[ SECRET POST #2410 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2410 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[CSI: New York]


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03.
[Pride and Prejudice (2005)]


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04.
[Tripping Over You]


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05.
[Almost Human]


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06.
[Orange is the New Black]


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07.
[Molly Quin/Alexis Castle from ABC's Castle]


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08.
[VSauce]


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09.
[Sherlock Hound]


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10.
[The Leviathan Series]


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11.
[Welcome to Night vale]


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12.
[Gina Torres, Wonder Woman]














Notes:

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Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[sootyowl]

Have you heard of the show Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye? It stars a deaf woman who is self reliant, smart, and kickass.

[(Anonymous)]

No.

I say this as a deaf person who absolutely loathed that show, sorry. The book was marginally better, given that it was based on an autobiography in the first place, but. Just. No. THAT IS NOT HOW WORK WORKS IN REAL LIFE WHEN YOU ARE DEAF AND NONE OF YOUR COWORKERS/MANAGERS ARE OK.

...don't get me started on the Touched by a Deaf Angel garbage either.

[sootyowl]

Can you explain your last sentence please? I'm not saying the show is based on FBI realness, but it is fictional and most FBI/CSI/detective/cop shows aren't close to their real life counterparts.

[(Anonymous)]

OK. In all fairness, the show was initially paid for/produced by a (questionably) "Christian Broadcasting Network" (PAX USA iirc). The Deaf woman who autobiography the show was based very loosely upon (very very very very very very loosely -- IRL the woman sat at a desk all day like most of us proles civil servants and was not allowed to carry a gun/go out in the field because there is NO WAY she, or any other deaf/Deaf/deafened/HOH/wait what's the PC term that's in fashion right now person would survive in the situations posited in the show, or even IRL) is, or was a Christian. (Tbf, so am I, just not that kind of Christian.)

A lot of the "happy ending" stuff was way too much "Gawd loves you" etc. and the workplace scenarios they posited were not even close to realistic, insofar as the accommodations they showed / coworkers / managers' attitudes.

And half the time, the allegedly smart, self-reliant main character ended up being just another Deafie in Distress that needs to be rescued. Either that, or it was Deafie Gets Into Wacky Hijinx O So Many LOLs. I really don't think the show veered anywhere close to the middle of that spectrum, it stayed on either end pretty firmly at all times.

Before you ask, yes, I watched the show when it was airing. I actually watched the reruns almost daily when I was unemployed for a brief spell a few years ago. Why, I don't know, but mostly because there was nothing else I could bring in with the rabbit ears that time of day (hey, I was unemployed, I gave up cable for groceries, OK) and I usually spent most of my time growling, and chucking stuff at the TV.

Sorry. That was a bit of a long answer, wasn't it? :-O

[(Anonymous)]

SA

Forgot to add, the show also comes with a whole plateload of fries sorry I'm hungry SuperCrip on the side. Which also sucks.

[sootyowl]

No, thank you for the answer :) I understand now the problems that you are talking about.

It's been a while since I've watched the show, but thinking back more closely, I get your points. I just needed a refresher!

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

Cool. Like I say, I watched the show, repeatedly, because like OP, there's not much out there in the way of representation (except for Joey --- I think I mentioned upthread a few billion times that Joey is awesome, heh JOEY FOR PREZ yes pls) for working PWD. So even when it's not even close to accurate, and filled with stereotypes, meh. You watch. *shrug*

[(Anonymous)]

I haven't seen this show, but your description is interesting. Would you mind elaborating on what was implausible about what they had the deaf character doing and surviving?

[(Anonymous)]

Entirely different anon here:

Thank you very much!!! I started re-watching Sue Thomas a few weeks ago, and I've been trying to pinpoint what my problem is with it since then, but "Touched by a Deaf Angel" perfectly summarizes it. Thank you again!

[mk_tortie]

I was just going to suggest that. I love that show, even if it is kind of cheesy. It always gave me the warm fuzzies somehow!

[(Anonymous)]

anon who replied to sootyowl

Yeah you just proved my point. :-P