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I know who is Christy Smith in "Survivor". She is half hearing. She graduated in MSSD same as mine. I never miss that show! :mrgreen:
 
I do not like the fact that she's in that show.
 
mt dating told me about that girl... when she went to Gally and saw the groups are sat there and watch tv of Survivor. They went wild and saying, "you go girl, yeah!!"

Don't they seem crazy? :crazy: They act like if that tv is on football game. :eek:
 
Originally posted by aceXslver76
why you think she should not in the show? :laugh2:
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From the newsroom of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Thursday, March 13, 2003 .....

'Survivor' contestant splits deaf community

By Tanya Barrientos
Inquirer Staff Writer

If Christy Smith, the first disabled competitor on Survivor, thinks she's
facing adversity in the Brazilian jungle, wait till she gets back home and
faces some of her deaf fans.

As the newest and most visible deaf celebrity on TV, Smith, 24, has become a
magnet not only for praise, but also scathing criticism.

On one hand, the deaf community is proud of the Colorado native who is a
graduate of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world's only
liberal-arts college for the deaf.

But on the other, many deaf people are angry that she is not openly
displaying more pride in deaf culture. They want her to use sign language
when she speaks, and to teach other members of her all-female tribe how to
sign.

They are particularly critical of her choosing to read lips and speak
instead of insisting on a sign-language interpreter during the Darwinian
game show. Those choices are particularly insulting to strong proponents of
deaf culture.

"I was so excited when I learned she was going to be on the show," said
Kristy Griffin, a youth specialist at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
in Germantown. Speaking through a sign-language interpreter, the classroom
aide said she had looked forward to the first episode.

"Then, whoa! She's not signing, she's speaking. I told my husband that I was
sure she'd have a sign interpreter at Tribal Council, so I waited and waited
and she didn't. It's so not deaf-friendly."

The show does not allow journalists to interview contestants until they've
been voted off. Smith is still in the competition.

The tug-of-war between signing and speaking has long been a sensitive issue
in the deaf community. Many deaf-culture advocates believe that
hearing-impaired people who read lips and speak are acquiescing to the
expectations of the hearing world.

The deaf community is often split between those who embrace a deaf
lifestyle - using sign language and considering themselves similar to an
ethnic minority - and those who emphasize assimilation into the mainstream.

"Deaf people should be proud of signing," said Fred Turner, 16, a ninth
grader at the Pennsylvania school, where both students and teachers have
been watching the show closely. "Be proud of being deaf."

"It's almost like she doesn't want people to know she's deaf," said Billy
Hartman, also in ninth grade. "I guess I'm kind of hurt."

Some in the deaf community have questioned whether Smith, who signed on her
audition tape and during preproduction interviews, was pressured into
reading lips by CBS.

"It was completely her decision," said Colleen Sullivan, director of
prime-time series at CBS. "We left it up to her on how she wanted to handle
it."

But, Sullivan said, the network did not offer to provide a sign-language
interpreter for Smith during the competition, which now has six women
against six men.

"We had the discussion with her in advance," Sullivan said. "We said, 'Do
you think it's fair that you participate without an interpreter?' And she
said, 'No, but life isn't fair and I want to do it.' "

On the first episode, Feb. 13, Smith did not tell the others on her team of
her deafness until they were encamped. The men are still not aware of her
disability.

"She knew she was going to spark controversy," Smith's mother said in a
phone interview. "When she's in the deaf world, she doesn't voice at all. I
guess on the show she didn't want to stand out because it's about survival,
right?"

Raised by hearing parents, Glenda and Bob Smith, in Basalt, Colo., Smith was
diagnosed as severely hearing-impaired when she was about 6 months old.

"She was a preemie and so we knew she was in danger of having physical
problems," Glenda Smith said. "She's had hearing aids since she was 2 years
old. She can hear some sounds, but not much."

As a child, Smith was not exposed to deaf culture and did not use sign
language.

"We live in a rural community," her mother said. "We chose at the time to
integrate her with lip-reading and speech therapy." But, she said, her
daughter grew to feel isolated and unhappy.

"She came home from school one day her sophomore year and said, 'I'm never
going back to that school again. You have to decide where to send me.' "

She finished her high school years at the private academy in Washington that
is associated with Gallaudet, and went on to college there.

That is where Christy Smith embraced deaf culture.

"I know all this controversy about signing or not signing going on in the
deaf community seems stupid to hearing people," Glenda Smith said. "But it's
very real."

Judging from the charged messages being exchanged in Internet chat rooms and
on Survivor: The Amazon fan Web sites, Smith's participation in the show has
fanned flames in both the hearing and deaf worlds.

"Yes, deaf people do have their role in society and can be extraordinary
people, but the bottom line, as cruel as it may sound, is that Survivor is
about dealing primarily with communication," wrote someone called JaiPeur on
a chat site called Survivor Sucks (which is actually for fans of the
program). "... It seems to me deaf people might struggle on Survivor."

"You need to show them that you can do it, Deaf!" a chatter called Survivor
Tikis replied. "Deaf, you can establish pride for the disabled!"

Some deaf chatters have argued that it would make no sense for Smith to sign
on the program because none of the other contestants knows sign language.

Jennifer Peterson, Smith's best friend from college, agrees.

"I tell people, 'What if you were placed in the middle of nowhere, in the
woods, with a bunch of hearing people? Would you sign with them? No,' " she
said. "But that aside, we're all so proud. Christy being on the show is an
amazing milestone for the deaf community... . She's educating the world
about an invisible disability."
 
Originally posted by kevbo
From the newsroom of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Thursday, March 13, 2003 .....

'Survivor' contestant splits deaf community

By Tanya Barrientos
Inquirer Staff Writer

If Christy Smith, the first disabled competitor on Survivor, thinks she's
facing adversity in the Brazilian jungle, wait till she gets back home and
faces some of her deaf fans.

As the newest and most visible deaf celebrity on TV, Smith, 24, has become a
magnet not only for praise, but also scathing criticism.

On one hand, the deaf community is proud of the Colorado native who is a
graduate of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world's only
liberal-arts college for the deaf.

But on the other, many deaf people are angry that she is not openly
displaying more pride in deaf culture. They want her to use sign language
when she speaks, and to teach other members of her all-female tribe how to
sign.

They are particularly critical of her choosing to read lips and speak
instead of insisting on a sign-language interpreter during the Darwinian
game show. Those choices are particularly insulting to strong proponents of
deaf culture.

"I was so excited when I learned she was going to be on the show," said
Kristy Griffin, a youth specialist at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
in Germantown. Speaking through a sign-language interpreter, the classroom
aide said she had looked forward to the first episode.

"Then, whoa! She's not signing, she's speaking. I told my husband that I was
sure she'd have a sign interpreter at Tribal Council, so I waited and waited
and she didn't. It's so not deaf-friendly."

The show does not allow journalists to interview contestants until they've
been voted off. Smith is still in the competition.

The tug-of-war between signing and speaking has long been a sensitive issue
in the deaf community. Many deaf-culture advocates believe that
hearing-impaired people who read lips and speak are acquiescing to the
expectations of the hearing world.

The deaf community is often split between those who embrace a deaf
lifestyle - using sign language and considering themselves similar to an
ethnic minority - and those who emphasize assimilation into the mainstream.

"Deaf people should be proud of signing," said Fred Turner, 16, a ninth
grader at the Pennsylvania school, where both students and teachers have
been watching the show closely. "Be proud of being deaf."

"It's almost like she doesn't want people to know she's deaf," said Billy
Hartman, also in ninth grade. "I guess I'm kind of hurt."

Some in the deaf community have questioned whether Smith, who signed on her
audition tape and during preproduction interviews, was pressured into
reading lips by CBS.

"It was completely her decision," said Colleen Sullivan, director of
prime-time series at CBS. "We left it up to her on how she wanted to handle
it."

But, Sullivan said, the network did not offer to provide a sign-language
interpreter for Smith during the competition, which now has six women
against six men.

"We had the discussion with her in advance," Sullivan said. "We said, 'Do
you think it's fair that you participate without an interpreter?' And she
said, 'No, but life isn't fair and I want to do it.' "

On the first episode, Feb. 13, Smith did not tell the others on her team of
her deafness until they were encamped. The men are still not aware of her
disability.

"She knew she was going to spark controversy," Smith's mother said in a
phone interview. "When she's in the deaf world, she doesn't voice at all. I
guess on the show she didn't want to stand out because it's about survival,
right?"

Raised by hearing parents, Glenda and Bob Smith, in Basalt, Colo., Smith was
diagnosed as severely hearing-impaired when she was about 6 months old.

"She was a preemie and so we knew she was in danger of having physical
problems," Glenda Smith said. "She's had hearing aids since she was 2 years
old. She can hear some sounds, but not much."

As a child, Smith was not exposed to deaf culture and did not use sign
language.

"We live in a rural community," her mother said. "We chose at the time to
integrate her with lip-reading and speech therapy." But, she said, her
daughter grew to feel isolated and unhappy.

"She came home from school one day her sophomore year and said, 'I'm never
going back to that school again. You have to decide where to send me.' "

She finished her high school years at the private academy in Washington that
is associated with Gallaudet, and went on to college there.

That is where Christy Smith embraced deaf culture.

"I know all this controversy about signing or not signing going on in the
deaf community seems stupid to hearing people," Glenda Smith said. "But it's
very real."

Judging from the charged messages being exchanged in Internet chat rooms and
on Survivor: The Amazon fan Web sites, Smith's participation in the show has
fanned flames in both the hearing and deaf worlds.

"Yes, deaf people do have their role in society and can be extraordinary
people, but the bottom line, as cruel as it may sound, is that Survivor is
about dealing primarily with communication," wrote someone called JaiPeur on
a chat site called Survivor Sucks (which is actually for fans of the
program). "... It seems to me deaf people might struggle on Survivor."

"You need to show them that you can do it, Deaf!" a chatter called Survivor
Tikis replied. "Deaf, you can establish pride for the disabled!"

Some deaf chatters have argued that it would make no sense for Smith to sign
on the program because none of the other contestants knows sign language.

Jennifer Peterson, Smith's best friend from college, agrees.

"I tell people, 'What if you were placed in the middle of nowhere, in the
woods, with a bunch of hearing people? Would you sign with them? No,' " she
said. "But that aside, we're all so proud. Christy being on the show is an
amazing milestone for the deaf community... . She's educating the world
about an invisible disability."
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yeah i seem that before she just want choose into show she read on lips and speaking doing well
 
Originally posted by aceXslver76
yeah i seem that before she just want choose into show she read on lips and speaking doing well
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You don't get my point but yeah okay. :ugh2:
 
:)

Originally posted by sweetstrawberry
i still watch survivor and I hope she still stay until she won..my guess
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I wonder why you think she can't make it ? I am curious about your opinion?
 
it is called Survivor......if she has an interpreter it wouldnt really be survival it would be adaption you know?? How can she teach them how to sign, they are busy trying to build shelter and there is no lights so nighttime she cant really talk or understand... maybe under different circumstances......
 
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Originally posted by Angelcat
I wonder why you think she can't make it ? I am curious about your opinion?
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Well, She hardly read lip during night time. I hope she doing her best.
 
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