Apr 28, 2015
Why do BSL Signed Songs piss me off so much?!
I should appreciate the value of it - the exposure YouTube and video medias give to sign language and the wider audience it can often reach. But I've seen enough badly signed SEE hearing wannabes to last a lifetime. There is never any cultural equivalence in these attempts at sign song. Just amateurs purporting to 'love' the language using it incredibly badly. My toes curl. Getting sign language awareness into the minds of the mass majority of course is a wonderful thing, just don't forget the Deaf community behind it. Beware supposed cultural ownership; promote Deaf rights, communication access and BSL!