{"id":85183,"date":"2020-10-09T02:40:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T23:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/deaf-college-students-shine-in-netflixs-new-series-deaf-u\/"},"modified":"2020-10-09T02:40:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T23:40:22","slug":"deaf-college-students-shine-in-netflixs-new-series-deaf-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/deaf-college-students-shine-in-netflixs-new-series-deaf-u\/","title":{"rendered":"#Deaf college students shine in Netflix’s new series ‘Deaf U’"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Deaf college students shine in Netflix’s new series<\/a> ‘Deaf U’<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Move over, \u201cTiger King\u201d and \u201cCheer\u201d \u2014 Netflix\u2019s latest binge-worthy dramatic docuseries is \u201cDeaf U.\u201d<\/p>\n

Out Friday, the series follows several college students at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, a school for the deaf and the hard of hearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time ever in Hollywood history that we\u2019re taking a deep dive into deaf culture. We\u2019ve never seen a show like this,\u201d executive producer Nyle DiMarco, 31, told The Post via an interpreter.<\/p>\n

DiMarco is a model, actor and deaf activist (and was the first deaf winner of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Next Top Model,\u201d\u00a0in Season 22). A Gallaudet alum himself, he graduated in 2013 with a degree in mathematics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I heard they were developing a show about Gallaudet, immedia<\/a>tely I was interested,\u201d he said. \u201cHearing people often believe that there\u2019s no such thing as deaf culture \u2014 that to be deaf means that you have a disability, and that\u2019s often where it\u2019s left. And of course deafness is a disability, but we have a really incredible culture and a linguistic community. So I\u2019m hoping the show really breaks that misconception.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDeaf U\u201d often feels more like a CW show than a docuseries. Guys named Braxton and Dalton roam the halls and there\u2019s even a clique that refers to themselves as \u201cthe elite.\u201d Cheryl Blossom on \u201cRiverdale\u201d would fit right in.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDeaf U\u201d premieres October 9 on Netflix.<\/span>Courtesy of Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just like in the hearing community, there are different hierarchies. \u201cBig \u2018D\u2019\u2009\u201d Deaf people such as DiMarco grew up in Deaf families \u2014 often spanning back several generations, in which deafness was inherited \u2014 and grew up using sign language. Other deaf people grow up in households and social spaces where they\u2019re in the minority, and they communicate with hearing people via lip-reading and talking.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to spotlight the different experiences you can have,\u201d DiMarco said. \u201cThe plan originally was to cast all big \u2018D\u2019 Deaf people who are culturally Deaf. And I kind of had to let [the other producers] know that that actually isn\u2019t reflective of the true deaf experience. We had culturally big \u2018D\u2019 Deaf kids who had gone to Deaf schools and come from multigenerational Deaf families. And then we had non-culturally deaf kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

The eight-episode series follows characters in several circles \u2014 some of whom speak on the show, others who sign while viewers get subtitles. The gang includes football jock pals Dalton and Rodney, vlogger influencer Cheyenna, queen bee Tessa, who heads \u201cthe elite\u201d group of girls who all grew up together in wealthy Deaf families, Daequan, who\u2019s overcoming a tragic past, and pansexual activist Renate, among others.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDeaf U\u201d premieres October 9 on Netflix.<\/span>Courtesy of Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cDeaf people talk the most s\u2009-\u2009-\u2009t. That\u2019s what hearing people don\u2019t understand,\u201d Rodney says on-screen. \u201cWe can talk s\u2009-\u2009-\u2009t about you to your face, and pretend we\u2019re saying something good about you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The docuseries follows students\u2019 romantic trials and tribulations, which often get messy since Gallaudet is a small school with just under 1,000 undergraduates. For instance, self-proclaimed \u201cfree spirt\u201d Alexa is in a love quadrangle. \u201cIn the deaf community, it\u2019s very common to see your ex everywhere,\u201d she explains to the camera via American Sign Language and subtitles. \u201cAwkward!\u201d<\/p>\n

DiMarco said he isn\u2019t worried about anyone coming across as petty or catty, because that\u2019s life. \u201cWe show all the different sides [of people] and we have that conversation \u2014 the gossip, the misbehaving. The gossip specifically is a part of our community, and it\u2019s often made us stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are backstabbing friends, rekindled old relationships and secret pregnancy revelations. Renate is dating her sorority sister, Tayla, but Tayla\u2019s conservative Christian parents don\u2019t app<\/a>rove of same-sex romance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDeaf U\u201d premieres October 9 on Netflix.<\/span>Courtesy of Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really key that we see social dynamics, and we see it through a lovable lens,\u201d said DiMarco. \u201cThe hearing audience at home [can] learn about the Deaf experience and culture through the universal experience of relationships and friendships. At the same time, you\u2019re taking away these interesting bits of seeing the things that they go through in everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their deafness is often a matter-of-fact side note on-screen. In one sequence, Dalton flirts with a hearing woman at a nightclub, and Rodney helps act as his interpreter, giving a whole new meaning to \u201cwingman.\u201d\u00a0 In another scene, it\u2019s revealed that when deaf friends go out to a bar together, they\u2019ll change the setup to make the space \u201cdeaf friendly,\u201d i.e., shifting furniture around so that everyone can see each other in order to communicate. In between these spotlights on their daily lives, the students address the camera directly whether by speaking aloud or with sign language, to talk more about issues within the community.<\/p>\n

For instance, Rodney explains out loud to the audience that some Deaf people talk and some don\u2019t \u2014 and some pass judgment on others for their choice.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDeaf U\u201d premieres October 9 on Netflix.<\/span>Courtesy of Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At one point, the elite clique mocks one of Cheyenna\u2019s YouTube videos, sneering at how she caters to her primarily \u201chearing\u201d audience by mouthing words too broadly when she signs. When she later finds out and tells a pal, she expresses hurt and frustration that she isn\u2019t \u201cdeaf enough\u201d to be accepted by the popular clique.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole point of making this show was really to show what it means to be deaf,\u201d said DiMarco. \u201cAnd we show that there is no \u2018right way\u2019 to be deaf.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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