Hearing Knows Best

Created by Andrew Bottoms and Megan Malzkuhn. Peer reviewed by Motion OverLords. A musical satire in ASL. Please use #hearingknowsbest when sharing! Both Andrew and Megan are multi-generational native Deaf signers. No hearing people were harmed in the making of this film.

Transcript:
Hearing, hearing
Hearing
Hearing
Hearing, Hearing
Hearing
Hearing
Hearing hearing hearing hearing
Hearing
Hearing

Did you know that
Hearing people
Can, CAN
Do, DO
Anything
Everything
That’s right!

Why? Oh, Of course!
Hearing knows best, indeed!

Wow! All hearing people are very qualified!
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Hearing are literally the best
Hearing knows best, indeed!
In the deaf community,
When high-level leadership positions
Become available, available, available
Wait! Hold up!
First let's roll out the red carpet
Roll out that red carpet
Hearing people, walk this way
Yay!! They’re here!
Wow, they are hearing!
Walk this way, come on in
Go get the job!
This is for you, hearing people!
Hearing!

Hearing people don’t know sign language, that’s FINE!
No worries! We understand!

There are hearing people all over, it’s so neat.

Hearing people can network!
Elite group, they are!
Network, network, networking!
It’s just awesome.
Deaf people excluded, and that’s FINE!

Hearing knows best!

We deaf people will just get a rug
Gather all deaf people
Sweep sweep them under
Under the rug
More carpet for hearing people to march on
Let our bodies be your buffer, it’s fine!

A U D I S M
Thats silly, get rid of that!

Native, fluent, signers?! That’s gross
It doesn’t belong here…
Get that out of here!

Let’s gather up all the deaf people
Please, let us kneel, let our backs be your ladder!
We will lift you to success and glory!

Hearing knows best!

Exclusion
Missing out
It is totally alright!
Missing out, misunderstandings
No big deal
You’re so much help!
You’re so amazing for helping us!
It is totally alright!

Deaf people aren’t purposely excluded
It’s just being neutral!
BIAS? What’s that?

Hearing knows best!

When the deaf need bread (sign language)
Hearing people say “bread”?! Better to have cake!

It’s the best
It has frosting!
FOR YOU!