I recently saw that Braille pornography is being produced for the first time. Playboy have previously produced a Braille version of their magazines in which the pictures are normal but the text is in Braille (which oddly assumes that people buy the magazine for the text…). This new idea is to produce raised images that the blind person can feel and appreciate. The mind boggles. Thankfully I’m not blind and don’t need to wonder about the effectiveness of this tactile experience.
I’m not proposing that Playboy should produce a deaf edition (although I’d be interested to hear ideas for how this might work!). But this Braille porn thing got me wondering about sexual services for deaf people and whether we are being offered a rum deal:
- Are there any dating sites specifically for deaf or disabled people?
- Are there any deaf-aware prostitutes out there? Ones that can sign, shout, or don’t mind an interpreter being present in the room? Moreover, are there deaf prostitutes and, if so, what assistance do they get from Access To Work?
- Premium-rate phone lines: Are there any people on the far end who are trained to shout, e.g. “YES! YES! YES!” rather than “Yes! Yes! Yes!” or to use words that deaf people are likely to be able to hear? The cost of calling these numbers could be double that for a hearing person, depending on whether the deaf person keeps asking for repetition. Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. But “YES!”, “WHAT?”, “YES!”, “WHAT?”, “YES!”, “WHAT?”, “YES!”, “WHAT?”, “YES!”, “WHAT?”, “YES!”, “WHAT?”, “YES!”, “WHAT?” is getting a bit ridiculous, even for me.
Of course. There was Polecat Productions and now there's Deaf Bunny that produces porn catered to the deaf market.
ReplyDeleteat least, that would make deaf-blind much normal where they need to be pleasant. Nothing is wrong with it.
ReplyDeleteHa Ha....the braille edition of Playboys has been around for decades...I saw one once in 1970s...when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I happen to know several deaf hookers. Of course, I never utilize their services. To my knowledge...no interpreters are involved and they do use the paper and pen method, lipreading, and such as the means of conducting business.. As a matter of fact, the interpreters aim to avoid illegal situations such as assisting in closing the deals. LOL
And it is very unlikely that they would tell Access to Work people that they are hookers themselves. Even if its one of oldest professions, people tend to frown on this occupation.
And yes there are dating websites for the deaf...for example..http://www.deafsinglesconnection.com/
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