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SO last night I had a conversation about ASL with someone who was being an ableist dick. And I was going to let it go, but I can& #39;t.
ASL is an actual language all its own. It has syntax and grammar. If you think that you learned ASL by sitting on the couch 1/
ASL is an actual language all its own. It has syntax and grammar. If you think that you learned ASL by sitting on the couch 1/
with your roommate for a semester and now can interpret you are an ableist dick.
ASL isn& #39;t translating English words into signs.
ASL isn& #39;t just signs. ASL isn& #39;t mouthing words while f*cking up signs. 2/
ASL isn& #39;t translating English words into signs.
ASL isn& #39;t just signs. ASL isn& #39;t mouthing words while f*cking up signs. 2/
A lot of ASL is based on facial expressions. So much so that they& #39;ve made medical masks with clear plastic inserts because ASL fluent individuals actually need to see other people& #39;s mouths. It isn& #39;t necessarily because of lip reading.
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Take distance for example. There are specific facial expressions that accompany near, medium distance, and far. There are also required facial expressions (called non-manual markers) that accompany different types of questions. 4/
Also, signing is situational and regional. There are something like 8 different signs for "strawberry". And telling time has many nuances. 5/
So the next time someone is telling you, "Oh, ASL is easy." or "I took an ASL class and interpret all the time" Tell them to stop.
They aren& #39;t doing it right. Not at all. 6/6
They aren& #39;t doing it right. Not at all. 6/6
