• Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz
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    8 months ago

    I remember reading before how getting your hearing repaired through surgery (when possible) can get you ostracized from deaf communities. Some consider their deafness to be part of their identity, and regaining your hearing can be treated as sacrificing your identity/heritage.

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      8 months ago

      Lol I’ll trade the ability to hear for the cost some judgemental deaf people jealous of me. What are they gonna do, sign language at me angrily?