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BSL, Music & What Often Gets Missed

A comment I see a lot is:
“I learned BSL through songs.”

I understand why – signed music is expressive, emotional, and often people’s first exposure to BSL.

But BSL isn’t built around songs.
It’s a visual language rooted in Deaf lived experience, storytelling, conversation, humour, emotion, and community.

This isn’t about stopping BSL at concerts, theatres, or music performances.
Many Deaf people are grateful for that access; music is a huge part of my life, too.

Both can exist.
Access and language.
Joy and ownership.

Just don’t confuse one for the other.

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✨ About this video

This Deaf-led BSL commentary explores a real example of how hearing logic is often applied to Deaf issues, even in well-meaning conversations.
By unpacking the difference between majority-language frameworks and minority-language lived experience, this video recentres Deaf cultural leadership and highlights why BSL must remain Deaf-led.

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