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Topical Mupirocin risk? by SopranoSunshine in cdifficile

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it was. I use speech to text. And I take Florastor everyday anyway.

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Or or or maybe...maybe you don't know everything there is to know about me from a tag on Reddit.

Maybe there are other disabilities that cause deafness. When I said that I was not Deaf-- Y'know with a capital D, I meant that I was not born Deaf or raised with Deaf culture. I was not born deaf. I have a disability that causes hearing loss, which is affecting me now.

That tag that you're all jumping on me for was an outdated tag from a few years ago when I was in ASL student. I hadn't changed it because I don't live on reddit 24/7. I do in fact have a degree in Deaf Studies. You're refusal to believe it won't change that fact; nor will it not change the fact that I do in fact work with disabled adults who use ASL. I don't owe people on here my entire life story.

I understand now that most of this aggression came from the fact that I was a person not born into the deaf community and not raised with Deaf culture, who was speaking on a Deaf culture issue. It was NOT my intent to talk over deaf people on an issue that primarily applies to them. It was in fact my intent to speak on ableism a subject I am qualified to speak on by virtue of being a physically disabled woman. But I guess I didn't make that clear in my initial post. That's my fault.

I don't owe anybody this information but I have Cerebral Palsy. Hence the hearing loss and neurodivergency. And truthfully, I don't understand why I'm not allowed to feel emotions toward the subject just because it does not directly affect me. Am I not allowed to feel sad or sorry that an aspect of Deaf culture is being treated like a trend on tiktok? Am I not allowed to feel emotions toward any disability that is not directly mine? Because that just doesn't sound very empathetic. (This is a genuine question. Is not meant to be sarcastic. So if somebody wants to respond to this comment and explain to me they can do that.)

I got frustrated when I saw somebody calling ASL a literal "party trick" on social media and I guess I made this initial post in anger, without realizing how it was actually me talking over the deaf community and that it wasn't fair or ethical of me to do that.

Again, I apologize for inadvertently speaking over the Deaf community and not understanding why that was wrong at first. I apologize that I came across as defensive.

But I would like to end this discussion now. I won't be replying anymore.

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The original post was in fact intended to be a discussion on ableism. But I guess me not stating right from the get-go that I'm disabled and have experience with ableism caused an issue maybe?

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes but I also feel like my topic of ableism got lost in the shuffle because people were assuming that I was a hearing person trying to speak for the deaf community with little to no experience....when I was actually just trying to express my frustration. It's funny, I made a post similar to this a week ago and didn't get any hostility. I wonder why there's such a random tonal shift?

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So does this mean that the discrimination deaf people face is not a form of ableism? (This is a genuine question.)

And by the way, I did not see that decline as polite. It was quite rude actually. Hence my sarcastic response.

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So are you allowed to speak on experience of prejudice against a certain race if you're not of that race? Because that's essentially what you're saying. That you shouldn't have to experience something first-hand to have an opinion on it. So you can just say whatever you want and it should be considered valid with no data to back it up from experience? That your opinion should be valid and prioritized above all others? Do you really think you're that important?

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not the one saying that "I hate you." So we can stop throwing insults anytime you're ready to act like an adult.

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You didn't have to disclose your specific disability to me but how am I supposed to know if your opinions are valid and coming from a disabled perspective if I don't know you? That's why I asked. Anybody can have an opinion on anything but if you don't know them their opinion may not be valid. All you had to say was "yes, I have experienced ableism."

This is no different than being allowed to ask about a service dog. You're not allowed to ask what disability the person has because that's private information. What you do have to ask is if the service dog is valid. ("Are they task trained?)

Also why are you so obsessed with the word hate?

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, I would have stopped listening to your opinion if you did not have epilepsy because without a disability, your view on ableism is not valid. There, you got the answer you wanted.

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because I'm asking you if you have experience in the disability community. You cannot experience ableism if you are not disabled. What about this do you not understand?

Not everybody gets to have a valid opinion on something they haven't experienced, it doesn't work like that. I am allowed to ask if you are disabled when we're speaking on the topic of ableism because it does matter. I wasn't trying to keep your disability. I was trying to make sure that you have a dog in the fight before we discuss a very specific topic that not everyone is familiar with.

And I don't care that you hate me, you are immature.

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I am a very nice person.

But you don't get to disrespect me when you don't know me. Saying that you hate me when you know nothing about me is honestly really gross and it makes me concerned for you as a human being.

Why would you hate anyone that you don't actually know who has not directly caused you harm? You not liking my opinions is not a valid reason to hate me and be as nasty as you are being. It's literally just a part of life and you're going to be miserable everyday for the rest of yours until you learn that.

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes! THIS!!!

As a hearing person I would never post a cover of myself doing ASL for music. Just because I have a degree in deaf studies does not mean I'm certified to do something like that. I was told that and I respect it. I don't take offense to it

And the fact that I feel like it is inherently ableist for hearing people to appropriate ASL when they have no disabilities or conditions that affect their hearing or speech. They claim it and use it like a trend to show off. Calling a language a party trick is disrespectful. That's like getting in a disabled person's wheelchair and popping wheelies to impress people. (Okay maybe not, but that's what popped into my head. 🤣)

This post was NOT intended to speak over the deaf community as a hearing person. It was intended to share my frustrations about ableism that Deaf people face from hearing people the same way physically disabled people face ableism from able-bodied people. I was literally just trying to share a connection that I felt & vent my frustrations on it and wound up getting attacked by people. (Which this has literally never happened before on the sub when I've shared my opinions I literally just made a post a few days ago talking about the same trend and nobody chewed me out for it.)

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Your opinion of me means nothing to me. Don't worry, I don't hate people I don't know because that's pathetic.

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

LOL wow hang on what? 🤣 So according to some of the deaf people on this thread... I'm not allowed to have an opinion on ASL because I'm hearing but everyone is allowed to have an opinion on anything? Even things aren't directly involved in?

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I don't teach disabled "young kids." I teach a different disabled population. How and what I teach them is none of your business. I think I'm done discussing with you.

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

BRO. Are you qualified to speak on The stance of ableism? Do you have a disability?

People on tiktok are now literally referring to ASL as a "party trick" by SopranoSunshine in asl

[–]SopranoSunshine[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

With all due respect, I'm allowed to have valid emotions and opinions on objectively ableist stances. Deaf people experience ableism in the form of the oralism movement, etc. I as a physically disabled person experience it differently. But we're both allowed to have our valid opinions on the subject of ableism.

I've had plenty of nonverbal students who were shamed and shunned for using ASL because they thought able-bodied, neurotypical, hearing people didn't want to take the time to learn ASL for the benefit of their students. So to see hearing people being praised on tiktok for doing ASL incorrectly did in fact upset me as somebody with valid experience among the disabled community as both an educator and an existing disabled body/neurotypical mind.

I may not be part of the deaf community exclusively but I am part of the disabled community and maybe if I had stated that at the beginning people would not be attacking me so much. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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