Monday, 31 March 2008
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The Cold Case: Thumb Down
Review: Thumbs down.
Andy in C Minor A deaf teen, who was thought only to be missing since 2006, is discovered to have been murdered when his blood is found in a storage room at the high school for the deaf he attended. Cold Case Television show - Cold Case TV Show - Yahoo! TV
In a brief, the acting and linguistic skills of the Deaf Students are good. The signing skills of the detectives are reported by a Deaf character as lousy, a plus. The use of the principal as an interpreter is a big no no due to conflicts of interests and lack of qualifications, but we have seen Hollywood regularly flouting that rule. The Deaf students are portrayed normal with healthy self-esteem. The Deaf Culture is explained in the show rather sketchy. Then it take a deep dive afterwards.
The plot downright sucks. It is disheartening to see another show about the conflicts of cochlear implant in the Deaf World and the angst Deaf people experience to the point of a murder being commited. I seem to recollect there was an episode, Law and Order: Criminal Intent episode, “Silencer,” shown last year where a cochlear implant surgeon is murdered by a Deaf patient’s Deaf boyfriend distraught over her new cochlear implant. *rolling eyes* Seriously how many Deaf people will kill people due to cochlear implant conflicts?
This is getting tiresome and unfairly portrays Deaf Community in a negative limelight, painting us rabid, frothing at the mouth, and murderous toward the cochlear implant users. I see a possible new stereotype of Deaf Community emerging, thanks to Hollywood. What does this teach the hearing parents of deaf children and babies sporting cochlear implants and the public about the Deaf People and their culture?
The plot of the movie, Sweet Nothing in My Ear, which will be shown in three weeks covers the dilemma of the Deaf and hearing parents debating fiercely whether to have their recently deafened child implanted or not. Sigh, yet another cochlear implant controversy.
Why cannot Hollywood see that Deaf Community has a lot more to offer and cover a story that doesn’t involve the cochlear implants?
What do you think of this show?
Update: Here is the link where you can send complaints to the CBS http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.shtml. Please share with them your objections about their negative stereotyping of the Deaf Community. Their actions were irresponsible and wildly inaccurate, smearing the reputation of a linguistic minority group. MZ
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Comments (2)
Honey, it is just a movie..... =)
Smile. At a first glance, yes I can understand your reaction.. it is only a movie. But when one stops and analyzes these shows, a pattern emerges
This has been the third time a murder had been commited by a deaf person over cochlear implant within a year and half. Deaf people are constantly portrayed negatively as angry and defiant people, difficult to work with, etc. The constant promotion of negative stereotypes and misconceptions are the reason why many Deaf people are upset about this. Please read it at my other blog at DeafRead http://blog.deafread.com/mishkazena/2008/03/31/the-cold-case-thumb-down/