Deaf Signing on TV Programmes
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muskrat
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Up the stella 'ard b@stard mate, I'm wobbling now but can still get to the fridge :Cheers:
back to topic we all use sign every day just don't realise people speak vocaly and with there hands, body, facialy
one really good thing about sign is in clubs ya don't have to shout over the music so no sore vocie next day it does have + points but a lot more bad points
one really good thing about sign is in clubs ya don't have to shout over the music so no sore vocie next day it does have + points but a lot more bad points
jack d for me mate
muskrat
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Gotcha there mate, me and our lasses bro could carry on a conversation across a room, has its uses don't it, lol.
yep specaily when your the only peeps who know sign very good in clubs and bars
muskrat
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Yeah, for picking yer birds, lol
muskrat
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Night mate and may xmas bring you all your wishes and dreams, sleep tight :drink: I'm gonna get fookin' hammered
Muskrat
I agree with all the chanels available why not just have a 24/7 signing channel?
Either that or they should really state it clearly on the DPG theres nothing more annoying than recording a film youve not seen for years sitting down with the pop corn to find theres only 3/4 of the screen of film and someone signing
Either that or they should really state it clearly on the DPG theres nothing more annoying than recording a film youve not seen for years sitting down with the pop corn to find theres only 3/4 of the screen of film and someone signing
muskrat
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The last post in this thread is over a month old now....:mod:
I started this thread & I know it's dormant but somebody told me about this and I looked it up & just had to include it here - CH4 had to clean up the sign language as used on TV because it was non-pc:
- the sign for a Jewish person was a hook nose sign;
- the sign for a homosexual was a limp wrist sign
- the sign for a Chinese person was a pull at the side of the eye into a slant
- the sign for an Indian person was a finger point to the centre of the forehead
- there may be more that I don't know about
I find the signs hilarious & also hilarious that the spokesperson for the deaf community said the BBC were interfering with the deaf communities language & that it was discrimination!
Charges Of Discrimation As Sign Language Goes PC
- the sign for a Jewish person was a hook nose sign;
- the sign for a homosexual was a limp wrist sign
- the sign for a Chinese person was a pull at the side of the eye into a slant
- the sign for an Indian person was a finger point to the centre of the forehead
- there may be more that I don't know about
I find the signs hilarious & also hilarious that the spokesperson for the deaf community said the BBC were interfering with the deaf communities language & that it was discrimination!
Charges Of Discrimation As Sign Language Goes PC
Hilarious post, thanks for sharing.
bro
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[SIZE=+1]Specialists in sign language have also pointed out that in China, the sign for a Westerner is a hand depicting a round eye, which has not sparked any criticism from deaf people in Britain
how dare they call me a round eye :roflmao:
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how dare they call me a round eye :roflmao:
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I wonder what the sign for a deaf person is? Finger in ear? Or is this OK among the deaf themselves? Like the way blacks are allowed to call one another niggers but nobody else is allowed?
It always amazes me how our modern culture has got all these pressure groups which demand their right to withhold onto their tradition & any attempt to question it is pounced upon with shouts of discrimination. I'm surprised the Jewish community, Indian community, Homosexual community, German community didn't protest about these signs.
Is there some sort of hierarchy of discrimination that we need to know about?
I got a bit of flak when I started this thread & now I'm even more adamant that I was correct - use sub-titles on programmes, not signing!
It always amazes me how our modern culture has got all these pressure groups which demand their right to withhold onto their tradition & any attempt to question it is pounced upon with shouts of discrimination. I'm surprised the Jewish community, Indian community, Homosexual community, German community didn't protest about these signs.
Is there some sort of hierarchy of discrimination that we need to know about?
I got a bit of flak when I started this thread & now I'm even more adamant that I was correct - use sub-titles on programmes, not signing!
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jamesyboyjim
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the majority of posters in this thread have jumped the gun without really understanding what mr thread starter is trying to say here.
basically why cant that person be switched off and is there still really a massive need for it anyway seeing as a study has proved that most people prefer subtitles
basically why cant that person be switched off and is there still really a massive need for it anyway seeing as a study has proved that most people prefer subtitles
Correct James, I felt that it was a disservice to the deaf & a annoyance to the hearing. A no-win no-win situation all round.
My suggestion/query was to have subtitles on all programmes. Now somebody said that schooling for the deaf left a lot to be desired a number of years ago and that the reading skills of that group was not great. Well, then let there be a gov program to address this issue because I'm sure this has a wider affect on their lives other than when watching TV with subtitles.
My suggestion/query was to have subtitles on all programmes. Now somebody said that schooling for the deaf left a lot to be desired a number of years ago and that the reading skills of that group was not great. Well, then let there be a gov program to address this issue because I'm sure this has a wider affect on their lives other than when watching TV with subtitles.
Manse
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nothing worse then late at night chilled out after a funny fag and all there is to watch is some stupid woman asking stupid questions at a million pounds a call or a programe you cant watch because your fasinated by the little person down the corner waving their hands like a loony at you but ya cant look away lol
jamesyboyjim
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I must admit i do find myself looking more at them than the programme itself!
its the same with subtitles, i always seem to read them even if its an english speaking programme
