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Linguistic Genocide

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Linguistic Genocide 11 inch by 14 inch oil on stretched canvas $100 click on image.

Description about the painting:

This painting is about Deaf children were not allowed to learn or use sign language. Where is their Deaf human rights? The X marks represent Deaf children already been forced to learn to talk and speak. The one with the circle marked represents a content colorful Deaf child still using American Sign Language (ASL). The Deaf society is striving to preserve their culture, their language and their human rights.
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Nancy Rourke paintings copyright. 2011
Last updated June 10, 2011