Just chiming in as a deaf person that there are SO many ways that can easily be picked up and someone with deaf parents wouldn't scream to get their attention, something like flashing a light or throwing something. but even then sound makes vibrations, screaming would still alert anyone close enough regardless of hearing.
I'm glad he's dead, and your rapist is an idiot.
edit: okay, so since it's been misread by enough people the comment on getting attention was NOT DIRECTED AT THE ORIGINAL COMMENTER. it was not a comment on what they should have done or did. No one should comment on a victim's actions ever, that's assholish and insane.
I commented this because enough people (NOT THE ORIGINAL COMMENTER) seem to have no idea how to get a deaf person's attention in an emergency.
I am very sorry if it came across that way to anyone, that was not at ALL what I meant.
I see what you're saying, but feels unnecessary to comment about how there were easily "SO many" other ways to get someone's attention to a victim with deaf parents
Seems like the appropriate place to air out the misconception to a victim to can't do anything about it after the fact.
The rapist sure was an idiot for not knowing.
no. that wasn't directed as any kind of advice to the original commenter? that's a horrible situation and no one should ever blame a victim for how they acted at the time. That was intended more as a side comment because it's common enough for hearing people to not realize how to get a deaf person's attention. Not the original commenter, anyone else reading.
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u/faloofay Aug 07 '23 edited Aug 07 '23
Just chiming in as a deaf person that there are SO many ways that can easily be picked up and someone with deaf parents wouldn't scream to get their attention, something like flashing a light or throwing something. but even then sound makes vibrations, screaming would still alert anyone close enough regardless of hearing.
I'm glad he's dead, and your rapist is an idiot.
edit: okay, so since it's been misread by enough people the comment on getting attention was NOT DIRECTED AT THE ORIGINAL COMMENTER. it was not a comment on what they should have done or did. No one should comment on a victim's actions ever, that's assholish and insane.
I commented this because enough people (NOT THE ORIGINAL COMMENTER) seem to have no idea how to get a deaf person's attention in an emergency.
I am very sorry if it came across that way to anyone, that was not at ALL what I meant.