Posted on 12/11/2013 7:37:52 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The fake interpreter gestured during speeches by Mandela's grandchildren.
The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial "made up his own signs," according to South Africa's deaf federation.
"He's a complete fraud," Cara Loening, director of Sign Language Education and Development in Cape Town, said according to ITV News. "He wasn't even doing anything, There was not one sign there. Nothing. He was literally flapping his arms around."
Delphin Hlungwane, an official South African sign language interpreter at DeafSA, told Reuters: "Nobody knows who he is. Even at this hour we still don't have his name," Hlungwane said.
People on Twitter were calling for him to be taken off the stage during the service, which is sad given the immensity of Tuesday's event.
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LOL
Those were gang signs!!
Just part of the larger fraud.
This is something facebook deleted once...so now im reposting it a lot...whenever it is slightly relevant .....
Years ago I talked at length with a black missonary from africa he says that the concept or definition of “truth” in africa is not the same definition we have...most americans dont understand this....I dont really understand this....it seems that “truth” in africa is not a constant.....it can change....is subjective and situational.......there can be many truths for the same observed circumstance...and they can change over time.....its fluid. and dreams are often subscribed more validity than waking observation.....So.....many africans and some asians....do not understand our definition of TRUTH.....therefore they also dont understand our definition of LIE. This missonary fellow was at a loss....suggesting that there is no hope for africa untill this basic logical disparity is confronted.........This concept also effects the ability to oratoratate and assume new languages ...because there is very little emotional connotation associated with the words being practiced....free to say what ever is required to move or shape the environment....Obama doesnt lie exactly....He doesnt understand the concept of TRUTH.....Go ahead try a polygraph.....Its been done on many of his speeches....To no useful effect......He doesnt know what a lie is.
If you like your sign language interpreter, you can keep your sign language interpreter.
The only thing that occurred there was fraud and lies, and they were perpetrated by frauds and liars.
The man was not out of place at all, and it doesn’t matter what any of them said or did.
Garrett Morris you stop that. You’re not on SNL anymore.
A couple of years ago (or maybe still) in Africa there was a rumor that some sort of white witch doctors were travelling around africa and at their touch a black man's penis would fall off. African's believed this completely and would go to the hospital insisting that their penises had fallen off. This is not a joke.
I think the ANC adopted his song, "I'm Gonna Get Me a Shotgun and Kill All the Whities I See."
USA = Africa.
Paul Ryan “truth”: Our deal lowers the deficit, cuts spending, without raising taxes.
Objective Truth” The deal does nothing to lower the deficit, raises spending, and raises taxes.
Less crazy than the idea that raping a baby cures aids.
And we wonder why Africa was known as the Dark Continent.
Who knows... there might be a group of people (or maybe aliens) who really understand the signs... just not for the usual deaf and dumb folks.
Would have been more impressive with Greek columns on each side.
Necklace him!
That’s hilarious!
Having watched a bit of the excellent collection of http://www.babysigningtime.com videos with my children I can see just how silly he looks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiretroviral_drug
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/09/africas-medicinal-cocktail-coverage-cost-innovation/
Maybe they were searching for a more cost efficient remedy.
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