Re: 29 years old and hearing myself for the 1st time!

Sloan Churman's original video can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsOo3jzkhYA

In this video, I react to the tactless comments being posted in response to Sloan Churman's inspiring video where Sarah Churman hears her own voice for the first time after a lifetime of being deaf.

Whereas a simple, "Congrats on your newfound hearing!" would have been both sufficient and polite, many people chose to turn the video's comment section into their own personal political platform. Several of them did it in the most tactless way possible, offering up flat out insults and not even constructive points. Many people even attacked the beliefs of the woman in the video.


In my opinion, her video and the subsequent comments show what is great and horrible about the internet.

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Tags:

• hearing
• sloanchurman
• born deaf
• hearing implant
• esteem implant
• first time
• comments
• social networking debate
• YouTube

[Chewbaka4you]

I completely agree with your opinion pertaining how pure and phenomenal this moment is in this blessed woman's life, however, yours, mine, and others viewpoints are ALL viewpoints. The internet is filled with more than just AN opinion to it's own, moreover to say- you can not scrutinize the internet for the sole fact of what you love it for. Your opinion is just another opinion.

[silverladderdotcom]

@Chewbaka4you I never said my opinion held any more value than anyone else's or that people weren't entitled to their opinions. What I said was that there is a time and a place to speak up, and a time when it's more mature and polite to hold your tongue. There is also a way to temper your opinion with some manners.  Telling someone that their "tooth fairy god is a lie" is not it. Having the right to say something and it being the right thing to say are often two very different things.

[silverladderdotcom]

@Chewbaka4you And while you disagreed with part of what I said, thank you for doing so with tact. I have no problem with people disagreeing with me, even completely. But a little bit of manners goes a very long way. I appreciate how you went about saying what you said.

[legrosfleau]

i would agree with your opinion, sadly its just another publicity video for self serving purpose. Its not her moment, its a made up moment. You would know if you worked with deaf people.

That whole video is a lie and people reacting are people not liking when we try to insult our intelligence.  And we find naive people like you pretty funny. Yep good canditate for sect recruitment on those channel...

[silverladderdotcom]

@legrosfleau Sadly, for you, you're drunk on your own pride over your own supposed intellect. You post comments with garbage about finding "naive people like me pretty funny" when in reality, the video is real. I've spoken with enough people who know her personally to have confirmed it. Meanwhile, you come across as a snarky know-it-all with a response like what you posted. I'm all for being vigilant and not being taken by a hoax. But your level of cynicism and self-importance are just sad.

[jasminebenoit]

Greattttttt, thank you!!

[blahblahabz]

I enjoy how every troll related comment just gets shut down on this guy's upload. On a different note, thumbs up to your video. It's easier to act disrespectful behind the protection of a computer screen, and therefore, much harder to make these kind of people look like idiots. So, well done.

[KrissD74]

Good for u for posting this. :)

[ynotlaz]

Well said... we will always have the youtube trolls who pour their negativity all over, hoping to incite a response which sadly gives them some satisfaction. It's best to ignore them for they are deaf to common sense

[danteortiz14]

couldnt agree with you more

[JAStewart]

How is she able to speak normally? Don't people in her situation have to go to years of intense language lessons?

[Jrizzle121212]

People are Crazy - Billy Currington... I'm not a country fan but I like that song.

[stavie04]

THE INTERNET, you gotta take the good with the bad.....thats what the internet is, get used to it

[TheAbadaniBoy]

i agree =))

[gullkhan0]

Can someone just clarify it : A person who is born deaf, how is he\she able to pronounce and sound words just as 'normal' (sorry can't find alternate) as any other person without this disability for the first time ? It's not only me who is asking this question but this question is filled in the original video's comments section.