Welcome! Blog #1: 003

Deaf people and sign language are sometimes displayed by the media. For this blog posting, I want you to view how the media portrays Deaf people. I have selected five commercials for you to watch. These commercials all use sign language as their primary communication method. I want you to watch there commercials and think about what message they are sending about Deaf Culture and Deaf people. Do you feel these commercials show the strengths of Deaf people and their language? Who were these commercials for? Did they reach both the hearing world and deaf world? Which commercial(s) do you think portrayed the best image of Deaf people and their culture? Which do you think portrayed the worst? Support your responses.

For the Pepsi commercial "Bob's House" view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffrq6cUoE5A

For the Kay Jeweler commercial view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM5CJzoP5JE

For the Thailand commercial view: (this is not signed in ASL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeAhnagJdcA

For the Chinese Pantene commercial view: (these is not signed in ASL)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opOQlA0LVqo

For the iphone commercial view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yatSAEqNL7k


Feel Free to add any comments and questions that you wish. This blog is designed to be used for a class discussion. All comments, opinions, thoughts, ideas, and questions are welcome. Be sure to read all students postings and to comment on those as well. You must respond to at least 2 students.

Carla