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Do you realize that “learn to lip read” isn’t feasible for a lot of people? That’s great that lip reading worked for the one Deaf person you know. But Deaf peop

Do you realize that “learn to lip read” isn’t feasible for a lot of people? That’s great that lip reading worked for the one Deaf person you know. But Deaf people, like the population at large, are all different people. It’s cruel and ridiculous to suggest all Deaf people should just learn to lip read. I tried to explain the cruel history behind your callous remark. I tried to give you an opportunity to empathize with how a Deaf might feel. I tried to offer some perspective as to why the views you’ve expressed are narrow-minded. I tried to educate you. But you’re just here to argue. You don’t want to put in the effort so it’s the Deaf community’s fault they can’t effectively communicate with you and people like you? Spanish is easy enough to learn for your trip but ASL is too difficult to learn? You know one person who lip reads so everyone must be able to? You’re not even willing to consider for a moment that your gut-opinion or the second-hand experience of the ONE person you know might not be universal. I don’t have anything else to say to you except that I hope you take a few minutes to read about ASL and Deaf culture and history and take a few minutes to reflect.

generalizations 4y ago
> But you’re just here to argue. Or you're just here to educate, and if someone questions you, you scold them for moral inferiority.
midoridensha 4y ago
>It’s cruel and ridiculous to suggest all Deaf people should just learn to lip read. Yet you seem to think everyone is obligated to learn sign language... >Spanish is easy enough to learn for your trip but ASL is too difficult to learn? Spanish is NOT "easy enough to learn"; perhaps some basic phrases for tourists, but certainly not fluency. It takes years to master a new language for most people, if ever. Spanish is relatively easier for English speakers than many other languages, such as Japanese, but it's not something you're going to become conversational in quickly unless you're gifted at language learning. The idea that people are somehow "cruel" and "narrow-minded" for not learning a particular language that isn't the dominant language in their region is the most ridiculous thing I've read all day, and that includes the comments from North Korea supporters here.

generalizations 4y ago

> But you’re just here to argue. Or you're just here to educate, and if someone questions you, you scold them for moral inferiority.

midoridensha 4y ago

>It’s cruel and ridiculous to suggest all Deaf people should just learn to lip read. Yet you seem to think everyone is obligated to learn sign language... >Spanish is easy enough to learn for your trip but ASL is too difficult to learn? Spanish is NOT "easy enough to learn"; perhaps some basic phrases for tourists, but certainly not fluency. It takes years to master a new language for most people, if ever. Spanish is relatively easier for English speakers than many other languages, such as Japanese, but it's not something you're going to become conversational in quickly unless you're gifted at language learning. The idea that people are somehow "cruel" and "narrow-minded" for not learning a particular language that isn't the dominant language in their region is the most ridiculous thing I've read all day, and that includes the comments from North Korea supporters here.