British Student Union Aims to Ban Clapping and Cheering Because It Excludes Deaf People

[Cyber Liberty]

Katherine Timpf
May 1, 2017

The National Union of Students warned audience members at its conference that they must not clap or cheer during speeches because clapping and cheering make deaf people feel excluded. According to an article in The Telegraph, attendees at last week’s conference were warned that clapping and cheering could have a “serious impact” on deaf participants, and they were instructed to use “jazz hands” to show their support instead. “No whooping, it does have a serious impact on some delegates’ ability to access [the] conference,” Estelle Hart, an NUS elections-committee member and chairwoman of a Thursday session, told students.

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447219/british-student-union-aims-ban-clapping-and-cheering-because-it-excludes-deaf-people

[Free Vulcan]

Sounds like they have Diana Moon Glampers as a faculty advisor.

[ABX]

But it doesn't exclude them. They may not be able to hear the clapping and cheering, but they can see it taking place and often, feel the vibrations through whatever they are sitting or standing on.

This ban would be highly prejudicial against the deaf in assuming how they interact with the world is so limited they can't enjoy other's clapping and cheering.

[thackney]

Katherine Timpf
May 1, 2017

The National Union of Students warned audience members at its conference that they must not clap or cheer during speeches because clapping and cheering make deaf people feel excluded. According to an article in The Telegraph, attendees at last week’s conference were warned that clapping and cheering could have a “serious impact” on deaf participants, and they were instructed to use “jazz hands” to show their support instead. “No whooping, it does have a serious impact on some delegates’ ability to access [the] conference,” Estelle Hart, an NUS elections-committee member and chairwoman of a Thursday session, told students.

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447219/british-student-union-aims-ban-clapping-and-cheering-because-it-excludes-deaf-people

If they are deaf, how do they hear the speech?

[mountaineer]

Will they call for the banning of visual aids, too, so as not to exclude the vision-impaired?

[ABX]

Wouldn't "Jazz Hands" be cultural appropriation?

[Free Vulcan]

If they are deaf, how do they hear the speech?

Well I assumed it'd be signed. But sign language requires sight, so wouldn't any and all visuals be discrimination too?

I think what needs to be applied is the Helen Keller standard.

[thackney]

Well I assumed it'd be signed. But sign language requires sight, so wouldn't any and all visuals be discrimination too?

I think what needs to be applied is the Helen Keller standard.

If they can watch and understand sign-language, they can watch and understand the response in clapping.

[Free Vulcan]

Since most leftist faculty are deaf, dumb and blind to the truth already, it shouldn't be that hard to transition to the HK standard.

Maybe they could 'identify' as deaf, then they'd actually be deaf, so it'd be ok to clap and holler.

[Cyber Liberty]

If they are deaf, how do they hear the speech?

[Cyber Liberty]

Wouldn't "Jazz Hands" be cultural appropriation?

That was my first thought.

[Wingnut]

Wouldn't "Jazz Hands" be cultural appropriation?

Depends on the culture.