Comments on: A Renegade Captionist? http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:36:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Belle http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-95011 Belle Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:02:53 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-95011 This is somewhat related: You know what I loathe ... whenever the hour strikes on any C-SPAN programming, the closed captioning goes off for about 3 minutes! Argh. This is somewhat related: You know what I loathe … whenever the hour strikes on any C-SPAN programming, the closed captioning goes off for about 3 minutes! Argh.

]]> By: Belle http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94943 Belle Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:11:48 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94943 Ha! "drop-kick!" So random, yet a funny image. Now I must know what the presenter actually said! Ha! “drop-kick!” So random, yet a funny image. Now I must know what the presenter actually said!

]]> By: Ben M http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94906 Ben M Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:33:22 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94906 I think individuals from every group, marginalized or not, have been guilty of that. There were plenty of PO'd hearies on reddit screaming conspiracy or smear campaign on CNN's part: http://reddit.com/info/69h66/comments/ Scroll down and see what I mean. :) BTW a funny comment: "and in a most confusing turn of events, the deaf vote seems to have entirely swung to McCain" I think individuals from every group, marginalized or not, have been guilty of that. There were plenty of PO’d hearies on reddit screaming conspiracy or smear campaign on CNN’s part:

http://reddit.com/info/69h66/comments/

Scroll down and see what I mean. :)

BTW a funny comment: “and in a most confusing turn of events, the deaf vote seems to have entirely swung to McCain”

]]> By: Richard Roehm http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94899 Richard Roehm Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:17:11 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94899 Desperation has finally infected the campaign industry with these possibly intentional bloopers popping up in the news. Desperation has finally infected the campaign industry with these possibly intentional bloopers popping up in the news.

]]> By: Chris Heuer http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94898 Chris Heuer Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:16:39 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94898 This has nothing directly to do with television captioning, but I remember sitting in a presentation somewhere... the CART thingamajiggy must have burped or something, because according to the text, the presenter was arguing that the key to resolving governance conflicts was to "drop-kick Iran." Wonder what the commenters on Reddit.com would make of THAT... This has nothing directly to do with television captioning, but I remember sitting in a presentation somewhere… the CART thingamajiggy must have burped or something, because according to the text, the presenter was arguing that the key to resolving governance conflicts was to “drop-kick Iran.”

Wonder what the commenters on Reddit.com would make of THAT…

]]> By: Closed captioning » A Renegade Captionist? http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94893 Closed captioning » A Renegade Captionist? Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:49:34 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94893 [...] post by Adam Stone Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...] […] post by Adam Stone Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and […]

]]> By: Allison Kaftan http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94886 Allison Kaftan Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:42:06 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2008-02-21/a-renegade-captionist/#comment-94886 "I sometimes wonder if we, as marginalized people, are far more quick to accuse people of oppressive or malicious actions when, in reality, the offenders are just being stupid. Gallaudet. AGBell. Captionists. The VR counselor. The list goes on." Hmm... interesting list of "examples." :-D Thanks for drawing our attention to this. “I sometimes wonder if we, as marginalized people, are far more quick to accuse people of oppressive or malicious actions when, in reality, the offenders are just being stupid. Gallaudet. AGBell. Captionists. The VR counselor. The list goes on.”

Hmm… interesting list of “examples.” :-D Thanks for drawing our attention to this.

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