Language carries meaning. It also manufactures it.
Tomorrow I'm hosting Word Weapons — a workshop that will play with your mind.
If I expose you to a certain word — as an interpreter — I can manufacture your responses, lead you to give false information, and help architect false memories that shift your behavior forever.
Because words are weapons.
A single word or sign swap can make someone remember an event that never happened. Confident. Detailed. And completely fabricated.
ASL interpreters make hundreds of word choices every hour for both Deaf and hearing clients. Shifting perceptions, shaping behavior.
This is what happens when we wield Word Weapons without even knowing it.
🎟️ Ticket sales close TONIGHT at 7 PM PST
$20 — No CEUs / ITP Students
$40 — Certified Interpreters (0.15 SCRID CEUs)
Wed June 24 | 1 PM PST | Live on Zoom | Presented in ASL
ASLTerpAndTeach.com/p/workshop
Know an ASL interpreter or ITP student? Send this their way.
#ASL #SignLanguage #Workshop #Interpreter #Language #Weapons
Tomorrow I'm hosting Word Weapons — a workshop that will play with your mind.
If I expose you to a certain word — as an interpreter — I can manufacture your responses, lead you to give false information, and help architect false memories that shift your behavior forever.
Because words are weapons.
A single word or sign swap can make someone remember an event that never happened. Confident. Detailed. And completely fabricated.
ASL interpreters make hundreds of word choices every hour for both Deaf and hearing clients. Shifting perceptions, shaping behavior.
This is what happens when we wield Word Weapons without even knowing it.
🎟️ Ticket sales close TONIGHT at 7 PM PST
$20 — No CEUs / ITP Students
$40 — Certified Interpreters (0.15 SCRID CEUs)
Wed June 24 | 1 PM PST | Live on Zoom | Presented in ASL
ASLTerpAndTeach.com/p/workshop
Know an ASL interpreter or ITP student? Send this their way.
#ASL #SignLanguage #Workshop #Interpreter #Language #Weapons