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As for individual things, and I'm sorry if I don't get to each one: 1. I actually wrote "the Deaf culture" in the title, but I think I accidentally erased it! My fault. I feel "the" is pretty offensive too and I should have caught that one. 2. I wasn't expecting any undying gratitude at all. I...

Ouch! I actually posted a few things up here trying to explain my intent (but for some reason these posts never went up), as there's a lot of miscommunication that can occur when you're talking purely off print with no tone or facial expression to add context. I wasn't accusing everybody on here...

No, not at all! I was merely clarifying what I had said because I felt like some of my words had been taken to be offensive, and that's definitely the last thing I want (considering the nature of the thread). I was simply being honest with how I felt and thought by explaining my own motives a...

thanks everybody! I really do appreciate your insights on the matter. I also detect a bit of hostility in a few of these posts - honestly it was no intention of mine to be rude and I do acknowledge that as a hearing person I cannot have a genuine idea of what it's like to be deaf. That's why I...

Sorry, when I said "kick the vocals up" I meant every aspect of speaking, and not just the volume (which I always thought was rude and silly, honestly). I tend to speak with my mouth somewhat closed and unmoving and was wondering how much of a hindrance that would be, and that I could physically...

oh and also - I see that a lot of Deaf/HOH people get really offended when people talk slowly and over-enunciate loudly, but they also get annoyed when people talk quickly. What's a good balance? I imagine that some of those hearies are just trying to make it easier for you to lipread them (or...

Hi everybody! I've recently become extremely interested in ASL and Deaf culture (I love languages, my previous obsession was with Morse Code) and am trying to learn as much as possible about this community. It's my personal belief that ignorance is what causes a lack of respect/compassion, which...