Makey-uppy sign language

Fishyfreak

Was it wrong to laugh at this. What a chancer! :eek:

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/africa/man-doing-sign-language-at-mandela-s-memorial-service-was-a-fake-1.1624262

CardBordWindow

I saw him on the news, and said to the OH that it was a great idea to have someone signing for it!
Now I'm embarrassed!

danniemcq

CardBordWindow wrote: »

I saw him on the news, and said to the OH that it was a great idea to have someone signing for it!
Now I'm embarrassed!

They shoulda got the one they had for Wu Tang

http://gawker.com/wu-tang-clan-had-an-asl-interpreter-at-bonnaroo-and-she-516296364

Daqster

People always condemn chancers until Leonardo Di Caprio plays them in a movie.

Hope he made a few quid out of it somehow.


This guy was one of my fav chancers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfg-5l_z7yc

HomelessMidge

Could they not have asked an actual deaf South African to do this? I think there would be more than one qualified person happy to do this?

murpho999

HomelessMidge wrote: »

Could they not have asked an actual deaf South African to do this? I think there would be more than one qualified person happy to do this?

They did ask but he couldn't hear them!

snubbleste

HomelessMidge wrote: »

Could they not have asked an actual deaf South African to do this? I think there would be more than one qualified person happy to do this?

How would he hear the speech and translate to sign

SEPT 23 1989

that funeral seems to have been a bit of a shambles

lucky333

Hahaha hilarious, maybe they had a sign language person ready and at the last second got a dose of the runs and this guy saved the day by stepping and giving it a shot..

weisses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbaJvusDtD4

I still cannot make out what they are trying to say

Banjo String

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

that funeral seems to have been a bit of a shambles

I agree.

Hopefully his 'other funeral' on Sunday goes a bit better.

danniemcq

snubbleste wrote: »

How would he hear the speech and translate to sign

obviously they would have someone sign the speech to them

biko

Fishyfreak wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/africa/man-doing-sign-language-at-mandela-s-memorial-service-was-a-fake-1.1624262

What's up with the need to change the original font? I can clearly see a link in normal font.

On topic:
What a scammer, must be from Nigeria Although he looks more South African.

Jimmy444

Well that explains a lot. I was watching it and wondering how on earth he was conveying so much information with so few gestures. At the time I put it down to my ignorance of sign language.

scotchy

Well I understood him.



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Daqster

Daqster wrote: »

People always condemn chancers until Leonardo Di Caprio plays them in a movie.

Hope he made a few quid out of it somehow.

Yeah, he got a few million for the part I heard.

Duggy747

On a different note, I always wondered why the BBC had sign language included in their programmes after 2am. That's when you knew you were up too late.

Are deaf people nocturnal or................vampires?

Scarinae

Some news sites are saying that nobody knows who this random man is, but the Guardian says that he's been used for ANC events before

Members of South Africa's deaf community have previously raised concerns about the interpreter, who has been used at other African National Congress events. During his apperance on Tuesday, Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen, the first deaf woman to be elected to the South African parliament tweeted: "ANC-linked interpreter on the stage with dep president of ANC is signing rubbish. He cannot sign. Please get him off."

Sauve

danniemcq wrote: »

obviously they would have someone sign the speech to them

How would that person know what to say?

TomCleverly

Sauve wrote: »

How would that person know what to say?

You don't have to be deaf to use sign langauge :rolleyes:

green123

its the same old story, its who you know rather than what you know.

whoever was in charge of hiring someone to do this gave the job to a friend or a friend of a friend as a favour without actually checking any qualifications.

i dont blame the chancer, i blame the person who hired him

SuperSean11

danniemcq wrote: »

They shoulda got the one they had for Wu Tang

http://gawker.com/wu-tang-clan-had-an-asl-interpreter-at-bonnaroo-and-she-516296364

That is brilliant

[-0-]

Did those responsible really think they'd get away with it? C'mon like.

Scarinae

[-0-] wrote: »

Did those responsible really think they'd get away with it? C'mon like.

He's been used at ANC events before, so evidently they have got away with it in the past. It's possible that whoever hired him was duped and thinks he genuinely knows sign language. It's also possible that he's the brother, son or nephew of someone influential and got a lucrative job he isn't qualified for.

SEPT 23 1989

maybe that's why the crowd were booing the president

fake hands was signalling bold things behind his back

Dolbert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmSpryiwo20

SuperSean11

Duggy747 wrote: »

On a different note, I always wondered why the BBC had sign language included in their programmes after 2am. That's when you knew you were up too late.

Are deaf people nocturnal or................vampires?

Fishyfreak

biko wrote: »

What's up with the need to change the original font? I can clearly see a link in normal font.

Please forgive my primitive copy/paste skills.

mikom

Africa.
Signs on.

woodoo

This was a chance for the most advanced African country to shine and they messed up. It was a farce. Mandela deserved much much better.

Ihatecuddles

He looks pretty convincing!!

preston johnny

Sign language....it's very handy

NormanNicetouch

Apparently Zuma has used this guy before so it's the usual banana republic stuff we know so well in this country. The whole thing was an undignified fiasco from start to finish and a terrific advertisement for the lawless shambles that South Africa has turned into under ANC rule. No wonder Mugabe looked so at home.

MadsL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRskvLyCoU0

Amirani

woodoo wrote: »

This was a chance for the most advanced African country to shine and they messed up. It was a farce. Mandela deserved much much better.

Most advanced African country? It does have the largest economy in Africa, but it only barely makes the top 10 based on the UN Human Development Index.

Neil Andblomee

Ah Shure the poor fella, he's the most misunderstood fella in the world now, god love him.

131spanner

Would've paid anything to see Jazz Hands.

southcentralts

Thanks to BBC2 I can only understand sign language when I am stoned, and when someone is also speaking the words they are saying.

The Diabolical Monocle

He just suffers from the sign language equivalent of a speech impediment.


Or maybe he's using Scottish sign language.

Fox_In_Socks

'Murica

diograis

weisses wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbaJvusDtD4

I still cannot make out what they are trying to say

this is glorious. Like imagine going to this sober

dmc17

I knew this wouldn't take too long

Hedgemeister

Maybe that guy was signing in some sort of code, and if so, what was he really saying ?

(some suggestions)

a. Nelson might be dead, but hasn't gone away you know
b. Gerry was never a member of the ANC
c. Michael D's poetry is pure shyte
d. Bono is a little prick
e. 'Big Bird' Robinson looks like she's sitting on Des Tutu's knee up in the stand
f. Where's St. Bob Geldof ?

strobe

Sauve wrote: »

How would that person know what to say?

obviously they have a person sign the speech to them.

It's turtles all the way down.

JONJO THE MISER

Looks like the sign anyone understood was the sign for rocking horse:D

okioffice84

I think it's sad rather than funny. Just more evidence of the banana republic South Africa is becoming. No wonder people are leaving in droves.

rustedtrumpet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCzaeeaHTi4

The original maddest ****

padd b1975

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNKn5ykP9PU

dr strangelove

Maybe they tried ringing the official interpreter and.......oh.

Maybe they need one of these:

Irish Halo

HomelessMidge wrote: »

Could they not have asked an actual deaf South African to do this? I think there would be more than one qualified person happy to do this?

Sauve wrote: »

How would that person know what to say?

danniemcq wrote: »

obviously they would have someone sign the speech to them

TomCleverly wrote: »

You don't have to be deaf to use sign langauge :rolleyes:

Yeah but if you ask "an actual deaf South African" the deaf bit is kind of part of the deal

Irish Halo

He has commented:
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/12/world/africa/mandela-memorial-fake-intepreter/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

"I think that I've been a champion of sign language," he said.