The deaf community is full of labels.
Too many labels.
Sometimes I don’t know which community is the most/least accepting…the deaf or hearing community.
Life Is About Creating Yourself
The deaf community is full of labels.
Too many labels.
Sometimes I don’t know which community is the most/least accepting…the deaf or hearing community.
Life Is About Creating Yourself 
And just what labels are you thinking about, hmm?
I don't know about labels, but I had in interesting conversation with an interpreter a few weeks ago. She often interprets for CI appointments at Johns Hopkins, and she noticed that many Deaf teens and adults do not want their friends to know they have a CI, because they want to avoid the nasty comments and social rejection that too often happen. This interpreter commented that many Deaf people are more oppressed by other d/Deaf people than by hearing people.I wonder if she is right about that. It has been on my mind since our conversation.
Annie, funny you should bring that up. I went to a Deafhood Foundation meeting last night, Keli was there too – and one of the things they really emphasized was "stop Deaf against Deaf!"However, the sad thing was they were quite hypocritical – attacking or at least putting down those with CIs, oral deafness, anything that wasn't "sign" and "D-deaf." I have a couple of examples that I'm gonna post in my own blog later today. But clearly, deaf against deaf continues to be a problem, aye.