( ░ ❛ sentence starters for deaf/mute muses
For characters who are deaf (these would either be signed, written down, or spoken):
“Being deaf doesn’t automatically mean you can’t speak.”
“Most people aren’t completely deaf, so you don’t need to shout in my face.”
“I do know sign language.”
“I don’t know sign language.”
“Not everyone who knows sign language can speak to each other. There’s several different types of sign language. Most languages have their own versions.”
“I do have a hearing aide/cochlear implant, but it’s not a miracle cure.”
“I don’t wear hearing aides or cochlear implants, they’re not for me.”
“For the last time I don’t want a hearing aide/cochlear implant!”
“I can lipread some, but it isn’t that accurate.”
“Oh I’m sorry I didn’t realise that my ears drove the car.”
“Fair warning I sign while I drive the car, don’t worry its safe.”
“For the last time: I do not read braille. My eyes work fine.”
“Not all deaf people want to hear, you know.”
“Either you aren’t a virgin or vegetable, I can’t really guess from context.”
“Sometimes I just wish I could just be _. Not deaf. Not hearing. Just me.”
For characters interacting with deaf characters:
“I know the alphabet in sign language.”
“I’m sorry if my sign language isn’t very good.”
“Sign language is weird. How can hand movements be words?”
“I thought that being deaf means you can’t hear at all.”
“If you met up with a deaf person from… Australia or something, you’d be able to talk to each other, right? You’re so lucky that sign language is universal.”
“Wait, how can you be deaf and not know sign language?”
“Can you teach me to sign rude words?”
“How can you talk if you can’t hear what you’re saying?”
“You read braille, right?”
“Well what if I just talked really loud?”
“How did you get a driver’s license if you can’t hear?”
“Why wouldn’t you want a hearing aide/cochlear implant? Wouldn’t it make your life so much easier?”
For characters who are mute (these could either be signed or written down):
“Just because I can’t speak doesn’t mean I can’t hear.”
“There are multiple reasons for muteness. Some people don’t speak because of anxiety, some physically can’t… there’s a whole range of reasons.”
“Selective mutism doesn’t necessarily mean that I can’t speak at all. It just means that certain situations trigger me and make it hard to talk.”
“I hope they realise that just because they’re shouting it’s not going to somehow make me talk.”
“For some reason someone just got mad at me for giving them a note/using sign language. They said I should just speak up.”
“Selective mutism doesn’t just affect children.”
“I know __ just as well as you do, I just can’t physically speak it.”
“No, sign language isn’t just used by deaf people. It’s a way for anybody who can’t physically speak to not have to use their voice.”
For characters interacting with mute characters:
“I’ve only heard of selective mutism in children. Doesn’t it go away once you’re older?”
“Why were they screaming at you? They know that just because you don’t talk doesn’t mean you can’t hear, right?”
“Oh, I thought you have to not be able to hear to know sign language.”
“You can speak in some situations but not others? Why don’t you just speak all the time?”
“Dude, it’s cool. We can just text!”
“I’m sorry; do they honestly think you can’t talk because you’re stupid or something? It’s not like you don’t know __, you just can’t speak. That asshole.”
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