It's not just a problem in deaf community. Society at large have this problem, people judging you because of your background without knowing who you are. It's like it doesn't matter if person is a good person or not, it's where they come from or what they have that matters. This shouldn't have happened but it does.
If those deaf people you met at silent social or whatever, doesn't treat you good then they aren't worth your time. Because there are good deaf people out there who know better and will treat you with respect.
Am I right?
That's always bothered me when I see how hearing people felt when deaf people treat them badly, it's because hearing people were trying to learn to sign or look awkward when signing. If we want more people learning to sign then we need to stop complaining about if they doesn't look good. Everyone have to start from somewhere, even deaf people too. I am sure my signing doesn't look good while I am learning it for the first time when I was a few months old. ^^
That's just my opinion.
