January 31, 2008

ASL Pepsi Super Bowl Commercial

Today I was shocked that AGBell have started their movement to have their members to sent in their comments about how they feel about Pepsi’s commercial for the Super Bowl using ASL
AGBell is a very, very powerful organization that have been successful banning sign language (American Sign Language) for deaf babies and children in schools for the last 128 years.
Today, AGBell “asked” all of its members from thousands of emails that was sent out today to make their comment to Pepsi Company.
We all know that majority of the comments will not be in favor of having ASL type commercials in the future. And surely, Pepsi will more likely bow to the pressure of the AGBell’s members.
Many of the Deaf people in the Deaf community are not against speech and sign language, bilingual ideology(ASL and English) for all deaf babies and children in school and we all do know that AGBell and AVT are against sign language(ASL).
If you don’t want AGBell/AVT and their associates to destroy American Sign Language, then we need to contact Pepsi Company to thank them for promoting ASL commercials and ask them to continue to do so.

You can contact Pepsi, http://www.pepsiusa.com/help/help.php?or=
And Thank them for their effort to expose ASL.

Enough is Enough after 128 years of dominating the system to blind the society about the Deaf Community and their language, American Sign Language.

Thank you,
John Egbert