Have you seen that ASHA commercial?

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Deaf258

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Have you seen this commercial ASHA made? ASHA (http://www.asha.org) made a commercial where this guy was driving an old VW Beetle in heavy traffic. It showed him not looking where he is going as he is trying to get out of the very noisy traffic jam. He went reverse and hit the vehicle behind him, then he moved forward and hit the vehicle in front of him. I can't remember the exact phrase they used, but the idea I got from the phrase they showed was "Look for your ears". The commercial's drama left me feeling appalled and offended! It felt like I should be damned and not allowed to drive because I can't hear! It didn't help any better that the commercial was not even closed-captioned!

Here are several email addresses I got from their website:
actioncenter@asha.org
leader@asha.org
ethics@asha.org

Please email them to remove the commercial and post a public apology.
 
hold your horses... YOU mentioned that it wasnt closed-captioned... do you think that you ought cover every bases first before making a fool out of deaf people? Make sure you have all of the information. And another thing... do you see blind people complaining when people use sight as a joke?


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I don't have time for childish games. I asked a question and please answer it.
 
Deaf258 said:
I don't have time for childish games. I asked a question and please answer it.
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the answer is NO as I replied as was it closed captioned the answer is NO... i thought u would figure that out that it would cancell each other :dizzy:
 
Cricket said:
hold your horses... YOU mentioned that it wasnt closed-captioned... do you think that you ought cover every bases first before making a fool out of deaf people? Make sure you have all of the information. And another thing... do you see blind people complaining when people use sight as a joke?


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:werd: I have to go with Cricket.. the more we bitch about our rights in TV commercials.. where's the sight-challenged (the politically correct term to call the blind) people's complaints about this? I've seen tacky commercials using the sight-challenged and yet you're complaining about this... sure seems trivial to me in a way.
 
You guys are missing the point. I understand not all commercials would be closed captioned. But aside from the captioning issue, I am more concerned with the ASHA commercial giving hearing people a general idea that Deaf people cannot drive. You have to see the commercial to know what I am talking about.
 
Deaf258 said:
You guys are missing the point. I understand not all commercials would be closed captioned. But aside from the captioning issue, I am more concerned with the ASHA commercial giving hearing people a general idea that Deaf people cannot drive. You have to see the commercial to know what I am talking about.
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Well said, Deaf258!
 
Deaf258 said:
You guys are missing the point. I understand not all commercials would be closed captioned. But aside from the captioning issue, I am more concerned with the ASHA commercial giving hearing people a general idea that Deaf people cannot drive. You have to see the commercial to know what I am talking about.
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true we cannot.... but i'm saying is perhaps things arent what they seem to be- perhaps you could request for a transcript for this particular commerical and perhaps it'll help?
 
I haven't seen the commercial but from your description of the commercial, it sounded like that ASHA is only suggesting that you get your hearing checked...as if their main target is hearing population with mild hearing loss or about to lose hearing.. so that's why the driver was not listening to other driver's horn to warn not to hit when backing up...

anyway, I can't find a online commercial you speak of on ASHA's website so I guess I will have to wait till I catch it on TV...
 
I tried to do several searches and can't find this ASHA commercial and watch it again to see if I am getting the message right or am I missing anything. So, yeah, you'll have to hope to catch it on TV eventually.
 
Deaf258 said:
I tried to do several searches and can't find this ASHA commercial and watch it again to see if I am getting the message right or am I missing anything. So, yeah, you'll have to hope to catch it on TV eventually.
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anyway, what tv network was it on?
 
ooooh, thanks for finding the link, Boult!!

Okay, now watch that one with a guy in VW Beetle with sound off. Ask yourself what's the idea coming across?
 
frankly i have to agree for one thing not all commericals are captions which is why i don't watch commericals excpept for the Commericals during superbowls to find out how many NOT CAPTIONED> BUT as for * insulting* the deafies. I just think... we need to wait and see. as for the online commerical trailer, makes me wonder why they didn't put it on there and not show us either. I understand U BOTH have disagreement so lets time out on this and wait and see and maybe we can figure out what is what....
 
My perspective of that commercial.. get your hearing checked every once in a while because hearing people do not realize they are actually losing their hearing bit by bit. The commercial is actually promoting "healthy hearing".
 
Why no captions, though? :dizzy:

Checked the website out... seems like it is a very caring website... good design and maintenance, it costs money to do that... so why wouldnt they afford captions? If they are trying to target people going hard of hearing, this would make sense to do. :rofl:
 
hmm..I have just viewed the ad clip -- it just seems like that bloke doesn't have his brains together and isn't paying attention to events going on around him. In that particular section where he reverses into another car behind him..he didn't look behind him BEFORE reversing...:roll:
Suppose they had captions on that ad, maybe I would've gotten the gist behind that ad.
 
At first, when I saw this commerical, I did feel that it exhibited a message that people who have lost their hearing drive badly and will crash into other cars. I felt that it would compel the hearing people to think that hearing is very critical for driving, therefore deaf people should not drive at all. I know that it is not the intention of the society to broadcast that message. We already have enough hearing people who think Deaf people can't drive, so we don't need a commerical to validate that belief system.
 
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