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submitted 6 months ago by DougHolland@lemmy.world to c/aiop@lemmy.world

Source: politico.com

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[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 57 points 6 months ago
[-] Willy@sh.itjust.works 30 points 6 months ago

are interpreters better than subtitles? I mean assuming deaf people are not there in real life. btw “Donald trump interpreter” sounds like one of the worst/hardest jobs ever.

[-] 13igTyme@piefed.social 21 points 6 months ago

Do you think it would be just a bunch of incoherent rants? A dedicated Trump sign language interpreter could just be doing the Nazi salute the entire time and be the same result.

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago
[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Subtitles are better for the hard of hearing and non fluent.

It depends on the person. For Deaf people raised with Deaf community sign language is often their native language and it's far more effective at conveying emotions and nuance than subtitles.

But it's also worth noting that in live performances subtitles are much slower than interpreters. Terps are able to keep up with even high speed rappers, while subtitles are usually like a second or more behind.

When it comes to who makes him come off worse, it's probably actually the subtitles. They just say what words he said (adding tone would slow them further). Terps keep up and can give tone

[-] DougHolland@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

When it comes to who makes him come off worse, it's Trump.

[-] ramble81@lemmy.zip 19 points 6 months ago

Lemme guess. They’re gonna label it another “DEI based” program. Just like Calibri. As of now their policy changes have specifically targeted

  • poor
  • ethnic
  • disabled
  • LGBTQ+
  • non-Christian
  • female

Did I miss anyone else? (Basically it’s easier to say “everyone but rich, healthy, white males”)

[-] Meron35@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

It tracks because they think anyone who isn't rich, healthy, white, and male is a disability

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago
[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 15 points 6 months ago

Counterpoint: Every single thing he says and does damages Trump's image.

[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

Right? They look at everything he’s said and done and think “you know that sign language interpreter is making us look awful”

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Counter counter point, it is not possible to damage the Krasnov brand further

[-] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Then learn sign language and sign it yourself as you talk you fuck. Lets all get together and follow this guy around, anytime he talks we all yell "shut the fuck up". It would be so dsmaging to his ego.

[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 9 points 6 months ago

I feel like those whistles they're using for ICE alerts could be repurposed to drown out everything he ever says. Nothing of value comes out of him.

[-] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 months ago

Side note to anyone who hasn’t ever seen sign language stuff: I went to a performance of spring awakening my college put on. I went to one of the accessible performances where they pay for sign language translators and spot lit them up front alongside the performance.

It was amazing. Added a totally unexpected dimension to the performance. They were able to express EVERYTHING done verbally in purely physical expression. I had no idea it was so expressive.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Most professional theater runs I've found (here in the California bay area at least) have a sign language interpreter at one of the showings. We try to catch that show since my wife signs and it's a dream to do that when she retires from her day job, but it doesn't always line up with our calendar.

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 months ago

Is he jealous of their normally sized hands?

[-] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 10 points 6 months ago

Which is to say, they don't necessarily use the specific dissembling phrasing that he uses with his many and egregious lies so that he can later claim, if necessary, that that's not what he said.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 months ago

It's not the sign language interpreter's fault that he's a complete idiot.

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