Fun with Subtitles
Denver – Denver – Good afternoon, everybody! For many of you readers of the Green Couch, all ya’ll might remember some stupid fusses about subtitling vlogs that circulated around the deaf blogosphere earlier this year. Like, a few Deaf Experts tried to stupidly declare that subtitling was “oppressive” or “difficult” or “needless” or “discriminative!”
Seriously! Check out Mac’s old article about that very issue – he covers it quite nicely.
Among the stupid complaints were the issue of American Sign Language (ASL) being somehow corrupted by imposing subtitles. Like, the subtitles would prevent hearing people from watching the ASL and thereby becoming completely duped by a deaf person.
And! Plus! One particular and stupid Deaf Expert proceeded to declare that HER blog was oppressively discriminative because SHE did not sign in ASL on her blog.
Fat Buddhas farting in a bathtub – I am not kidding you!
That is also why people should not listen to Deaf Experts.
Anyway, I saw this video on YouTube earlier today and thought all ya’ll might get a kick out of the video.
Laters, gators ..
Paotie
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Now, who could that “Deaf Expert blogger” be, Paotie?
Funny video, though.
The vid reminds me of the instruction manuals that came with some Japanese consumer products back in the 70′s and early 80′s. They were funny to read but worthless.
It’s like, who did the Chinese translator think he was fooling?
Good to see you blogging again!
HaHa! That’s a great article. As you can see on Jodi’s blog at this moment, I’m absolutely frustrated with Deaf Experts!
I’m so glad that my parents didn’t raise me in the Deaf community. I would’ve been too embarrassed to be part of that community.
Hey Rachel,
Ahh, I saw the comments over at Jodi’s and didn’t want to deal with them ignorants.
Nah, if you met the right kind of deaf people out in the deaf community, there are deaf people out there that will treat you nicer! I dunno, but I’m from the midwest and usually we are friendlier of the bunch (so they say.) Anyway, what you see here online isn’t a true reflection of the deaf people out there. You’ll see them, yes! But, they’re in the minority. Whew….
Take for example, DBC, many people I know went there. But, they had no idea of the depth for which DBC stood for. They thought, “Just encourage deaf babies to sign.” What DBC did was to implement a “scare tactic” about C.I. and AGB. Unfortunately, people in general tend to swallow too much fishes. Say one thing like: “Deaf culture is at risk of being extinct due to cochlear implant” and many will take other people’s word without checking out facts. Next thing you know, there’s a protest!
Rachel!
You naughty little girl! I’ll have to spank you. Spank, spank, spank. I was *NOT* a part of “DBC’s” method.
Don’t judge too, too many deaf people who raised the only deaf world. They are good deaf people who raised themselves right. Take a nicest look at Dr. Hocokan. (He provided the substantial evidences against the DBC’s chaos when the DBC conference was over last June. He owned the DBC Facts blog before it removed.) He was raised by deaf family and relatives but he have respected so many moral values. His deaf parents have raised him right.
Education is something that we need to provide. There are so many good deaf people who will treat you much nicer, just like Candy mentioned to you. *smile* I’m one of them.
Yes, I saw Jodi’s blog. It’s getting old, the same ‘ole story, Candy, there you go girl.
Hey guys!
I apologize for not making myself clear about which Deaf community I was referring to. I was referring to the extremists who are anti-CIs and believe that sign language is the ONLY right way, not people like you, Candy, White Ghost, Karen Mayes, and many others who I can name.
So, please feel free to spank me for not being clear!
Say hey, Candy! You dropped out of the blogosphere or what? Haven’t been able to download your blog lately. Something down? Or my prob?
Speaking of Hocokan, he was all over the place this summer, how could anyone NOT miss his blogging? Now he’s dropped out of sight, as far as I know. Does he vlog on DVTV now?
I know, Ann_C, I miss Dr. Hocokan! Duh! It’s boring without him.
Rachel, my bitsy tweeny girl! I just knew that you have learned and grow so much. I am counting on you *smile*
Candy, plze transfer your blog to a very, very, very expensive server that never go down! I need you, girl.
Hi Guys!
Good to see ya all again here! Seriously.
Ann_C, it’s the hosts problem, not yours.
I know it sucks, but I needed a break anyway, besides ya’ll took a long break and now it’s my turn! Almost all of ya, anyways. lol
Should be up soon….????? I think.
Where are you, my hunk, Ben Vess? He’s been hiatus for long time!
You know me, I still like to call Rachel, my bitsy tweeny girl….my intention for calling her like that is that she’s so mature and young.
Stay young, girl!
Rip Van Winkle still asleep. I guess. Or Der Sankt’s back in school again? He’s missing the pinky party.
And Paotie’s back to his tomfoolery, hey! Toast to the fall season, most of us are back. *grinning from ear to ear*