HMA14xx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

im hearing impaired and i just think marlee is amazingg !xi dont think deafness is a disability?

adaskf4if4f (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

they blatantly say that it is in the video

adaskf4if4f (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

you wish a disability on to one of your kids? sicko

haileydevin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

EXACTLY!!!! (Applause)

xenophile2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm frustrated when videos are not subtitled/captioned. Especially when they are about/featuring/including someone who is deaf or hard of hearing. Ironic!

ryanscottr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Interesting exchange between "funny1outta2" and "evegiselle." It wouldn't make a difference if my child were Deaf or hearing, since I know ASL. I do know that Deaf parents tend to hope that their children are born Deaf, and that makes perfect sense to me.True, being Deaf can be a challenge, but it depends on your attitude toward your hearing loss, as Marlee Matlin points out in this video. I GREATLY respect & admire Deaf people who take pride in their language, culture and identity.

vikingscool (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

HOW IS THAT EXACTLY SAME SAYING!! I say DEAF is fucking not disability!

evegiselle (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i love sing language too, i study it,n I can't believe what you say,YOU WISH YOUR CHILDREN TO BE DEAF!, Do you know any deaf person? do you know how difficult are some things for them, because i do, and i would never wish that to anybody, (although the deaf people i know is very clever). if you love sing language sooo much, why don't you study it and work with deaf children. I did that. I think everybody should know sing language, because it's really unfair for deaf people not being understood.

lovejawad (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

me too

funny1outta2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think being deaf would be cool in a way. I hope one of my future children is deaf b/c i LOVE sign language.