Switched at Birth Season 2 Episode #3 Cultural Analysis with David A. Martin
1. Pilot program? Must have Deaf Siblings or family. What is Bay's qualification?
2. Sign for Lunch?
3. Love you or "KISS-FIST" you?
4. Still Bay signs and then talks with Emmett and Emmett understands everything? False impression.
5. "What are you doing?" What is the right sign for "What"?
6. Notice green flashing lights outside of school. I've never seen it even at Gallaudet. Anyone ever seen it?
7. Sign for "Understand" and sign for "Horny" That is one of reasons why ASL learners are afraid to sign with new Deaf people.
8. Sign for "Cry Baby" is iconic. Very visual...cannot miss it yet Emmett had to fingerspell C-R-Y B-A-B-y to Bay?
9. "Putting gas in fire" English idiom. What is the ASL translation of that idiom?
10. "Bombed my locker" I like the sign for bomb but not locker. Should show locker as open/close.
11. "Whole Hand Thing"
12. Meniere's Disease
13. I don't understand why use interpreter at Retreat and at school. If Deaf school want pilot program...no interpreter!!
14. Rule of first activity was NO VOICING. Still Bay disrespect using her voice
15. Wrong sign for fence. Not match the fence I saw on the show.
16. Bay signed you AND me...
17. "Hard to Explain" is a no-no when talking to a Deaf person.
18. Remember Toby's car accident. I wondered if Emmett was driving that the accident wouldn't have happened?
19. Bothers me that the caption said Jane: Blah Blah. Jane is the interpreter but who was really talking it was Melody.
20. I like Natalie's name sign.
21. Nice sign Bully and discrimination.
22. When all were at campfire...Bay and Natalie facing each other. No one in audience can see them
23. What is your sign for Sign Language?
24. I agreed with Melody when she said...never seen other long time users have CTS and that can use other hand but...Regina said you are not in my body...
25. Daphne said it is exhausting to read lips. Yes it is true but I believe the number one frustration with lip reading is misunderstanding and not 100% accessible.
26. Noah understands Regina inability to sign. Noah is losing his hearing and that is frustration for them.
27. Bay tells Noah that Daphne and Emmett enjoys music. Yes there are Deaf people who enjoy music. Emphasis is SOME.
28. "No Problem" in ASL ...
29. Regina and Daphne talking..."How much we depend on our hands" Very true for everyone.
30. "Under the Water" good sign by Bay
31. In the very end when Emmett turns away from bay. Bay voices "Emmett" She knows better than that. Makes audience feel sorry for Emmett?