3 Year-Old Deaf Boy Forced to Sign Name Differently

[m8h3r]

Why does the sign language man have no stomach. It goes head, neck, ribs, waist.

 

[nobuffalo]

First thing I thought when I seen him was Louis C.K. And Kevin Spacey thrown into one man, kinda creepy.

 

[MisterWhiskers]

Wow, just wow.

 

[Grayfox]

Well, the founder of Simpsons' Springfield had that name.

No he didn't his name was hans sprungfeld.

 

[MisterWhiskers]

I always thought it was "how much did those breast implants cost you"?

+10000000000000

 

[Johnnypenso]

There was a time I'd read news stories like this and think they had to be a joke. Irony is, it really is a joke but a sad one, not a funny one. Political correctness has run amuk:tdown:

 

[niky]

For the sake of conversation let's imagine his name actually looks like a gun and could be pointed at somebody. Should it be changed then? It seems like changing style in which he communicates because other people choose to find it offensive is silly.

If your sign name is a "G" or an "H" pointed at the person you're talking to, and that person happens to be a trigger-happy paranoid schizophrenic law enforcer, awk-ward.

But it shouldn't be the school district that makes the decision. In this case, since it was two "H" signs pointed at each other, it's impossible to be misconstrued as a threat.

The district should simply ban sign language.

 

[Johnnypenso]

The district should simply ban sign language.

You left out the emotes identifying this comment as a joke...FYI.

 

[Dean]

I always thought it was "how much did those breast implants cost you"?

Sadly no. And, I (sadly) can't remember how to "say" it, correctly .

Why does the sign language man have no stomach. It goes head, neck, ribs, waist.

First thing I thought when I seen him was Louis C.K. And Kevin Spacey thrown into one man, kinda creepy.

Photoshop 👍.

But it shouldn't be the school district that makes the decision. In this case, since it was two "H" signs pointed at each other, it's impossible to be misconstrued as a threat.

If you don't understand sign language, yes.

Actually, I'm sure this is just little Hunter's "sign name", meaning he probably likes guns, or he's showing a hunter .

 

[niky]

I'm pretty sure the AMESLAN sign for "shoot" uses the "L" sign instead of the "H".

I don't know anything about the boy's language, though.

 

[a6m5]

Edit:
This could be the correct explanation, as it, apparently is from this exact story:

I think this news story says it all. I could swear some people in this world are put in just to 🤬 things up.

 

[Keef]

1. He's just three. If you're going to change it, it's early enough that it won't be difficult.

2. They're changing the name sign, not his name. That's like changing the kid's nickname.

3. The way people sign their name stays with them their entire life. If a deaf boy is trying to communicate in public and his name sign is "gun... bang bang", then that could cause even bigger problems down the line.

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The funny thing is the sign for "G" in Ameslan is... a gun. Which kind of explains it all.

**** that. That's my argument.

The only problem I see with this situation is a lack of tolerance by people in a position of power.