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I mentioned this elsewhere but think it’s worth repeating.

If it is agreeable that the function of linguistic semiotics can lead to the production of culture, I think it is reasonable to make a distinction between the phenomenon of a unique sign language and culture developed in isolation, and the inherent disability present in the condition of being deaf.

I think the fixation on cultural identification as a replacement for social alienation, with the byproduct of self-aggrandizing narcissism, is where things go off the rails.

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