Gallaudet is kinda funny -
If you didn't come from a deaf family, or you didn't come from a deaf school you were pretty much considered an outsider. There was a group of people at Gallaudet during my time there who thought of themselves as the elite ones. But I would be laughing all the time because they would think of themselves as so good but when they were no better or superior than any of us. But it was sad, and I know it still rings true to this day I keep an open mind with deaf people from all backgrounds because not everyone shares the same experiences. I spent 4 years at Gallaudet and gained alot of exposure from it, but on the other hand - it is interesting to see how the world revolves and its also interesting to see how some of them still carry that attitude OUTSIDE of Gallaudet - even years after they graduated from Gallaudet.
Point is being, it is not just Gallaudet it is just the way the culture is within the culture.
If you didn't come from a deaf family, or you didn't come from a deaf school you were pretty much considered an outsider. There was a group of people at Gallaudet during my time there who thought of themselves as the elite ones. But I would be laughing all the time because they would think of themselves as so good but when they were no better or superior than any of us. But it was sad, and I know it still rings true to this day I keep an open mind with deaf people from all backgrounds because not everyone shares the same experiences. I spent 4 years at Gallaudet and gained alot of exposure from it, but on the other hand - it is interesting to see how the world revolves and its also interesting to see how some of them still carry that attitude OUTSIDE of Gallaudet - even years after they graduated from Gallaudet.
Point is being, it is not just Gallaudet it is just the way the culture is within the culture.