How is a deaf patron to properly enjoy pornographic videos that offer no accommodation for the hearing impaired? Obviously, it isn't just a matter of the dialogue, as the various, wet, slupping, licking, sucking and smacking sounds, as well as the various technically vocal, but concurrently non-verbal, bedroom expressions are not really linguistic in character and do not lend themselves to formal "signing."
Hence, if the hearing impaired are to be favored, as nearly as possible, with the benefit of these un-signable, non-linguistic components, it can only be through the engagement of skilled, "close-captionists," who set forth descriptive text to identify the audible sound track that would be perceived by a hearing audience.
I have to say that, as our laws on these subjects are constructed, I think this may well be a "hit," and I look forward to the follow-up suits by the visually impaired, who will need to be able to sense the on-screen action via tactile accommodations.
For the nonce, I can only hope this particular plaintiff will be afforded an appropriate hearing (and God bless him for going after this, to defend liberty and pursue justice).
https://kdvr.com/2020/01/20/deaf-man-sues-pornhub-because-he-cannot-enjoy-video-content-without-captions-tmw/
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