Deaf Quote Heard Around the World - "She doesn't say 'hi'."

Over the last 3 days, counting today, a nationally recognized news outlet Washington Post once again made the protest issue about the Dr. Jane K. Fernandes selection to be Gallaudet University's 9th president a social one and not an academic qualification issue.

Students objected to the appointment of Jane Fernandes, who is deaf and is currently the university's provost, because she did not grow up using American Sign Language. Some students also criticized Fernandes for not having warm relations with students.

Need I say more how this protest failed in more ways than one for protesters to present their reasons why Dr. Jane K. Fernandes isn't an acceptable alternative for president. The SBG leaders and protesters have failed to provide a list of reasons why JKF should not be president but instead listed only two demands:

1) Have JKF step down as president and start a new presidential selection process and,
2) No reprisals against protesters, staff and faculty who participated.

Yet it is the news outlet doing the listing of reasons why protesters do not like/want JKF to be the 9th president. Now, this whole thing according to outsiders reading the news about this protest will see that it is all about Deaf culture and the ability to sign in ASL fluently like, oh say, a native signer which count the most according to protesters as reported in the news. Readers and the television news audience will see these deaf protesters as spoiled loosers. And why not? How could they fathomly understand when outsiders are not even remotely familiar with Deaf culture but only see that deaf protesters are upset over the first ever deaf woman to be chosen as president of Gallaudet University? To them, it doesn't make much sense at all.

Nice going for the protester(s) with the protest sign that said ""She doesn't say 'hi'." where Washington Post picked up first. And now the Washington Times. And NBC4. And WUSA9. Who is next? The snowball effect won't be far along.

The truth hurts.

Previous blogs on Gallaudet University's selection of Dr. Jane K. Fernandes.
IKJ Supports BoT Decision, Student Protesters Get Bogged Down Again?

A Real Deaf President Now Protest Continues....

The Selection of Dr. Jane K. Fernandes - a Rush Job?

Did the "Really Deaf President Now" Protest Fizzled Yesterday?

We Must have a Really, Really, Really Deaf President Now