'Don't Shoot The Messenger' is a new American Sign Language comedy series on YouTube for all the community.
Who says humor is always lost in translation? Jacob, a klutzy sign language interpreter, fumbles through life in New York City hopelessly lost in translation.
Although he’s fluent in two languages, both his personal and professional lives are riddled with ridiculous misunderstandings.
He constantly finds himself in awkward situations he can’t make sense of with eclectic Deaf and Hearing New Yorkers.
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'Don't Shoot The Messenger' - Teaser 1: Awkward Park. - Jacob never knows what to expect day to day in NYC. Featuring: Jacob- Craig Fogel, Dylan- John McGinty and Lady in the Park- Veronique Ory.
A humorous parody of Paul and Tina's copycat couple's sign language car singalong by a Deaf couple.
This video is a spoof dedicated to Paul and Tina Sirimarco, a hearing couple who created a viral video using ASL "You're the one That I Want" from the musical Grease in ASL and have taken the internet by storm.
Performance done by two Deaf and American Sign Language (ASL) users of Clearwater, Fla., The audio in background is a man talking on a news radio station and the Deaf couple are signing to a mix of two different songs from Frozen.
"I don't mind fun poked at me, as I poke back," the Dancing with the Stars alum tweeted Sunday. "But at the language, that millions use? It feels childish and insulting."
"Sign is not mime; it is a legit language," Matlin also tweeted. "Deaf people HAVE a sense of humor. Ever see me on Family Guy or Seinfeld? But faking signs that we use isn't the same... Read The Full Story .
Host of the Chelesa Lately TV show under fire for mocks sign language.
LOS ANGELES, California -- Late-night host Chelsea Handler (of the Chelsea Lately Show, on E! Network) has found herself in the center of controversy, due to this skit (air date: Oct 30, 2012) the ASL-users community say mocks and makes fun of the language they use to communicate American Sign Language.
And what some with hearing (like Chelsea) would consider as "over-exaggerated" facial expressions and body movements are used for a good reason, not to "editorialize" or to be "passionate", but to communicate linguistic elements that those with hearing convey by way of vocal inflection, pitch, rhythm, pace, etc, and take for granted.
The following article is required reading for everyone (esp. people who think like Chelsea), to understand what they're seeing. Also check out the comments section below the article, as they provide further information which is important to understand the issue.
E! Entertainment Television corporate lawyers probably will feel compelled to file a DMCA take-down notice with YouTube (as is their right, as they own the copyright), but I WILL file a DMCA counter-notice, demanding they file suit in Federal Court for copyright infringement. If they need to have a Judge lecture them on the basics of the principle of "fair use" exceptions allowed under U.S. Federal Copyright law, then they can be my guest.
On the other hand, I'm willing to consider relinquishing my right to this "fair use" (public commentary) if the "Chelsea Lately Show" offers a public apology for whatever insult and harm they have caused, perhaps with a statement educating their viewers as to why ASL interpreters must use non-gestural components as a part of ASL, to be broadcast on the Chelsey Lately show in an opening monologue, with a message that is deemed acceptable by representatives of the Deaf community (eg Deaf Nation).
Who not understand in ASL. Discussion of the reasons Lydia Callis (interpreter for Mayor Bloomberg during Hurricane Sandy) has become so "famous" and the language attitudes behind this. A comparison to language attitudes surrounding Chinese is made.
Laugh at or Laugh With?
Discussing my thoughts on issues surrounding TV Show - Chelesa Lately's skit on Hurricane Sandy's Breakout Star: Lydia Callis, NY Mayor Bloomberg's Sign Language Interpreter. Making fun of American Sign Language (ASL) in national spotlight is definitely lame and politically-incorrect despite unexpected and pricesless promotion of our beloved and respectful language recently.
An interpreter's main role is to convey information rather than become a celebrity for the ignorant. Deaf people are aware of such mainstream fasincation with interpreters and our "beautiful" language. So I bring up the question that is OK to laugh at or laugh with and basically shrug this off? I think this whole publicity stunt is a turkey. I forgot to mention in my vlog: What if this was a terrorist attack rather than a weather crisis in NYC? OK to laugh at or with Lydia's national exposure? I think not.
Responding to Those Who Mock Sign Language.
Lydia Callis, the interpreter for Mayor Bloomberg during Hurricane Sandy, became famous on internet overnight because of her facial expressions. A number of Deaf people have expressed their objection against those who mock the interpreter and American Sign Language, especially the comedian Chelsea Handler. How should we, as Deaf individuals, response to such mockery of our culture and language?
While most of the comments about Lydia online have been positive, they’re positive in an ironic and subtly mocking sort of way. The title of the Tumblr is “Lydia Callis’ face for NYC mayor” not her whole body, just her face.
In some of them, Callis is articulating herself in a way that would be completely relatable to any signer. “The Double Yodas” makes fun of the sign itself two hands in “Y” shapes pulling downward, which can either mean “now” or “today” while purporting to be a joke about Callis’ facial expression in the screencap... Read The Full Story.
Callis became an overnight celebrity this week for her animated facial expressions as she interpreted ASL for Michael R. Bloomberg during his many press conferences regarding Hurricane Sandy . But as journalist Lilit Marcus wrote over at the Atlantic, much of the coverage of Callis was patronizing to ASL speakers.
Marcus is the child of two hearing impaired parents and was dismayed, if not entirely surprised, that the hearing world seemed to think Callis was there to provide goofy entertainment.
Yes, Lydia Callis’ facial expressions and large, emphatic signs are a bit unusual among interpreters, but they’re not incorrect. Most interpreters have a difference between the way that they sign for large groups and the way that they sign for small ones.
Callis’ sign style reminds me more of the way that interpreters translate at Broadway shows or at college graduations, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong or that she’s doing it for attention... Read The Full Story.
Chelsea Lately Show "Interpreter Finds Fame" skit; Chelsea Handler finds controversy by mocking Deaf.
Late-night host Chelsea Handler of the Chelsea Lately Show, on E! Network has found herself in the center of controversy, due to this skit air date: Oct 30, 2012 which many members of the Deaf community say mocks and makes fun of the language they use to communicate: In the skit, a member of the cast mocks Mayor Bloomberg's ASL Interpreter Lydia Callis, who translated for the Mayor's Hurricane Sandy press conferences.
KiddNation - Mayor Michael Bloomberg and His Enthusiastic Interpreter:
Bloomberg's Sign Language Lady is funny! Crazy faces from Bloomberg's sign language interpreter:
As regulars Fred Armisen and Bobby Moynihan impersonated New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in the press conference sketch about the Hurricane Sandy disaster, two castmates offered comic signing beside them, which aired for the hearing-impaired people.
But the hearing impaired Matlin wasn't laughing, she found the skit offensive and took to Twitter.com to slam the show's producers and the stars themselves... Read The Full Story.
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Who says humor is always lost in translation? Jacob, a klutzy sign language interpreter, fumbles through life in New York City hopelessly lost in translation.
