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The Pursuit of Truth
Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 12:43am BST by gazza
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. The beginning of thought is in disagreement — not only with others but also with ourselves. You’ve got to rattle your cage door. You’ve got to let them know that you’re in there, and that you want out. Make noise. Cause trouble. You may not win right away, but you’ll sure have a lot more fun. In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. You do not become a “dissident” just because you decide one day to take up this most unusual career. You are thrown into it by your personal sense ...
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The Tree Of Life, The Fruit Of Knowledge, Of Good & Evil
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 1:20pm BST by Tony
The notion that “…..deafness restricts and thins out the supply of new ideas and experience on which the novelist depends to create his fictions…….” is still spinning me out. I’ve read and heard many ignorant [willfully and otherwise] things about deafness in my time, but this one really rankles, in that it encapsulates what hearies really believe to be the defining point of deafness: it’s limitation. A definition that is derived from outside observation, which becomes internalised, and it crystallises into a homem do saco when a hearing person starts to lose their hearing. The angst that a person feels, when being disconnected from a familiar world is very real. It is made all the more worrying, because ... -
The Tree Of Knowledge
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 11:06am BST by Tony
For someone who has lived with deafness all my life, I found myself in two frames of mind when I was writing The Idol-Maker: David Lodge - Deaf Sentence, for All The Young Dudes. I was, still am, in agreement with David Lodge’s descriptions of his deafness and the shenanigans resulting from misunderstandings, not hearing certain sounds, and communication breakdowns. However, upon reading The following pronouncement: However, deafness restricts and thins out the supply of new ideas and experience on which the novelist depends to create his fictions. That former nun’s life story might have been priceless “material” and I regret its loss. I miss opportunities to eavesdrop on humanly revealing conversations on buses and in shops and ... -
Hello And Welcome
Posted: April 27th, 2008, 8:20am BST by Tony
My name is Tony Nicholas, and some of you may know me as the ratbag from All The Young Dudes. The Devil’s Playground has been some time coming, and I finally got my act together to start it. The Devil’s Playground is my Art Space. It’s my culture laboratory. A breeding ground for ideas. Idea’s that can be expressed textually, visually and aurally. If you read, All The Young Dudes, then you will know that I am Deaf. I have set up this blog to write and talk about all things pertaining to the arts. Specifically, writing, producing, directing, music, theatre, literature, and the visual arts. The intention behind this blog is to focus on the arts, and not be ... -
LYRICS: DEAFIES THEY SCARE THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF ME
Posted: March 30th, 2008, 1:33pm BST by Tony
They’re gonna clean up your genes Passing the HFEB To try and nomalise you Because they seethe in their sleep And keep an eye on you, So they Can stop your hands saying the things you do The implants are not enough They always wear that smirk Cause they got methods of making you hear They’re gonna rip off your hands, Your aspirations to shred Another cog in the nomalisation machine They said all Deafies scare the living shit out of me They could care less as long as they make them all hear So wave your hands or strike a violent pose Maybe they’ll leave you ... -
Hello world!
Posted: March 5th, 2008, 1:34am GMT by Tony
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!...
Rants of a Slakbarsted
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Holy Crap Batman they’re at it again!!
Posted: February 27th, 2008, 12:48pm GMT by slakbarsted
This story is starting to have a life of it’s own and another article was published in the SMH today. This afternoon it was on the front page of the SMH website (see the picture below for evidence) Yesterday’s article implied the distributor was responsible for the offending DVD. In today’s article, the official distributor for the DVD said their captioning is “absolutely perfect”, implying the council had screened a pirated copy of the DVD. If a pirated copy was used Ryde Council might be prosecuted for copyright infringement. At this stage it is still not clear where the offending DVD came from. So far Ryde Council ... -
Captioning Farce
Posted: February 26th, 2008, 9:41am GMT by slakbarsted
What a terrible embarrassing moment for Ryde Council on Saturday night!! Ryde Council had organised a screening of The Queen as an outdoor cinema setting in a cricket oval somewhere in North Ryde. The council had thoughtfully advertised the event using their contacts within the Auslan community stating the film will be screened with captions. The Council had organised a similar event last year, which I attended with a friend and saw An Inconvenient Truth. The event last year went without a hitch and the captioning quality throughout the film was excellent. However last Saturday night (I didn’t attend the screening because I support Australia in becoming a Republic and am not interested in the British Royal Family) ...
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Hello world!
Fetched: January 28th, 2008, 3:52pm GMT by Tony
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!...
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The Rebuttal - Editorial Comment
Fetched: January 28th, 2008, 3:49pm GMT by radio666fm
Welcome to The Rebuttal The Rebuttal is an independent and community conscious newspaper that raises issues and information for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Australians and those who service and support them. Comments expressed by the authors of articles in The Rebuttal do not necessarily represents the views of the publishers of The Rebuttal. All views expressed are the sole responsibility of the authors alone. Paul Creedon on Dissent The article, The Pursuit of Truth, focuses on a minority perception – but a perception common to many people who are members of, or work with or around community organisations. Community organisations are generally those that have a membership, Boards of Directors and who generally provide services for no profit. Organisations ...
Rants of a Slakbarsted
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Happy New Year
Posted: January 14th, 2008, 12:52pm GMT by slakbarsted
Oh Fuck! It’s the new year already.. I’ve been lazing around during my two week break and had meant to do a post about the Eugenics debate which is currently being fought by deafies in the UK. I promise to post my views on the topic later this month. The truth is I can’t be arsed to write a post about it at the moment because there are too many thoughts of mine on the topic and I need time to sort them out. This year I hope to have some more dating stories to share on the blog (to provide some entertainment for my readers at least), so yes I *will* be getting off my arse with aim to ... -
Movember part two
Posted: December 4th, 2007, 7:52am GMT by slakbarsted
Many thanks to the people who had sponsored me for movember, I appreciate it. I had raised a total of $126 considering I didn’t do much to hassle people to sponsor me. It’s a good amount. Overall a record 96,623 Australians had registered themselves to raise $10,745,570 (money amount was correct at the time of writing). Well done, this amount had easily surpassed last year’s amount of money raised (approx $7.5 million). Excellent…. I’m will be looking forward to doing it again next year.... -
Film Review - Bangkok Dangerous
Posted: October 28th, 2007, 9:16am GMT by slakbarsted
Today was another lazy Sunday arvo and I decided to watch a film Tony had lent me. He told me to watch it coz he likes it and I’ll never forget his words.. “It’s about a deaf hitman, he’s not a victim in this one” or words to that effect. So I watched it and… I was not prepared for what I saw, I expected the film to be one of those usual action film flicks you normally see where the formula is as follows.. 1. Good guy (or the hero), experiences some traumatic loss usually involving the death of loved ones or some bad guys fuck him ... -
Movember
Posted: October 18th, 2007, 2:37pm BST by slakbarsted
It’s that time of the year again.. in November I will be growing a mo to help raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and beyondblue. The funds will be used to create awareness, fund research and increase support networks for those men who suffer from prostate cancer and male depression. Last year the initiative had raised over $7.3 million, let’s hope this year we can raise some more. If you want to sponsor me, there are a few ways you can do this. 1. (The easiest way) Click on the big black button on the top right hand corner of this blog. 2. sponsor me 3. Head over to [www.movember.com] and my sponsorship number is 62091. ... -
Motion No. 877 part two…
Posted: October 14th, 2007, 5:40am BST by slakbarsted
For those of you who were interested in a potential senate inquiry into Deaf and Hearing Impaired’s access to film and television, I had written a brief post about Motion No. 877 Earlier this week I had received an email from Senator John Faulkner (because I live in the area he represents) giving me some information about what happened to Motion No. 877. Motion No. 877 had been withdrawn by Senator Natasha Stott Despoja because of an announcement by Senator Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. Read about the announcement here. In a nutshell… The clear purpose of this investigation will be to stocktake developments in captioning and other essential access technologies ... -
Speed Dating….
Posted: October 9th, 2007, 3:13pm BST by slakbarsted
Speed Dating Experiences Some of you may be aware that I’ve been going to a few speed dating events, for those of you who ARE not aware.. I’m telling you now! The first one was a poker night and I admit the REAL lure was the $200 prize not meeting women. Anyway I always approach these nights as trying to have a good time by being a silly larrikin and not taking anything seriously. To me it’s training.. nothing else. If, on the odd chance, I do meet someone when then it’s a bonus. If you’ve seen the movie Batman Begins there’s a scene that is on my mind at the moment where Bruce ... -
Satire!
Posted: September 24th, 2007, 1:55pm BST by slakbarsted
Tony told me I had to watch this you tube clip.. and so I did. Ohhhhhh man This clip actually reminded me of a convo I had with Mum years ago not quite the same as what was discussed in the clip but it was the closest thing I spoke to her about my deaf identity. Brilliant satire.. I love it!! ... -
Motion No. 877
Posted: September 16th, 2007, 8:34am BST by slakbarsted
OK … I’m trying to be calm & serene about this development in the senate last week. They were due to vote on a motion to hold an inquiry into the state of captioning in Australia for Deaf & Hearing Impaired. Natasha Stott Despoja was leading the charge to support an inquiry. Democrats’ Senator for South Australia Natasha Stott Despoja, a long term advocate for improved captioning, said Australia lags about five years behind the United States, United Kingdom and other comparable countries when it comes to captioning for the deaf and hearing impaired. “Hearing impairment and deafness can lead to isolation in the family and community, in the workplace and institutions such as hospitals and aged care homes. ... -
Masculinity
Posted: September 16th, 2007, 7:56am BST by slakbarsted
A few weeks ago I saw the film “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” on TV, what got me thinking was this scene where Ron (the hero in the story) lost his job after a tasteless remark about the inhabitants of San Diego. When he lost his job he became lost, he no longer cared about his appearance (and perhaps his personal hygiene too), and had started to become an alcoholic. A bit like a man when he loses his identity or when he feels he can no longer contribute to society. There is a lot to be said about a man attaching his identity, and his self-worth to his job. So when the man loses his job, he ... -
Bustin’
Posted: September 8th, 2007, 8:17am BST by slakbarsted
oohhhhh SHIT! I’ve been without regular internet access at home for about 3 weeks now.. and I’m counting down the days till I get cable. Cable Internet! mmmmmmmmmm *drooling* Nothing else is new, just been busy at work and slowly nurturing an addiction to Facebook. I’ve got a (which I hope it will be a thought provoking) post comming up so stay tuned, in the mean time there’s plenty of other places for you to explore on the Internet. It’s a big place! At the moment I’m amused at one friend (you know who you are, it’s probably unlikely you are reading this) thinks I’d be talking to myself about my day. Hmmm Close but no cigar! ...
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David
Posted: September 5th, 2007, 7:33am BST by gazza
David walked into his classroom and sat down. Around him there was a bustle of chatter. Richard and Adrian had their heads locked closely together in an obvious conspiracy. Debra and Meg whispered and giggled as they gossiped over the latest school yard romance. David watched everyone in animated chatter. He understood none of it. His head was filled with the noise of the class room. Screeching chairs, tapping pencils and a cacophony of mingling but indecipherable voices. The teacher entered the room and there was silence. A final screech of chairs and a tap of pens on desks, the class came to attention and the lesson was underway. Today’s lesson was Australian ... -
And The Winner Is ……
Posted: August 15th, 2007, 8:10am BST by gazza
HEY! the captioning awards are next week. Did you know? On August 23rd, at Rydges in Sydney, there will be a slap up bash. Channel 7, Foxtel, Austar, and the Australian Communication Exchange with support from Deafness Forum will bring us these awards. Captioning has come a long way since the dark old days where the intellectual stimulation for Deaf and hearing impaired people was Neighbours and a few interesting shows on the ABC. We should take the time to celebrate, praise and slap people on the back. But while we do this let’s remember captioning access is far, far from perfect. This in mind I would like to award Prime (7) the captioning ... -
Finlay
Posted: July 24th, 2007, 4:59am BST by gazza
Finlay sits at the kitchen table, across from his mother, who is close to tears, and his father who is red faced with anger. He is being blamed for smashing his mother’s favourite perfume bottle against the wall before his parents arrived home. Carrie, Fin’s sister, sits quietly with her other siblings, Aden and Jenny in the lounge. They all know he is in trouble, but only Aden and Jenny can hear the yelling, because Carrie is deaf. “But I didn’t do anything,” cries Finlay. “You always blame me for whatever happens.” Neither of his parents believes him. The only other possible culprit is Carrie. His parents are protective of Carrie. Their ... -
Carrie
Posted: July 4th, 2007, 7:46am BST by gazza
Carrie is six years old. She is sitting at the dinner table with her family. She looks down at her Brussels sprout with absolute loathing. She isn’t going to eat it unless it’s forced down her throat. She gazes around at her family members who are all in conversation. Mum is in an animated discussion with her sister. Dad is typically silent, fork in mouth, while he watches Sally do her job as principal on Home and Away. Her two brothers, Aden and Finlay, are discussing something loudly and obviously not agreeing. She looks at her brothers and uses the universal sign for “What’s up?” Palms facing upwards, elbows bent and a shrug of ...