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pah
-adjective
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
[Origin: 1585–95]

deaf
adj. deaf·er, deaf·est
Partially or completely lacking in the sense of hearing.
Deaf Of or relating to the Deaf or their culture.
Unwilling or refusing to listen; heedless: was deaf to our objections.

n. (used with a pl. verb)
Deaf people considered as a group. Used with the.
Deaf The community of deaf people who use American Sign Language as a primary means of communication. Used with the.

bilingual
written or spoken in two languages

Deafhood

Deafhood is a term coined by Dr. Paddy Ladd in his book "Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood".
...I found myself and others coining a new label of 'Deafhood.' Deafhood is not, however, a 'static' medical condition like 'deafness.' Instead, it represents a process - the struggle by each Deaf child, Deaf family and Deaf adult to explain to themselves and each other their own existence in the world. In sharing their lives with each other as a community, and enacting those explanations rather than writing books about them, Deaf people are engaged in a daily praxis, a continuing internal and external dialogue. (Ladd, 2003:3)

My comments:

I just threw in pah as what have been using in express of "about time" Looked it up on its definition and was surprised it even has meaning, and that is a negative word out there, no wonder they snickered at us or looked us like we are crazy or something like that.

Bottom line here is that DBC and Deafhood DOES NOT mix at all, they can build bridges across for references not use one of each other for rally, protests, meeting, and more. DBC in past 11 months did it's wonders BUT have they come up with one clear mission or value of the organization? I do not think so. They solely erected the organization for early childhood exposure with sign language which was influenced by "The Greatest Irony" by Amy Cohen Efron. DBC and its core members forgot one important issue at hand, focus on the Deaf Community not fighting with/ or against AGBell. It is like needle in a haystack. It is best to focus on our issues and build from there, what I am trying to say is to forget AGBell and grow as one not divided in ourselves which we already have.

There was an article or vlog about a Deaf family who won a lawsuit against hospital somewhere in Canada or US (information is being pursued) that the parents won their rights to eliminate the hearing part of their baby to become deaf. I, myself have mixed feeling about it. That will divide even more in the community, for example... "Deaf parents with deaf kids hanging out at playground encountered another deaf parents with hearing kids and rejected them because they didn't cut the nerves inside their children ears" Have you ever thought about it. Just not long ago our community were against the process of hearing parents having cochlear implants being inserted in their children, now we are practicing what they have been doing. Ironic?

Thanks
Eric