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Title: Fake sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela Memorial
Post by: Clone on December 12, 2013, 10:01:48 pm

The unidentified man stood next to the world’s most powerful leaders but instead of translating their speeches for the deaf community has been accused of signing “gibberish.”

Today questions have been raised as to how he was chosen and then given access to the likes of US President Barack Obama and South Africa’s leader Jacob Zuma.

"He was basically gesturing. He didn't follow any of the grammatical rules and structure of the language. He just invented his signs as he went along," said Delphin Hlungwane, an official sign language interpreter at DeafSA.

"There was zero percent accuracy. He couldn't even get the basics right. He couldn't even say 'thank you'," she said.

Bruno Druchen, DeafSA’s national director, agreed saying the man’s hand signs had “no meaning” and the signs he used would not be recognised by the signing community. 

Mr Druchen has demanded an urgent meeting with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) about the interpreter he called a "fake"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qu1cs6Fhk8

This is too funny.

Title: Re: Fake sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela Memorial
Post by: [NP]Monte Montague on December 20, 2013, 09:57:44 am

yes I clocked this then and there, live on the telebox, and was like "what a nob"

Title: Re: Fake sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela Memorial
Post by: Bundy on December 21, 2013, 12:15:03 am

(http://funnypicturesplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mendala-sign-language-meme-264x264.png)

Title: Re: Fake sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela Memorial
Post by: nikos on December 25, 2013, 02:48:26 am

(http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aD02WQN_460sa.gif)