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Bringing Chance the Rapper to the Deaf
- warent 9y agoIt's probably just me personally as a teetotaler, but opening the article with praising a ritual of getting drunk/buzzed before executing a translation really set a lower bar for the rest of the article to me. Anyway, I think it's great he's able to help really bring shows to life for deaf people. Adding his own personality and style into it is tremendous
- chickenfries 9y agoAlcohol improving second language acquisition is something I remember hearing of in a Spanish class years ago, and it seems like there is some research to back it up: https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/1901/how-does-alcohol-affect-the-ability-to-speak-a-second-language/1902#1902 https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/1901/how-doe...
- Rhapso 9y agoModern music + ASL is a fun thing: https://www.youtube.com/user/1stopforasl https://www.youtube.com/user/1stopforasl I've been told by Deaf and hard-of-hearing people multiple times that they think they have more fun at concerts and clubs than hearing people. They get to enjoy the music and can still communicate effectively.
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- adam_seeliger 9y agoThis is stupid.