In My Language
- 14 Feb 07, 10:02 AM
Take a scoot round the famous video-sharing site YouTube and you'll find a wealth of stuff, including many videos on disability-related themes. Take In My Language, for instance, which was pointed out to us in this thread on Ouch's messagboard.
Most of silentmiaow's videos are about "autistic liberation and disability rights". The eight and a half minutes of In My Language are perhaps best left up to silentmiaow's own description:
"The first part is in my 'native language', and then the second part provides a translation, or at least an explanation. This is not a look-at-the-autie gawking freakshow as much as it is a statement about what gets considered thought, intelligence, personhood, language, and communication, and what does not."
It makes for interesting viewing, and it's caused mixed reactions on the Ouch messageboard thread. What do you think? Plus, if you've seen anything out there on the wonderful world of YouTube that you think we should know about, tell us by email or leave a message in the comments.
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