Three things you two posted amaze me.
- deaf parents who don't want to have their kids hear are simply being selfish
- deaf parents who don't want to have their kids hear don't want their children to excel at anything
- ASL is child abuse
The first item may be true, but it has several underlying factors. First, it is easier for a deaf parent to raise a deaf child. Second, it is easier for a deaf parent to understand and relate to a deaf child. Deaf parents believe that they will be able to have a closer bond with deaf children. This may or may not be true.
Deaf parents don't want their deaf children to excel? Can you really believe this to be true? Why not just say deaf parents don't love this children? And if that's the way you feel, why not just pass a law that all deaf people need to be sterilized? Get out of the dark ages!
ASL is child abuse? ASL is a form of communication. There is no reason someone can't be fluent in ASL and English. If they are not, you can blame their parents, themselves, and their educators. How can a language be abuse? This is a silly statement.