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Can hearing people be culturally Deaf?
I have heard varying opinions on this;I have heard that hearing people can assimilate into Deaf culture and become culturally Deaf as long as they understand the culture and language and spend adequate time in the Deaf community. On the other hand, I've heard that hearing people can never achieve cultural deafness because of their hearing. I'm simply looking for opinions on this: do you think hearing people can be culturally Deaf and what do they need to do to achieve that?
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