Overdue

Christian Century, April 20, 2004

OVERDUE: A British television station has altered sign language for the deaf to exclude offensive gestures for homosexuals and ethnic or racial minorities. This station will no longer use a limp wrist for homosexuals or slanted eyes for Asians. Additionally, the sign for Jews has been changed from the stereotypically hooked nose to a hand sign that mimics a menorah (UPI, March 24).

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