DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, September 15, 2015 morning
-- deaf parliamentarian accused of disrespecting Angelina Jolie Pitt
Emma Nicholson, a deaf British woman, is a member of the
House of Lords. She struggles to catch every word that is
spoken in the Parliament. Recently famous actress
Angelina Jolie Pitt gave a speech advocating human
rights. Emma stood up and gave a response, that every one
thought was disrespect for Jolie! Emma angrily explained
that because of her deafness, people may think her
comments were inappropriate! She actually was praising,
not disrespecting.
-- a deaf model defied the wishes of her family
Musuku Saritha, a young deaf woman from India, is a professional
model in demand in photo shoots. She said that her deaf
family would not allow her to become a model. In order to
achieve her dream, she left home to stay with a brother
that had his own apartment. The interesting thing is
that her deaf family is living in poverty, and that she
could have helped them out with her modeling income.
Yet they wanted nothing to do with her occupation.
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