ASL WAP (sltwitterv)
August 4, 2021 7:24 AM Subscribe
Does what it says on the tin [NSFW]
On the off chance you're in an actual workplace, this walks right up to the line of not safe for that workplace, and then makes a series of gestures that are very easy to understand, even if you are not fluent in ASL.
It's still kind of amazing tho.
posted by mhoye at 9:41 AM on August 4, 2021
It's still kind of amazing tho.
posted by mhoye at 9:41 AM on August 4, 2021
Oh, it's actually *good* ASL news. Thank you!
posted by hypnogogue at 11:11 AM on August 4, 2021
posted by hypnogogue at 11:11 AM on August 4, 2021
ASL interpreters are the best artists of our age. Change my mind.
posted by VTX at 12:10 PM on August 4, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by VTX at 12:10 PM on August 4, 2021 [2 favorites]
makes a series of gestures that are very easy to understand, even if you are not fluent in ASL.
My admittedly limited experience with ASL is that this is one of the hallmarks of the language. Whenever I’ve encountered someone fluent in ASL I’ve found that if they are gracious enough to sign slowly and pick their words carefully I can usually figure out what they’re saying.
Which is, you know, a pretty cool feature for a language to have.
posted by Parasite Unseen at 12:29 PM on August 4, 2021 [11 favorites]
My admittedly limited experience with ASL is that this is one of the hallmarks of the language. Whenever I’ve encountered someone fluent in ASL I’ve found that if they are gracious enough to sign slowly and pick their words carefully I can usually figure out what they’re saying.
Which is, you know, a pretty cool feature for a language to have.
posted by Parasite Unseen at 12:29 PM on August 4, 2021 [11 favorites]
Absolutely fucking outstanding. I'm not Deaf and don't know more than a few words of ASL, but I love shows where I can watch the ASL interpreters because it's a whole nother layer of content and a whole separate performance.
posted by rmd1023 at 12:48 PM on August 5, 2021
posted by rmd1023 at 12:48 PM on August 5, 2021
I wanted to point out Deaf writer Sarah Novic's post on another ASL interpretation of WAP from last year.
I don't know who is interpreting in the clip above (they could very well be a DI / CDI), and am not qualified to judge their skills. But as Novic and other Deaf people have said repeatedly about concert interpreters, hearing people who center hearing interpreters on social media (esp. white hearing interpreters) can create a situation where ASL gets fetishized and diminished, while Deaf creators (working in their native languages) get drowned out or ignored.
ASL is a beautiful language and it can be awe-inspiring to see a great signer perform; but it's important to remember that the interpreter's art is making the original work accessible to the Deaf community. What do fluent ASL signers actually think of the performance? Yeah, a raunchy song is going to have raunchy signs; but if a hearing person shares this clip even though they can't understand the interpreter's lyrics, rhyme, flow and wordplay, what are they praising?
posted by Playdoughnails at 12:40 AM on August 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
I don't know who is interpreting in the clip above (they could very well be a DI / CDI), and am not qualified to judge their skills. But as Novic and other Deaf people have said repeatedly about concert interpreters, hearing people who center hearing interpreters on social media (esp. white hearing interpreters) can create a situation where ASL gets fetishized and diminished, while Deaf creators (working in their native languages) get drowned out or ignored.
ASL is a beautiful language and it can be awe-inspiring to see a great signer perform; but it's important to remember that the interpreter's art is making the original work accessible to the Deaf community. What do fluent ASL signers actually think of the performance? Yeah, a raunchy song is going to have raunchy signs; but if a hearing person shares this clip even though they can't understand the interpreter's lyrics, rhyme, flow and wordplay, what are they praising?
posted by Playdoughnails at 12:40 AM on August 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
Did a little more digging and found more background on the interpreter and their reaction to going viral
TL;DR The interpreter seems to be very cool—she sourced her interpretation from Raven Sutton, a Black Deaf creator, and she's making sure to direct credit and bring respect to other awesome talents in the Black Deaf community.
posted by Playdoughnails at 12:50 AM on August 6, 2021 [5 favorites]
TL;DR The interpreter seems to be very cool—she sourced her interpretation from Raven Sutton, a Black Deaf creator, and she's making sure to direct credit and bring respect to other awesome talents in the Black Deaf community.
posted by Playdoughnails at 12:50 AM on August 6, 2021 [5 favorites]
The thing that impresses me about rap interpreters in particular is that the rapid-fire delivery makes for an *incredibly* information-dense chunk of content. Most of the interpreters I've seen at performances have been for normal-speed dialogue or folky crunchy music at a relatively 'normal' pace, but this is just operating on a whole nother level. And, yeah, props to the interpreter for sharing credit where it's due.
posted by rmd1023 at 7:14 AM on August 6, 2021
posted by rmd1023 at 7:14 AM on August 6, 2021
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