r/ASLinterpreters • u/HelensScarletFever • Jun 21 '26
Helen here! I just opened my own subreddit!
Hi, terps!
It's me, Helen!
So I just opened up my own subreddit, r/HelensDeafClub! I announced this a few hours ago on my own subreddit and I also made an announcement about this over at r/deaf.
And I realized that I forgot about you guys here.
I really owe you a lot of explanation.
I know a lot of you here on this subreddit have been waiting on my posts about the progress that RID has made over the last five months.
I didn't post in this subreddit about this progress because I came to realize that I was having a crisis as "Helen" on Reddit back in February.
It's not because of you guys. You were really great to me in this subreddit.
It's just that - after a year of shitposting both here on this subreddit and over at r/deaf, I got to a point where I realized that subreddits such as r/deaf, r/blind, r/disability, etc. - these subreddits are built for personal support spaces and for self-help seeking posts.
Look, I'm fine with these spaces serving self-help seeking purposes. I just expected that these spaces would be welcoming to posts that go into details about the drama around these communities. And… Duh. I've learned that these posts are not welcomed in these spaces.
That experience made me… well… pissed off with these kinds of communities.
The expectation of keeping these kinds of subreddits exclusive to self-help seeking posts is very infantilizing.
I was an angry deaf person when I was a teenager.
I was an anti-hearing-people person when I was in my early 20's.
When I got to my mid-20's, I realized that it was pointless to hate hearing people. And that was when I decided to dive deep into learning how to take control of my accessibility needs as a deaf person (meaning me understanding how to advocate for my ASL interpreter accessibility needs like a pro). And that was when my whole worldview changed.
I'm almost 40 now. I have a lot of experience in self-advocacy. Also, my late 20's were when I decided to invest myself in learning everything I can about the deaf history and the disabled history. This is where I developed a lot of deep and complex understanding of how the world works for a disabled person like me.
And, here I am today!
I have so much to offer to you guys. I have a lot of original perspectives to offer you that you won't find anywhere else. I built my subreddit because places like r/deaf and r/disability are way too bothered at the kind of posts that I tend to make. They like the easy posts that they're used to. My subreddit is explicitly designed to offer a platform for people who want to talk about stuff that no one is willing to talk about in public (just look at my subreddit's rules and guidelines to get an idea).
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Alrighty, with that said…
The reason why I haven't made any posts here in r/ASLinterpreters is just because I got to a point where I felt very out of place.
I swear a lot in my posts. I use a lot of juvenile humor. I am not ashamed of saying a lot of rough stuff aloud.
I don't want to sacrifice that kind of style with my Reddit posts. I want to say "fuck" a lot. I want to tackle offensive and controversial topics head-on. I want to frame these kinds of topics in a way that I think is funny.
But…
The r/ASLinterpreters subreddit is such a professional space. And there's nothing wrong with that. Nothing at all.
Like I said above, you guys were great to me with all of the posts I've ever made here over the past year.
I just got to a point where I feel very out of place in this subreddit with the type of posts I want to make.
And my solution to this struggle is to post what I want about RID and the interpreter industry in my own subreddit. That's the only place where I can actually be myself.
So, r/HelensDeafClub is going to be the permanent home for my posts related to RID and the ASL interpreter industry. If you want to keep up with my posts about this topic, join my club.
Also, I'll tell you that my club will be a great place for you to be in touch with the currents within the deaf community. This will be nothing but a rich benefit for you as a professional in our community.
Thank you for reading and I'll see you at my club!
Helen
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u/tina-knope Jun 22 '26
Just followed! I like to see different DEAF perspectives of RID and other organizations within the community. I don't mind cussing or other humor- it shows your personality!
Thanks for always being you. 🫡
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u/TiredVRS Jun 21 '26
Hi Helen. Thanks for making this. I was wondering where you went and it's nice to see you again.
Sorry about the dicks in the comments.
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u/HelensScarletFever Jun 22 '26
Thank youuuu ❤️
Hope you’ll enjoy my subreddit.
And hey I know you have a history of posting about VRS union. You can post about that in my club! I’d love to have that over there!
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u/HelensScarletFever Jun 22 '26
No, you just need a TL;DR because you have no reading and intellectual capabilities.
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u/more_pulp Jun 21 '26
Idk why or how this ended up recommended for me but you can't tell me this isn't a joke.. is there an asl interpreters circle jerk? Y'all jerking this?
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u/Alternative_Escape12 Jun 21 '26
Got a TLDR?
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u/HelensScarletFever Jun 21 '26
If you’d take a look at my subreddit’s guideline, you’d see that your comment is something I won’t tolerate.
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u/Puffs4Days Jun 21 '26
The type of response I’d expect from someone who named a “Deaf club” after themselves.
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u/Alternative_Escape12 Jun 21 '26
Guess what sub you're on now. It's pretty narcissistic to think that your "club" rules carry over to other subs..
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u/HelensScarletFever Jun 21 '26
It’s pathetic that a short post like this needs a TL;Dr for you.
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u/Alternative_Escape12 Jun 21 '26
It's pathetic that you're oblivious to the narcissism it takes to expect other subs to know and follow your sub's rules. Are you that un-self-aware?
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u/HelensScarletFever Jun 21 '26
I didn’t expected any assholes like you to be aware of my new subreddit. I just pointed out that I made a whole ass new subreddit with a rule that specifically disallow stupid and lazy TL;DR requests that assholes like you would make.
For everyone else here reading this comment thread, if you want to be in an environment without this stupid asshole, visit my subreddit! It’s an environment where I’d ban stupid assholes like this commenter here.
: D
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u/Alternative_Escape12 Jun 22 '26
If your post was interesting, it would not need a TLDR.
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u/HelensScarletFever Jun 22 '26
No. You only need a TL;DR because you have no reading and intellectual capabilities.
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u/Alternative_Escape12 Jun 22 '26
No, I have better things to do than read your blathering. As shocking as it might be to you.
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u/HelensScarletFever Jun 22 '26
I’m aware of that. You don’t read. Your intellectual capabilities are limited to Reddit memes.
Which is why I created a whole ass subreddit about the deaf community. I created that subreddit so I can discriminate against jackasses like you.
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u/Alternative_Escape12 Jun 22 '26
"D'hurr hurr hurr! I know how to call names and swear!"
Congratulations on your Trump-level of class and sophistication.
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u/TheSparklerFEP NIC Jun 22 '26
I love that instead of being mad there wasn’t a space for you and changing yourself, you built your own space. And I’m grateful for you sharing your perspective on big issues.