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Hi everyone! I'm new here, and I was wondering what everyone's general opinion is about people who can't speak, or mute people. I kind of have a lot of questions, so I hope you guys can help me out.
I'm fully able to hear and speak, so I apologize in advance if I accidentally offend anyone, I'm trying my best not to, but I don't have any experience with Deaf culture.
Anyway, to get to the point, I'm a writer, and I was trying out some new characters when I realized that one of them was mute. So I'm wondering how mute people fit into Deaf culture and such, because I would like to make my writing as realistic as possible. I sort of assumed on my own that he would fluently speak sign language to communicate, but anything else anyone can tell me about this sort of situation would be extremely helpful.
 
I never know anyone that are mute, even anyone was included with the Deaf Culture, but I can tell the mute people can be involved with Deaf Culture as due of lack usage of speaking in the Deaf Culture.

That's all I can say :)
 
I don't think deaf and mute is around this here. I can speak but I cannot
understand speak well, nut my voice tone is perfect. However my ASL is great.

I need to tell you, I don't know, may try my best about not offending at anyone who is deaf/blind, I said... I have seen deaf/blind at capitol of Minnesota for rally when she was with an interpreter holding her hands what they saying.
 
Let me teach you something, it is better never use the word "mute" around deaf people. We are not quiet people and we can make a l o t of noises. :D

You only describe a person mute if the person does not communicate with any tools. We are not being mute because we communicate with our hands. A mexican person can be mute around English people because he does not know how to speak English. You can be a mute if you are around Spanish people, you do not speak or understand spanish.
 
I've known a lot of deaf people and while they may not be able to speak perfectly, they're not mute. Some deafies do not like to use their voices due to reactions of the hearing.

I can speak speak well enough to pass for hearing but sometimes I will pretend that I can't speak because a lot of people won't belive me if I tell them I'm deaf; it's easier to get them to commicate to me without misunderstandings by speaking slowly to me or p&p methold if I don't speak.
 
Cane Corso said:
Let me teach you something, it is better never use the word "mute" around deaf people. We are not quiet people and we can make a l o t of noises. :D

You only describe a person mute if the person does not communicate with any tools. We are not being mute because we communicate with our hands. A mexican person can be mute around English people because he does not know how to speak English. You can be a mute if you are around Spanish people, you do not speak or understand spanish.
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You are right.... when my kids were in High School... someone called me deaf mute... my daughter got angry... i told her it does not bother me... she said i was not mute at all.. i can speak... i realized she was right.. i can speak even with my deaf voice...
 
Deaf-mute means the person is deaf and cannot talk--not mean be totally silent in everything. Many deaf people can speak with different levels of skill--from good speech to being intelligible/not understandable. Those who know their speech is not good then won't speak at all to avoid embarrassment and if must communicate, will use notepad to write messages.

One best example I can think of a deaf-mute is from a movie, "The Stand". Rob Lowe played the deaf-mute character. Maybe you can use that example if you can get your hands on that movie. I think it was made for tv movie but not sure.
 
LifeTastesGood said:
Hi everyone! I'm new here, and I was wondering what everyone's general opinion is about people who can't speak, or mute people. I kind of have a lot of questions, so I hope you guys can help me out.
I'm fully able to hear and speak, so I apologize in advance if I accidentally offend anyone, I'm trying my best not to, but I don't have any experience with Deaf culture.
Anyway, to get to the point, I'm a writer, and I was trying out some new characters when I realized that one of them was mute. So I'm wondering how mute people fit into Deaf culture and such, because I would like to make my writing as realistic as possible. I sort of assumed on my own that he would fluently speak sign language to communicate, but anything else anyone can tell me about this sort of situation would be extremely helpful.
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Hi there. I've met one person who was hearing & mute. I was told by my teacher at the time ['88-'90] while me and the hearing-mute student were both in her class, along with about 5 other deafs. None of us were the same age as it was a small school. Well, this one other Deaf guy was like 2 yrs younger. The hearing-mute guy was at least 5 yrs older. He used some sign language to communicate with us, but I think he was Ausitic too so he also used other forms of commnication, like the communication board or something, I can't remember as I was only 9-11 yrs old during that time. He acted a bit strange and was always super shy but that was probably more due to his Austism. He wasn't really smart or bright but he was the most friendly caring person at school.

I wish I could help you more on how excatly other hearing-mute communicates. Had I been older, I would of asked my teacher as knowing me, I'd be interested on knowing more about people like the guy I went to school with. :]

Good luck on your writing! :]
 
You guys, I think the OP is referring to those who are simply mute in a general sense. The OP wasn't talking about the Deaf-mutes [which is also a good thing, cause most of us, including wouldn't really appreicate that word anyways since most of us still use or voice, while for many not perfect but alot of us can talk regardless of our Deafness.]

I have explained in the above post of a 'hearing-mute' I have met. That person was involved in both world during the 2 yrs I was at that school where he was in my class. But I'd imagine due to his hearing family, he was more in the hearing world & used the communication board thingy he had to communicate with his family. He isn't bright so he had a limited amount of vocabulary. It was really hard to watch that. I could tell that he'd get frusturated often although you'd never know it cause he'd not let it show!
 
sillycat said:
Deaf-mute means the person is deaf and cannot talk--not mean be totally silent in everything. Many deaf people can speak with different levels of skill--from good speech to being intelligible/not understandable. Those who know their speech is not good then won't speak at all to avoid embarrassment and if must communicate, will use notepad to write messages.
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I agree, that's what I thought the term word for those who don't speak is "Deaf-mute". I used to have some friends who are Deaf-mute but we've lost touch over the years. I can't help you there. ;)
 
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