Brexit Explained In Sign Lanuage

[emmie]

if it plays, its hilarious.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-46241508/viral-fame-for-brexit-sign-language-interpreter

[emmie]

sorry that should of course say sign language.. apologies.

[sunny-dave]

Excellent - best laugh today - thanks Emmie

[emmie]

i know, excellent lady, totally hilarious..

[-SharonA-]

Lol !! Good one.

[emmie]

she's so expressive and i think she hits the nail on the head, Brexit aw Gawd,,

[Peter Pedant]

OK - I saw it in real time as a proper communication exercise.
"Brexit" is ..... fist L hand and rt 2 ,3 fingers crooked, like taking a cork out of a bottle
the stabbing indexes are - "protests from all over"

Actually she is very clear - as a signer I have people sticking their fingers in my face and diddling and then screaming with laughter ..... - most of my family have early onset deafness (so we have language but not hearing)

for "chaos" - she just flapped her hands and mouthed 'chaos'

very very fragmented - the uncut version was more steady - but you know - - it was the Benny Hill side that they wanted people to see and enjoy.....

I am not being too po-faced about this - - am I ?

[emmie]

peter

yes you are, its funny...

[Peter Pedant]

righto! lets laugh at a few downs kids on the way ......

[emmie]

don;t be daft, no one is laughing at deaf people or indeed at downs syndrome children, the video has gone viral and i can understand why.

[emmie]

see if this still plays, it wasn't meant to offend anyone, i found it very funny, and so true.

[waterboatman]

Excellent! :o}

I don't know why they bother with it, it'd better to put it on the ribbon at the bottom of the screen.

[emmie]

supposed to make you laugh...

[Peter Pedant]

better story today
6 y o reaction filmed on seeing a story on CBBC in makatam

(actually I dont see why they dont start off with a reduced sign set BSL so you dont get a Pitman initial teaching alphabet effect)

[Mamyalynne]

She's certainly very animated.

[emmie]

i was taking the mickey out of her by the way
peter, just that with Brexit dominating our airwaves
it was a nice break from it. I still think its hilarious.