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~G~ asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 8 years ago

"A Preservation of the Sign Language"?

So does anyone have an idea of why this film of George Veditz in 1913 talking about the importance of sign language, would have a 4.7/10 rating on IMDB. This is really annoying me considering that this film was a very important arifact and shows a part of the history of ASL. Why would people rate it down?

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  • Tall Willow
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Probably because they do not like it. I have never seen it or even heard of it before, so I can only guess at why.

    Maybe it is condescending to the Deaf community. Maybe it is just boring.

    In any case, do not worry about what is basically a popularity contest.

  • Smoking Joe
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I've never heard of the film, I do not know.

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