Look, I didn't say I knew what it was like to be deaf. I merely pointed out that the problem you describe has nothing to do with your cochlear implant or speaking abilities.
And to go by your little analogy, when you want to fit into Deaf culture, you SIGN. I wouldn't be accepted by anyone in the Deaf culture if I refused to sign. I don't know of any culturally Deaf person who wouldn't be mad at me for refusing to sign.
You still fail to grasp my point that the purpose of Deaf culture is to promote SIGNING, not deafness. It has nothing to do with hearing ability or lack thereof.
Yes, I'm hearing. I'm hearing. I'M HEARING. How many times must I repeat it before you realize that I have never claimed to be deaf or to know what it's like to not hear anything? I never explicitly stated that I ever knew what it was like to be unable to hear.
