July 8th 2023.
Deaf TikToker Scarlet May has gone viral on social media for sharing unique experiences about growing up deaf. On July 5, May posted a series of videos to her fans about how deaf siblings argue and how to "shut a deaf person up."
May began her first video with a funny story about her own experience with her brother. She explained how, when an argument started, her brother would immediately finish it by closing his eyes. May then described her response to her brother's trick, saying, "Anytime that happens, I'm going to sit there, and I'm gonna have my arms crossed, and Imma wait for him to open his eyes. Then as soon as he opens his eyes again and he sees me ready to go, boom, he shuts his eyes again."
May then shared another experience from when she was at a sleepover as a kid. She and her friends were arguing over a boy, and they were all signing back and forth. But her friend hosting the sleepover found a clever way to end the argument. May said, "We're all just going on and on like back and forth, and the girl who's hosting the sleepover is like, 'come on guys, like let's be for real,' she was like 'let's just move on,' and nobody is listening to it. Literally, our hands were like out there like boom boom boom, and then all of a sudden, it's dark. She cut the lights off. It was dead silent, literally."
Throughout her videos, May included signing, subtitles, and speaking so that everyone could understand. With nearly 7 million followers on TikTok and 268.2 million views, May is able to continue her mission of educating people about deaf culture.
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