Here's two that came up in my Deaf Studies class:
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"Can you read my lips?" (shake head no) "But you just did!" (well of course, everybody can lipread that question, doesn't mean you can lipread everything!)
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"Oh you can talk? Talk for me, say something!" (what am I, a trained monkey?)
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And one of my own...HOH people who are ashamed of it. I have been reading a thread on a message board where some HOH people are chatting. And they are saying things like "I don't want to get hearing aids, people will know I'm deaf" - is it better for people to think you're rude or stupid because you answer questions wrong or ignore them? Or "I don't like asking at a hotel for the ADA kit, then they will know I'm deaf" - first of all, the hotel clerk doesn't know you, will never see you again, and doesn't really care if you are deaf or not. Second, by asking for the ADA kit, you're reminding them that people need it and they should keep it in good working order. And finally, isn't it safer to have that equipment in case of an emergency?
And this one comes from deaf and hearing alike: "How can you be a terp if you are HOH?" Surprise, there are lots of HOH terps out there. As long as we can hear well enough to interpret, we can interpret! Sometimes this means working only in certain situations, sometimes it means wearing hearing aids. But HOH people can be terps too!