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Originally Posted by Tousi
Then get after your local ASL teachers to not encourage attendance at the more private functions at deaf clubs; just invite them to Starbucks Coffee Night where you can expect that kind of attention and do your share to help these hearing folks who want to immerse themselves in the deaf culture.
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I wouldnt discourage anyone from attending Deaf socials but just to send the message that if they are ignored, then instead of saying that the Deaf community rejected them, maybe reconsider that many of them are not there to teach but there to relax and enjoy catching up with their friends. Many of the ASL students have interrupted my conversations to ask me the signs for this or that. It gets tiring after a while especially when I am in the middle of a good conversation only to get it stopped.
I was an ASL student myself so I have been there.