"Do sign-songs make sense?"
HBO defines sign songs as an artistic hybrid, borrowing the concept of choral singing from hearing culture and the signs for Deaf culture (385). Sign songs are probably the most interesting concept I have learned while reading thus far. However, I can understand why some deaf people may not enjoy is or appreciate it when hearing people alter their signs to create their own meaning or translate so far as no being ASL any longer. I don't think that hearing audience should preform sign-songs to hearing audience and made into an event, because it takes away from the beauty of deaf culture and their language or how they express their own style of music.
I also find sign songs to be very interesting. I think the issue deaf people may have with it is that they are stealing their language in a sense. I liked all the videos we watched in class this semester in which they signed songs in ASL. I think that it is really fascinating and beautiful to watch.
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