Elites is racism too…

Love this! Great job and thanks for sharing!!

Happy International Day Of Sign Languages.👂

Thanks for sharing that❤. Ilove that your grandma learned sign for your dad, and though your grandpa didn’t learn when your dad was young, it’s beautiful that he took up sign after your dear grandma passed. And I completely agree about the technology today - what a huge help for Deaf and hearing communication

Ages no matter. It is enthusiasm and motivation create opportunity and possibility. Love your G’pa for trying! ❤

That’s sweet! Sounds like grandpa knows ASL, though.

Curious… you use Convo interpreter service on your mobile any time any where when you need to converse with a hearing person at a bank office, car dealer s office, etc? Who pays the interpreter service? You or hearing person?

Good for you!!!❤❤ 🥾

Love this so much thank you!❤❤

Fun!

Congrats on doing a keynote speech! Way to just go with it in your gym clothes ❤

Nice!! Looking it up now!

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Love it keep it up

Thank you for your perspective. I am a late-deafened adult but have been increasingly involved in the Deaf community in the last 15 years. I feel more comfortable in the Deaf community but although I have been signing for many years I have come to accept that I will always have a “ hearing brain “ 😕

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Thank you for posting in KZbin bec I do not have any social media. I closed all social media a few years ago for my personal reasons. Thank you, again.

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Awesome! Good for her and thanks for sharing!

Nice!

Wonderful!!

😂love that you named them all

Glad you’re on KZbin! I just subscribed! I don’t have any social media accounts but I spend a LOT of time on KZbin 😊❤

MM. is founder of Deaf elitism !!!!

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oh!! that was cool :)

Well said and I agree with your veiwpoint of "deaf elitism". There is "favoritism" as well especially in a deaf schools. It's funny because we are just a minority compared to a big, big hearing world out there and we have deaf factions among us. 🙄

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be with hope sister , i will support you sister and you kind of people are make me more motivate , after i start to earn my own money i must help people like you

I loved it! Your showed really so BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️❤️ with GREAT CAPTIONS

your beautiful!! thumb up.

cross your legs smile it's a legal technology and language isue the private company is also liable America First. working to protect our rights to technological innovation USA first

🤓that's true!🧐

Omg your daughter is so adorable! Agreed well said 🎉😊

Sums up trying to do something with a child, he is funny so it's hard to be strict.

IT IS TOUGH for sure! I love BOTH hearing world, with myself wearing Cochlear Implant, and being involved in the Deaf Elite Community with strong ASL and Deaf culture......

Yes.. it is our time

Blah. As if there is so much white privilege. The problem is that so many think they are so much better because they have been in the community longer. It’s the same everywhere-not just in the deaf world. But it seems more pronounced amongst you all because the population is smaller so it it more under the radar and seems bigger.

i agree with u , im a hard of hearing attended deaf school, im grow up with hearing family, i do believe hearing people should learn sign languages if u have a child who is deaf or anyone boy or girl want to be friend with other who is deaf, should be learn sign languages because they will understand each other by talking with own hands. open up to any hearing people do sign languages, i hope in the future will be much better than years ago. i know u did talked about two different ways, deaf and hearing. i know u are right that how i feel same way... i live with two worlds that who i am.

I'm such an idiot, I tried raising my volume.

I’ve said many times that the label “deaf elite” or “deaf elitism” is audist, because that label is often directed against Deaf people who are L1, well educated, have Deaf relatives, and are employed What’s the goal here for the Deaf community? Why attack people for having these things? The goal is for us all to try to make sure everyone is fluent in ASL and educated so that they can get a job etc 1

Hi! Today I’m reviewing this book. [The book cover appears on screen, showing a Black woman with an afro smiling and wearing a bright yellow coat. The title is “More Than Enough” by Elaine Welteroth, Foreword by Ava Duvernay.”] “More Than Enough” by Elaine Welteroth. I’m not sure if the kindle will stay on or if it’ll eventually turn off. This is a memoir, and whew… A JUICY one. I’ve read some memoirs where it’s a little detailed, but I didn’t really feel like I’m THERE at that moment, experiencing it… But this one? Oh, yes. And what’s even better… This sparks my interest, definitely. Elaine… Really, first, I took, or watched, her MasterClass on designing your career and I was AWESTRUCK. I feel like… That’s my role model right there!!! She talked about identifying your lanes. Her “lanes” are journalism and fashion, so she found a way to exist and operate in an intersection of both lanes - with magazines. Really, she made a name for herself after she became the editor of Teen Vogue in around 2017, making her the youngest person AND the second Black person to hold that title at Conde Nast which is a media company that is a parent to magazines like Vogue, GQ, Wired, The New Yorker. They’re under their parent company, Conde Nast. She got herself in that position as the editor at a young age, at like 29 or 30, of a world-renowned magazine. She’s now a judge on the TV show Project Runway. Anyway, I was blown away after watching her MasterClass and immediately bought her book on Kindle. She shares many stories, and I feel like I can’t repeat them because it’s best to read them directly from her. But wow, it’s very inspiring to read stories from her coming-of-age story in her teen years and as a young adult in her career, including break-ups that shaped her and her journey in finding herself. There’s a lot I can relate to. She really takes you inside that world, from when she started working in the magazine industry during the economic recession in 2008 where many print magazines were shutting down left and right. Like what companies? Like Cosmo Girl. I used to read that magazine, but they shut down and stopped printing magazines. And others shut down too, like Teen People. She started at Ebony Magazine, then she became the editor of Teen Vogue. I could see that, because I did notice Teen Vogue making headlines while other teen magazines were shutting down. It became more political, in the right way. Many young readers feel like “YES, Teen Vogue gets it”, and I noticed that. Elaine was the editor behind this shift. So, she explains this in depth, what it’s like to be part of that process, why these decisions were made, and how she made big decisions like these. I completely devoured that book. I’ll admit that while reading the book, I did notice that the writing isn’t as smooth or beautiful as it is in some memoirs that are beautifully written. At times it felt like a rushed blog post. I did notice that while reading it, but honestly, I was excited to read it. I’d hurry and read it any chance I got like during downtime or before bed. Now I’ve forgotten about how the writing isn’t the best, but the wisdom, the stories, the advice, and inspiration… That’s what has stayed with me. You know, for those who are interested in reading about career changes, making career decisions, and how to balance that ambition with self care, valuing our self worth and not forgetting ourselves… You’ll enjoy this book. Elaine definitely wrote this for young women of color. So, if you are a young woman of color, this is for you. If you’re not, maybe you’ll feel it’s obvious that it’s not written with you in mind if you read it, but that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. I think anyone can be inspired by her, because she shows how she has the guts to follow her heart and pursue her dreams despite the many barriers she faced in the world. Yet she persisted and succeeded. That, in itself, is inspiring to anyone, I think. My rating? 4/5 stars.

I'm not quite sure how the hearing pathological system created Elitism amongst the Deaf Community. Growing up in the 80's - I had to work very hard and like most small societies, went through "rite of passage" to be accepted in the Deaf community (MSSD). Early 90's thing were still great with all kinds of Deaf peers being patient, friendly and inclusive.However, after 1995 onward, there were a huge rift inside the Deaf Community - the Deaf Elites were mostly from multiple generations of Deaf families or rarely, if born from a hearing non-signing family but raised in a Deaf school from preschool onward - were able to pass as an Elite Deaf status. This is the Deaf Elite individual's responsibility to NOT reject newcomers. Sure, it's not Deaf individuals' job to become an ASL teacher - so referring people to master ASL from school is encouraged. However, we are still responsible to invite newcomers, be patient and include them in our social events. Sadly, now with no more Deaf Clubs, it's very difficult to get together to have shared experiences and real life interaction on a social level. With the Theoretical ASL being sprung upon new students and getting confused with Common ASL - it's no wonder there's so much confusion going on. Sadly, with hearing non-signing families being brainwashed to put invasive C.I. in deaf infants; Alexander Graham Bell encourage hearing parents to teach "ASL" to their hearing babies to reap money but forbiddening deaf parents to teach deaf babies ASL is just completely oxymoron. What can we do to stop the rift amongst our Deaf community? Just like how the Highlander Scottish Jacobites fought with each other and the English Colonists invaded their country and defeated them. Same with the Native American Indians in the US, some tribes warred with other tribes and when the white settlers invaded their lands... they lost due to not being united to defend themselves. We may be the last generation of Deaf people without CI/hearing aids who are dominantly ASL signers. Why aren't we rejecting CI and DNA stem cell research... why are we being pressured to be hearing? Because we are NOT united in strength to fight back TOGETHER. Divided we fall, united we rise. Up to us to solve within our own community and get rid of the elitist attitude and work humbly as a teamplayer.

Thanks for sharing your book review. Appreciate you taking time to share your insight and experience being parents nowadays.

Agreed with what you signed! Lack of discipline everywhere 😢 All parents should be required to read this book!!!!

[VD: asian woman wearing black short sleeved shirt and white striped bottoms sitting on black leather couch with part of a bookshelf showing behind her right] [TRANSCRIPT] Hello! Today, I will be reviewing this book, “Good Families Don’t Just Happen,” written by Catherine Musco Garcia-Prats and her husband Joseph Garcia-Prats. Ok. So. How did I get this book? Really, I was just walking in my neighborhood--you know how some houses have a “free library” outside in a small box, and you can just take or place any books, whichever is up to you. It’s free for anyone in the area. I am currently a mother to two young children. I’ve been wondering about my husband and my parenting style, was it good? I felt like we were struggling in some areas and we could improve somehow. And so this book. Especially during the pandemic, honestly, while going through it, my parenting style had to simply be good enough. I’m constantly in survival mode, so I just make sure the kids are fed, sleeping, and having some kind of educational stimulation while they’re staying at home for nearly a year. As for screen time, I didn't bother. It was all good enough, but now I don’t want that to continue. I want to really enjoy parenting and such… That’s where I am now. First, before I start talking about the book, I want to recognize--do I identify with the family, with the mother who really wrote most of the story. Do I identify with her? No. One, I don’t have a big family. I’m an only child. Two, the mother stayed at home while raising her children. Later, she did go back to school, to work, but right now, my children are still young. So, sometimes her advice or explanations of day-to-day tasks, how she made sure everything was taken care of, these didn’t quite apply to me. Three, the family is deeply religious. Really, religion is the foundation of her family’s values. I am not a religious person. I do have a relationship with spirituality, yes, but religion is not a part of my life. Really, even though I don’t identify with her, it doesn’t mean I can’t learn from her. I did. I took away many valuable lessons from that book, that family. One. The topic of discipline had the biggest impact on me and my family. She emphasizes on figuring out what the appropriate consequences are for specific misbehavior, and then STAYING with it, discussion-dry. She mentioned that sometimes parents neglect to follow through with the consequences, because it becomes an inconvenience the longer you uphold it. No. It’s better to bear with these minimal inconveniences now, than allowing the misbehavior to continue in the long run. For example, my four-year-old kid, sometimes I, especially with the pandemic, with the both of them at home all day, I’m figuring out when I can do my errands. When the baby’s asleep, and the four-year-old’s iPad time aligns perfectly, I can do my errands in that window. And then the four-year-old pushes his sister, so I give no iPad time as a consequence. But then I think, if the baby’s sleeping, what could he do? I need a break, I need to do other things. I made empty no-iPad threats, but then I gave it to him anyway so I can do other things. So that--she’s right. One thing I did with my husband after reading the book is discussing appropriate consequences for various misbehavior, trying not to overdo or minimize them. Then, we stayed with it. Actually, during the first week, my son had lost his iPad privileges, and tried to talk back. I kept saying yes, that I’m taking it. And then I held on to my other errands. I kept my focus on him and did other things with him. I followed through. And he’s already improving--not 100%, of course, but I could see a difference immediately. She also asserts that children are the priority, period. She’s seen some families that feel like children are disruptive, distracting them from their TV time, from their things. She says no. Prioritize your children. That hit me hard, because I do admit, sometimes I forget that. Sometimes, I do feel like when I’m on a break, on my phone, and the kids come to me and I feel like it interrupted my phone time. Or in the early mornings when I do my yoga, but then the kids wake up early. They barged in on my morning time alone. Yes, I felt that way sometimes. The book helped me turn it around, that the children are my priority. Everything else comes second. Of course, it’s important to have some balance, we all sometimes need our “me” time, yes. But it did make a positive impact on my mentality. Yes, the children are my priority. Of course. I had to let go of other things that weren’t as important. The last thing I truly appreciated from the book is the way the parents affirmed that they want to enjoy their children as people. Their uniqueness, talents, special interests, unique personalities, the parents enjoy their time with them. It means, for example, a little off topic, but they never shared report cards. The report cards are between the child and the parent. So the children didn’t need to know each other’s cards or make unhealthy competitions. That also applies to how one might be incredibly talented at sports while the other isn’t, but the bottom line is to not compare. This child is awesome, they enjoy doing it, and they’re great at it? Encourage them. This other child, what about them, their interests? That’s fine. Encourage them too, so that each child can be inspired and know their parents support them so they can pursue their own true interests. That is definitely what I want to do with my children as well. One con is that this book can be judgmental at times. They would compare themselves with other families, and show how they did things differently. It can feel judgmental. And, this book started to get repetitive towards the end. Would I recommend this book to any other parents? Hmm. A single parent might not find it helpful, and for people who might feel triggered by the excessive mentioning of religion, this book wouldn’t be a good fit. As for me, I appreciated it. It was an easy read, and another family’s stories, it felt like I was glimpsing their lives and seeing how they do it. Some points could apply to me, and some couldn’t. I feel that I benefited from reading the book, yes. My rating? Four out of five stars.

Hope thing that we learn for better !

Well signed!! Time to make the changes before too late

Your son s eyes and your eyes are both dark brown and dark brown hair same 😺

My name is Scott Turnage and a deaf man. I grew up with my family. There is a deprevised language that I feel missing and not welcome to s deaf community. I watch your vlog and that makes sense that we have a sign language in a deaf world without deprevised language. That's the problem for eliteism who has a fancy ASL not us who has a fair ASL. I understand that we just get along w our sign language. We can get deprevised language out of it and involved in a deaf community as picks the language up and with communicate we feels belongs not eliteism. I appreciate your vlog. I have that experience with my own eyes.thank you.