Comments on: And thus signed Bonnie… http://www.deafdc.com/blog/allison-kaftan/2006-11-27/and-thus-signed-bonnie/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:31:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: RLM http://www.deafdc.com/blog/allison-kaftan/2006-11-27/and-thus-signed-bonnie/#comment-44504 RLM Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:58:50 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/allison-kaftan/2006-11-27/and-thus-signed-bonnie/#comment-44504 I was not really happy with the Nov. 29th episode of "Jericho" which Bonnie the character kept lipreading the local people. Unrealistic! Bonnie the character via actress .......... ought to confront the audism of Jericho's local townspeople like demanding people to jot down on notepads or making gestures. If Bonnie the character grow up in this town as the locals ought to communicate with her in visual ways, not speaking orally. Very offensive!! I am not one of deaf militant myself. Enuff with Marlee Maltin "likes" pretend to comprhend hearing people by lipreading. *rolling eyes in disbelief* Not many people realize that I am really superbu at lipreading, but refuse to let hearing people about my own ability to lipread. That's what happened with last night's DPHH, I caught the hearing lady spoke unfavorably about deaf people, then bartenders, food servers and restuarant manager. What a shame! I grew up lipreading hearing people especially the West Virginia School of the Deaf (WVSD) staffers and faculty members which prepared me and other deaf kids what to do next. "Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby" antics. Dr. John Van Cleve was quite shocked that I lipread very well despite my own upbringing with the deaf parent and relatives and residential school. I never was schooled in speech training at all. I spoke clearly when in expletive terms or in fury. Robert L. Mason (RLM) I was not really happy with the Nov. 29th episode of “Jericho” which Bonnie the character kept lipreading the local people. Unrealistic!

Bonnie the character via actress ………. ought to confront the audism of Jericho’s local townspeople like demanding people to jot down on notepads or making gestures. If Bonnie the character grow up in this town as the locals ought to communicate with her in visual ways, not speaking orally.

Very offensive!! I am not one of deaf militant myself. Enuff with Marlee Maltin “likes” pretend to comprhend hearing people by lipreading. *rolling eyes in disbelief*

Not many people realize that I am really superbu at lipreading, but refuse to let hearing people about my own ability to lipread. That’s what happened with last night’s DPHH, I caught the hearing lady spoke unfavorably about deaf people, then bartenders, food servers and restuarant manager. What a shame!

I grew up lipreading hearing people especially the West Virginia School of the Deaf (WVSD) staffers and faculty members which prepared me and other deaf kids what to do next. “Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby” antics.

Dr. John Van Cleve was quite shocked that I lipread very well despite my own upbringing with the deaf parent and relatives and residential school. I never was schooled in speech training at all. I spoke clearly when in expletive terms or in fury.

Robert L. Mason (RLM)

]]> By: Allison Kaftan http://www.deafdc.com/blog/allison-kaftan/2006-11-27/and-thus-signed-bonnie/#comment-44035 Allison Kaftan Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:42:36 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/allison-kaftan/2006-11-27/and-thus-signed-bonnie/#comment-44035 True. I also think there's a HUGE difference in what constitutes the levels of profanity for many Deaf and hearing people. True. I also think there’s a HUGE difference in what constitutes the levels of profanity for many Deaf and hearing people.

]]> By: gnarlydorkette http://www.deafdc.com/blog/allison-kaftan/2006-11-27/and-thus-signed-bonnie/#comment-44024 gnarlydorkette Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:19:32 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/allison-kaftan/2006-11-27/and-thus-signed-bonnie/#comment-44024 I have already encountered people (not Deaf, although) who were shocked by a merely sign "screw" (which they may have thought of a more vulgar term) on a network channel. I had a hard time to not laugh at their state of being shell-shocked. I think that sign is very approriate and has been translated well to suit the term 'screw'. Besides there has been an espiode on the tv show "ER" where a Deaf actor did flip his middle finger to say "f***-you" on the CBS channel. That is MORE vulgar than Bonnie's signing "screw".... So don't be so shocked by the sign of "screw"...that's nothing. The censorship has been loosened a lot on the network channels-- for English and ASL. I have already encountered people (not Deaf, although) who were shocked by a merely sign “screw” (which they may have thought of a more vulgar term) on a network channel.
I had a hard time to not laugh at their state of being shell-shocked. I think that sign is very approriate and has been translated well to suit the term ’screw’.

Besides there has been an espiode on the tv show “ER” where a Deaf actor did flip his middle finger to say “f***-you” on the CBS channel. That is MORE vulgar than Bonnie’s signing “screw”….

So don’t be so shocked by the sign of “screw”…that’s nothing.
The censorship has been loosened a lot on the network channels– for English and ASL.

]]> By: Meredith http://www.deafdc.com/blog/allison-kaftan/2006-11-27/and-thus-signed-bonnie/#comment-43497 Meredith Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:13:56 +0000 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/allison-kaftan/2006-11-27/and-thus-signed-bonnie/#comment-43497 I was so disappointed by this. Sho was very expressive, but the scene was really short and she was partly hidden by the truck she was sitting in. It could have been SO much better! Maybe next time...? I was so disappointed by this. Sho was very expressive, but the scene was really short and she was partly hidden by the truck she was sitting in. It could have been SO much better! Maybe next time…?

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