VideoJug: How To Insult Someone Using British Sign Language
Only blogging this, because this video is doing its rounds on mainstream blogs right now. Gadling is carrying it as A Welsh View, and I picked it up somewhere else yesterday.
The BSL is grammatically incorrect in places. Since this person is training to become an interpreter, one has to wonder about the quality of the teaching.
Thanks to this, I can see some of us are really going to get some stupid 'signs' thrown at us in random places, from people trying to think they are being clever. First line, something along the lines of: "Hello, F*** Off".
Update: Just to clarify in response to the comments, this is not me. Its a student interpreter, and I found the video online via various mainstream blogs.
Comments (17)
I would love to learn how Sign langs with BSL.. Wonder Can I order Book with BSL ? How much is cost Book? Pls Keep Touch with me and I will be happy hear from you .. I would love to Share BSL and ASL :-)
Thanks
Sara
Posted by Sara | May 1, 2007 11:15 AM
Just enjoyed your "insult" signs... Keep it coming!!
Deaf Canadian
Posted by Deaf Trillium | May 1, 2007 11:18 AM
hahaha I'm laughing so hard, you are soo COool!! I love the sign for crap lol.. Keep bringing more !!!!
S. (Ontario,Canada)
Posted by S. | May 1, 2007 11:26 AM
Yep , its doing the round I saw it on Digg with links to that site.
http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/Deaf_Gamer_Subtitles_please
sadly you will see coments from hearies who think they have come up with original jokes
Posted by Fintan | May 1, 2007 11:52 AM
Then you ain't seen swearing like swearing in Auslan. I know better than that vid!
Posted by Tony Nicholas | May 1, 2007 12:55 PM
Tony - post some swearing on your blog!
Posted by joseph rainmound | May 1, 2007 2:36 PM
I don't think it's funny.. If I were you, I'll be careful. Why do you set this up to teach how to insult someone in this language? It's not nice.
Posted by Charm | May 1, 2007 6:27 PM
I didn't set it up! If you read my post carefully, you will see that the video has been created by an interpreter. Yes I question the ethics of doing so.
Posted by Alison | May 1, 2007 6:30 PM
Thats strange mt last post did not come up :-(
Can't remember what I last posted
Posted by Fintan | May 1, 2007 6:35 PM
Fintan - What post? You mean comment on here or?
Posted by Alison | May 1, 2007 6:39 PM
yeah I meant commented on here from work has a look today if anybody else posted and mine not there.
Ah well never mind it could be a fault at our end.
Posted by Fintan | May 1, 2007 9:17 PM
Fintan - Found it, it was in the comment spam folder! Askimet being a bit too over zealous by the looks of it.
Posted by Alison | May 1, 2007 9:24 PM
Haha! I want to know more about BSL! I had surfing some UK's Deaf Blogs... I haven't really see any UK's Deaf video-logs (Vlogs) Is any more of UK Vlogs?
Cheers!
Keith
Posted by keith doane | May 2, 2007 2:36 AM
Hey Charm, what's wrong with wearing? I enjoy it very much. It's an Australai rite of passage! I have a dictionary devoted to one swear word. Guess which one!
Posted by Tony Nicholas | May 2, 2007 1:48 PM
I meant SWEARING not WEARING!
Posted by Tony Nicholas | May 2, 2007 1:48 PM
u no what........FUCK ALL OF U!
Posted by bitch | July 18, 2007 3:17 AM
"I don't think it's funny.. If I were you, I'll be careful. Why do you set this up to teach how to insult someone in this language? It's not nice.
Posted by Charm | May 1, 2007 6:27 PM"
why shouldnt ppl swear in bsl...swearing is an integral part of every language, whether prudes like u approve of it or not. To say that bsl, unlike otherlanguages, should be without it is tantamount to discrimination, or at the very least inconsistency.
Posted by nathan | March 11, 2008 10:06 AM