“Deaf man wins competition slot to compete on the “Who Wants to Be a Superhero” show for 2008. The highly popular cable television show seen on the Sci-Fi channel has lately become a magnet to those who grew up reading superhero comics. David Sean, who was born deaf, tried out for the competition slot using similar powers as Spiderman. Whenever danger is nearby Spiderman would sense it. Except for David’s power his residual hearing would suddenly become greatly magnified with pinpoint accuracy of a bat’s sonar ability.”Now, imagine the above news blurb was true. A deaf man’s power would be to become hearing whenever danger is sensed nearby. What would the reaction be in the Deaf community upon hearing this deaf man who choose that kind of power for the show? And compare that reaction from the deaf community?
Last year I watched the first show and all I can say it was a pretty hokey (and weird - an understatement there) show to begin with seeing all those adults in their nutty costumes trying to fulfill their childhood dreams. Or maybe they liked to dress up because they were once brutalized as kids and by participating they are somehow confronting their past manifested in form of an absurd superhero fantasy of theirs? I barely watched the second version because my kids wanted me to watch the show with them this year. I abandoned watching it after a few episodes. Just too...hokey.
Ok. Suppose a deaf/Deaf person does try out for the competition slot and wins a spot? What kind of superpower would he/she have? Perhaps it'd be like this guy with real "super hearing"? Check out Fookem and Bugs’ version of their own super power. I guess I can blame them for giving me the idea to write this blog piece.
Okay. For you grown up comic book superhero freaks out there, try your hands on creating your own superhero for a change and live your fantasy on being one. Or is this really a cry for help and a spot in the pink room?
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