This morning, I went to store to buy a bottle of water. I saw much less advertisement of cigarette brands in the store. More and more people are non smokers and former smokers because of their anti-smoking awareness.

It just popped up in my mind. There have been many movements against smoking companies and their allies (tobacco industries, politicians, investors). They have succeeded in making smoking companies to admit that smoking habits are dangerous.

Anti smoking groups, who have fought against smoking, tend to have bad experiences such as death in their families, or health problems and even mental health challenges. They also have promoted wellness by marketing healthy lifestyle (exercises, dietary) and even educate parents and their children about smoking so that the children will not go through what they already went through.
In the past, society tended to accept smoking as part of society. But now, smoking is no longer acceptable in our current society. How did that happen? It is all about evidences, statistics, documents, results, reports, wellness, healthy information and many more.

That applies to Deaf movements. They are fighting against anti ASL/Bilingual methods of AGBell and its allies (anti ASL people, anti Bilingual supporters, anti Bilingual/ASL schools, strict AVT supporters, investors, other companies against ASL and Bilingualism) and are promoting Bilingualism/ASL for Deaf babies and their parents. I think DBC is the first official movement to approach AGBell and anti ASL giants assertively to prove that their anti ASL/Bilingual methods have caused so many serious problems and has created unhealthy practices for Deaf community since late 19th century. DBC also appears to be the first official movement to promote Bilingual approach for Deaf babies and their parents.

Now about DBC, it has used same approaches of anti smoking movements. One approach is about fighting against the methods of AGBell and its allies and another approach is about promoting wellness of Deaf lifestyles and ASL/Bilingualism.

I think “Fighting for a good cause and promoting healthy lifestyle of ASL and Bilingualism” is the best practices of all. In my opinion, the concept of fighting without promoting or promoting without fighting is not a good practice.

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