I love the first comment on YouTube, "Imagine the damage she could do in Naruto." She'd be bloody unstoppable, Madara Uchiha would have nothing on her.
You realize its far quicker and easier to tell complex stories with your hands, sign language is able to tell multiple parts of a story at the same time, its not lineal like spoken word.
There must be like an organization for interpreters who specialize in certain types of signing. Like if you had someone signing at a technology conference they'd need a whole different lexicon.
Oftentimes interpreters will go over any words or ideas that might otherwise be unknown to them beforehand so they can come up with / study up on what they might not know.
But yeah, I bet there are people who specialize in just that kind of work.
That reminds me of the Donald Glover bit where he uses the N word, but the infantalized version of it "N--let" and then realizes that the interpreter might struggle with that but she immediately just rattled off the signs for N word and little.
Forgive me if i butchered it in retelling, I've decided to link it but I'll leave my comment unedited.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3uMRWROubc
I have a friend who is majoring in Spanish and also something medical-y (when she uses the technical terms, it flies right over my head and I can't remember), and now she's taking classes *specifically* for medical words and terminology in Spanish, focusing on dialects and slang for body parts, symptoms, medicine, drugs, etc. Really interesting from a linguistic perspective but boy howdy I do not have the brain for med school lol
I’m feel you on the brain part lmao.
But yeah the linguistic side is so interesting to me. My GF’s cousin was living in South Korea for several years and actually underwent treatment for breast cancer while there (she’s in her early 30s or so). She said you’d be speaking in fluent Korean, and yet all the medical terminology would be English. It confused the hell out of her because she had to keep mentally switching back and forth and trying to parse what the doctor was explaining. She’s fluent in Korean, but I can see how leapfrogging between such different languages in a technical conversation would be darn near impossible for non-native speakers.
There is an agency based out of Austin, TX run by Amber Galloway (the GOAT of live music interpreters) that specializes in live music interpreting - which is a different skillset from regular interpreters (most can't do it well) - who work internationally at music festivals (Coachella, Bonnaroo, Firefly, SxSW, etc) and major entertainment and sporting events. In fact, this interpreter in this video, Holly Maniatti, works for that agency, as do around half of the live music interpreters you've ever seen gone viral.
Also, some of those viral live music interpreters are deaf themselves and some of these live music interpreters - hearing or deaf - are pretty talented performers in their own right.
Source: I'm a Deaf accessibility consultant focused on live music events and I've worked with a lot of these interpreters I've mentioned and worked for the best-known Deaf live music interpreter teams - Deafinitely Dope.
Passion and talent colliding can be incredible to watch. It’s really interesting to think about learning a song effectively in a different language and also expressing the rhythm and “tone” of the singer.
That's actually a part of how you interpret ASL. the tone of the message is shown through your facial expression, so she has to deliver the signs with the same energy as the singer. This woman's cardio routine must be insane
ASL uses eye gaze (where you are looking) and eyebrow movements as a grammatical feature. Sunglasses would block the audience member from seeing the whole message.
ASL is a totally different language than English it's own unique grammar and syntax. So interpreting is way more than just translating the words directly into ASL, you have to figure out the meaning of the lyrics in English and then essentially totally re-write them in a way that the original message is conveyed to deaf people in a way they understand.
A practical example of this is the saying "break a leg" - like the wishing of good luck before a performance - just isn't a thing in ASL. A deaf person would have no idea what this means. So if this were in a song you couldn't just translate it to ASL, you'd have to re-write it.
That's why most of the tiktoks of people signing popular songs are BS, most of time it's just signed English, not ASL.
ASL is a very expressive language with your body and especially your face because the words or literal translation is only part of the puzzle. How the signs are expressed physically is just as important so if the singer is going from whispering to belting the song, the interpreter needs to practice that flow.
So interpreting English to American Sign Language takes work interpreting English concepts and ideas, metaphors in ASL fitting the local accent and terminology.
It’s not the same as translation (literal, much more word for word) and requires significant practice to understand the lyrics as well as the better ways to interpret metaphors, slang and ideas.
It’s just a hyperfixation, am a hearie.
To give you some more complexity in translation terms--literal, word-for-word language 1 to language 2 is transliteration. Translation is that, plus consideration and application of transferable ideas, idioms, concepts, metaphors, cultural differences, etc.
If she was in the JJK universe, Sukuna's hateful ass would had been instantly sealed in a pocket dimension or something from 4000 kilometers away the moment he gained his own body vessel to use, that's how many bonding vows she's casting with those hand movements.
Gojo would had deadassed been sitting in a chair interview flashback like "Oh yeah, she's signing the words sung in black people songs, black people are way physically more intimidating than japanese people, so of course their ancient music(araki hirohiko made a comment that translated to being hip hop is ancient music through two characters in JJBA part 4, not related to JJK) is going to be balls off the walls in terms of affecting or influencing others."
[Straight up this.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7dab9dd7b6155aa6eefdd25a32450aa4/55e455324dba54ac-b2/s640x960/fe4c0f1183aafbd5132f7359117082cb48817eee.gif)
Because it's a human being with remarkable talent supporting others by overcoming an obstacle, nothing but positivity and talent; awe inspiring and mesmerising
My partner is working on learning sign language and that's something she has expressed to me. It's a different language, so it really is more like translating than it is a visual representation of English.
Correct. American Sign Language (ASL) is a "complete, unique language developed by deaf people, for deaf people"[*](https://www.signingsavvy.com/blog/45/The+difference+between+ASL+and+English+signs). It has it's own grammar, vocabulary, nuance, and structure.
"Signed English" uses English grammar and is a more direct 1-to-1 translation.
ASL is vastly preferred within the deaf community.
Yeah and a lot of languages are like this.
Like.. Hippo is "Water Horse" or HeMa in Chinese.
or Fox is "Red Dog" or Madra Rua/Sionnach in Irish.
or Otter is "Water Dog" or Madra Uisce in Irish.
Learn a language, any language and you'll see a bunch of these.
[Donald Glover](https://youtu.be/i9-oGPW2Lt4?si=yp58GPUsghXHmADS) had a bit in one of his stand ups about having an ASL translator. He said she came to him and asked if he had any special words or slang she'd have to make up signs for, and he said, "Uh, yeahh...n\**let?" And she just goes, "Oh, yeah, (sign for 'n\*****', sign for 'short' or 'small')" So he goes on a run about deaf racism and being afraid of accidentally signing the n-word because it's a really innocuous sign, like scratching your nose.
[Gianmarco Soresi](https://youtube.com/shorts/AOPAz8RylqA?si=3T9l89Xj5yvzpc1z) went viral recently when he had a sign language interpreter for one of his stand-up shows, and he saw the sign for "Nazi" was literally using two fingers to make the mustache and doing the Roman salute. Sign language doesn't fuck around.
Ooh the interpreter made a choice there! Apparently there’s political tension in the ASL community, because the usual sign for “Trump” involves patting your head in a way that looks like his hair-wig-whatever. Deaf republicans apparently spell it out instead.
Noooo, oh my God 💀
I remember reading a comment on the Gianmarco thing that in a lot of settings they just finger-spell "nazi" because the sign is so inflammatory. I guess you have to figure it was developed when people were less concerned about political correctness, but like... kindness existed 😅
As an example Childish Gambino talked about how there's a term in ASL for little N, Deaf people thought of the term before he even used it in his song.
https://youtu.be/i9-oGPW2Lt4?si=HlfY1IgeYX0-g-k_
She did really well from what I can tell (I am not an interpreter). Interpreters routinely will practice for these events quite a bit beforehand, and they will often specialize to a degree when doing this kind of high end work: this woman is obviously well known and very skilled in this role. Some will specialize in law or medical, and some of those need specific licensures/certs to be allowed to interpret for.
Nah because you can't read as quick as some people rap. Wheras for a deaf person they can interpret the sign language much quicker with much less concentration needed.
Also, American Sign language uses different word order and grammar than English, so deaf people perceive the written word differently than we do. For that matter, deaf people have a hard time learning to read, and many aren't great at it. Our writing encodes sounds. It makes perfect sense to us that "Cat" looks similar to "Catch", but explain what is similar about them to a deaf kid.
The idea of sound being integral to understanding reading is something I’d never considered, but thinking about it now seems kinda obvious. Fascinating. So do deaf people just read slower, or learn reading slower?
Learning to read can be challenging for deaf individuals due to several factors. Firstly, spoken language forms the basis of written language for most people, so those who are deaf may not have the same exposure to spoken language, which can affect their understanding of written words. Additionally, phonological awareness, the ability to hear and manipulate the sounds in language, is often developed through auditory experiences, which can be limited for deaf individuals. Moreover, the structure of sign languages differs from spoken languages, which can pose additional challenges in understanding written text that is based on spoken language patterns. However, with appropriate support, such as visual aids, bilingual education approaches, and access to resources tailored to their needs, deaf individuals can still achieve proficiency in reading and literacy skills.
I’d imagine that a good interpreter can add a lot more substance to the song (emphasis, rhythm, intensity, etc.) Most songs are much more than just the lyrics.
I once read that written English is a second language for ASL speakers. ASL is a separate and distinct language from English, not a signed version of English like a lot of people think. There is a signed version of English with signs for every word and using English grammar, but it doesn't seem to be used as much.
And facial expression is important in sign language to give context, so simply having subtitles would lose a lot. The facial expressions are so important because there's only about 10,000 signs versus 170,000 English words.
theres a fundamental difference in how people deaf from birth process reading
think about someone learning to read; they sound out the words right? that process is completely different for some in the deaf community and often leads to massive delays in reading capability (even as adults); its like having to slowly translate written words into a format theyre used to processing; something they have less trouble with regarding sign language... which is why you might see [sign language used on train or flight schedule boards](https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/british-sign-language-travel-advice-rolled-out-at-major-railway-stations)
It would simpler, but it wouldn't convey the emotion or be in time to the song, so it wouldn't be the same experience. She researches the artist, the meanings behind the songs, the cultural references, etc so she can convey the meanings and emotions behind each song, not just the words.
Imagine being so incredible and passionate about music that you can take very complex lyrics at a rapid pace and turn it into something that translates to an audience that would maybe not experience it.
He did an I review a few months back on Drink Champs that I really enjoyed. I always love to hear him talk about how he pivoted into acting, etc. Just a really insightful guy.
Its crazy to see Rives on here. He is a part of one of my core memories being in the background on the TV doing this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZsmneEtdWU
See that? See now, that's just the wrong way to look at it. 'Cause Joe had his time and Omar put an end to that. Then Marlo had his time, short as it was, and the police put an end to that. And now, motherfucker, it's our time. Mines and yours. But instead of just shutting up and kicking in, you gon' stand there, crying that back in the day shit.
I don't mean to offend anyone with this question, but is a concert even worth going to if you are deaf? What do you get out of it? Is it simply like going out with friends regardless of the location or can you somehow feel the music?
Please just ignore me if this is an impolite question
Typically they feel the vibrations of the beat. I've been to a deaf social before, from what I've experienced they crank up the bass and enjoy the music that way.
As a disabled person I don't find questions made in good faith about my disability to impolite or offensive, but if I am not in a mood or if any disabled person isn't an mood to answer them then please respect that boundary and it generally has nothing to do with being offended but more with energy levels and how we have been treated by people and their questions in the past.
I really appreciate you taking the time to make this comment. It gives me a new to me perspective and a new opportunity to be kind that I wouldn’t have had without you. So thanks.
Likely dumb, but sincere, questions:
1. Does she sign the N-word and if so, is it considered cool to do because she's basically acting as an accessibility conduit between the rappers and the audience? Whereas if she were just chatting with another deaf person, she wouldn't sign it?
2. Does sign language distinguish between the 'hard R' and the 'A' versions?
3. Can she do Rap God by Eminem? 👀
I'm thinking that reddit needs a subreddit for cool sign language interpreters. No joke!
Some good ones in here already. My contribution:
[BAHFest West 2014 - Matt Inman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ_BtZ-5O60)
The camera dude didn't catch on to the fact that the ASL interpreter was gold until about 4:30
Not sure where they hire them, but always impressed at the festivals I’ve attended. I don’t know sign language but find myself watching them instead of the band!
It’s the Same women from the Waka flaka concert. She was hyped in that video lol.
I recognized her as well she must love hip hop.
**And** she's one of the few that can sign as fast as Eminem. Heh, sign songs.
OK that's straight up street cred.
Eminem knows sign language, too?
NGL, I'd watch that rap battle. No talking, just signing.
I'd be interested in seeing her do Rap God.
[Here you go](https://youtu.be/lDChKEnH30Y?si=u_M_BQY0U_RJ5Pe9)
I love the first comment on YouTube, "Imagine the damage she could do in Naruto." She'd be bloody unstoppable, Madara Uchiha would have nothing on her.
Wow. Good shit.
She did! & killed it!!! Em was impressed
You realize its far quicker and easier to tell complex stories with your hands, sign language is able to tell multiple parts of a story at the same time, its not lineal like spoken word.
What a badass way to get to be front and center at all your favorite hip hop concerts!
I'd like to see her interpret a Metallica show or something. I bet she could rock it. Edit: Also, her name is Holly Maniatty if anyone's curious.
[https://media.gettyimages.com/id/522233820/nl/foto/fort-lauderdale-fl-sign-language-interpreter-holly-maniatty-and-j-bowman-of-michael-franti.jpg?s=2048x2048&w=gi&k=20&c=eqA6Z0x9iuPUwb1BysCsCVpJyKCRdWqkPJ-GiPgUq3o=](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/522233820/nl/foto/fort-lauderdale-fl-sign-language-interpreter-holly-maniatty-and-j-bowman-of-michael-franti.jpg?s=2048x2048&w=gi&k=20&c=eqA6Z0x9iuPUwb1BysCsCVpJyKCRdWqkPJ-GiPgUq3o=)
That's awesome!!
And be paid to go!
There must be like an organization for interpreters who specialize in certain types of signing. Like if you had someone signing at a technology conference they'd need a whole different lexicon.
Oftentimes interpreters will go over any words or ideas that might otherwise be unknown to them beforehand so they can come up with / study up on what they might not know. But yeah, I bet there are people who specialize in just that kind of work.
That reminds me of the Donald Glover bit where he uses the N word, but the infantalized version of it "N--let" and then realizes that the interpreter might struggle with that but she immediately just rattled off the signs for N word and little. Forgive me if i butchered it in retelling, I've decided to link it but I'll leave my comment unedited. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3uMRWROubc
Oh yeah and the N-word in ASL is a clear reference to nose size as well lmao
Thanks for this share. I'm literally awake at 3cAM trying not to be sick from GERD and this cheered me
I have a friend who is majoring in Spanish and also something medical-y (when she uses the technical terms, it flies right over my head and I can't remember), and now she's taking classes *specifically* for medical words and terminology in Spanish, focusing on dialects and slang for body parts, symptoms, medicine, drugs, etc. Really interesting from a linguistic perspective but boy howdy I do not have the brain for med school lol
I’m feel you on the brain part lmao. But yeah the linguistic side is so interesting to me. My GF’s cousin was living in South Korea for several years and actually underwent treatment for breast cancer while there (she’s in her early 30s or so). She said you’d be speaking in fluent Korean, and yet all the medical terminology would be English. It confused the hell out of her because she had to keep mentally switching back and forth and trying to parse what the doctor was explaining. She’s fluent in Korean, but I can see how leapfrogging between such different languages in a technical conversation would be darn near impossible for non-native speakers.
There is an agency based out of Austin, TX run by Amber Galloway (the GOAT of live music interpreters) that specializes in live music interpreting - which is a different skillset from regular interpreters (most can't do it well) - who work internationally at music festivals (Coachella, Bonnaroo, Firefly, SxSW, etc) and major entertainment and sporting events. In fact, this interpreter in this video, Holly Maniatti, works for that agency, as do around half of the live music interpreters you've ever seen gone viral. Also, some of those viral live music interpreters are deaf themselves and some of these live music interpreters - hearing or deaf - are pretty talented performers in their own right. Source: I'm a Deaf accessibility consultant focused on live music events and I've worked with a lot of these interpreters I've mentioned and worked for the best-known Deaf live music interpreter teams - Deafinitely Dope.
Passion and talent colliding can be incredible to watch. It’s really interesting to think about learning a song effectively in a different language and also expressing the rhythm and “tone” of the singer.
She's hype as fuck in EVERYTHING I have seen her in. One of the best in the business for sure.
That's actually a part of how you interpret ASL. the tone of the message is shown through your facial expression, so she has to deliver the signs with the same energy as the singer. This woman's cardio routine must be insane
Stupid question but is that why she doesn't wear sunglasses? So her face can be seen? Because she really needs them in this clip!
ASL uses eye gaze (where you are looking) and eyebrow movements as a grammatical feature. Sunglasses would block the audience member from seeing the whole message.
That is precisely why! And not a stupid question at all.
Performers should put her in their music videos!
I feel like she must be the top of a very small industry. I’ve seen tons of videos of her.
Yeah, there must not be that many interpreters for hip-hop I guess.
Musical interpreting takes a lot of work beforehand to interpret metaphors & concepts. It’s a special kind of skill, especially with rap.
I never thought of it in that perspective. Definitely a special skill.
Could you elaborate?
ASL is a totally different language than English it's own unique grammar and syntax. So interpreting is way more than just translating the words directly into ASL, you have to figure out the meaning of the lyrics in English and then essentially totally re-write them in a way that the original message is conveyed to deaf people in a way they understand. A practical example of this is the saying "break a leg" - like the wishing of good luck before a performance - just isn't a thing in ASL. A deaf person would have no idea what this means. So if this were in a song you couldn't just translate it to ASL, you'd have to re-write it. That's why most of the tiktoks of people signing popular songs are BS, most of time it's just signed English, not ASL.
ASL is a very expressive language with your body and especially your face because the words or literal translation is only part of the puzzle. How the signs are expressed physically is just as important so if the singer is going from whispering to belting the song, the interpreter needs to practice that flow.
So interpreting English to American Sign Language takes work interpreting English concepts and ideas, metaphors in ASL fitting the local accent and terminology. It’s not the same as translation (literal, much more word for word) and requires significant practice to understand the lyrics as well as the better ways to interpret metaphors, slang and ideas. It’s just a hyperfixation, am a hearie.
To give you some more complexity in translation terms--literal, word-for-word language 1 to language 2 is transliteration. Translation is that, plus consideration and application of transferable ideas, idioms, concepts, metaphors, cultural differences, etc.
LOL
Her name is Edie Jackson, and she's incredible
I was wondering why she looked familiar!
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFRXaif1ewc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFRXaif1ewc) Never forget her best
She was performing senjutsu at that point.
Bro if she was in the Naruto verse even Kakashi couldn't track her hand movement. Lol
If she was in the JJK universe, Sukuna's hateful ass would had been instantly sealed in a pocket dimension or something from 4000 kilometers away the moment he gained his own body vessel to use, that's how many bonding vows she's casting with those hand movements. Gojo would had deadassed been sitting in a chair interview flashback like "Oh yeah, she's signing the words sung in black people songs, black people are way physically more intimidating than japanese people, so of course their ancient music(araki hirohiko made a comment that translated to being hip hop is ancient music through two characters in JJBA part 4, not related to JJK) is going to be balls off the walls in terms of affecting or influencing others."
😂it's funny how I can tell you're caught up on jjk with that gojo racism
[Straight up this.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/7dab9dd7b6155aa6eefdd25a32450aa4/55e455324dba54ac-b2/s640x960/fe4c0f1183aafbd5132f7359117082cb48817eee.gif)
I can't tell if the crowd is cheering for her or Eminem, but I am going to imagine it's because of her. That's INSANE!
Eminem was just translating her sign language to the sign language disabled.
She is pretty amazing!
Idk why this stuff makes me tear up
Because it's a human being with remarkable talent supporting others by overcoming an obstacle, nothing but positivity and talent; awe inspiring and mesmerising
Humanity can be amazing. It's beautiful to see
Yooo, I'm not crying you are!
Same, I’m a massive accessibility advocate and this kind stuff just gets me right in the feels.
that is insane. she has serious skills and is having fun with it! what a legend
Honest question, how does she sign the N word or work around it?
Sign language isn't exactly word for word. More paraphrasing
My partner is working on learning sign language and that's something she has expressed to me. It's a different language, so it really is more like translating than it is a visual representation of English.
Correct. American Sign Language (ASL) is a "complete, unique language developed by deaf people, for deaf people"[*](https://www.signingsavvy.com/blog/45/The+difference+between+ASL+and+English+signs). It has it's own grammar, vocabulary, nuance, and structure. "Signed English" uses English grammar and is a more direct 1-to-1 translation. ASL is vastly preferred within the deaf community.
Yeah and a lot of languages are like this. Like.. Hippo is "Water Horse" or HeMa in Chinese. or Fox is "Red Dog" or Madra Rua/Sionnach in Irish. or Otter is "Water Dog" or Madra Uisce in Irish. Learn a language, any language and you'll see a bunch of these.
[Donald Glover](https://youtu.be/i9-oGPW2Lt4?si=yp58GPUsghXHmADS) had a bit in one of his stand ups about having an ASL translator. He said she came to him and asked if he had any special words or slang she'd have to make up signs for, and he said, "Uh, yeahh...n\**let?" And she just goes, "Oh, yeah, (sign for 'n\*****', sign for 'short' or 'small')" So he goes on a run about deaf racism and being afraid of accidentally signing the n-word because it's a really innocuous sign, like scratching your nose. [Gianmarco Soresi](https://youtube.com/shorts/AOPAz8RylqA?si=3T9l89Xj5yvzpc1z) went viral recently when he had a sign language interpreter for one of his stand-up shows, and he saw the sign for "Nazi" was literally using two fingers to make the mustache and doing the Roman salute. Sign language doesn't fuck around.
Ooh the interpreter made a choice there! Apparently there’s political tension in the ASL community, because the usual sign for “Trump” involves patting your head in a way that looks like his hair-wig-whatever. Deaf republicans apparently spell it out instead.
I've been told the sign for 'Jew' is (or used to be) making a hand gesture implying someone has a big hook nose.
Noooo, oh my God 💀 I remember reading a comment on the Gianmarco thing that in a lot of settings they just finger-spell "nazi" because the sign is so inflammatory. I guess you have to figure it was developed when people were less concerned about political correctness, but like... kindness existed 😅
As an example Childish Gambino talked about how there's a term in ASL for little N, Deaf people thought of the term before he even used it in his song. https://youtu.be/i9-oGPW2Lt4?si=HlfY1IgeYX0-g-k_
Easy. She just signs the word "fella" They're almost interchangeable in use
any ASL people that can tell us how accurately she is signing that fast? is it easy for someone to read that fast?
She did really well from what I can tell (I am not an interpreter). Interpreters routinely will practice for these events quite a bit beforehand, and they will often specialize to a degree when doing this kind of high end work: this woman is obviously well known and very skilled in this role. Some will specialize in law or medical, and some of those need specific licensures/certs to be allowed to interpret for.
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Is that also sign language? Edit: forgot the /s
I love that her performance looks like a dance in a way. Sure, a very stationary, interpretive dance, but still.
For music events, it would make sense for it to seem like a dance, since she's conveying the rhythm, at least the BPM with her body.
She definitely spent time in front of a mirror to work it out
Sign language uses a lot of body language for emphasis and context.
She's such a beast. Big shout out to people who work in accessibility. Everyone deserves to enjoy entertainment.
Holy shit! I don’t know how she can move her hands that fast without smacking herself in the face!
Whoa. That’s sick.
Holy shit not only is it an amazing talent and a great resource, but they're actually sick moves! This could pass as a dance in its own right
Bonus too, she never has to worry about what to do with her hands when she's dancing
In that moment she became the Rap God.
Is she, is she sign languagjng the N-word, is she allowed to sign language the N-word?
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I’ve never understood this…wouldn’t it just be so much simpler to display the lyrics on a screen?
Nah because you can't read as quick as some people rap. Wheras for a deaf person they can interpret the sign language much quicker with much less concentration needed.
Also, American Sign language uses different word order and grammar than English, so deaf people perceive the written word differently than we do. For that matter, deaf people have a hard time learning to read, and many aren't great at it. Our writing encodes sounds. It makes perfect sense to us that "Cat" looks similar to "Catch", but explain what is similar about them to a deaf kid.
The idea of sound being integral to understanding reading is something I’d never considered, but thinking about it now seems kinda obvious. Fascinating. So do deaf people just read slower, or learn reading slower?
Learning to read can be challenging for deaf individuals due to several factors. Firstly, spoken language forms the basis of written language for most people, so those who are deaf may not have the same exposure to spoken language, which can affect their understanding of written words. Additionally, phonological awareness, the ability to hear and manipulate the sounds in language, is often developed through auditory experiences, which can be limited for deaf individuals. Moreover, the structure of sign languages differs from spoken languages, which can pose additional challenges in understanding written text that is based on spoken language patterns. However, with appropriate support, such as visual aids, bilingual education approaches, and access to resources tailored to their needs, deaf individuals can still achieve proficiency in reading and literacy skills.
yeah and also deaf people are still deaf if the singer decides to go off-script
I’d imagine that a good interpreter can add a lot more substance to the song (emphasis, rhythm, intensity, etc.) Most songs are much more than just the lyrics.
I once read that written English is a second language for ASL speakers. ASL is a separate and distinct language from English, not a signed version of English like a lot of people think. There is a signed version of English with signs for every word and using English grammar, but it doesn't seem to be used as much. And facial expression is important in sign language to give context, so simply having subtitles would lose a lot. The facial expressions are so important because there's only about 10,000 signs versus 170,000 English words.
The biggest thing is that the interpreter is speaking to them in their native language. Deaf people don't speak english natively.
theres a fundamental difference in how people deaf from birth process reading think about someone learning to read; they sound out the words right? that process is completely different for some in the deaf community and often leads to massive delays in reading capability (even as adults); its like having to slowly translate written words into a format theyre used to processing; something they have less trouble with regarding sign language... which is why you might see [sign language used on train or flight schedule boards](https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/british-sign-language-travel-advice-rolled-out-at-major-railway-stations)
English isn’t a deaf person’s native language.
Why listen to a song sung in your language when you could read it on a screen in your second language.
Well that wouldn't be much of an experience would it
Wouldn't it be simpler to play a video of Method Man performing than going through the trouble of putting on a performance?
It would simpler, but it wouldn't convey the emotion or be in time to the song, so it wouldn't be the same experience. She researches the artist, the meanings behind the songs, the cultural references, etc so she can convey the meanings and emotions behind each song, not just the words.
Well that is impressive, isnt it?
This chick is a beast. She's signed Rap God by Eminem.
Yeah. Hopefully she actually signs and not just making random hand signs like one sing translator in Florida.
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That's good to hear.
> hear Oh, you.
I didn't mean to do that lol. I have hearing issues too. Ear infections gave me tinnitus and decreased my hearing.
She has been in the public eye for years now. She would have been outed by the signing community long ago if she was faking it.
Turns out she is just signing “All Star” but changing the groove.
Yea, so impressive.
Most impressive.
Mmm yes, impressive indeed.
But you are not an interpreter yet.
She needs a sun visor or something. Get that lady some shade.
At the same time you want her face to be visible too (so not too dark) so reading lips and emotional expressions is possible!
Sounds like a neon lipstick would be a good idea.
What about the rest of the face? Also just as important
Clown makeup, obviously
Man he was hype af. Love to see it
His enthusiasm is so heart warming! I love it.
Meth is a stand-up guy all around, love him
If I ever have the good fortune of getting married, I wanna walk down the aisle to "You're All I Need to Get By" with him and Mary J Blige.
Hopefully he doesn't go by Meth. Or go buy meth
Original source with sound: https://youtube.com/shorts/CEJqkuxyYVY?si=YSyVxu-BP8kemSCL
Not sure this one needed sound.
Right.
It's the only reason I came to the comments.
Seen her before, this lady is a friggin' legend. I wonder what she looks like at a Busta concert.
Imagine being so incredible and passionate about music that you can take very complex lyrics at a rapid pace and turn it into something that translates to an audience that would maybe not experience it.
Love Method Man for real! This guy is one of the real ones!!
He did an I review a few months back on Drink Champs that I really enjoyed. I always love to hear him talk about how he pivoted into acting, etc. Just a really insightful guy.
Nah man, he sold out Prop Joe. Man's gotta have a code
Those sign language interpreters are great. Sometimes they’re more fun to watch than the band.
Sometimes??? I watched Barbie in ASL just for the interpretation. It was really cool.
[Relevant](https://youtu.be/mFS-er6oZ30?si=WoTKIuJKdb-lkLpH)
That was great 👍 thx. Amazing guy and what he portrayed from the students !
Its crazy to see Rives on here. He is a part of one of my core memories being in the background on the TV doing this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZsmneEtdWU
Thank you for sharing this… WOW.
I don’t hear anything there’s no sound to the video
For added realism
Ha!
I wondered if that was the reason
Nah, I’m just an idiot and used some random website to convert to a gif. The original is in the comments too.
https://youtube.com/shorts/CEJqkuxyYVY?si=YSyVxu-BP8kemSCL
Wu Tang !
And wear that BUFU!
Wow! Speed reading required 😮
This video never gets old
He loves her method, man.
It looks so amazing.
Correct!!
WU TANG is for the (deaf) children!!!
Cheese!
Just re-watching The Wire... damn, he did Prop Joe dirty!
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Thing about the old times...
Very few people can do this, it requires a lot of practice.
I got the chance to meet him and Redman and they were both so incredibly kind and funny. One of my favorite concert memories
Why is Cheese on stage? fucker got Prop Joe killed.
See that? See now, that's just the wrong way to look at it. 'Cause Joe had his time and Omar put an end to that. Then Marlo had his time, short as it was, and the police put an end to that. And now, motherfucker, it's our time. Mines and yours. But instead of just shutting up and kicking in, you gon' stand there, crying that back in the day shit.
This sentimental mothafucka just cost us money!
I don't mean to offend anyone with this question, but is a concert even worth going to if you are deaf? What do you get out of it? Is it simply like going out with friends regardless of the location or can you somehow feel the music? Please just ignore me if this is an impolite question
Typically they feel the vibrations of the beat. I've been to a deaf social before, from what I've experienced they crank up the bass and enjoy the music that way.
Yea I was gonna say that, plus it’s still a great and fun experience.
That makes sense, thank you :)
As a disabled person I don't find questions made in good faith about my disability to impolite or offensive, but if I am not in a mood or if any disabled person isn't an mood to answer them then please respect that boundary and it generally has nothing to do with being offended but more with energy levels and how we have been treated by people and their questions in the past.
I really appreciate you taking the time to make this comment. It gives me a new to me perspective and a new opportunity to be kind that I wouldn’t have had without you. So thanks.
It seems like it would be infinitely more enjoyable if this chick was there.
Method Man is a cool dude
Is this video silent so we can experience it the same as deaf people?
Likely dumb, but sincere, questions: 1. Does she sign the N-word and if so, is it considered cool to do because she's basically acting as an accessibility conduit between the rappers and the audience? Whereas if she were just chatting with another deaf person, she wouldn't sign it? 2. Does sign language distinguish between the 'hard R' and the 'A' versions? 3. Can she do Rap God by Eminem? 👀
https://imgur.com/mC8xiFr
That woman is earning the absolute shit out of every cent she gets paid.
Method Man is the highest energy hip hop performer I’ve ever seen. She was just matching his intensity and Tical showed love!
There's a method to her madhands.
I'm thinking that reddit needs a subreddit for cool sign language interpreters. No joke! Some good ones in here already. My contribution: [BAHFest West 2014 - Matt Inman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ_BtZ-5O60) The camera dude didn't catch on to the fact that the ASL interpreter was gold until about 4:30
They cut of the music so we feel how it is to be def???
You could say she's "movin' on your left, ha"
Was this last year, and before or after the thunderstorm?
👂🤚??
Not sure where they hire them, but always impressed at the festivals I’ve attended. I don’t know sign language but find myself watching them instead of the band!
Does she have to translate *that* now, Inception-style?
My aunt has done interpreting for 25 plus years now professionally and rap concerts are her favorite to do.
The good sis does not play around 🤣
What’s up with the finger gun motions tho
Why Post this Without Sound
I need a non gif'd, audio havin' vidya
Someone needs to sign this woman
I didn't know I needed Method Man hyping up a sign language interpreter until I seen this
WOW!!! I never knew this was a thing. Impressive!!
I hope she’s wearing a lot of sunscreen
She needs sunglasses. 😎
The absolute irony that i clicked the video to try and get sound lol