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  1. Oct 2021
    1. These "inspiring" videos continue to push one of the most problematic narratives in the history of the Deaf community: that deaf people are broken and therefore need to be "fixed." In reality, there's no such thing as a happily-ever-after.

      I can definitely see now why he doesn't like the videos if seeing deaf people getting their hearing for the first time. It must feel really bad to be labeled handy capped my societies norms. He's trying to get across that there is nothing wrong with deaf people and they don't need to be "fixed", because they live the same life we do just without the hearing.

    2. But there's one video I'm completely sick of seeing and will be happy to never see again – ones where deaf people are able to hear for the first time.

      I don't understand why the writer of is article is analyzing this so harshly. Although I do understand there is a colossal amount of research and work that goes into creating this technology, but he should let people just be happy for the kid being able to hear for the first time. It's a very exiting and probably historical peak of emotion that the family members are having at that moment. I just wonder why me makes this comment.