5 Myths About Being Blind

[@MollyBurkeOfficial]

Did any of these surprise you? What other blindness related videos do you want to see from me in the future that I haven't done already? PS. Follow @mollyburkeofficial on TikTok for daily content!

[@brixydiysandroblox7939]

Can you do a video of you talking about growing up blind? 🙂

[@Love.chlo3]

Molly Burke hi molly thank you for showing me your great outlook on life

[@madsmads2651]

Can you do a video about how different people in your life reacted when they found out you were blind?

[@alexb4185]

Tiktok’s moderators actively suppress lgbtqia+, “ugly”, black, asian and other minorities of people to “clean” the fyp and make it “perfect”, it’s probably not the best that you’re on tiktok molly, ofc you do as you like but it’s very dodge xx

[@GMS0000]

I already follow you on tik Tok and I really don’t know what KZbin would be without you

[@RanShinichi4eva]

"It doesn't make their struggles less difficult than mine. It makes theirs' different." Say it louder for the people in the back!!

[@YTistooannoying]

I am going to add that to my list right beside, "Just because I am in pain does not give me the right to hurt others."

[@tamberjune]

I've said this to many people who think their issues can't be that bad cause mine are worse. we all go through stuff. You said it, Molly!

[@volundrfrey896]

I really hate when people tries to rank struggles, it's all relative anyways. What some might consider a slight bother could cause real pain to someone else.

[@bxbycloud9515]

The people in the back: YES, SAY IT LOUDER BECAUSE WE CANT HEAR YOU, RIGHT? (This is a joke)

[@hollypfingston8173]

"Just because somebody carries it well doesn't mean it isn't heavy." 🥇 I have no idea who said/penned this quote, but I love it. We all struggle with something - sometimes you can tell when a person is struggling, sometimes you can't depending on how well they carry themselves despite the weight of their challenges. Every person is different.

[@Ruby-qh2wo]

The painting behind Molly makes it look like she has cat ears 😹

[@burntrice4418]

Yaaah now i can't unsee it

[@aar_onn]

Oh yeah

[@gracecate2363]

😂🐱

[@brooklynnbailey4356]

I can't stop seeing it... why did you do this...

[@Secretzstolen]

I want Molly to wear cat ears in her next video now

[@izzyfoord]

As a sighted person, I really like learning about what it’s like being blind so thank you ❤️❤️ also love from england

[@petalmist0288]

Same here, but from the US.

[@miki957]

Same, from Australia

[@majajohansson3951]

Same,from Sweden

[@amandamcdonald8199]

Am from Newcastle in the uk

[@indigo-creates-chaos]

Same here, and hello from Germany

[@fatkitten7]

Molly: It’s not safe for blind people to drive cars Also Molly: Drives multiple KZbinr’s cars 😂

[@TinaStewart1129]

Yes Molly, I’ve been blind for four years now and not anyone that sees me knows, strokes made I feel movement I feel like me lose my vision I had to stop driving

[@brittnicole2438]

But shes assisted though 💕

[@nabilahstephens3983]

In my country you only need one eye to drive, which is good because I'm only legally blind in one eye and can see with glasses with my other eye. So I can drive a car even though my mum was so against it to begin with 😅

[@MegBoucher]

My mom told me a story once that when speaking to a blind person, someone asked them what they could see and if they just saw blackness. The man responded by saying, "What can you see out of your elbow?" and when the person said nothing, they said "That's what I see out of my eyes." I'm not sure who that story came from exactly, but it really stuck with me when I heard it as a kid!

[@VickyAgo]

That’s actually super smart way to explain it. I usually say, what would you see if you didn’t have eyes?

[@scientistservant]

That's how I explained it to my little brothers lol. I'm blind in my left eye so I can only see out of my right eye - it's like I'm a cyclops.

[@Lighxx]

One of my best friends is blind, when she was pregnant she had her ultrasound printed in 3D so she could feel her baby’s face and body. Cost a pretty penny lol but she still has it and it’s so amazing ❤️

[@sarahkestell3675]

Ashley wow!!

[@marissaburdock6550]

Damn I didn't even know you could do that

[@pepperminttealeaves662]

I couldnt imagine being forced to touch someone's face lol

[@MollyBurkeOfficial]

#awkward #cringe

[@peggyspees9766]

Omg Molly plz reply

[@rakelarnasottir8256]

seme here i agree

[@kaiya2472]

I can. I can only imagine it must be similar to someone forcing you to hug or at a drag club someone grabbing your head and humping your face ya know?

[@sandcat6647]

Really tho, and like how much would you even be able to tell lol

[@Vapor_ze_floof_]

As a blind person all of these are so true and I mean all of them Like I don’t feel faces when will people learn

[@ivonneluna7311]

As a blind person, I understand all of this too.

[@MelodySharp.]

I’ve had a blind person ask me to feel my face. I said yes since she was a friend. But I think she asked because I told her about my own disability and facial deformities so she probably wanted to feel the difference.

[@akgill8]

me to she should do a QandA with Gallop

[@Vapor_ze_floof_]

Jessica Beggs That’s understandable though but I just don’t like it when people force me to feel their face

[@ashjustsneezed]

I used to wear glasses and someone asked me if I was blind and I was like “no because then glasses would be useless...” also lover ur videos

[@karigiles8605]

Hehe, remember though, there are people who are still legally blind even with glasses. Glasses just help correct as much vision as possible. I'm not legally blind but am partially blind. My corrected vision is 20/160 and 20/140. Thus where I am confused now about if I'm part of the blind community or not...

[@alissaposton5025]

Lol remember when Molly wore a pair just for fashion

[@minervagomez2426]

My dad is blind and wears glasses. I think he's used to having them on. His blindness was progressive.

[@jayr1919]

I am legally blind and wear glasses, just because they help a little with the blurriness and my near sightedness. If I didn't wear glasses I wouldn't even be able to type this on my phone cuz I wouldn't be able to see any of the letters on my keyboard to type. It would be too blurry

[@vp.vii4]

There are blind peopke who wear glasses

[@audreyneal6168]

For the record I’m a blind person who does art...one of literally the most visual things ever. Y’all being blind has literally 0 impact on what your eventual career may be. My only limits are other people’s perceptions of me.

[@kikibirdball]

Art is so much more than visual. Art is an experience and you experience it in whatever your reality is ❤️

[@hannahveevoice9364]

You are such an inspiration!

[@wapiti7151]

no limits huh? ok go be a marine.

[@couldntfindagoodname9614]

Im intrested in seeing your art. Do you post it somewhere?

[@ramosjunior8679]

@@wapiti7151 Have you ever joined the army? No? So shut up 😉

[@Olivia-xc9dn]

Molly is so pretty and kind hearted. Who wouldn’t love her

[@donnn-ow4rj]

She is also very very funny!! And yes I love her!!

[@BellefromOz]

Trick question. No one

[@ZeeJayBee77]

People who do not see her true beauty.

[@teresacort4551]

Molly is an inspiration to us sighted people on how to be kind hearted in many situations ❤️ her example

[@titanbuck7]

This look she created for this video is spot on! So awesome! High five!

[@paolab8861]

When she explains the concept of “seeing Nothing” it just freaking blew my mind

[@HaleyMary]

Same here. I've never heard blindness explained like that before. It's mind boggling!

[@gayperson7156]

I have always been bothered by the fact that it is nothing behind me. It has bothered me that I don't even see black, just nothing. My mind has always been confused about this

[@xHarlequin]

Same. Someone once described it as trying to see out of your elbow and that also blew my mind lol.

[@RosheenQuynh]

I'm still trying to wrap my brain around it. I'm just wondering why I haven't found any folks who started out sighted then ended up blind explain it, for some ignorant reason, I feel like that would answer everything

[@KatRose30]

It’s legit freaking me out so much!

[@lucybagg2615]

Is anyone else getting serious Dorothy from wizard of oz vies from molly's hair and shirt.

[@shannonmassa4531]

Yes so cute!

[@anagamboa2197]

Yesssss!

[@heyitsrae5407]

Not till I read your comment

[@lindsayreid4061]

Blind people don't see black they see nothing Me: well everybody just imagines blind people seeing black because we can't see "nothing"

[@juliaashbaugh6779]

I have a theory of that but I doubt is correct

[@seanleyshock3842]

Try closing one eye... see how your brain doesn’t see anything through that eye? There’s no image, not even blackness

[@kolkii8231]

This is the best way it’s been told to me: Close one eye. With that eye, you don’t see black, you see nothing. You just don’t see. Apparently that’s what being blind is like?

[@mcnoneya]

Sean Leyshock interesting so for context I have breathing problems one night I was really pushing it staying off my ventilator longer than usual and my weaker eye just.. stopped working. I could not see. Like my eye was open I could not see. It was total blackness. I knew what the problem was, I wasn’t getting enough oxygen(sure enough once I got on my ventilator and was getting oxygen to my brain my sight returned- also I have slight visual impairment the eye that went black is the weakest) . ANYWAY all I saw was blackness out of that eye. I FREAKED out. That had never happened before I was so scared, luckily i was able to resolve it. Also as I’m typing this I keep closing one eye and I do see a color I just can’t describe it. It’s like grey and tan but it’s not.

[@eurasiangamer3807]

@@seanleyshock3842 I see blackness. Cause you still have your eyes, they just see the eyefold closing down, so blackness sort of

[@colleentammaluda9742]

Could you do a video on how to be most helpful to a blind person who needs assistance? There are blind students at my college campus and in my neighborhood. I would like to learn to be helpful without being rude or getting in their way. I have been approached for directions more than once and each time I felt that I was less helpful than I could have been. For example, is it better to offer to take someone all the way to their destination or does that come across as pushy? Is it rude to touch someone to help guide them or is it better to allow the blind person to find my arm on their own? Obviously some of this is individual to each person, but I'm wondering if you can speak about this.

[@marna7277]

I think it's great u want to help i personally believe it's personal preference I personally don't like people helping cause they tend to overdo it but that's just me I would recommend asking cause in my experience people really apreacoate it and will tell u what they need hope this helps

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

The answer to these questions is pretty much always ask. If they want or need to be touched to be guided they'll say so, but it's probably not needed. A verbal warning in cases of trip hazard is likely sufficient. You'd be surprised at how effective the ears are at locating people and things in space.

[@DekkarJr]

It's better if I take us all and get us the hell out of here LOL THIS IS WEIRD plane of existence where blind people get superpowers of physical and psychological abuse all up and down the - Is it too rude to touch someone or help them guide? - YEP IT IS NOW - society has changed lmao - TIME TO GO * shuffles the blind kids into the back of Mrs Frizzles School Bus *

[@thedisabledmermaid]

look up Joy Ross. she does videos where she goes to the store and asks for help u could learn through them

[@BlackParade727]

I've seen blind people on the subway with the stick and glasses and whole 9 yards, but I've also had a man accidentally nudge me a bit on a subway car and then ask what stop we're at, and I only realized he was blind when I looked at him to respond and saw he wasn't quite making eye contact. (Then I also felt stupid when he said thank you and as usual I just went mhm and nodded so he was like what?). I'm always astounded by people who can navigate non-accessible areas alone-- especially the chaotic nyc subway system! When I get lost my main thing is always just "read the signs" so I can't imagine not having those visual cues and not always being completely lost, and in addition having an invisible disability so people aren't inclined to help or be kinder to you (in the sense that a blind person with a walking stick usually gets a perimeter of people giving them space to walk comfortably without bumping into them, etc.)

[@harveyabel1354]

I'm not sure "walking stick" is the correct term, though.

[@innocentxdevilx]

It is not a stick, it is called a cane.

[@Positivekitten]

It’s called a cane. A walking stick is something you use if you are hiking in the woods. :-)

[@UnsightlyThinker]

Uhhh, it’s called a “Cane”, You’re watching a Visually Impaired KZbin, & you seem to not have learned anything...

[@shankins87]

@@UnsightlyThinker Learning is a process and a journey. At least they're here making an effort to learn. Let's encourage that instead of tearing people down for not knowing every little detail perfectly their first time.

[@eleanorbrockett6554]

Just like the comment and pretend I wrote something funny

[@MollyBurkeOfficial]

DONE.

[@eleanorbrockett6554]

Molly Burke OMG THANKS I NEVER GOT A ❤️ BY CREATOR BEFORE!! 🥰😱☺️

[@toniannewilliams568]

Awww!!!

[@mgaspesie]

Lolll

[@lylazusi2328]

Omg ur sooo funny! Best comment everrrrr!😁 was that good?!😂

[@minismoni]

molly’s fit and hair looks so cute ahhh

[@MollyBurkeOfficial]

Aw, thanks!! :D

[@gracealyssa28]

Ikr!

[@awaefan9970]

True

[@Lemoncholy7]

Fit?

[@jetnut89]

She has a Wednesday Addams look going on

[@elijames9034]

Trying to explain the “seeing nothing” concept to sighted people is extremely frustrating, so I’m very glad you gave that hand comparison.

[@Kazilikaya]

I go insane if I became NLP blind and probably commit suicide. The only way I can imagine being able to live with it is if you're born that way. Vision is our most vital sense.

[@TheDarkSoulOfASinner]

I once heard someone explain that "nothingness" like this: Close (only) your right eye, what do you see from it?

[@clexa-the1002]

Woah that's cool!

[@juniper617]

I see light through my eyelid. Nearly everyone does.

[@clexa-the1002]

@@juniper617 only close one eye and look out with the other eye. Dont close them both

[@madelynwalsh4269]

Woah

[@LordofFullmetal]

Black. I see black. That's why this doesn't make sense to me. And I get the feeling it's why Molly said "no sighted person will ever be able to really understand it". Because no one so far has explained it to me in a way that actually helps.

[@susflo8312]

I love how easygoing molly is and how she doesn’t get angry when people are rude or do something disrespectful because of her disability and she instead decides to educate them, thanks for being amazing Molly! Keep it up!

[@LMiddie]

Just because she educates us via KZbin videos doesn't mean she doesn't get angry at the rudeness or disrespect people give her. Anger is a natural and healthy thing - it's good that she chooses to make educational content on the internet, but that doesn't mean she educates every person who interacts with her, and it doesn't mean she doesn't get angry about the ableism, either.

[@emma-os2sm]

Okay but the braids are actually hella cute tho! 💜💜

[@harveyabel1354]

I'm feeling a Dorothy/Wizard of Oz vibe myself :)

[@simplylinn1533]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate what a beautiful woman Molly is? 😍💕 #earlysquad ♥️

[@MollyBurkeOfficial]

THANK YOU!! So kind.

[@simplylinn1533]

Molly Burke ♥️♥️♥️

[@888Ontario]

Omg the pigtail braids!! SO cute, definitely gonna copy that

[@valentinabaldan5526]

My mom is legally blind, she is somewhat on the beginning of the blind community. For this reason she does not use a cane, so when she bumps into people and she says ‘sorry, I have low vision’ the response she gets the most is ‘ HAVE YOU EVER TRYED GOING TO THE EYE DOCTOR?’ ... like whaaat? No thank you, really, NEVER thought of that. By the way I love your content so very much, and your will to raise awareness on the community and on misconceptions. ❤️

[@jaydashnine]

Considering that she is bumping into things, has she considered using a cane for her safety? I feel like whether or not you use a cane doesn't need to be dependent on how much you are "in" the community, but rather your own needs.

[@desireeloveros1055]

@@jaydashnine Sometimes people need to come to terms with their needs tho. It took 2 years of living on my own and several near miss accidents crossing the street to realize “ ok maybe I go need a blind cane” because I’m so used to being in the sighted community even tho I’m low vision. It’s this weird purgatory of “ I can see but I can’t see" My cane is mostly for show because people don’t understand how my eyes work. I look like I can see and I act like can see because I can see but still can’t see. The most irritating thing with my cane is when I’m around people I’ve known for years and either think I’m faking or think my vision is getting worse. And any questions I have are directed towards my friend (who after years of explanation gets it because the only difference from then and now is I have a stick I can whack him with if I get annoyed lol) fortunately he has been a wonderful advocate for me and just tells them “she’s right here you can ask her yourself”

[@hollystiener16]

People would never understand low vision. It sounds like she just needs glasses so it is normal for people to react that way. It may better for her to say legally blind.

[@AlaskanWildChild]

My dad is blind... And he swings his blind stick at my ankle level... Don’t slow down in the stores... I learned that the hard way. I got whacked in the ankle...

[@marshagablindgirl5835]

My personal favorite is when somebody asked me if I know sign language!

[@harveyabel1354]

ha ha ha ha ha hahaha!!

[@Positivekitten]

Or when they start talking loudly and slowly!

[@juniper617]

I have a deaf friend who’s been offered the Braille menu any number of times.

[@Eli-ln2rf]

I literally love Molly so much, she is such a queen, and she is a really kind and genuine person.

[@brynnashley2738]

Yep, queen bee!

[@lonedoeseverything1744]

Dawn you are either gay/lesbian or really like drag queens

[@Mahmood.23]

She never saw that

[@Eli-ln2rf]

@@lonedoeseverything1744 Haha how'd u know?

[@problematicgoose]

"Don't squish bugs; that's mean" is Molly's entire demeanor and I love it lol

[@SamanthaTritschler]

I had a cousin who was born blind who would feel faces, and when I was little my mom made me let her feel my face. It did freak me out since I was so young and couldn’t understand, but now I know that was just her way of finding out what I looked like and she probably only did it because I was a family member. She has since passed 💔 but that was my first memory of encountering a blind person so for a long time I assumed every blind person felt Faces, so thank you Molly for always educating people like me who may have misconceptions about the community.

[@princessfaith925]

Before this video, I got an ad for glasses that started with "can't see?"

[@isabelranderson6721]

That's just unlucky

[@equestrianashes6564]

Princess Faith 😂

[@emmalinejett3620]

Me- *legally blind* Friend- You need to be able to drive. I’m gonna teach you how to drive Me-Trust me, NO ONE WANTS THAT. Friend-What if there was an emergency, and you have to drive? Me- Then you especially don’t want me driving! Friend- I’ll teach you Me- I CAN’T SEE!!! THAT’S A MORAL NO-NO!

[@lailamagdyragab5048]

I can’t believe someone will would think to say that 😂

[@emmalinejett3620]

Laila Magdy Ragab Me either LOL 😂 Crazy thing is she won’t ever drop it! Keep in mind, in addition to not being able to see, I’m on at least 20 different medications, (I have awful health) so still not a good idea even if I could see!

[@badandy102]

Sounds rough to deal with

[@adrnnn_]

Dear friend of yours: r u crazy!?

[@johnthomas2485]

Did you see the Mythbusters episode where they had a blind guy drive by verbal instructions of a passenger?

[@ellamartin440]

i have a video idea for when quarantine is over. you should do a video with your brother about growing up with a blind sister. maybe a q&a or something else idk it’s just an idea 💛 #earlysquad

[@ellamartin440]

i know you don’t live by your brother but maybe the next time you see him or something

[@isabellajakusik9249]

As a sibling of someone with a disability, I would love to see that represented on a platform as big as Molly's! Great idea :)

[@ouiame2938]

wait, she has a brother?? why did I not know that hahah

[@meggyg8089]

They could do a zoom q&a!

[@nancyurquilla2937]

That would be awesome! I hope she sees your suggestion because I think that would make for a very educational video

[@grease3873]

Blindness = seeing black ❌ Me who thought that: *Alright time to feel bad and do research*

[@screamingminnow920]

“idk what’s going on with this hair either” girl the dark roots look is CUTE and the braids?? you’re adorable, hush

[@catfarts6533]

Like how does touching a face let you know how someone looks like lmao 😂

[@MollyBurkeOfficial]

IT DOESN'T! -.- lol

[@ashton2191]

Maybe if a person was a portrait sculptor before hand 😂

[@pillylamb]

Yeah, I would challenge any sighted person to be blindfolded and asked to feel someone's face then tell what they look like. I bet they couldn't even identify someone they know.

[@lindseyknepp7084]

@@MollyBurkeOfficial The only time I've ever seen anyone who was blind actually feel someone's face...was when you did James Charles makeup. And I think that's the only context it makes sense in.

[@awaefan9970]

@@pillylamb only if they peeked and cheated

[@kimwebb5154]

Me: laying in bed sad and sick Molly: *uploads* Me: 😊😊 Love you Molly 💕

[@MollyBurkeOfficial]

Aw

[@dutchik5107]

@arandum Hufflepuff well. You can hear a smile in someones voice

[@Isabelle-xp7qb]

@@dutchik5107 how can you hear a smile?

[@MoonOfCheese]

@@Isabelle-xp7qb You just do

[@harveyabel1354]

@@Isabelle-xp7qb Dunno - I'm Deaf :)

[@manguy4227]

omggg molly in braids is the cutest thing ever!

[@personincognito3989]

Hey I'm not trying to be a jerk, I don't know if you know or not you could be young and don't know this. With a singular subject it's "is" and with pleural subject it's "are" so braidS would be "are"

[@DeepikaSharma-qs5ug]

@@personincognito3989 oh god ! Chill ! 😂

[@travmendoza]

Person Incognito but that doesn’t make sense, because he’s talking about molly with braids, not the braids

[@alaskanoodle6457]

When you explained that it is "Nothingness" and not "blackness" my brain just couldn't handle it! If I could see what it was like to be blind for at least a few minutes I'm sure it would help my brain from hurting. It's like when I think about space... My brain just gets overwhelmed with the wow factor, and being in awh!

[@harrietyes]

same

[@zofiadoesntneedwithstand4672]

harrietyes same

[@bjfifi]

People:Spreads misinformation about being blind KZbin algorithm:Lets debunk misconceptions about being blind

[@LawrenceRoss]

I am a fellow blind person, and I’m surprised you didn’t cover the heightened senses myth. We don’t have heightened senses, we just have to use our other senses more.

[@MiaIdrissou]

She did in other vidéos. I think it's hard to just choose five from all there is.. Hopefully you didn't have a horrible experience because of heightened senses misconception

[@justasentientmclarenp1879]

I think that myth started from media like Marvel’s Dare devil ,Yomi from Yu Yu hakusho , Toph from Avatar, etc

[@jdthebanana7967]

@@justasentientmclarenp1879 and Jayfeather from Warriors

[@cryingOnions]

I mean, I never understood heightened sense in a sense that you genetically or physically have better sense than a sighted person does, but rather that your other senses are more trained than mine for example to make up for the lack of sight. I can not read braille, nor could I even make out the amount and shape of dots by just touching it. With enough training I surely could. I also cannot necessarily tell the difference between people by their smell, but the fact that I can in some cases with stronger smells proves that I could if I trained it. But as I simply never need it because I can tell the difference between people by the looks and letters by their shape. Apart from sight we have the same set of senses, just that you train them more to work around the lack of sight

[@ceram4648]

“It’s not black, it’s just nothing” Me: 🤯 idek how to comprehend that

[@jsophiamm]

If you look at an object and close one of your eyes, what do you see from that closed eye (while still looking at the object)? Nothing, it is not black, it is nothing. That's the easiest way I can try to understand it for myself!!

[@river7757]

Here's how I think of it: Try and see something behind your head without moving your eyes and head. In other words try to see through the back of your head.

[@JessicaSmith-sc7vc]

Jackeline Morales but if you close both eyes you see black, or darkness... or is that just because we already know what black looks like? It’s so confusing

[@jsophiamm]

@@JessicaSmith-sc7vc That's right. We can see color because of our cone cells (or cones), these are "activated" with light, when we close our eyes the light is blocked so our eyes cannot see any colors. Since our eyes are functioning, they never actually stop seeing so we see darkness (or black as we all say) as our rod cells (which work with dim light) are the only ones "working" at that moment. The best way I could comprehend it for myself was closing an eye while still focusing my other eye on an object, I see nothing with my closed eye. Trying to see through the back of your head as the last person commented is also a good way to put it.

[@kaytlynnwagner5823]

@@jsophiamm Thank you for clearing that up it was driving me crazy knowing I close both eyes and see black I was like I don't understand at ALL 😩then I was putting my hand on the back of my head like she mentioned I almost went crazy

[@raelenebehan9682]

OMG,molly you have helped me so much my sister went blind slowly and she doesn't like talk about it but it is different to each person tho

[@mysticalmisty9769]

when i was a kid and i thought that blind ppl saw black and then heard that some blind ppl could see light and was very confused and didnt know what to imagine and think #confusedasakid

[@user-mo7cd9jd8v]

Hear me out, if someone is completely blind, they have no understanding of color or light, so how do they know that it's not what we would call seeing black.

[@mcnoneya]

Avocado Productions well some blind people like Molly used to have some sight but slowly went blind. I think they would know.

[@jazz9090]

People: blind people don't care about their physical appearance. Me: ...ya, I don't about my appearance so much, that I just walk around in public wearing my panda pajamas. WE👏CARE👏ABOUT👏OUR👏APPEARENCE👏

[@GGJ5]

As a teacher with sighted students, I'm constantly struggling to communicate why I look sighted, wear glasses, etc. This explains it all SO WELL! Thank you!

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

There's a continuum. My current job has made me extremely aware of just how little I use my eyes for much of anything. I'll have people pointing at things a couple feet from me and struggle to recognize them. I'm lucky in that everything up to the last bit works, I just don't always recognize what I'm seeing.

[@leoyori9829]

I’m an autistic fan, and our top 5 stereotypes are: 1.) We’re nonverbal 2.) If we’re not nonverbal, we scream all of the time 3.) We flap our hands 4.) We have severe noise sensitivity 5.) We fidget all of the time The first one is only severely low functioning autistic people, the second is also low functioning and it’s also pretty severe, as is the third one, the fourth and fifth ones are true for most autistic people, but not for all, so there are people on the spectrum that don’t have noise sensitivity, and fidget, but it’s uncommon. The difference between the autism spectrum and the blindness spectrum, is that the blindness spectrum would be like a very flat area, while the autism spectrum would be a very mountainous area.

[@dontworyaboutitdontworyabo8996]

My friends brother is autistic and he has 2 out of 5

[@ZixiThePixie]

I’m autistic and I have 1 kinda 2 of those. A great book written by a young autistic girl is “Can you see me” by Libby Scott. 💜

[@marlenezarah6501]

The worst one I have heard is that people with autism don't have feelings. I have heard that a lot and it always makes me really sad that people actually believe that. Whenever someone says that I give them a 30 minute autism awareness talk.

[@dutchik5107]

Well i sometimes just don't talk or my voice stops. And fidgeting can be done pretty sleek have no one notice. And walking around with say headphones pretty norman

[@simplylinn1533]

I used to work with an autistic child and only the last 2 applied to that child. So annoying that stereotypes are a thing nowadays...

[@clairah8700]

KZbin: Comments 5 Me: Can I see them? KZbin: No

[@megandikes9849]

All of the “legally blind” facts totally make sense thank you for explaining it! I’m always excited to be more educated so I can inform others who are spreading false information 😊❤️

[@Summer__bummer]

The nothing thing is freaking me out but im glad i learned about it

[@LoneWolf-pr6rf]

Molly looks gorgeous "Hey excuse my hair" Me: has hair that is still in a pony lol 😂😂

[@jaclynmoorhouse23]

Hellllllloooooooo Me watching these videos already knowing all these cuz I've been a fan so long, but also me vibing with molly #earlysquad ;DDDD

[@DTCTS]

I’m sighted and I just started watching the show “In The Dark.” A murder mystery where a blind girl finds her friend dead, but when his body disappears nobody believes her because she didn’t technically ‘’see the body’’ I thought: Oh, probably going to be a few misconceptions thrown in there. The main actress isn’t blind, so she can’t perfectly play a blind character. I didn’t really expect to have to pause the show a few minutes in, to rant to my family about how she wasn’t even using a blind-cane properly. Don’t you know how little research you have to do to know how to use a walking cane whilst playing a blind character bruh 😭 show-runners, what are you doing, man ?!

[@goproguidedog2141]

This misuse of the white cane is kinda part of her character. She struggles with her vision loss and hasn’t really come to accept it. You’d be surprised at how many people who are blind don’t use cane techniques 100% properly. It’s super cringey watching as someone who is visually impaired, who has gone through O&M training, and who is in an O&M program now taking classes under blindfold to teach these skills. If you really want to see some cringe worthy content, check out Apple. It’s a movie about a miniature guide horse... they got a lot wrong.

[@superraegun2649]

I want a collab video with Molly Burke and CinimaSins.

[@marschruschrybul6247]

yeah, there's some missteps here and there. There's a ton the show gets right though. And that's something that really surprised me. In more than one moment I felt like the writers watched Molly's channel.

[@JohannaSarkar]

I mean, I guess the seeing nothing really makes sense because the brain doesn’t have any information from the eyes to process - but it’s the trippiest thing I’ve heard in a long time and it makes my brain hurt to think about it, because I try to visualize it which obviously doesn’t work 😂 the closest thing I can relate it to is sound or smell I guess.

[@dianajones4639]

I like this idea! Like, when you have a stuffy nose and can’t smell- you aren’t smelling your nose (the most similar I can think to seeing black)- you just don’t smell anything. It’s nothing.

[@haleydustin1882]

This video was so fun to learn from! In middle school I lost my sight briefly due to an allergic reaction to my contact solution. I’ve always explained that time as seeing nothing!

[@emilywood979]

Please do a video on the differences between “visible” and “invisible” disability’s.

[@MoonOfCheese]

There's some person on Reddit with a deleted account who explains true blindness perfectly; Complete nothingness. It's like not experiencing a tail you don't have. When you look at an object, you'll be able to find the edges of your vision. At some point, you can't look at the drawer to your left for example, because your eyes simply aren't pointed at it for light to come in. Anything 'beyond' these edges of your vision, is nothing - your brain may fill it in a bit but it isn't black. You don't see black beyond the edges of your vision, do you? Exactly. People born blind don't have vision at all so all they experience is what we would experience beyond the edges of our vision: Not. We wouldn't, we don't experience it at all.

[@cholec9230]

is this written in english?? i'm so confused

[@jsophiamm]

@@cholec9230 it makes perfect sense.

[@NicoleMakesYouUp]

Me and my sighted brain are so stressed trying to make sense of this

[@MoonOfCheese]

Just imagine all you see is the outer edges of your peripheral vision

[@Secretzstolen]

Doesn't make any sense to me. If you mean my peripheral vision, I can see things pretty well there. What's "beyond" my peripheral, is the end of my eye and I can't see behind me, at all. When I close my eyes it's dark with random spots or funky 'images', which is probably why people think blind people just see darkness.

[@amanda8854]

I’m a sighted person who prior to watching you really had no idea about the blind community and the misconceptions created by poor representation in media. Thanks for the education Molly ❤️

[@addy9069]

Let’s get this girl to 2 million she deserves the world she has helped to many blind people and people with a disability! My mom works with disabled people and sometimes she puts on one of your videos because they are so amazing! Sorry I’m not part of the early squad I hope you still enjoy this comment! I love you Molly! ❤️❤️

[@kat8223]

M O O D I E S T wish granted lol.

[@maryevansbaker2879]

I cant stop thinking about her baby Elephant tattoo!!!! It sooo cute!!!

[@shahadalmousawi6177]

I’m a sighted person and for some reason I understood the fact that “totally blind” people see “nothing” immediately (at least I think and hope so). I think it’s cuz whenever I close my eyes I don’t see black and I’ve had many people tell me that they see black so I kinda get it. P.s: not tryna offend nobody this is just my input and how I understood things 🙃

[@moonyeclipsey]

Shahad Almousawi I also see ‘nothing’ if I close my eyes, but if I focus on my eyelids, I can see black. So you can try that as I think that’s what people mean when they say they see black.🙂

[@EverStar5]

So much no with touching someone’s face!! “Oh hi nice to meet you! Now let me rub my hands all over your face!” Yikes!!

[@caitlinnunyubusiness545]

I love you, I’m also blind only in one eye though and you inspire me so much #earlysquad (please like guys so she might see this, thanks 😊)

[@caitlinnunyubusiness545]

If you even liked this I would freak out so much but if you don’t I understand completely x

[@caitlinnunyubusiness545]

OMG IM CRYING RN, THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME THAT YOU LIKED IT, I’ve watched you for years and you always cheer me up I hope you know you really do make a difference x

[@dutchik5107]

Hey. If you are blind in one eye. You can still drive! My dad is. (Well not technically. I guess. He could possibly get it with glasses. But it wouldn't make it fully. And it's so much worse than his good eye. It would look super weird.) You don't actually need both eyes for depth perception. Well maybe *technically* you do. But your brain can figure out other ways. Like i am cross eyed when i take off my glasses. I am still able to grab the correct thing. Because well. I just know

[@celloafterdark4173]

The first thing I thought at the start of the video is “wow, her hair looks so cute!!” ❤️❤️

[@phoebelouise7076]

When I was in a wheelchair people would always assumed I was injured and would ask me what sport I played(I have a neurological disease and have never been into sports) 😂

[@Ari_Wil]

Yes! People frequently ask me "what happened" when I'm in my wheelchair expecting some kind of accident and like... it's definitely not a simple story to tell to a random stranger in the grocery store.

[@allisonhellman9538]

@@Ari_Wil I've had 2 sports injuries where I needed a wheelchair for part of the recovery, and trust me, it's still really annoying!

[@rtqpcrxn]

@@Ari_Wil And even if "something had happened" no random stranger should feel entitled to that information

[@aphelion42]

Literally why I don’t use crutches as much as I need to- too many random strangers and acquaintances loudly asking about what happened or how I injured myself...

[@justasentientmclarenp1879]

One time I had a cast on when I broke my arm and people would ask the dumbest questions ever For example: I once got asked how I would wipe or how I would write and i would answer with my other hand and the person would say “No No how do you do it with the broken one “ and I said that I can’t because it’s broken so I use my other hand and the other person would respond with “oooohhhhh why didn’t you say so “.

[@Texhorn]

Hey molly, In my film class we watch a movie from the 60's called "A patch of Blue" I was wondering what your opinion on it was and if the blindness potrayed is realistic or just hollywood

[@marox79]

A video about films featuring a blind character and doing a good or bad portrayal of it would be a cool idea for a video.

[@juniper617]

😂

[@thesamuraiman]

I'm writing a story and I'm gonna add in a blind character now just to tell people they dont feel people's faces 😂😂😂 #SpreadAwareness

[@liv6912]

"a blond character" 🤣

[@thesamuraiman]

@@liv6912 I *just* noticed that 😂😂😂😂😂😂Hey, I don't think blonds feel people's faces either

[@clexa-the1002]

@@thesamuraiman as a blonde, I ALWAYS touch faces 😂 there's no other way

[@thesamuraiman]

@@clexa-the1002 😂😂😂

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

Just don't make it a blind serial killer that kills anybody that makes the request. Not everything needs to have equal representation.

[@juliazajac6573]

I recently heard a great comparison about seeing nothing: When you close one of your eyes, this eye doesn't see black - it sees nothing. So it's kinda like that. Idk if it helps, put it made sense for me

[@LordofFullmetal]

But it does see black. At least to me. I literally see black when I do that. I don't understand why people keep using that as a comparison. maybe you're just not noticing the black, because you're focusing on the eye that CAN see? Because I can understand why you'd say that when you're focusing through the eye that can see. But when I focus through the eye that's closed, I see black. That's not "seeing nothing", that's just you not paying attention to what that eye is seeing.

[@Autumn_Sunrise]

@@LordofFullmetal I don’t see black when I close one eye. I see nothing. My son said the same. So it depends on the person.

[@jayfeather5x569]

The way blindness and seeing nothing was described to me was like this: "Try to see out of your right elbow. That is what its like" Obviously i can't really confirm how accurate that is but it still mind blowing and makes you feel weird xD

[@elevator3]

whenever i try to see out of my elbow, i just end up picturing what it would be like to literally see out of my elbow. like if i had eyes there 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Icantchangemyhandlehelp]

You only see like a little bit of your body, your face, your neck, and the back of your body and invisible to you, you can only see in reflection and pictures/videos.

[@absolutelyabbyalexis4223]

I love ur vids they’re so inspirational!! 😍

[@dxing..blossom-5545]

I'm actually earlyyyyyyyyyy omggg

[@dxing..blossom-5545]

Omggggggg my comment actually got liked by Mollyyyyyyyyyy I'm so happyyyy💖💖❤❤

[@daniqued16]

It’s been 2 minutes and this video already has one dislike. How do people hate on this? Molly’s a queen!

[@lizbiz4171]

Haters have their notifications on 😉

[@mihaelamihaylova2777]

There’s actually some people that are aware of the fact that any kind of interaction is helping the channel and do not want to save the video in their liked playlist but still want to support the channel and that’s why they do it

[@ivanat.6079]

Like Molly the BLIND QUEEN gives no fs. And hates just jelly. 🤣

[@Hans-gb4mv]

Be happy and thank the haters. They are part of the notification squad. A new video, they come over as quick as possible. For KZbin that means that this is a video of interest and could be interesting to more people. They also vote. That's interaction with the video and for KZbin it means that this video can start discussions. They help spreading this video on KZbin to people who aren't subscribed yet. So to all people pressing the thumbs down just because you don't like Molly, I say: Thank You. And please, get a life.

[@meggyg8089]

Molly actually talked about that in her last video.

[@hedgehogzilla]

I'm fully blind in one eye and I have some minor visual issues in the other. I am also forever trying to explain to people how my sight isn't half vision, half black. I have a smaller field of vision but there is ~nothing~ on the other side. Very hard concept for someone who is fully sighted to grasp. Being completely blind Is a hard concept even for me to grasp honestly as I still have fairly perfect vision in one eye. I also find is kinda fascinating though? Vision is such an abstract thing, its wild.

[@therachealg]

That’s like my left eye! I can see out of it... but barely. My right eye does all the work and my left eye it’s just a blurry mess. If I cover my right eye, I wouldn’t be able to see my phone keyboard or anything like that because it’s too small. When I get eye tests and they cover my right eye, my left eye is only able to see the largest font on the slide. My right eye has perfect vision. I can’t remember what my left eye is though but I know it’s not good. Haha. I have to wear glasses and the left side of my glasses my lens is super thick but there is no prescription in the right side of my glasses. I know it’s not the same as being legally blind but if I ever lost my right eye, I don’t know what I would do.

[@christineweihbrecht467]

I’ve learned so much about blindness and disabilities in general from molly.

[@libbydavis6307]

Why is there already 3 dislikes??! Molly is amazing and has taught me so much about blindness. There is nothing to dislike about her (and gallop) #earlysquad

[@stuti3218]

I love the braid look 😂

[@florenceedwards7464]

I love how inspirational u are. It is so interesting learning about the blind community and learning about u. Thank u. I am so glad u made this KZbin channel. I can believe it’s been 6years!!! I’ve watched u for 3.5 years at the least. I love u so much and I hope u are staying safe 😘😘❤️❤️

[@tayamay1406]

Here is a question u can include: Can blind people see color in there heads when they think, like how people with vision see color in there memories? Do u know what color looks like? And how do u see your memories??? Please awnser my questions it would mean a lot!!!

[@karigiles8605]

From what I can understand is that blind people, after so many years, memories just start to "fade" like they cant remember faces or colors because the sight isnt there any more. If you learned how eyes function it may make more sense but I'll try to help. The retinas in your eyes are what make you be able to see what's in front of you. The information (what you are looking at) gets sent to the brain where it forms a picture on the retina. No working retina, no picture. No picture, no memory. That's why instead of "seeing" images...they smell them or hear them! Yeah I know that last one was a weird concept.

[@NotMykl]

Molly has a video about this topic, go look it up.

[@juriaan13]

If.born blind they don't "see" colors because it's hard to discribe. If they go blind later on in life they can remeber colors but tends to fade over time

[@cheyanneflowers9867]

Just curious, how does molly feel about Toph on ATLA? I personally love her, but it would be interesting to see how a blind person feels about her

[@jc5677]

Cheyanne Flowers i’m not blind but i love toph she’s adorable :))

[@ivans.5959]

She should watch the series, she'd love it...

[@brittmarbles4636]

You’ve made me aware about blindness and how different every blind person experience is. As a fysiotherapist student this has really help me understand how to help this community in the best way possible. Thans you so much for educating us! Lots of love from Belgium 🇧🇪❤️😊

[@2kn111]

I don’t know how Molly manages to look so cute all the time! I can’t manage it with 20/20 vision!!!

[@damia222]

heyyyy

[@thomasfroud4648]

Damia Allen hi

[@mapleperelman5060]

Hi

[@ashpaton7979]

You're first

[@macie_gustin]

You are first!!! Good job

[@abbylee5024]

I appreciate #5 so much! I am sighted but I suffer from migraines that make me temporarily blind. It was because of these migraines that I started realizing that I always used to think that blindness was seeing black. During these episodes, I don't see black. I see nothing. It's so hard to explain but I'm glad this was addressed! I have this argument all the time with people I know. It's difficult to explain to people who haven't experienced it.

[@nickn8017]

I don’t know why I thought this but when I was younger I used to think if you were blind your eyes had to be closed. *weird*

[@michaelalpert8328]

I love how Molly always speaks her truth!

[@MollyBurkeOfficial]

It's the only way to live!

[@trevorpomroy550]

Amen!

[@xoxoskywalker1976]

You’re such an inspiration to so many people! I’ve been having a rough time with all of this, and your videos have definitely helped with everything!! 💕💕

[@MollyBurkeOfficial]

I'm so glad to hear that! Sending love

[@Jnb17519]

I love youuuuu❤️❤️❤️big inspiration to the blind community

[@miumiuwony]

Wow. I never knew that blind people don't see black... I have something to tell my friends when this whole thing is over! Thank you so much! Love your channel!

[@gvmmy_bear]

I know a blind dog, (yes blind humans and blind dogs are different but this is a wholesome story so shh) and he’s very old and just went blind a few months back. Whenever I go to the owners house they ask me if Bozworth (the little blind pug mix) every bumps into a wall, just lightly put your hand on him and lead him to the living room, or the room he was trying to get into. They suggest the living room because that’s the room Bozworth knows best. Even though he can’t see, he’s still super playful and doesn’t even act like he’s 10 years old. 😭❤️

[@VeeJayASMR]

How can your mother not understand the concept of 'legaly blind'? 🤷🏻

[@Vale-nh6ey]

The hand thing was crazy, I never thought about it that way but it makes so much sense

[@ava.0dwyer]

I literally forget molly is blind half of the time because she is so happy all of the time and just is so inspirational! 💕💝😊

[@annataymond9529]

I would understand someone who is blind wanting to feel someone’s face out of curiosity, just wanting to have some kind of idea, but no, why would you tell them to, that’s, not, especially someone you don’t know well,

[@haileywenz7555]

I have achromatopsia and I’ve had so many people not know I am technically blind, and I have light sensitivity in my eyes and I wear red glasses inside so when I’m at the store with my parents all the store employees say nice sunglasses and I like that because they don’t know I can’t see very well and they treat me like a person with normal eyes but when if I tell one of them I can’t see very well they treat me like I can’t do anything for myself.

[@thecrazyvulpixguy5201]

Another thing I’ve noticed people tend to ask blind people if their other senses are better which is a massive misconception in my opinion not all blind people r daredevil lmao

[@sebique114]

That one about „you can’t see it“ is so so true. My father can’t see well, he is between 5-10% years ago when his vision was even better then now my mom tried out a pair of glasses at the doctor that showed her kind of what my father could see than and she said she wouldn’t find the door with these glasses on. But my father adapted really well to that and play football ⚽️ as a hobby. No one who played with him would have guessed he is close to beeing blind. He can do nearly everything on his own, expect reading tiny text.

[@MonicaTheMad]

This was a fascinating video, especially the legally blind part.

[@Chuloon]

I have diabetic retinopathy after 30 years with type 1. You are so helpful I just have to state it because before your videos I was getting depressed thinking about more potential vision loss... I can still see quite well but there could be a time were my vision will become impacted. You're such a breath or fresh air

[@20somethingg]

Legal blindness girl here and it’s amazing how well these all fit me too. Wild, that I’ve been blind my whole life but have never had a community. Thanks for being here molly! We all adore you.

[@ella5958]

Molly: idk what my hair is today Me: I wish my hair was like that