ASL Community Outraged Over 'Super Smutty Sign Language'

ASL Community Outraged Over 'Super Smutty Sign Language'



The book 'Super Smutty Sign Language' by Kristin Henson has angered and caused protest amongst many members of the American Sign Language community. Read more http://www.readthehorn.com/news/61173/deaf_community_outraged_by_dirty_sign_language_book



This vblog discussing to support of the Petition we hopeful that we can recognize that we may overlook after a video publication, the video on the internet was met with a strong reaction from the ASL-users community. Many members of the community have objected to the video on the grounds that it features incomprehensible signs that from Kristin Henson's 'Dirty Signs with Kristin' which this is a saddening testimony to how ignored and oppressed the ASL Deaf community. A Hearing Opinion on Kristin and Her Dirty Signs

Just a little summary so you know what my opinion is in the meantime... I think that a hearing person (like Kristin and myself) needs to understand their place in the Deaf-world and community. We should never consider ourselves experts on sign language, we should never ignore Deaf people about their own language, and we should never appropriate their culture for monetary gain, which I feel Kristin is doing with her videos and new book deal.

Filmmaker/Video by sirandrewASL



Kristin Henson's Youtube vlogs has attracted an audience of more than 1,5 million and 11,615 subscribers but Deaf viewers are outraged by nonsensical signing claiming 'Dirty Signs With Kristin'. Leading campaigner who want a good quality of learning American Sign Language for Deaf and hearing adults as Kristin claimed "About Kristin Henson Page". Deafies viewers said incoherent videos makes second-class citizens out of disability sufferers, ASL-users community view is that what she is doing is a classic case of exploitation. This is a phrase and no-so-subtle message for Kristin Henson, who butchers and disrespects the langauge of the ASL-users community for cheap laughs and her 15 minutes of fame as seen on: A phrase in ASL just for Kristin Henson



Last a few weeks ago, A Deaf vlogger's name is Victoria just released video with captions to response for "Dirty Signs With Kristin" - Featuring Kristin Henson in which the videos was under FIRE for flubbing a many wrong gestures of dirty signs and insulted the ASL-Culture community.

Listen Up, Kristin (of Dirty Signs With Kristin, @thfemale)

 Filmmaker/Video by citizenvee



Dirty Signs Petition: Vlog in ASL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gRprB5gGhg&t=2m36s

Kristin Henson's horrible dirty signs - They are just bad and her selection of really mocking and ludicrous phrases to "teach" to the public shows a huge disrespect for ASL-users and Deaf people. Petition about Kristen Henson's ridiculous dirty signs contract which ridicules real ASL and Deaf discourse.



ASL Response to Kristin Henson's Smutty Signs part 1 & 2

Vlog covering several points on why it is not tolerable, acceptable or even non-offensive to the ASL community. If you want to understand the whole concept on why we, the ASL community, find this unacceptable...then this one may help you, there is link Dirty Signs With Kristin here after your done watching this ridiculous then click this link Petition.

Filmmaker/Video by YenahsYenzow

Related Vlogs:

ASL Youtubers Community Responses to Kristin Henson:

A phrase in ASL just for Kristin Henson

Dirty Signs with Kristin. GET OUT BITCH!

Translation of Kristin's Dirty Signs: FAIL

Against Dirty Signs - We Deaf Say No to Dirty Sign Teacher

Dirty Sign with Kirstin. She Use Sign Language is Wrong

About Kristin and Her "Dirty Signs" Videos

The Guy Say Learn From Dirty Signs With Kristin

A Hearing Opinion on Kristin and Her Dirty Signs

Stop Dirty ASL

What Are You thinkin Kristin?!

Stop Make Fun Deaf Sign Language "Dirty Signs W/ Kristin



Please to support of the petition to sign: St. Martin's Press: Do not publish Kristin Henson's Super Smutty Sign Language Book: http://www.change.org/petitions/st-martin-s-press-do-not-publish-kristin-henson-s-super-smutty-sign-language-book



Related blogpost: http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.ca/2012/07/dirty-sign-with-kristin-asl-videos.html



Have A Nice Day!

DYV Administaff.

'Dirty Sign With Kristin' ASL Videos Under Fire!

'Dirty Sign With Kristin' ASL videos under fire!



Deaf viewers outraged by bizarre and confusing on Dirty Signs With Kristin.

This vblog discussing to support of the petition we hopeful that we can recognize that we may overlook after a video publication, the video on the internet was met with a strong reaction from the ASL-speaking community. Many members of the community have objected to the video on the grounds that it features incomprehensible signs that from Kristin Henson's vlogs "Dirty Signs" which this is a saddening testimony to how ignored and oppressed the ASL Deaf community.



Last a few weeks ago, A Deaf vlogger's name is Victoria just released video with captions to response for "Dirty Signs With Kristin" - Featuring Kristin Henson in which a video was under fire for major mistake for flubbing a many wrong gestures of dirty signs and insulted.



Kristin Henson's vlogs has attracted an audience of more than 1,5 million and 11,615 subscribers but Deaf viewers are outraged by nonsensical signing claiming 'Dirty Signs With Kristin'. Leading campaigner who want a good quality of learning American Sign Language for the Deaf and hearing adults as Kristin claimed "About Kristin Henson Page" Deaf viewers said incoherent videos makes second-class citizens out of disability sufferers, for instance one of vlogger who is a hearing person view on Kristin's videos as seen: A phrase in ASL just for Kristin Henson



Kristin Henson, who butchers and disrespects the langauge of the American Deaf community for cheap laughs and her 15 minutes of fame. Kristin Henson is selling for a profits from ASL and culture which she conisdering the publish the book "Kristin Henson's Super Smutty Sign Language" and the "Dirty Sign with Kristin" videos in which has no right to sell her book and stuff when she not know much about ASL or know how to sign language in right way, somehow, ASL Deaf community view is that what she is doing is a classic case of exploitation.



Please to support of the petition to sign: St. Martin's Press: Do not publish Kristin Henson's Super Smutty Sign Language Book: http://www.change.org/petitions/st-martin-s-press-do-not-publish-kristin-henson-s-super-smutty-sign-language-book



ASL community responses to Kristin Henson's videos.



ASL Response to Kristin Henson's Smutty Signs part 1 & 2



Vlog covering several points on why it is not tolerable, acceptable or even non-offensive to the ASL community. If you want to understand the whole concept on why we, the ASL community, find this unacceptable...then this one may help you, there is link Dirty Signs With Kristin here after your done watching this ridiculous.

Video by YenahsYenzow



Dirty Signs Petition: Vlog in ASL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gRprB5gGhg&t=2m36s



Kristin Henson's horrible dirty signs - Yikes they are just bad and her selection of really mocking and ludicrous phrases to "teach" to the public shows a huge disrespect for ASL and Deaf people. Petition about Kristen Henson's ridiculous dirty signs contract which ridicules real ASL and Deaf discourse.



ASL community responses to Kristin Henson's Videos:

A phrase in ASL just for Kristin Henson

Dirty Signs with Kristin. GET OUT BITCH!

Translation of Kristin's Dirty Signs: FAIL

Against Dirty Signs - We Deaf Say No to Dirty Sign Teacher

Dirty Sign with Kirstin. She Use Sign Language is Wrong

About Kristin and Her "Dirty Signs" Videos

The Guy Say Learn From Dirty Signs With Kristin

A Hearing Opinion on Kristin and Her Dirty Signs

Stop Dirty ASL

What Are You thinkin Kristin?!

Stop Make Fun Deaf Sign Language "Dirty Signs W/ Kristin

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Dirty Signs with Kristin says:



DISCLAIMER: I am NOT an interpreter! I understand that the art of ASL is very complex, and what I do is probably much closer to "Signed English" as opposed to actual ASL. The phrases I sign in these videos are things I tried to mash together from individual words I learned on the internet and from friends, and are probably not very close to the actual ASL phrases. If you would like to start learning ASL, I highly recommend it. I'm trying myself and it's a beautiful language, and there are many good resources out there (myself not included). With that said, I am not trying to disrespect anyone in the process of making these videos, I'm simply trying to have fun with my friends and learn ASL. If you see me signing something incorrectly, PLEASE let me know, and I will try to make a new video. Thanks!



Kristin claimed "I'm learning in ASL" as seen "About Kristin Henson Page". Actually, Kristin Henson is insulting and offensive ASL-users community for misleading signed on the tube in which she is NOT a licensed and certified interpreter or ASL course as well.



You can find the links of Kristin's terrbile signed and ignorance...

Dirty Signs With Kristin:

http://www.youtube.com/thfemale

http://www.facebook.com/dirtysigns

https://twitter.com/dirtysigns

http://www.dirtysignswithkristin.com/



St. Martin's Press: Do not publish Kristin Henson's Super Smutty Sign Language Book: http://www.change.org/petitions/st-martin-s-press-do-not-publish-kristin-henson-s-super-smutty-sign-language-book



Have A Nice Day!

DYV Administaff.

Listen Up, Kristin (Dirty Signs With Kristin @thfemale)

Video: Listen Up, Kristin (Dirty Signs With Kristin) @thfemale in captioned.



Hi, my name is Victoria, I am a culturally Deaf person and use ASL as my primary language of communication. About your dirty signs videos... to begin with, I feel pretty sad about it all.



Don't get me wrong, I have the best sense of humour ever. My Deaf friends and I love getting creative with our signs; but trust me, the shit we come up with trumps yours infinity times. Kristin, what you're doing is IGNORANT. It doesn't help Deaf people at all. We get enough shit already when it comes to paternalism, audism, cultural oppression, phonocentrism, and general ignorance.



You responded to one person's comment on your "bitch, please" video: "Hi there! I noticed you've been commenting on quite a few of my videos that my ASL is wrong. As per the video description, I don't claim to be a licensed interpreter and I'm definitely still learning, but I'm always welcome to corrections. It seems like you're more interested in making general comments that I'm wrong and I shouldn't be making these videos, instead of actually helping me fix my signs, so I'm going to block you now. Sorry for the offense, and I wish you all the best!"

Video by citizenvee



How patronizing, you need to check your hearing privilege. Acknowledging your incredible shortcomings does not make what you're doing at all right. You don't seem to be listening to Deaf people at all, so why would anyone of us want to correct your signs? you use our language the language of an oppressed minority as a way of perpetuating racism, sexism and audism. I am a Deaf woman, do you really think I will want to carry on a conversation with a hearing person who thinks it's funny to learn signs like: "fucking you is like throwing a hotdog down a hallway" or even more galling "less talk, more anal."? Disgusting!



What the hell? even today, we are STILL fighting for the right to use our language. ANY public use of sign language is fraught with deeply political messages. When I use American Sign Language in public, amongst hearing people, it is an act of disobedience and resistance against "The Man". You're not doing shit to help Deaf people in this regard. You're only making a joke of ASL, and reducing it to signs that befit the paternalistic view of Deaf people as objects to be manipulated.



As my friend Elena commented on the dailydot article about your videos, "but language is never removed from cultural politics, especially if you go on to commodify it. Quite frankly, you're doing it wrong. Wrong wrong wrong. you're teetering the line of contributing to the cultural-linguistic appropriation of ASL and consequently U.S. Deaf culture as a whole."



There is a difference between "cultural appropriation" and "cultural exchange." What you are doing is not cultural exchange. If it were, you'd have amongst other things captioned your videos to make them accessible to Deaf people. Also, your disclaimer says, "I am not trying to disrespect anyone in the process of making these videos, I'm simply trying to have fun with my friends and learn ASL." If it was just with your friends, why put it all on the internet if not as an attention-seeking manoevre? you are simply exploiting Deaf people and Deaf culture for internet popularity. And now that St. Martin's is intending to publish your smutty signs book, you are also exploiting us for financial gain. that's awful!



The best way to learn ASL, Kristin, is to participate in the Deaf community and make Deaf friends. Stop posting unfunny and offensive shit on the internet and have real conversations with Deaf people. ASL is so much more than a badly executed "twat waffle" and the internet needs to know that, too.



Just stop. Don't be just another hearing person denying Deaf people their voice.



Please support and sign - St. Martin's Press: Do not publish Kristin Henson's Super Smutty Sign Language Book: http://www.change.org/petitions/st-martin-s-press-do-not-publish-kristin-henson-s-super-smutty-sign-language-book



Dirty signs with Kristin says:



DISCLAIMER: I am NOT an interpreter! I understand that the art of ASL is very complex, and what I do is probably much closer to "Signed English" as opposed to actual ASL. The phrases I sign in these videos are things I tried to mash together from individual words I learned on the internet and from friends, and are probably not very close to the actual ASL phrases. If you would like to start learning ASL, I highly recommend it. I'm trying myself and it's a beautiful language, and there are many good resources out there (myself not included). With that said, I am not trying to disrespect anyone in the process of making these videos, I'm simply trying to have fun with my friends and learn ASL. If you see me signing something incorrectly, PLEASE let me know, and I will try to make a new video. Thanks!



Actually, Kristin is insulting and offensive ASL users for misleading signed on the tube which she is NOT a licensed and certified interpreter or ASL course as well.

 

You can find the links of Kristin's terrbile signed and ignorance...

Dirty Signs With Kristin:

http://www.youtube.com/thfemale

http://www.facebook.com/dirtysigns

https://twitter.com/dirtysigns

http://www.dirtysignswithkristin.com/



St. Martin's Press: Do not publish Kristin Henson's Super Smutty Sign Language Book: http://www.change.org/petitions/st-martin-s-press-do-not-publish-kristin-henson-s-super-smutty-sign-language-book