MTV is looking for young deaf adults to “play” in MTV’s “True Life”. Phooey to that! How about an all-deaf cast in the next Real World series instead?!
Seven young deaf adults from all over living in a total cool, fancy-schmancy dig somewhere in the United States, having fun with each other, getting drunk and horny on the first night (just like my old college days at Gallaudet), only to regret themselves and denigrate into ASL-screaming matches, lip-reading accusations, throwing things, hands flying and getting into fights, then work together on some noble cause to make the world a better place and some blah-blahs, only later on, get drunk and have sex more. On and on. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat. Rinse. Spin.
*washer spinning violently*
Then take a fabulous vacation somewhere on the planet and meet an all-deaf tribe who apparently never heard of or ever see MTV before. Make the world a better place.
That makes for an entertaining series.
I can think of what an all-deaf cast should be on the Real World: the two who are Deaf-centric, ASL-using Joe & Jane who love all things in Deaf culture; and the other two who are deaf/HOH Joe & Jane who can talk, lip-read, sign SEE, and kick some asses. Next, the 4th and 5th members stand out differently: the one who’s deaf-blind and the other who have CI. The last, without a doubt… *drum-rolling*, should be Ridor, the token Deaf Gay-n-Angry Guy from Richmond!
So, why not? Great idea long overdue.
I’m just being facetious. 
01/09/2008 at 9:48 AM
The idea of that show is throw seven STRANGERS together under one roof. It won’t work with an all-deaf cast as the Deaf community is very small.
01/09/2008 at 4:43 PM
I respectfully disagreed with that. Deaf population of the United States.
The producers had minority cast members in the show over the years and I’m not talking about the ones along with racial/colored line but of different cultural and religious lines. One time there was supposed to be a completely blinded young woman to be on the show some years ago but only back out before the production could begin. Heck, there was even a young man and woman from the Amish community in Pennsylvania tried out for the show.
The point of the show is not about throwing seven strangers together under one roof, it is all about seven strangers from different backgrounds and perspectives under one roof.
01/09/2008 at 5:49 PM
its all about drama baby…
SCREW LEARNING! LETS SCREW!
01/10/2008 at 1:40 PM
Hahaha. Wonderful post. I wouldn’t touch MTV even if they paid me.