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AshShields · 3778 days ago · link · · parent · post: 'Fake' Sign Language Interpreter Marred Mandela Memorial.
I'm rather distressed at the White House's statement. Something that affects such a large and close-knit community, one that I've always found to be particularly patriotic (and from what I can tell, the NZ Deaf community is a fraction of those in SA) is a bit more than just a regrettable "distraction". These people are relying on this man, and as the article rightly pointed out, they have no real way to show dissatisfaction there in the moment. Calling it a "distraction" and putting it on the same level as Obama taking selfies is ridiculous and extremely marginalising.