Call that rich and varied Deaf culture?

Rich and varied Deaf culture was the subtopic of the newspaper article when covering Deaflympics but not even one mention about ASL. ASL and Deaf culture are like salt and pepper. You just simply don't separate them on the table. For Deaf people who decided not to have hearing aids or cochlear implants didn't mean that they had no desire to communicate with hearing people.

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[Qdrum803]

God this is bull shit ITS NOT A CULTURE is a fucking impairment. do what ever mental gymnastics you want but theres no two ways about it.

[avbria]

You are so ignorant. Of course, Deaf is a culture...it has its own language, behaviors and custom. Boy, you are really so uneducated.

[Qdrum803]

first of all I have 2 masters degrees in sound engineering and music theory so im not "uneducated" second you have the same customs and behaviors as the country you protain to. if a group of people cant walk it does not mean they have their "own culture" they have an imparment so they go about doing things in a different way. as far as my language and behavior, that was rude of me and uncalled for, and for that I am sorry.

[avbria]

Ok apology accepted. What I mean is that you are uneducated about Deaf culture and ASL not necessarily what college degree you have. I have a Masters in Deaf Education and I grew up Deaf so just listen to what I have to say. People who don't walk dont have their culture because they dont have a language of their own while we do so that is a huge difference here. Deaf people have shared experience, genre, history, etc. that you will be surprised. Just read more about it, thanks.

[eileentruskowski]

What was the newspaper that particular article was in? I would like to read the article but wasn't in any newspaper I can find. Please which paper and the date please... Thanks

[avbria]

Unfortunately, the link was no longer active.

[QuicksilverdotFX]

@avbria "Deaf" by itself is not a culture. I am deaf and my behavior is no where different from the "hearing world" and same goes for customs. Are you saying autistic people have their own culture? Because they have their own way of understanding things like deaf people do. They have their own language! You are ignorant. Your kind of mentality is why majority of the deaf world is incredibly separated from the hearing world.

[QuicksilverdotFX]

@avbria Yes, there is a deaf culture but saying "deaf" is a culture is violation of the English language. You cannot simply say an impairment is automatically a culture. Let's say I have cancer. Now I am part of the cancer culture? No! It just means I have it. Oh, and, cultures have their own mindset/cliques that separates them from the mainstream aka no culture which is why there is a deaf culture. Simply because they choose to separate themselves from the hearing world.

[danieljamesgreene]

Good vlog! Thank you for your concise and well articulated viewpoint.

[1RavynSkye]

@jillyclare LOLWUT? I think you might be confused. I'm arguing AGAINST CIs and I'm also a CODA and a QA IV RID and NAD registered interpreter for the Deaf. Also, you should really use a capital 'D' when referring to the culturally Deaf and a lowercase 'd' when referring to the inability to hear sounds. I spend more of my life with Deaf people than hearing people and spent 4 years at Madonna University getting my degree in Sign Lang Studies because I HATE MY OWN PARENTS and their Deafness? WUT?

[jillyclare]

@1RavynSkye Congratulations, how you feel now that you are assisting in the destruction of the deaf culture? It's people like you who have NO respect for other deaf people that is disintegrating the deaf culture to pieces. When the ignorant 'deaf power' deafies learn how to respect everyone's choices, whether they choose to have CI and engage in AVT, or attend a deaf school, then the deaf culture will show a united and stronger front thus resulting in sustainability.

[jillyclare]

@1RavynSkye It's a bit embarrassing for you when you openly proclaim your university qualifications but have absolutely no idea about the Cochlear Implant. Having a CI operation is not brain surgery - they don't touch your brain, they don't drill a hole in your brain and they certainly don't shave your hair off. Go back to university and then reply with a more educated answer.

[QuicksilverdotFX]

@1RavynSkye WOW! Cancer kills me? Deafness doesn't? Did you even read what I said? Go back to college, idiot.

[lizichell2]

Respond to this video...PS. I am aware of the critical period in which a child's ability to learn speech is best before it reaches about 4 years old.

[lizichell2]

How come you are STILL sending me messages on a comment I wrote 5 months ago? Also I don't need you're entire resume and list of qualifications just to amplify your opinion. I know that cochlear implants are not implanted in the brain. I know that they do stimulate the brain but they only create their stimulation at the level of the cochlea. The essentially has to learn to rehear by interpreting the new stimulus as sound.

[1RavynSkye]

@lizichell2 Google up the phrase "Critical Period" and "Linguistics" and "Case of Genie" who proved the hypothesis of the critical period. Oh, and then there's THIS... "Side Effects: A cochlear implant is a device that works the damaged part of the inner ear and send auditory cues to the brain. ..." from Ehow and education.gsu.edu/gatod/PPT/Pa­rtPresentation1CochlearImplant­s.ppt "The electrodes in a Cochlear Implant go into the brain. Cochlear Implant surgery is brain surgery".

[1RavynSkye]

@lizichell2 You're utterly wrong. What do you think the electrodes in the ear are connected to? ELECTRODES IMPLANTED IN THE BRAIN. And not only am I CODA, but I have a degree in Sign Language Studies from Madonna University and a second degree in Linguistics, and then a two year in nursing from Schoolcraft College. (I kept going to school so I wouldn't have to pay back my student loans, lol.) Cochlear Implantation is considered BRAIN SURGERY, not only ear babes. OH AND UR /b/speak amuses me.