Sound & Fury Chapter 6

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Country: United States

Language: English

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Producer: Roger Weisberg, Jackie Roth, Julie Sacks

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Posted by: gateway on Dec 15, 2008

Chapter 6: Two brothers debate about their deaf children getting a cochlear implant

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(background music)
(interpreted): MOM, YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH THE IMPLANT.
NEXT WEEK, PETER'S GOING TO THE AUDIOLOGIST FOR TESTS
AND THEN HE'LL DEFINITELY GET THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT IN JANUARY.
(interpreted): A FRIEND OF MINE ASKED ME WHY HE'S GETTING IT.
I TOLD HIM YOU WANTED IT, AND THEY WERE VERY SURPRISED.
HE FEELS SORRY FOR HIM.
WHAT CAN I DO?
YOU MEAN, YOU'RE EMBARRASSED
ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WILL SAY ABOUT IT?
I'M EMBARRASSED BECAUSE YOU'RE MAKING HIM HEARING
SO HE'LL SPEAK WELL.
MY FAMILY IS ALL HEARING, AND HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO'S DEAF.
HIS AUNTS AND UNCLES ARE ALL DEAF.
HE HAS A BIG DEAF FAMILY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT DOES MATTER.
I WANT HIM TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE ANYTHING HE WANTS TO BE.
OH... YOU'RE SUCH A LOUSY DAUGHTER.
MOM SAYS I'M A LOUSY DAUGHTER.
SHE JUST SAID THAT.
(interpreted): OH, NO, NO, STOP THAT.
SHE SAID I'M A LOUSY DAUGHTER
BECAUSE I WANT TO IMPLANT MY SON.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
HOW DO I FEEL?
YES, DAD, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
DO YOU THINK I'M A LOUSY DAUGHTER?
NO, NO, NO.
Marianne: WHO'S LOUSY?
MARI, MY DAUGHTER.
MY DEAF FRIENDS WONDER
WHO EVEN INTERPRETS FOR DEAF PEOPLE
WOULDN'T LOVE HER OWN CHILD EVEN IF HE'S BORN DEAF.
A MOTHER SHOULD LOVE HER CHILD THE WAY HE IS.
Marianne (speaking): DEAF PEOPLE THINK
THAT THE HEARING PEOPLE
ARE TRYING TO MAKE THEM HEARING.
NOT TRUE.
I DON'T MEAN TO INSULT YOU
BUT PEOPLE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT THE WORLD IS CHANGING.
IT'S NOT TO HURT DEAF PEOPLE, IT'S TO HELP THEM.
I KNOW IT'S HARD FOR DEAF PEOPLE TO ACCEPT THIS
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE THE FLOOR HAS BEEN PULLED OUT
FROM UNDERNEATH A DEAF PERSON.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT YOU STILL CAN'T STOP THE FUTURE;
YOU CAN'T STOP PROGRESS FROM HAPPENING.
(all talking at once)
Many people: LIKE FRANKENSTEIN... MONSTERS...
(interpreted): TODAY WHEN PARENTS FIND OUT THEIR CHILD IS DEAF
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE CHILD
AND THEY JUST FORCE AN IMPLANT ON THEM.
(interpreted): THESE PARENTS ARE SELFISH.
Man (interpreted): MY OPINION IS
IF YOU'RE BORN DEAF, THAT'S IT.
(interpreted): YOU'RE RIGHT-- I AGREE WITH YOU.
Mari (interpreted): NOW YOU'RE ALL GOING TO COME AFTER ME.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE OUR SON, PETER, A COCHLEAR IMPLANT.
(gasping, groaning)
I WANT TO GIVE MY SON
OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE IN BOTH WORLDS.
(interpreted): YOU FEEL THAT DEAF PEOPLE ARE INFERIOR
SO YOU WANT TO IMPLANT YOUR CHILD
IN THE HOPE THAT HE WILL HAVE A CHANCE IN THE FUTURE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING?
(interpreted): IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE THINK DEAF PEOPLE ARE LIMITED.
IT'S BECAUSE THE WORLD'S VIEW OF DEAF PEOPLE
MAKES THINGS MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM.
WELL, LOOK AT ME-- I WORK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES.
I'VE BEEN A SUPERVISOR OF 25 HEARING PEOPLE
FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND I AM DEAF.
(interpreted): I'M A FOREMAN AT MY JOB
AND I CONTROL THE WHOLE SHOP.
MY BOSS CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT ME.
AND I'M STONE DEAF.
(interpreted): A CHILD IS NOT A GUINEA PIG.
I THINK THAT THE PARENT WHO FORCES
AN IMPLANT ON HIS CHILD
IS NOT CONSIDERING THAT CHILD'S FEELINGS.
THE BODY BELONGS TO THE CHILD.
WHEN HE GROWS UP, HIS PARENTS CAN ASK HIM THEN
IF HE WANTS AN IMPLANT.
BUT THIS IS BEST AGE FOR HIM TO GET AN IMPLANT
SO HE'LL HAVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE.
IF WE WAIT UNTIL HE'S 15, IT'LL BE TOO LATE.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TAKING HIS DEAFNESS AWAY.
HE'LL KNOW HE'S DEAF.
I'LL TEACH HIM HIS DEAF CULTURE.
DO WE THINK THE IMPLANT CAN KILL DEAF CULTURE, YES OR NO?
Others: YES. YES. OF COURSE.
YES, YES, YES.
ONCE SOMEONE IS IMPLANTED
HE WILL MIGRATE TO THE HEARING WORLD
AND WON'T BOTHER WITH THE DEAF WORLD.
WE CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
IF THE TECHNOLOGY WAS AVAILABLE A LONG TIME AGO.
WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE WE WOULD ALL HAVE IMPLANTS TODAY.
WHO KNOWS?
PRETTY SOON, WE WILL LOOK LIKE ROBOTS.
NOT ALL DEAF PEOPLE CAN DEVELOP GOOD SPEECH
AND SOUND LIKE HEARING PEOPLE, MAYBE JUST 20%
SO DEAF CULTURE WILL PERSIST FOR MANY, MANY MORE YEARS.
DEAF CULTURE IS WONDERFUL.
(all cheer)
Mari: I THINK AT TIMES THEY'RE RIGHT, THAT I AM BETRAYING ALL I KNOW.
I STILL AM TORN BECAUSE HERE I...
I TOOK IT AS A SIGN FROM THIS WOMAN
"LOOK THIS CHILD IS JUST LIKE ME"
"YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG.
HE'S PART OF OUR WORLD-- LEAVE HIM ALONE."
AND THAT KILLS ME, THAT KILLS ME.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT THE BEST FOR MY CHILD
AND I WANT TO GIVE HIM THE BEST OPPORTUNITY I CAN.
AND THE ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW IS THAT THERE'S THIS TECHNOLOGY NOW
THAT WILL ENABLE HIM
TO BECOME MORE FUNCTIONAL IN THE HEARING WORLD.

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