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I also have learned the hard way that “let me know if u need anything” isn’t effective while people are in crisis. So here are my alternatives:

Only because of hearies who say shit like this and are the way they are in their ableism

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Telling #Deaf people they can speak really well is not a compliment. I’m tired of seeing it.

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Now I see why you barely see sign language from them in their debut performance and interacting IRL and in interviews.

They barely knew any KSL before training and that's when they learned KSL, ASL, *and* IS??? Dang. That's a lot.

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Not gonna lie, I was hoping for a lot more signing than there actually was.

Rikki Poynter Here’s their full performance

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A deaf perspective on Big Ocean's lively debut!
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Rikki Poynter Here’s more details article about them

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Rikki Poynter Also, their sign name is not yet official. Deaf fan of BTS gave them options to incorporate KSL + ASL. I hope to see official sign name

Rikki Poynter Yes, all three of them speaks so well. Two hearing aids and other one cochlear implant. One of Deaf fan from BTS told me she worked with Big Ocean’s KSL translation to tutor them to learn ASL. They’re still learning.

Here is the link of their interview:
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