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I think part of it is the stereotype/caricature of Deaf people that hearing people are taught. Growing up, the image of deaf people that I gleaned from media and my culture was that Deaf people were "hearing people that lacked hearing." They were a people that lacked, were less than...

Thank you for the welcome! It actually kind of surprises me that some hearies think that lip reading is accurate and easy for Deaf folks. But then, I have trouble understanding speech a lot, even when I see lips, so maybe my perspective is a bit different than most hearies. I've been...

I'm a hearing person that has recently begun learning ASL, and I just wanted to share this story with you. Although I *am* hearing and not hard of hearing or Deaf, I do have a condition that causes me to struggle with understanding speech sometimes. If it isn't CAPD (Central Auditory...

This sort of thing annoys the hell out of me. That professor sounds like yet another majority group person that wants to show off to all of their friends about how progressive and open they are by adopting the minority group of the week as their personal rescue mission. And, as usual, she...

I'm a hearie, but I think I can relate to this. As a member of the queer community, I have had encounters with "LGBT groupies" that see having an LGBT friend as some sort of badge of honor or something. They're all "Look at me! I'm so progressive and open-minded!" I particularly get annoyed...

Thanks for the welcomes! I'm looking forward to learning more!

Hello! It appears to be the custom of this website to post introductions, so I thought I would do so. Although I'm a software engineer by trade, I have an interest in a great number of things. One of them is language. I studied Spanish when I was in high school, but never found anyone to use...