I hate glamorizing over-working. It’s not healthy. The fact that there are so many people going without sleep, food, personal hygiene (not to mention time for relaxation, personal time, and socialization, which are very necessary for mental health) just to stay afloat is not something to be celebrated or applauded. It’s a problem, not a goal that all good employees should aspire to, or a norm everyone should be expected to perform.
i don’t know what it is about sign language that makes ppl say the most buckwild most uninformed shit you’ve ever seen in your life. like. i’m hoh and only conversationally fluent. i have access needs, sure, but i’m not qualified to educate anyone about sign language. so i generally stay out of it.
the thing is, there’s only so many times you can see someone confidently say some shit like “why didn’t they just make ONE sign language???” or “actually every country has their own asl” or “wait, i can answer this! i don’t know anything about sign language, but i read a wattpad fic about a Deaf girl in 2015—” before you start chewing on walls
who wants to see my favoritest post ever (too late you’re already here)
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this does not say “i will kill you.” many people were quick to point this out. let’s go on a tour through some of my favorite tags and comments, shall we?
“#not how you say that Imao #assuming this is meant to be asl of course. could be another sl #in asl it says touch-finish-SF-you #which idk what that even means Imao #‘You are done touching San Francisco’ Imao”
“#sf touch will finish you would be somewhat threatening #or ominous #but they opted to be completely incorrect for no reason i guess #ik intermediate level asl so im sitting here staring at the picture bare ass to the fan wondering what the fuck is going on”
“#is this in another languages sign language cause this is sure as shit not ASL or ESL”
“This isn’t ASL, no one in the comments knows what it is. In ASL I think it’s “earth finish San Francisco you”?”
“so the other “signs” are still gibberish? #i knew it!”
it says “have you been to San Francisco.” it literally just says “have you been to san francisco.”
these illustrations are from “American Sign Language: Fact and Fancy.” in this novel, author Harry Marcowicz dispels a number of myths about ASL—such as, for example, the myth that it follows English grammar
There are, however, some speakers of English who assume that ASL must follow the rules of their language in order to be grammatical. To support their claim, sign-for-word translations are used to show that ASL lacks a grammar or that it is ‘broken English.’ Based on these translations, ‘deficiencies’ are pointed out. As an example, consider the sign sentence: TOUCH FINISH SAN FRANCISCO YOU? (An appropriate English translation is, ‘Have you been to San Francisco?’)”
sure enough, people took one look at this sentence out of context and called it all “gibberish”
if you’d like to learn ASL, bill vicars on YouTube will happily teach you the basics. for free. better yet, find a local Deaf teacher! regardless, many d/Deaf and hard of hearing people rely on sign language for access, so it’s important to us. please be respectful
Because I’m only seeing other Jews posting about this, non-Jews I need you to be aware that for the past month or two there has been a wave of bomb threats and swattings at synagogues all across the US. They usually do it when services are being livestreamed. I haven’t seen a single non-Jew talking about this. High holidays are coming up in a few weeks, which is when most attacks happen against our communities. We’re worried, and we need people to know what’s happening to us.
Sorting people into the labels of generations like boomers and millennials depending on not just age but overall culture is so awkward because I am 25 and technically older gen Z yet I hate TikTok, I can’t understand half of the slang being used nowadays and I remember using Skype before Discord was even conceived.
disability rights involves the right to do fuck all. the right to be a useless member of society and STILL be loved and cared for and have a fair standard of living. human beings are not defined by the capital we produce.
moment of silence for everyone who relied on AI chat bots for research when it’s going around saying shit like this.
[image description: search that reads “country in africa that starts with K”. the featured snipped is from www.emergentmind.com and reads “While there are 54 recognized countries in Africa, none of them begin with the letter “K”. The closest is Kenya, which starts with a “K” sound, but is actually spelled with a “K” sound. It’s always interesting to learn new trivia facts like this.” /end ID]
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