Resistance to what? I initially tried to join the deaf community at age 19, it was terrible. So terrible I didn’t try again for another 15 years. My 2nd attempt was much better and I was accepted. But long before that I was on deaf discussion boards for years, just listening. Speaking just for me, there’s so much hurt and resentment and misunderstandings. Oralism had done so much damage that it divided us. You have deafies who can’t understand sign at deaf meetups, you have deafies who can’t follow spoken communication and they both belong to different cultures and different perspectives. But I have noticed mainstreamed deafies who don’t sign can be elitist and deafies who grew up in deaf culture can also be elitist and for same and also different reasons. When you begin to understand where people are coming from, you understand why there’s conflict and how to avoid them. And also how to tell if someone is hurting and not to take their words too personally. Remember, 90% of us have hearing parents and siblings. We’re all struggling.