And, why is that? Fear?
I know that some people are hostile towards me, and, I know why they're hostile. It's not my issue. The hostility is only hurting them. By being hostile, they deprive themselves of an opportunity to help someone to understand them.
Hostility never helps anyone. It only hurts. It's understandable, but at the same time, the hostility is exactly the reason the two worlds are so set apart.
What do you think would happen if a deaf person and a hearing person came together and actually learned from one another? It would only improve things for the deaf; I would think. And, really, isn't that what we want? More understanding for what the deaf deal with on a daily basis?