Regarding the interpreter from Right Side ASL. The main complaint I'm receiving is that a person's ideology has no bearing on their work. If their work is good, then what's the problem. I feel this argument profoundly misunderstands the kind of work interpreters do
@AudreyTerp@SilentSnerk@bj2048@jmhenner I’d also argue that interpreters *shouldn’t* interpret things they don’t inherently disagree with if it’s possible to avoid. Considering we are supposed to avoid conflicts of interest that may cause harm or effectiveness (CPC tenant 3.8).
Gather round folks. I have a story to tell you about the interpreter in the current White House Briefing.
This is her. In the Trump/Pence shirt and the MAGA hat.
@kelzby23 This happened to me at an airport in Germany. I was signing (using AmericanSL) with my friend across the airport about how the woman at the front desk was a b... not friendly. Suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulder. A woman behind me signed (ASL) back to me, “what happened?!”
@jahochcam @arikaokrent Example of signs that were always “problematic”:
dead (which hand started up which down)
heart (cross body? Don’t cross body? Does anatomical position matter?
Any sign related to a left to right timeline
@jahochcam @arikaokrent Omg. Being a left handed learner was such a topic of discussion for my teachers. “Oh. You’re left handed- you sign it like this” EVERY DAYYY. For me it was always trying to figure out the movements and placements of things- converting them from right handed to my dominant hand.