Well what I was referring more to is the fact that when I was in school I would generally not speak up. I have, as a person, grown and have no problem speaking up. Here is an analogy that is a little extreme but it shows how I feel. Say I am teaching a class and the AP comes in and knowing that I am gay said, Now this man is a queer but….. My straight friends would immediately have issue with that and say something about it; they are very protective of me. Of course they are my friends and I wouldn’t want a stranger doing that. It may be unwanted advocacy as discussed in a thread you started. Mrs Ninga seems to really like her teacher and doesn’t want that teacher to be hurt. A stranger stepping in yeah that would be weird and I wouldn’t say that is the thing to do. But I don’t think there is anything wrong with standing up for some one you respect. That said she is in high school so it is probably inappropriate for her to say anything about it. In that case the teacher should handle it.
Interperator and Reba in a professional interpreting job after it has ended are you free to talk with either party about what you disliked. If some one said something like this can you go to them and say, that is not really something you want to say and teach them a little of Deaf culture? Or do you just have to pick up your things and opinions and leave?
