Originally Posted by loml
I struggle with the entire "ASL natural language" business, it is "natural" for humans to voice. The "deaf culture stuff": children belong with their family culture. When you raise a child, you work towards making them independant and able to make their way out in the world. To raise a child dependant on others for "interpretation", simply doesn't cut it for me.
That right there shows your ignorance about ASL. I have no words to describe how I felt when I saw this. This is what really pisses me off about the oralist when they say these things about ASL. This is exactly what caused me so much misery growing up when communication was very limited and being around only hearing peers making me feel like an alien. If I had been exposed to the Deaf culture and the Deaf community, for sure I wouldnt have all these issues of isolation, anger, and low self-esteem growing up.
