I'm Deaf, But I'm Not...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2020
- Mixxie and Lia share their stories of triumph and finding purpose in their work as they navigate life without hearing.
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Imagine if Buzzfeed was savage enough to not put any sound in this video.
My thoughts exactly. It would be so amazing if the music wasn't included.
How
Just mute it lol
Just Some Guy without a Mustache how do I keep seeing you?
Ali Almeer Ahmed right
Buzzfeed : Makes the subtitles to fast
Weebs : This is what I was trained for
Your eyes aren't like mine
litteraly every normal person that didn't grow up with english as their mother tongue can do this. me for example, i grew up speaking dutch but since i'm from belgium we had tv in english, french, german and dutch (sometimes spanish too) and almost everything was subtitled (and even though my english may not be perfect this is a big plus for learning new language)
@@pgdl.
Honestly I relate, like when I watch bollywood movies I have to have mad fast reading.
Weakness disgust me
Lol
Had no idea the facial expressions was such a big part of it. The more you know.
The puffy face thing Lia was doing in the beginning really threw me off.
@@recoil53 true for me too, absolutely grew a new understanding when connecting the dots of what they said though.
it really is such an interesting thing! I knew it was a big part but when I first learned it was 80% of the language it just goes to show how much more important it is than we think!
Just let you know there is many types of sign language, BSL, ASL and others
Yes, it is a big part of ASL communication. It's called non-manual markers (also known as "facial expressions). It consist of the various facial expressions, head titling, shoulder raising, mouthing, and similar signals that we add to our hand signs to create meaning. ASL is a truly language for the Deaf people.
Please continue to feature them! More people need to learn about the deaf community and sign language. I wish there would have been more of these videos available when I'd taken ASL in college.
How do parents of deaf children not learn sign language? Mind blowing
May04bwu because they don’t. It hard for them to remember bc they’re in their 20s and 30s than young child who are deaf
its cuz sometimes they do want to or its hard for them to pick up the language
Often there is a (miguided) belief that it's best to mainstream Deaf children (e.g. "lip-reading") so they can operate in the "real" world. So they have a no-ASL home.
@@J_Gamble What you said is correct! My parents believed the doctors and the audiologist that learning ASL would hinder my ability to acquire English language. Little did they know, I picked up ASL at school and spoke at home. Once my dad caught me conversing with my friends in sign language, he realized that nothing will stop me from doing what I love. Sometimes I wish that I could go back to find the doctors and the audiologists that told my parents the myth and say "Hi! I can't believe that you fooled my parents who were intelligent into believing that I should be an oralist." So backward.
@@jsharik2466 It could have been so sad, but you triumphed!
MY PEOPLE!!!!!! I'm not deaf but I do ASL, i grew up mute. Deaf people are more fun to talk to the hearing being 100% honest. The deaf community judge less it seems.
Luna Koroa My son cannot speak due to apraxia. He's 20 months old and knows more words than most kids his age. He just signs them instead of speaking. I get just as excited as any other mom when he learns a new word!
Wellllll, that’s not entirely true. The Deaf community doesn’t judge so much if you want to learn the language and culture, but among Deaf, deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard-of-Hearing there is sooo much judgement and negativity. Not Deaf enough, not Hearing enough, deaf but Hearing-minded... there is so much all the time. It depends on where you go, and certain sub-communities.
@@emmettroden5621 Yes exactly. It's simple People Will be people.
Being deaf doesn't make them different, or above it all, they are just like everyone else, human.
And have the same issues within their community.
NO ONE:
absoLUTELY NO ONE:
me; why am I hardcore crushing on lia.
ooooh girl, you’re def not the only one haha!
Yep ur not the only one,, but she's married soo...
Damn, she's cute
Thank youuuuu! ;) follow me on my instagram if you want. @littlestar.fernweh
Lia is lesbian
the Cute people are back... I swear they both are the cutest people I have seen. Want to be friends with them.😍😁
@@ughrosie I can write another comment to check out the spicy replies 😂😂
Ok good it’s not just me. I find them both super cute.
@@ughrosie Lol same dude
cute girl is married :(
.m. I know!!! She and her wife are so cute!!
I once got on a long flight with an entire deaf baseball team. I only know a few words and letters in Asl, so I couldn't understand what they were all saying. So I wrote down questions and answers. It made the flight super fun for everyone. I learned so much! We were all just normal people, doing normal things. Best flight ever!
That's an amazing story! Thank you for sharing! 😊
Sign language interpreter: I flew with an all deaf baseball team. Boy, are my hands tired.
Oh I thought you said fight I was like tf
I had to pause every seconds so I could watch Mixxie's cute face AND read the subtitles in the same time.
Mixxie is super cute 😍
Imagine you’re getting jumped by a group of deaf people and you see one of them sign “take his ears”
I would be afraid to talk to Lia cuz she’s hot as hell not cuz she’s deaf. Also I took an asl class and now it really upsets me that people see deafness as a disability.
AP Fivecoats well technically its a disability, but you can do you what you want even if you have a disability
Gracie Bataz well the definition of a disability is a condition that limits a persons movements, senses and activities or a handicap which is recognised by the law. Both of the definitions classify deafness as a disability
I'm deaf and I'm comfortable with calling myself "disabled." I hate being called "special."
Morbid Girl calling someone special is disrespectful imo
that's okay because you are learning.
One of my best friends growing up was deaf! I met her when I was three. I didn't fully understand at first what it meant that she was deaf but I just knew I wanted to be friends! She started teaching me how to sign and communicate with her, and her mom would teach me as well! Although my signing wasn't always perfect, we grew up together just like any other best friends! I wish that adults could be as non judgemental as kids and just get to know people 💖
"I maintain my innocence by questioning prejudice, but I have felt hatred since childhood." - The boy said angrily
"We need to remember that the best teacher is experience "
i think thats maybe going to stick with me for the rest of my life
Lia and Mixxie seem to be very fun persons. Like i need a Lia and Mixxie in my life. They are very adorable and inspirational 😍😍
Okay, I LOVE how BuzzFeed has been adding a lot more Deaf-based videos. Being fluent in ASL now as well as knowing the culture, ASL has become my favorite language overall. 🤟🏼♥️
Edit: for everyone saying the captions are too fast or ASL is so fast - ASL does not translate into direct English. The signs are not the exact English word in the caption so it seems like they are signing the full captioned sentences fast. SEE is signing the full sentence. 😊
The captions were a little too fast for me, too. There's this neat function to slow down a video. So I could read the captions and watch the two people sign in this video, too.
"@@kiskillilla223 your eyes aren't like mine." - Said the anime watcher
@@cesar6004 I like to watch anime and movies with subtitles, too. In this video I wanted to fully take in that other language, that I don't know. With forgein movies and anime I still can hear the language. Both sign language and subtitles I have to take in visually and I can't do that at the same time and this fast. Since English isn't my first language either, I can't read it as fast, even though I would like to think that I've gotten quite good.
Also: Yay, anime! ;)
Deaf people actually can enjoy music, especially with a lot of bass like rock. There’s even deaf bands! You should check out Beethoven’s Nightmare, an all-deaf rock band😊
That is true. :)
I'm deaf with CI's I hated Beethoven's Nightmare. still do.
my both of my parents are deaf, and this is cool to see different point of views.
ogogo ogpgpg yes i can
ogogo ogpgpg did she say they didnt?
ogogo ogpgpg .. they don’t really care for the hearing devices.
@@queena8077 how hard was it to learn basically two languages at such a young age?
Both my grandparents were deaf.
My whole family other than them can hear.
Ive always had a huge interest in the deaf community. They are people, just like us, just trying to communicate.
She is so naturally beautiful.
I’m Deaf and I was grinning throughout the entire video as I was watching this
It is amazing how fast they talk. I am having hard time reading what they say. 😮 I always thought sign language was slower.
They omit all the filler words. So instead of saying something like, "What is your name?" they say, "Name, you?"
Along with the comment above, it’s the same as any other spoken language you aren’t fluent in-it sounds faster because you don’t know the meanings associated with the words and thus it all kinda blurs together :)
I think English in general is typically spoken slower than other languages so it can be jarring to see how fast they go. I felt the same way when I listened in on a Chinese conversation, so were speaking so quickly I wondered how they could hear the tones.
english and American sign language is completely different. So they are translating what they are singing into proper english, but they are not signing those exact words.
Yes sign languages compared to English language much faster. I’m BSL and always notice difference when with interpreters. 😂
i'm in love with this lady
Years ago my husband learned ASL because he didn't like not being able to communicate with people. It's served him well, be it talking to a neighbor or a coworker. I don't know more than a few words myself. IMO you don't need to be perfectly fluent. People appreciate that you try and show them respect.
As an ASL interpreter in a mainstream school, I have encountered a lot of interpreters like the ones she describes and it’s infuriating. We’re there to empower Deaf students, NOT oppress. One of the reasons I’m leaving the field altogether :/
How does that help fix the situation though?
SilverFlame819 it doesn’t, but it sure does save my mental health :)
@@HandsThatAreCold Ooh. Check. Makes total sense from that POV.
Here comes Lia again to steal my heart 😍
to me this is literally: *how is it like to see someone do sign language while you are confused*
One of the rare buzzfeeed videos besides worth it, that i find wise and touching. I am hearing impaired myself, can't hear out of my left ear and partial hearing loss on the right. It is so hard to communicate or make sure you know what's going on, when you can't hear or hear so well. It is so easy to feel alone and out of touch. But I also loved the ladies mind set of acceptance of self that was always a hard struggle for me. Very powerful video.
I love them both, they have great personalities, but I'm crushing so hard on Mixxie rn! Wow he is a gorgeous man! 😍💕
Glad to see these two back again. Really interesting, even if I can't understand ASL at all. I found out that ASL is actually descended from French Sign Language, and that's why is totally different to the BSL sign language group.
Also I can't believe Mixxie didn't learn ASL until he was 18. That would have been so difficult. I think all schools should teach that country's sign language.
Roz Harris BSL was also invented by a heating person ASL is a combination inspired by FSL and Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language and signed people made (home signs)
Yes, I would be useful in real life as well. When you’re in situations where you can’t talk or can’t hear what the other person is saying. It’ll also make us more understanding of deaf people and their culture.
Can some hearing people think?- maybe this is the next most searched google question. Love the two interviewees here! It's a really deeper and more inspiring one than the previous video with them but both videos are great! Learnt more about their struggles and happiness ! Good job buzzfeed!
Please continue to make more of these videos. I think that more hearing people and hard of hearing people will want to watch them because we want to be respectful and enjoy being friends with others. It has been my experience that hearing people (young people and students) will group hard of hearing and deaf in the same category and they think that because we can't hear, we do not know when they are making fun of us and being annoying. I am not deaf, just have a moderate hearing loss corrected by hearing aids. I have always wanted to know how to interact with the deaf community in a respectful way. Deaf people are intelligent and perfectly able to do anything they put their mind to. They are not help less and deserve the same respect and dignity we all have for each other.
They're so adorable,especially Lia😭❤
UGH the guy with the haaaaiiiir, I'm weak
Oh I Kno right wat a cutie 😍
OMG, I LOOOOOVE Mixxie! More Mixxie videos, please!!! :D
“Too pretty to be deaf” ??!! 🤦🏼♀️
Both of them are amazing and I would want to be friends for sure.
I truly hope to find more videos like this in the future
I'm fricking touched by their testimonials.... So I just spent 2 hours learning A-Z and 100+ basic signs ASL ahahaha
Beautiful video! Thanks BuzzFeed!
I actually loved this video! I learned so much :)
I'm deaf but I'm not stupidity
GOD SHES SO BEAUTIFUL! IT JUST RADIATES OFF OF HER. itssss soooo deep.
I really like the way, sign language works.... I'm not deaf,but i enjoy learning the sign languange.
Keep makes video like this one.it's super entertaining. For real.
I love how expressive these two are with their face. Lots of people I know are kinda worried about what their face looks like, or scared if they make a weird looking face, but these two and any other deaf person make all sorts of faces!
Oh hey, this is pretty cool! The high school I graduated from has an ASL class like 1 2 and 3 I think!
Thank you for educating me.☺️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
i am so excited to learn ASL! Our differences are what make us Beautiful!
I think sign language is the most beautiful language because it uses words and expressions to make words, just like our tone can make a sentence sound sweet or sarcastic
I have a few deaf tables come in every now and again and I cant wait to see their faces when i can actually speak a full sentence to them
Beautiful people, beautiful stories
Keep making videos like this!!
lia is so expressive
Okay... thank you for sharing... 👏 👏 good job! 👍
Awesome video! I like learning more about Deaf culture and people's different points of view :-)
I love watching people ‘speaking’ ASL because like any language, it’s animated, expressive and very rich. Love to the deaf community, you guys rock!
okay i need to express this: I really like the ppl in this video, they made me realise how much more complex signing is and also how big of a difference it makes (or that there even is one) in changing between ASL and SEE. The text is a little to fast for my liking so i had to pause a lot and it stopped me from looking at them, but thats inevitable i guess since they didnt sign in a slow pace and the text has to keep up. Also the are both quite good looking and fun so I hope to see them return in more vids ^^
They are the cutest person I've ever seen 😍 oh my god I love them ♥😍
And his hair it's just amazing ♥♥
I felt that when they said 👍🖐✊🤘👊🖖
Inferno ❶ 👉👌 👅✌ 😁
Don’t be like that
@@k8h991 🖕👆
Don’t be like that
This is so true I agree with Maxxie I think his name was and Lia. Where deaf people are just like us, just they can’t hear us, they can do everything we can do just have a different way of communication. We don’t need to fear them we just need to learn more about their culture and understand that they too have been under a lot of hardships just like everyone else. If we work together to become better communicating and understanding each other’s cultures, history and languages we will be better as whole.
Mixxe, said he loves to travel. I loved to meet him and Lia too!! I'm hearing and I sign. I'm not fluent or interpreter but many times I came across meeting a Deaf person I told I was really good at signing, especially if I don't use it often as I should. I do try to practice on my own, lucky I can remember what I learn in college. But growing up with a friend who's mom was Deaf and a good friend of mine mainstream in my HS and oh my friends sister is Deaf... Yeah. I I'm well aware of Deaf community. Yes Mixxie is super cute.
I would've put the whole video on silence to try to experience what they see when we communicate
I just muted it, music was annoying
I got an audiobook ad at this
Sometimes youtube is just madlad
Well damn ASL is faster talking than me. Barely kept up reading haha!. Great video though!
I'm in love with the girl ❤️ she's so cuteeee
I'm hearing and would LOVE to meet deaf people. I live in Western Australia, nearly 26 and have never met anyone from the deaf community.
I feel like if we had more exposure to the deaf community the barriers would come down more. I also wish our schools taught us how to sign so if we did end up meeting someone who was deaf the communication barrier wouldn't be so difficult and awkward for both deaf and hearing.
Part of my wishes that I ended up fully deaf instead of just half deaf? I like the ability it gives me to still express myself, but there's more of a barrier than if one was completely deaf because people can't tell if you're being serious of not. I have to always ask for headphones and such that are designed for one ear so I'm not uncomfortable. I can completely tone out people if they are on my deaf side. And, spatial audio doesnt work for me. I also can't sign for the life of me, but I'd really love to. I'm a very tactile learner because of my disability, which can definitely be very hard for school I'm thankful for the job that I have that is very hands on and experimental.
Really like these kinds of videos 👍🏻
This is a cool video. There are two deaf employees at my local thrift shop and they are the nicest. It really bums me out when I see them mistreated by customers who think they are ignoring them, not realizing they cant hear them. I would rly like to learn ASL
I have to read regardless my daughter and husband are both sleeping and my headphones are at another room but wanted to watch/read this.. very educational and inspiring
Mixxie and Lia have such nice personalities I feel like they'd be really cool if I ever met them!
yess Mixxie is back
I wish they taught ASL more in schools, they do have it in one school in my district but it just needs to be more readily available to learn because it’s so critical to understanding people ❤️
I wanna meet that girl she seems like such an awesome person!!!
In 20 years I have not seen a video so inspiring and hope giving and astounding. I have just read Oliver Sack's book "Seeing Voices" which blew me away; these videos are miracles. Anyone interested in the history of sign language and the experience of deaf persons would be enriched by Sack's book. Thank you so much you beautiful people !!!!!!
i don’t understand how people will act pitiful around the deaf. if i met a deaf person, i’d be really excited. i’d get to learn more ASL and learn about deaf culture.
Lia....be my friendd...
Maxxie.....
She's so cute 🥺
both of you are so funny! lolol
Awesome! 🙏🏻💐🌵
YES SHES BACK
I am currently doing my best to learn ASL but I'm having issues finding the right source. If you have any tips please let me know. I've always been interested in the deaf community but have never had a chance or the knowledge to interact with someone of the deaf community. I truly admire the ingenuity that the deaf people of old and wish that I could have something to do with the deaf community because of it. I have always loved helping those in need and want to help the deaf community to unite with the hearing community. I even plan to adopt a deaf child to help them and to give them a chance. Because I long to know sign language, and don't think of the deaf as lesser or worthless, but instead I think of the deaf as a high esteem group can join. I think of the deaf as lucky because of the lack of hearing. When you are missing something then you begin to be grateful for things that you never would have even acknowledge, and you begin to look at things differently. I way this from experience, although I am hearing I still have suffered great losses. Because of losses important people I have been forced to look at the world in a much different way and to be grateful for everything. On top of that I have also been bullied which gave me even more reason for looking at things differently. Keeping an open mind is the only way to enter new worlds.
I said it before and I will say it again.. She seems like the perfect person to hang out with.. share your feelings .. laugh with... :)
Imagen there wouldnt be any music
This video should be silent to make it more close to them.
This is one of the reasons I want to learn ASL ! So many cool people and not enough people know how to communicate with them with their own language!
Honestly, Lia is one of the most beautiful women out there.
(I'm deaf BTW}
This is a much better video featuring these two, more detailed & they gave us a bit of their history and the deaf perspective.
Very good video Wish I had more people to sign with when I was growing up
CAT:Meow
Cow:moooo
People in the comments:FIRST!!!!!
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Their both awesome🖤
But I need Lia💯
I love how she tries to explain how facial expression is used with different signs 👌🏻👌🏻 I’m very dramatic with my facial cues😂😂
i love this podcast
I deafinitely learned a bit more about it. Nice.
Intentional wordplay or nah?
i actually find ASL quite fascinating. the facial expressions and sign language are just,, i dunno i find it really interesting to watch!! i hope i can learn ASL one day :D
Deaf blind signing!! So awesome!
Everyone wants to read but not miss their expressions at the same time. Why is this so hard.
After I read the title I was waiting for her to talk.
Their signing is definitely more formal. I'm so used to casual signing that it throws me off a bit. Graduated from a deaf school and many students(even teachers) sign informally. Only proper ASL class you see more extravagant signings
Im lucky enough to go to a school with an integrated deaf program. Im not deaf however they teach everyone the alphabet in elementary, we have classes with deaf students, and in high school you can learn it. Sadly we are one of few schools that do that... we have to have deaf students bussed in from like an hour away because not many other schools have that
I always respect both people who are using American Sign Language (ASL) because they are proud of being Deaf. I really understand them . Who was born Deaf, it is necessary to use ASL signs in order to have great communications with whomever is Hearing or Hard of Hearing. That is essential. Keep being strong and positive! Thanks
Lia seems like someone I'd like to be friends with. She seems hella funny and just 😍
I love sign, I know a good amount. I just struggle with ASL and I use SEE. I love learning new signs every day. The only thing is my reception sucks sometimes. I have to ask deaf ppl to slow down xD I cannot sign that fast or understand that fast!!!!
This was dope