Jason Pettus :blobnom: on Nostr: My thanks to nprofile1q…rfynq for highlighting "#ASL #poetry" within the #deaf ...

My thanks to nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqtyp5we79rr527q30467hfz8ptfy0h8gxpmfn7j64ak6pk6pv4rfs7rfynq (nprofile…fynq) for highlighting "#ASL #poetry" within the #deaf community I belong to, but people should be careful here: many deaf people don't like this concept, because it's a reminder of the bad ol' days when ASL was considered pantomime instead of a real language, i.e. "just a bunch of monkeys pointing at things." Be careful talking about this subject with deaf people, and don't be surprised if they get angry at you for saying, "Sign language is so beautiful!"

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/arts/design/sign-language-poems-guggenheim.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lE4.mwZU.tquQTkultQfL&smid=url-share&utm_source=clivethompson&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=linkfest-29-methanotropes-sign-language-poetry