why can't Molly?
@@harveyabel1354 frfr
Oopsie I didn’t mean to dislike your comment homie
My husband has RP and your channel/ mission really helps me to better understand what my husband might encounter, how blindness truly affects him, as well as how to better support him. He also really enjoys watching your channel with me and finds you motivational. He works full time, stays active, and doesn't appear visually impaired. People often joke with him at work, doing things like throwing an object towards him and saying "Think fast." My poor husband can't see the object, as he's 95% blind and has zero peripheral vision. Those days, he comes home in tears. It's helpful for him to have someone who's in a similar situation to look to for support and guidance. Thank you so much for your channel, girl! Keep up the great work!
The sentence “you’ll meet my new avocado” sounds so odd if you haven’t watched the video lol
I did already meet said avocado :)
Molly, My 3 year old son has optic nerve hypoplasia, strabismus, nystagmus, AND is left handed. You are rare together!!! :) I love your content. I found you when I first found out he was blind, and your knowledge has been EXTREMELY helpful in raising him to be as independent as possible! You are the best! :D
blindness is such an important thing to know about! we all need to know more about something that is frequently misunderstood, and needs to be understood! you have inspired and educated me so much! now i will share what i have learned to others so they can change their views about blindness.
I wonder if Molly knows the character Toph Beifong from Avatar: The Last Airbender. She would love her, I think. Toph is way more then only her blindness, like Molly. .
Too bad Avatar isn't really available with audio description anywhere.
Not really your point, but I wanted to put that info out there.
@@marschruschrybul6247 You are right, that sucks! I hoped netflix would have it, but no :( . They definitely should do it because I am pretty sure the blind community would love the show and the character Toph. I tried to find an audiobook of Avatar: The Last Airbender, but I can't find that either :( . Otherwise, I would love to read it for molly or other people who can't see well. But I have never done it before so i would probably suck haha.
@@miauwtje2 Hard agree!
What's even worse about the idea of reading, recording and putting it on something like TH-cam or Twitch for people to listen to is that it would be very much copyright infringement and get taken down immediately. And trying to negotiate a deal with the primary copyright holder Nickelodeon as an amateur wouldn't go anywhere, if they even responded to such an ask. If anything, this would have to go the ask-recorder-mail-private-download-link-route.
And that's just way too frikkin much effort for someone to do on their own time, when studios could just spend those extra 4-15 k on a professionally recorded audiodescription for movies an shows from the get go.
Clearly I've been thinking way too much about this. Or maybe not. Because it sucks that so many people cannot experience the awesomeness of Avatar and the biggest parts of most other media.
Frustrated rant over ;)
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I’ve had a hard time accepting my boobs. This channel has really helped me feel better. I love your videos because they bring awareness to disabilities. I’ve learned a lot both in regards to disability and in fashion. Which is great
That makes me so happy to hear!!
Same
As much as I've enjoyed learning about disabilities from you, my favourite videos are the ones where your personality and passion shines through. I think it's great that you're doing videos about fashion and interior design and all the other things you enjoy as you are such an enjoyable person to watch. Lots of love from fellow short person 🤣 (5 ft)
I love how selfless Molly is, she would rather money be spento on giving treatment to others than on finding a cure for her. What a rolemodel!
True if you watch her other videos you can see she is trying to let people know that you can lead a normal life even if disabled. It is really uplifting.
There is no cure for her, so it's perfectly understandable that she puts her energy into helping others who do have a chance of being cured.
She isn't the only person who is currently incurable so how is she being selfless??? She basically just spoke for everybody else who's currently incurable and acted like what they want is not important. What she said is EXTREMELY unethical. Research in to curing currently incurable blindness could result in more effective and more accessible cures for currently curable blindness. We wouldn't have any cures for blindness at all if some misguided person had been like "Hey, why are we trying to cure blindness when we can just teach blind people to accept themselves and use that research money to buy glasses for sighted people who don't have access to them?" How about we also stop making progress on curing various cancers and just redirect that money to treating people with curable cancers? Oh wait, we can't, because that defeats the long term goal of new and more effective (and more accessible) treatment and eventually making all cancers curable. Furthermore, Molly seems totally unaware of the difference between the money that goes in to medical research and the money that's used to provide treatments to people who wouldn't otherwise have access. They aren't interchangeable. There isn't just some big magic pile of money that can be divided up any which way. The money for those things comes from different sources and there's different processes for getting it. Some of it is privately donated. Like I said, it's not interchangeable. Even if it was, it's just plain scary than anybody could fail to see how unethical and backwards her view is.
@Sonni Alex There is no cure for anything until somebody does the necessary research to find one. She is not the only person with currently incurable blindness! Just because she doesn't want a cure doesn't mean people who do want a cure should be told "tough luck, we're going to stop looking and use that money for something else." With that kind of logic there wouldn't be any blindness cures at all because that money would have gone to supplying glasses to sighted people. Would you try to apply that logic to cancer research? Um nope, because that would be disgustingly unethical and counterproductive to the long term goals of medical research, which include more accessible treatments.
@@Lindseyisloony woah, where did I say that poeple who want a cure shouldn't get one, or that money which could/should be used for finding cures should be used for other things?
I didn't.
I DO have an illness with no cureness available (and nope, it's not cancer). And there won't be, no matter how much money would be put into finding one. Cause there just isn't.
so please don't attack me having a wrong logic which you just think to read in my words. thx.
Molly: I am getting rarer and rarer
Her boyfriend: lucky me!!!! 🍀
My disease is rare and not cure able so I’m apart of that rare 20% with you!
Nicole’s Amazing Vacations same here
Me, too.
Me too!
Omg same!!!
Nicole’s Amazing Vacations same here
You’re so intelligent and passionate, I wish we could sit down and have a face to face conversation!
I love you so much molly 💖💖
Me too!!
Same 😍😍😍
Hey! On the topic of your last haul video and "forgetting" that you're blind, I was worried at first that I was forgetting a big piece of who you were and that wasn't good. But to hear that that's actually good because I can still see you as "normal" despite you being so involved in the disability community and making content surrounding that, that's actually really cool and definitely not something I have thought about before. I love that you can make videos for all different kinds of content and have people tuning in and inspired by all of it.
I’m a 52 year old grandmother who wishes she had someone like you to teach others about disabilities [when growing up].
Molly kept saying ‘Niamh’ and I was like ‘Huh? How does she know my name and how does she know that I’m watching?!?!’ And then I remembered that her Mum is called Niamh and that Molly calls her Mum by her name. I am full Irish and proud! ☘️🍀 like if your and Irish king or queen or you just feel like it.
I am officially strange. I love how the gold pillow matches your blond hair...
I became disabled 10 years ago and still have a hard time accepting it. I am a 40 year old man and love your videos. Seeing what others go through and how they get through it helps me. Thanks
Is it because people don’t have access to these things due to money? Like a guide dog and learning braille etc..
Exactly what I was thinking.
If such a large percentage of them are unemployed and living below living wages... Of course they would not be able to have a guide dog or learn braille.
I also think that since most of them are disabled and having money problems, they probably try to find a partner to help them around and sustain them financially and that is why also the divorce rate is lower. Not to mention since in America I heard it's harder to get a divorce, sometimes you need to hire a lawyer.
And while we are here, since disabled women are at a higher chance of being take advantage of... Of course they would end up being stuck with their abuser for different reasons.
It's something I see in poor countries or not as educated families etc.. This whole thing about just finding someone to take care of you or not being able to divorce them or not having the finance to go to a special school or get the needed help.
When they are in school they should learn Braille
If you can afford to go to school or have a blind school available
I completely agree that it's often a lack of accessibility. Even people who have access to education with accommodations, like in America, these accommodations need to be better enforced and offered. I know as someone who is hard of hearing it was extremely difficult to get my school system (preK to HS) to actually perform my accommodations and to the level where they were actually beneficial. Even simple accommodations like using captioned videos were often ignored and something we constantly had to fight for, call the state department in, and try to get legal advocates (probono bc we couldn't afford to get one). This is also considering that my mom was willing and had the time to put in to comb through legal documents about accommodations and ADA laws AFTER she was quietly told by one of my special ed preK teachers what document and section to look at for my rights (since the teachers' were basically restricted from outright telling my mom "hey these regulations state all the rights to accommodations she has and the school isn't providing"). And we're still learning about soooo much accommodation and support I could have and should have gotten, if the school had done what they were supposed to do or if I lived in a different district.
Well, in United States, people who are blind or visually impairedDon't have to go to a blind school. I am legally blind and I never went to a special school. I was mainstreamed in a regular school. The state provides services and any equipment and training that you need. They're also a lot of free resources when you're not in school... A lot of foundations pay for guide dogs. It cost s tens of thousands to train one and maintain one. but in a lot of other countries, they don't have as many opportunities as United States or Canada or in European countries
Just because you have a disability doesn't mean that's all you are. You have a wonderful balance that brightens everyone's days, no matter their path
I enjoy watching you body positivity and the try on haul even more!
I really love learning about what it's like to be blind and blindness in general, thanks so much for being such an open teacher Molly!
This video taught me so much about blindness and it helped me to respect you even more
"Skip to 5:26 for facts"
Who else wanted to watch the whole thing and chill out with Molly some more? Drop a like or reply!
Love you Molly, keep creating amazing content, either disability or non disability related:)
Molly is the most inspirational person in the whole of TH-cam.
Edit. This is the most likes I have ever got
I agree
Elizabeth Melody-Rose 1 of my favourites!
I'm sighted, but I have such a passion for Braille and its importance. I did not realize so few who are blind can read/are learning to read Braille! That boggles my mind, especially because ADA guidelines for signage in public spaces mandates that the Braille is present, but you do not necessarily have to raise any of the characters or symbols anymore (they can be printed or vinyl or paint now).
I’m legally blind and married going on 4 years. My vision is ok enough that I don’t always have to use a cane.
Same! (About the cane) lol I feel judged sometimes if I do/don't use my cane consistently. We need to break that stigma. 💚
Oh my gosh yes this is exactly how I feel! I totally agree we need to work together as a community to break the stigma!
Congratulations on 4 years 🎈🥳🎂
heidi kourlas thank you so much lady💜
I'm legally blind, too... and I use the cane when I need it. :) It's always good to have the ability and the cane available though!
(I have a youtube channel about being visually impaired too if you're interested in checking it out. 😊)
Watching you always helps me be positive towards my extreme GAD, helps remind me that it shouldn’t control my life, but that I control it and just need to work harder towards coping and taming GAD.
It's amazing how people judge without even having context, without even WANTING to know the details about certain topic. Anyway, I really like your dailyvlog type videos Molly, they are very refreshing and in every single one of them I learn something new about YOU; have a nice day
I had someone at social security administration tell me that I was a sponge to society and should try to work. Literally her precise words! I got an education and still can't find work that isn't on an assembly line in horrid conditions. Physically I can't do that.
*Some* people should not be working with other people :/
@@harveyabel1354 couldn't agree more! My dad took the phone and gave her a piece of his mind bc I had it on speaker. I feel useless enough bc I don't contribute to society and it sorta played on that. He told her she shouldn't work with the public lol
@@thryssinstitches9655 Oh, he is so right! And so am I.
EDIT ~ Anyway, who cares what some fart face thinks? You have plenty to offer society and you will find you area to do that soon enough.
@@thryssinstitches9655 that not contributing feeling happens to a lot of people.. For my previous job I sometimes had to check if the procedures where followed, and I needed to look at files for that. I think 25+% of people mentioned something like that in their application (for example the what income changes do you expect in the next 6 months would be answered with I hope I get a job). I always felt soo bad after reading the files because of things like that :(
Sorry I don't agree That eye issues that are currently "non-curable" for continuing research to be unfunded. I feel this way because what today is non-curable through research leads to tomorrows cured. There was a time when glaucoma, cateracts, diabetis induced blindness, and many others were all non-curable and meant people Where doomed to a life of complete blindness. As a person born with congenital cateracts in 1970 who has children born with the same issue in the 90's research meant that my children had 1 Surgery each eye around 2 months of age then lense implants put in when they reached adulthood vs my expence of 10+ surgies both eyes each by the age of 4 and I can't get lense implants as I only have 1 eye with usable vision. My son after lense implants sees 20/30 and 20/35 respectfully. Now people who have curable eye conditions who don't have access to the cure to me is a societal issue not a research problem. Just my $1 worth can't do $.02 since theres a coin Shortage.
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true I don’t think we should give up on “incurable” conditions. Science just takes time.
I had to double check your username to make sure you weren’t my mom lol. Because the situation is 100% my own. My mom was born with congenital cataracts and had passed it down to my brothers and I. My older sister is the only one of us who didn’t get it. My little brother can drive because of the leaps and bounds science has made in medical procedures to treat the condition. I possibly could drive but honestly the only two times I tried, I about wrecked both times. I’m too scared to 😂 my own mother has gone through several surgeries on both her eyes including cornea transplants. She has Graves’ disease as well and type 2 diabetes. So her vision isn’t great either. She can drive short distances but not enough for it to make a difference. Even now science has created interocular lenses that can give someone perfect vision. I wish that was an option when I had mine replaced. I’m not sure my mono vision ones can be replaced now without severe scar tissue occurring. Sorry that ran kinda long but you sounded so much like my own mother I started venting like you were lol.
The leading cause of blindness worldwide is age related cataracts (not congenital, which is much rarer) and this is an issue in third world countries so you are correct, it is not a research issue it is a money issue. Cataracts is less of a disease and more of an inevitable consequence of aging. If anyone lives long enough, they will get cataracts. If you narrow the world down to first world countries, then the leading cause of blindness is age related macular degeneration, which has treatments but not a cure. There’s still lots of research going on for all kinds of ocular disease.
Fully agree! Also research done on particular conditions are able to be tweaked and help progress research and development for other conditions. Being in that 20% unlike Molly, i would love a cure for my vision. Money for research is always going to be put towards a condition that effects a larger group of people, hopefully those beeakthroughs lead to helping other conditions.
@@ninasartnibbles345 to funny about me being like your mother. For me the Congenital Cataracts are heriditary from my Father. Of his 5 daughters 3 inherited The cateracts the other 2 The gene is recessive. Those with the recessive gene with kids have normal sighty kids with no cateracts. Of those in the dominant gone group, me included, mine 2 dominant, sis 1 had 1 recessive 2 dominant, and sis 2 doesn't have kids yet. I went through multiple Surgeries as Well as my sis 1 who if you know anything about cateracts she was and I believe still is the youngest person to have a Cateract surgery at 3 days old in 1971. Cateracts surgery has come a long way since those days with it now being only 1 surgery per eye. I honestly believe my family was a direct influence on that as our eye doctor was Dr. Helveston who was one of the prominent docters who re searched and developed the newer methods used today. Like your mother I to have had 2 corneal transplant same eye due to glaucoma. It's amazing to me When I think about it that my suffering as a child had a dire ct affect on the development of What now is a routine occurance for literally millions. Tell you mom hi from another 70's baby survivor of The process.
I'd like to think that I would have helped before I started watching your videos but maybe you are partly why I helped.
I saw a blind man at the grocery store tonight who looked lost/turned around. So, I asked him if he wanted any help orienting himself. At first he said no, he needed to figure it out himself but then I kept talking to him and asked where he was trying to go. In the end he asked if I could help him cross the street. I offered him my elbow, he said he was going to take my shoulder, then we went on our way. I got him across the street and oriented along the side of the road (by telling him if he tapped his cane to the right he would feel the curb) to get to where he wanted to go.
Thanks Molly for sharing your life and making us all better people 🙂.
Wow! That's awesome! As a visually impaired person myself, I really appreciate when people like you learn and reach out to us VIPs who need help. That's awesome. Thanks for being you!
(I have a youtube channel about being visually impaired too if you're interested in checking it out. 😊)
i love how your lipstick matches your shirt! ❤️
Can you link your sources? I'd love to get more background on some of these statistics. Plus, when people get into the habit of citing sources, it helps to slow the spread of misinformation!
About taking a break... even if you had no idea what to do, if you’re having fun WHO CARES WHAT YOU DO. If you like it, you do it. It’s simple.
Yes! Great content! I am a writer and my biggest struggle is compartmentalizing, and focusing on one message and one story. You are doing just that every time you make a video, you are saying "okay, in this video we are tackling one topic, one battle, putting out one message, and we will get to the next message next time" and THAT makes great easy to digest content! The way you speak up and defend your process is so inspiring to me, a 21 year-old writer in Arizona, so keep it up!
I don't ever see you as "the blind person" I see you as my fav TH-cam and inspiration even tho I am vary Young and most of the time I don't even think of your disability I love when you make blind videos so I can learn more about it love your vids
Me too, unless I watch a video like this where she’s talking about her blindness, I literally just completely forget she’s blind
Same I think of her as my favourite youtuber who just happens to be blind
I have a disability and love that u are so comfortable and talk about your challenges with optimistic you are
Molly Burke you are such a big inspiration to me and I look forward to every time you post thank you for being such a positive influence for me to look up to ❤️
I completely agree
I don't think your videos are boring or that you're running out of ideas at all. Your content is varied, it's interesting and fun. You're well spoken and make me inspired by ie your outfit choices, the words you speak etc. Your channel is one of my absolute favourite.
Girl : *is ( unintentionally) disrespectful to Molly .
Molly: I still respect you and I will explain what you got wrong so that you can understand better .
Like that is so hard to do , to stay calm and respectful and she did it . I mean , what a queen
Me: shows friend ur channel
Friend: she doesn’t look blind
Me: educated her four 30 minutes
That's awesome! As a visually impaired person myself, I'm so glad that people like you are there to help educate the sighted community. 💕 Thank you for doing that! It's funny though, I recently made a video about educating sighted people about blindness, and sometimes, I feel that sighted people are more open to educating each other than blind people are in educating sighted people... So thanks again for that. :)
@@LiveAccessible wow I didn't know how much this meant to people but I'm happy to help I'm under 15 and already trying to start fundraisers for no kill shelters so maybe I can do another one to educate people about blindness/ visual impairment tell me what u think
I love you did that but... for*
@@brooklynblair2115 im under 15 too (in a month or so I'll be 15) and if you can and not already you can be vegan. It's help animals and the planet. And you can go to a TH-cam channel named kitten lady for a petition to close a kitten labe (they're doing experiments on cats) this is the stuff i know about hope there'll be someone else that can halp you with the the other things you're trying to do (sorry if my English is bad it's not my first language)
@@the0black0bullet kitten lady is amazing, isnt she!
I love ALL of your videos even if they aren’t about you being blind ❤️ thank you for being such a light in the world
Because of you, I've decided to center the novel I'm writing about a blind protagonist with a very progressed form of Best's Disease. She's a witch that considers herself a prophet because she can, for lack a better word, "see" the future!
I've been doing a lot of research on Best's Disease and blindness for this character and your videos have been helping me a lot! I know that you have RI and not Best's Disease, but your videos on blindness are helping a lot!
your outfit is amazing!💕
Thank you!!
My son was diagnosed with RP in 2017 at 4 he is 7 now. I love watching your videos! I’m wanting to homeschool this year and will be learning Braille so I can teach him because the school failed to teach him Braille. There’s an overwhelming amount of information and support in my state. Unfortunately, I never knew about any of it. Anyway. You help me realize that my son can have a normal life and I don’t have to worry so much. Thank you for helping by me see the bright side. You are a blessing Molly. ❤️
It’s great learning about blindness, as this year I will be working with a student who is blind. I also like your content weather it is clothes, lavender and beauty. Thanks Molly.
Could us more Lavender content, in my opinion :)
I'm autistic and my special interest is blindness; let's see what I can learn 😍
Molly you should get the bee Jellycat! I saw this comment on a different video but I thought you might see it if I was early. Love ya! Keep killing it! 🥰🤩🐝
I love how you start by saying there is so much more to you than just your disability and you are not limited to that. You are a hero to the abled and the disabled and as an able bodied person I thank you for the inspiration and impact that you have. 🥰❤️🥰
I love this video but would love to see sources included with the facts! I don't feel like I can bring these facts to other people without a credible source to back it up.
It would definitely be easier than finding the sources on our own. Even though I generally don't mind spending three hours on researching topics I find really interesting.
Totally agree.... i'd like to have seen those sources too... as a blind person myself, I would be interested in looking into it... (I have a youtube channel about being visually impaired too if you're interested in checking it out. 😊)
I personally love your fashion hauls. Your style is completely different from mine and I enjoy seeing how awesomely you rock it. You are more than a voice for the disabled. You are a woman, friend, daughter, human, pet owner and that perspective has just as much value as that of anyone else. Also, I love your hair adventures!!!! Edit: Hauls and hair aside, one thing I adore with yout channel is that I don't have to watch it. I can just listen while I lay down or do some work and I don't miss anything because so much of your content is rich auditorily.
I’m sighted and trying to learn Braille and sharing facts about it to keep the language alive!
Thank you for not making your channel about click bait! I have struggled with my body image for so many years. It’s so refreshing to hear a beautiful women talk honestly about her own life struggles! Thank you Molly!
"Don't lie who else has been a fan of molly burke before 2020...?🎱🏏
*you thought I was gonna self promote*
Me. Way way before
Hiiiiii hope your ok!!!!!bye bye❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤
@@wolfiemyah9566 yay nice person
@@crazygamerz8102 omg thanks u made my day!!!(sending love and hugs 🤗❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤).
@@wolfiemyah9566 to u too💗💗💗💗🧡
I love your thought of using the money to actual cure than to 100% focus on finding cures. You have such a great heart Molly!!
Hello Molly! I was wondering if you could try hula hoop dancing! It's really fun and I bet you'd really enjoy it. P.S. Love your videos and what you do!
Hard agree on the "better solution"
I was SO depressed as I got worse BECAUSE I WASN'T taught I wasn't curable and that I would never be curable. I was taught "oh don't be so negative, you could get cured" and grew severely depressed when I realised that wasn't true
Teaching me I'm incurable is not "negative" it's realism
Toxic positivity is a real thing and that real thing makes so many of us so insanely depressed
Treat/cure those who ARE curable instead of warping the minds of those who aren't. Empower us, cure others, and bring us all together. I've been saying this for years and I will continue to say it.
My condition is NOT inherently negative and if someone thinks it is that is THEIR problem entirely, not mine.
Ok but a thought about body positivity: body neutrality is a much more accessible and realistic point of view to advocate than the all too common cry for body "positivity". The latter is something that all too often projects unrealistic expectations for many people and situations and can end up being something entirely unhealthy and damaging. Body neutrality focuses on the fact that there are just some things about ourselves we will never be okay or happy with or see as beautiful, but that we still have worth and worthiness of respect. We don't need to constantly have "LOVE YOUR BODY IT''S BEAUTIFUL NO MATTER WHAT" thrown at us because it often seems like an impossible task that we feel like we fail at every day. But the truth is we don't have to be beautiful all of the time in order to be accepted and loved and successful.
You really do show how normal people with disabilities are because I always forget your blind even in videos where you are talking about blindness. Your videos are fun to watch and whether they are directly giving information or it is provided subtly, I feel like your videos make me understand the importance of accessibility
I think Molly really is the most unique person on Earth.
If you don't believe me fight the statistics lmao
Love you Molly
You’re allowed to make whatever you want it doesn’t have to be about your blindness for it to be worth something!!! You’re not just blind you’re a complex fully faceted person and THANK YOU for sharing your life with us 💕✨
when talking about how "rare" it is for someone to have a service dog or read braille, i wish you talked about financial privilege and access instead of saying you're rare.
I totally agree that she should have focused more on that. In third world countries, there isn't funding for guide dogs or teaching braille. in US/canada and some EU countires, it's MUCH better and pretty much all guide dogs are funded. A blind person doesn't have to pay for much at all. Learning braille is free in most developed countries. The problem with braille is that people now believe it's pretty obsolete because of technology- even teachers of the visually impaired. And it's not. It's still just as important today!
(I have a youtube channel about being visually impaired too if you're interested in checking it out. 😊)
It says a lot about privilege when you get to forget about the many many people and certain places in the world who are financially struggling. People who don't have to deal with those problems often take it for granted but it was clearly not intentional i love Molly's channel❤️
Did you not listen to point #5, where she talked about how so much money is going towards 1st world countries, where people have great access to support/technology because of the financial resources aka 1st world privilege
Watching your videos really makes me feel like I understand my grandma a little bit more. She was different than you in a lot ways, since she went blind much later in life from cancer treatment, but it was for all of my life that I can remember at least. She's no longer here, but you help me feel a little closer to her through the insights I've gained from your channel.
Molly:"I'm not like other girls I'm sooo unique uhh" 😂
That rant was just spot on. Thank you.
Also love that your videos are subtitled even though you can't see the subtitles - sighted people have no excuse!
Hi Molly I'm finally here in under 30 minutes yay! 😂
YAY!! Welcome!
Omg Hi lysm
I love all your content. My daughter is disabled and loves your videos too. You help her know that being disabled doesn’t mean anything is wrong with her. So thank you!!
Hi
Honestly Molly everytime I watch one of your videos. I honestly forget your blind. Your one of the sweetest and most compassionate person. I have seen on TH-cam. It is why you are my favorite channel to watch.
Anyone who likes molly should check out Joy Ross too❤️ another beautiful blind woman, she’s a mother too!
She also has a second channel, Joy Ross Music.
Hi Molly! I’m a 3rd grade teacher in the US! Last school year I had a student who is going blind. He was learning Braille! He had teacher come into our school to teach him a few times a week!
My rare thing is I can sleep for 1 hour and feel like I’ve had 10! I never sleep much and I always watch TH-cam, but it’s bad cause I have anxiety attacks at night a LOT but I’m me and that’s great, also I’ve suffered from cyber bullying cause I’m lesbian, but I’m proud! ❤️🧡🤍💗💜😁😁
Btw don’t say u have this, it’s medical not just “quirky 😆 l
I started going blind at 39. Two doctors from Mass developed a device called a K-Pro. My body was eating my corneas. That device gave me back sight, not 20/20 but perfect for me! I’ve decided not to do my other eye out of fear. My body ate 3 corneal transplants in a year and a half. The K-Pro is the last ditch effort to give vision back. They developed it because our soldiers were coming home with shrapnel injuries no one could treat. I’m extremely grateful. The reason I don’t do the other eye is due to all the failed procedures and miss diagnosis over a 4 yr period. It’s the only eye I have left, I can still differentiate between light and dark. Thank you so much for sharing your life and experience. I had so much anger for years. I still have my moments but much less frequent. I absolutely adore you and your channel. Thank you for helping me. xxoo 💜
Hi molly I’m a ginormous fan and hope you’re going to reply because I love you so much
Thanks for the support, love!
😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😭🤯wow thank you sooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!! I’m actually crying because I’m so happy 😁😭😭😭😍😍🥰😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😘😘😘
Molly I always love watching your videos. I love that you not only use your channel and your voice for educating others about what it’s like for you being blind but also for showing us how you live and what you like despite having a disability. I’m an Epileptic and I’ve been trying to do what I can to educate others. Just like you I’m a pretty rare case. I remember everyone being shocked and confused when I got diagnosed with the kind of Epilepsy I have because I’m not the typical case at all. I’ve accepted the fact that I’ll never be fully cured. I’m hoping t start my youtube channel up again soon.
I forget you are blind so often and then I'll be like oh yeah she's blind wow
Idk why anyone would think you’re running out of content... I’ve been loving and watching all your recent content
I think if you’re going to give statistics, you should give the citations of where you got them.
@zonescat that's not the point. Misinformation spreaders (not Molly but actual ones) often don't cite their statistics or make the citations really hard to find so that they don't get called out.
I love all your content. The things about disability are interesting, they teach me things I wasn't aware of and expand my world view. I also love all your other content like fashion hauls, q&a's, body positivity etc. You are so passionate about them and it's a joy to hear you talk about those things. It's just as much a part of you as your blindness. You're an inspiration all around. After your room tour I was motivated to make my own small place a little cozier, even if it's just a temporary stop, and it has been really nice and improved my mood