Posted on 12/11/2013 6:17:38 AM PST by jlpigois
The international deaf community is angry over what they say was a fake sign language interpreter used at Mandela's memorial.
Watch: The sign interpreter signing at the Mandela memorial service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJlttIL2PSs
(Real SASL in the box to the left. My comment.)
It was an event the whole world was watching, but some deaf people couldn't understand a word spoken at Mandela’s memorial and took to Twitter to vent their frustration. Allegations have been made that the sign language interpreter used at the memorial may have been unqualified.
Braam Jordaan, a deaf South African citizen and board member of the World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section (WFD), told SBS he believes the interpreter is a fake.
"The structure of his hand, facial expressions and the body movements did not follow what the speaker was saying," he told SBS via email.
Mr Jordaan says the interpreter, who was signing for a portion of the ceremony including Obama's speech, was simply making up his own signs.
"I was really upset and humiliated by the mystery interpreter who was supposed to be signing what Barack Obama, the president of United States of America was saying," he says. "He made up his own signs."
"What happened at the memorial service is truly disgraceful thing to see - it should not happen at all.
"What happened today will be forever aligned with Nelson Mandela & Deaf Community, thanks to this fake interpreter."
Mr Jordaan says there have been question marks over the same interpretor at previous ANC events.
Watch: The interpreter signing along to Jacob Zuma at ANC Centenery Celebrations in Bloemfontein, South Africa in January 2012.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fzRSE_p1Ys
It seems this FRAUD has been appearing as an "interpreter" in the past. For the ANC's 100th year anniversary, for example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fzRSE_p1Ys
I don't speak Zulu, but the captions clearly match the "interpreters" gestures. You don't to understand ANY sign language to understand that!
Why this guy is at Nelson Mandela's funeral? Center stage? Faking "Interpreting" the speaker's speeches, even our President's with fake, made-up Hearie old ANC Gang signs????
Something's really ROTTEN in the South African governmant and the ANC
LOL!
Sign Language does NOT have a typology attached to it. Note that it the reference is to South African Sign Language…that is the accepted standard. There is no such thing as ‘Zulu’ sign language. This man for whatever reasons has been put forth as something he is not.
I am surprised that you are just becoming aware of how rotten the ANC and all things associated with it is.
He probably got Obama’s speech down right tho (fake signs for a fake president).
the guy was standing BESIDE OBAMA
some security team the PRESIDENT OF THE US has, eh
He shows up an HOUR LATE to the funeral (”traffic”) Delivers a narcissistic bloviation with a fake interpreter standing beside him
Then President Selfie giggles and flirts with the PM of Denmark before his wife makes him change seats
So the only speech he interpreted accuratly was Obama’s ?
Leni
It can’t be any worse than this BS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5bg1No_RSE
Why didn’t they hire Doomberg’s sign language interpreter, Lydia Calas?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8JW_w2Iqfo
How appropriate: BHO fakes being a President all the time.
No more fake than hussein.
We have a man in our country who talks a lot and really says nothing.
He’s not an Interpreter he’s our president.
Why are you expecting a bunch of criminal collectivists like ANC to have credibility? Read the history of the ANC and what they really are.
It’s a shame they had this fake sign interpreter put out a false story. Don’t they have press secretarys for that?
The Presidential croc is going to have a nice lunch!
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