Chelsea Lately Show "Interpreter Finds Fame" skit; Chelsea Handler finds controversy by mocking deaf скачать в хорошем качестве

Chelsea Lately Show "Interpreter Finds Fame" skit; Chelsea Handler finds controversy by mocking deaf

FAIR-USE DEFENSE CLAIM (Public commentary and criticism; education, raising social awareness) Late-night host Chelsea Handler (of the Chelsea Lately Show, on E! Network) has found herself in the center of controversy, due to this skit (air date: Oct 30, 2012) which many members of the deaf community say mocks and makes fun of the language they use to communicate: ASL (American Sign Language). In the skit, a member of the cast mocks Mayor Bloomberg's ASL Interpreter Lydia Callis, who translated for the Mayor's Hurricane Sandy press conferences. Many people unfamiliar with ASL and the plight of the deaf and hearing-impaired don't realize that facial expressions and body movements are a PART of ASL, and hence it is a protected activity, with communication considered a 'major life activity' under the American With Disabilities Act (ADA). And what some with hearing (like Chelsea) would consider as "over-exaggerated" facial expressions and body movements are used for a good reason, not to "editorialize" or to be "passionate", but to communicate linguistic elements that those with hearing convey by way of vocal inflection, pitch, rhythm, pace, etc, and take for granted. The following article is required reading for everyone (esp. people who think like Chelsea), to understand what they're seeing: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/arch... (Also check out the comments section below the article, as they provide further information which is important to understand the issue.) NOTE: Video commenting is enabled, specifically so that a public discourse of the video may ensue. Please exercise your rights to free speech, expressing your thoughts and feelings (however, PLEASE keep it family-friendly, as I WILL delete comments and block users with potty-mouths who cannot express ideas without dropping F-bombs). E! Entertainment Television corporate lawyers probably will feel compelled to file a DMCA take-down notice with YouTube (as is their right, as they own the copyright), but I WILL file a DMCA counter-notice, demanding they file suit in Federal Court for copyright infringement. If they need to have a Judge lecture them on the basics of the principle of "fair use" exceptions allowed under U.S. Federal Copyright law, then they can be my guest. On the other hand, I'm willing to consider relinquishing my right to this "fair use" (public commentary) if the "Chelsea Lately Show" offers a public apology for whatever insult and harm they have caused, perhaps with a statement educating their viewers as to WHY ASL interpreters must use non-gestural components as a part of ASL, to be broadcast on the Chelsey Lately show in an opening monologue, with a message that is deemed acceptable by representatives of the deaf community (eg Deaf Nation).