Thanks for sharing your personal frustration with Aidan Mack’s heavy censorship practices on her blog. At least, she published my comment, not another comment regarding Sidney Poiter and Denzel Washington. I am really puzzled about it!

Ethan S,

Many thanks for posting the official reply of the Gallaudet Theatre Arts Department regarding Hamill’s film production auditions. The reasons stated clearly for why Gallaudet chose not to let it happen. I truly appreciate it very much.

Other commenators and Jean Boutcher, your points are decently good!

RLM

“That being said, Matt is probably the only one that has lied repeatedly to our business and those that were close to us. He is also not man enough to reply to anyone that he’s screwed in the process.”

http://mmafever.blogspot.com/2007/03/matt-hamill-sponsorship-scammer.html

Film critics who preview films will tell you that
X speaks with heavy Britsh accents in an American
film and that Y speaks with impeccable American-
Englih accents in an American film even though he is a native of Italy. Critics who are deaf are
perfectly free to criticise actors that play
a deaf role. The critics could freely criticise
Y as lacking the knowledge of both ASL and Deaf
Culture. A critic may say that Y’s signing is
a mixture of SEE#2 and Sim-Com; another critic may say that Y’s signing is Signed English.

I know that it is an awful ego conflict, but Hamill should be honest by dropping Eben Kostbar in order to recruit an oral actor who uses
“SEMI-SIM-COM’. That would show the true Hamill.
Do not lie to the moviegoers, so to speak. Eben’s
name will remain intact as a biographer.

While I respect his decision, I nevertheless submit that it was the wrong one. The places of employment for deaf actors/actresses are very limited.

Since Mr. Hamill is deaf (by some accounts oral deaf), he has a unique duty to show to the world what a Deaf person can do.

Imagine, if you will, the role of Sarah NOT performed by Marlee Matlin in the movie “Children Of A lesser God”, but rather by a hearing woman.

Hearing audiences would never have been exposed to the bright, wonderful community of Deaf artist that exists worldwide.

Yes, Mr. Hamill has the right to chose anyone he wants. But he also has the obligation to the Deaf community.

As I have stated before- neither I nor any one of my friends will see this movie.

Since his decision is unorthodox, it shouldn’t be a surprise that it has caused deep controversy within an oppressed minority.

Everybody is entitled to express their opinions.

way to go Matt

Dog food, good point about the deaf accent. I imagine it’s difficult to master deaf speech.