From Deaf World As Eye See It blog: “Acting Deaf: Here We Go Again!”

Open Letter to Matt Hamill:

Matt, don’t forget your fans who have supported you, especially young Deaf fans who looked up at you with inspiration.

See video excerpt from the YouTube - where you went to Fremont, CA as a guest and see how much your fans admire you. Joey Baer of CSD-F filmed this, and Richardk3 puts it up on YouTube. See the entire video from CSD-Fremont website Play Quicktime version - 2.19 minutes long

If you cannot view this video, watch below:

Remember, Matt…never underestimate the power of Deaf role model. Having Deaf role models (oral, ASL, CI, HoH, or late-deafened) are very important to deaf children.

Here’s the famous painting done by Chuck Baird displaying at Gallaudet University, that I want to share with you.

There is one part of the whole painting still sends chills up in my spine, and I get very inspired by that. I hope you can consider how much you have inspired many Deaf children and adults for what you are doing as a professional wrestler.

Now, having your hearing friend, Eben Kostbar cast the role of you for Hamill; how can we be inspired from this decision? Please think about it.

Thank you,
Amy Cohen Efron