Candace A. McCullough shares her perspectiveon the debate over which ASL sign to use for the word "victim". A closelook at the meaning of the English word "victim" reveals that it is alreadya word loaded with negative implications. The word is viewed as problematicby many professionals in the helping field. If we look to ASL and how ourlanguage describes people who have experienced traumatic events, we can see that Deaf people have done just fine expressing ourselves, without needing to incorporate the English word "victim" into ASL.To cite:McCullough, C. (2007, June 13). Victim No More. ASC on the Couch. Retrieved June 13, 2007, from http://www.ascdeaf.com/blog/?p=316
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Candace A. McCullough shares her perspectiveon the debate over which ASL sign to use for the word "victim". A closelook at the meaning of the English word "victim" reveals that it is alreadya word loaded with negative implications. The word is viewed as problematicby many professionals in the helping field. If we look to ASL and how ourlanguage describes people who have experienced traumatic events, we can see that Deaf people have done just fine expressing ourselves, without needing to incorporate the English word "victim" into ASL.To cite:McCullough, C. (2007, June 13). Victim No More. ASC on the Couch. Retrieved June 13, 2007, from http://www.ascdeaf.com/blog/?p=316
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