There are
over 500,000 deaf people in the United States, but the only time we hear about deaf culture is when someone is
making up sign language at presidential funerals,
rioting, or
teaching kids on Sesame Street. As a result, the average person has no idea what being deaf involves, and therefore life can get downright
weird for anyone who can't hear like the rest of you. Well, I'm a sign language interpreter and an American Sign Language (ASL) graduate, and I'll try to give you a glimpse of how strange things can get ...
A Few Botched Hand Motions Can Ruin Your Life
A couple of years ago, during a sign language performance in a music video, some complained that the interpreter
accidentally signed the word "tampon" instead of "appear." How is that possible? Well, here's the ASL sign for "appear,"
according to the online guide at American Sign Language University: