Dear Hollywood, Stop Stealing Deaf Roles!
Jasun Hicks RANT: Yo Hearing Directors, Hearing Casting Directors, and Hearing Actors STOP stealing Deaf roles. You don't know how to fucking act. Being an Actor is a HARD job. Don't you ever fucking think acting in a Deaf role is easy. It's not just about knowing a few signs in ASL and thinking that is "good enough" because it's fucking not. You have to be believable to be...
Sun, Feb 01 2015

Are you really thankful or not?
Jasun Hicks Wal-mart has been the best employer I've ever worked for. In my first year, I was hired for $9.25/hr. In that same year, I got a $2.25 pay raise for my job performance based on hard work, team work, and leading a few employees. I was on the unloader team and I lead the unloader team both times, I was able to finish 1,200-1,500 boxes per truck in 40 minutes. Most store...
Sun, Feb 01 2015

Gay or Straight, Which Is More Normal?
Jasun Hicks Frankly, I'm kinda getting tired of seeing or reading lot of celebrities "coming out". I do get it, they are power people and that does help break the oppressive behaviors that we, the LGBT community experience everyday. It does need break the vicious normalcy cycle, duly-noted - no questions asked. It's a celebration of life, prideful and being able to embrace yourse...
Sun, Feb 01 2015

Happy Mothers Day to "ALL"?
Jasun Hicks Today is the 100th anniversary of the holiday we have come to know as Mother's Day. I love the concept of celebrating this special day by acknowledging all children and adults who still have their mothers with them, and are able to celebrate and embrace just how wonderful having a mother is. I have NO intention to bash anyone, I am just being more of a realist and whi...
Mon, Jul 14 2014

Shame On You, deafREVIEW! (Update)
Jasun Hicks English transcribed for Hearing audience: Hello, my name is Jasun. I want to bring something to your attention. It is very serious and a big concern. Earlier today I was on my Twitter account and saw that deafREVIEW posted something.... (view). What do you see? @chickfila. That means mentioning somebody in Twitter. They mentioned them because they're letting Chick-fil...
Mon, Jul 14 2014

Shame On You, deafREVIEW!
Jasun Hicks In our Deaf, Hearing, LGBT and allies community - we DON'T allow the enabling of oppressive and inhumane behavior within our community. deafREVIEW enables anti-LGBT behavior in publicity and encourages the oppressors to be a patron at Chick-Fil-A when they are against the Deaf LGBT community. I must ask you to look at this as community accountability and a social resp...
Mon, Jul 14 2014