Priscilla Presley USED to be a beautiful woman and would have aged rather gracefully had she not tried to reverse the natural progression of time. Instead, she now looks eerily similar to the imfamous Cat Woman.
Don't need to be able to hear to dance! After all its something you do with your body not your ears! (if you see what I mean) You can 'feel' the beat and the music using vibrations, and there are plenty of things they can do to accommodate her deafness (flash a light when its time for her to start and/or stop, for example)
And there is a difference between being 'Deaf' and 'deaf'. Deaf (with a capital D) are people who are proud of their Deafness and are part of Deaf Culture (they can be Hard of Hearing or profoundly deaf) whereas 'deaf (small d) are people who are ashamed of it. So Marlee can truthfully call herself Deaf without needing to be Profoundly Deaf, as she uses sign language as her main mode of communication.
Being Deaf also doesnt mean you are incapable of speech - after all deafness means your EARS dont work, not your vocal chords! So she can be D/deaf and still able to speak, though obviously she might not be comfortable and/or intelligible when speaking!
Just so you know, many Deaf people can speak and with the help of hearing aids can hear various sounds and voices. This does not disqualify they as being Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Unless your Deaf/HOH yourself, I'd be very careful about making such bold statements. Marlee Matlin is indeed Deaf. She does not simply "play" Deaf characters. I'm proud of her and I wish her all the luck in the world.
Kris TrippleDDD, is that is "dump, ditzy dipsh*t? Some of us may not know some of these pseusocelebs because we're too busy with jobs and real-life to watch enough tv and read celeb rags to know them.
to "Kris Tripple", umm I agree with "shut up" 11:48, I don't know who half these poeple are, and my husband know even less. (We're both American born and bred-my family's been he sinsince the 1880's, his since the slave days or basically forever.) I do know the show should be called "dancing with the has-beens and d-list celebrities though!" Not a fan of the show, but the best to Marleen Matlin though!
Posted at 12:12PM on March 1st 2008 by Brandonzmom
"Hello TMz, where are their names? Put up a caption under them already, I have no idea who these people are?" from Jared Bradford.
"TMZ...I agree, please put a name with a face! Not everyone knows who all these people are!" from Annie.
Psss... Go back you to your EU country the two of you. EVERYBODY in America knows who these people are. Stop posting comments on American sites.
Posted at 8:48AM on March 1st 2008 by Kris Tripple DDD
Presilla...sue your Dr. for that face job...damn...
Fire your makeup artist for trying to work with it. Get rid of anyone who told you that you looked good....Holy moley....Your kinda old...deal with it.
Damn, dancing with the scars....wow...
Priscilla Presley USED to be a beautiful woman and would have aged rather gracefully had she not tried to reverse the natural progression of time. Instead, she now looks eerily similar to the imfamous Cat Woman.
Posted at 5:24PM on March 2nd 2008 by Kelly
Don't need to be able to hear to dance! After all its something you do with your body not your ears! (if you see what I mean) You can 'feel' the beat and the music using vibrations, and there are plenty of things they can do to accommodate her deafness (flash a light when its time for her to start and/or stop, for example) And there is a difference between being 'Deaf' and 'deaf'. Deaf (with a capital D) are people who are proud of their Deafness and are part of Deaf Culture (they can be Hard of Hearing or profoundly deaf) whereas 'deaf (small d) are people who are ashamed of it. So Marlee can truthfully call herself Deaf without needing to be Profoundly Deaf, as she uses sign language as her main mode of communication. Being Deaf also doesnt mean you are incapable of speech - after all deafness means your EARS dont work, not your vocal chords! So she can be D/deaf and still able to speak, though obviously she might not be comfortable and/or intelligible when speaking!
Posted at 2:23PM on March 2nd 2008 by Sarah
I was born and raised in America, and I don't know who all these people are, so not all Americans know. LOL. It has alot to do with our ages.
Posted at 9:14AM on March 2nd 2008 by Nadine
Priscilla Presley is a BEAUTIFUL woman. Her daughter, and granddaughter are too!! She's going to come out a winner on Dancing With The Stars..
Posted at 2:57AM on March 2nd 2008 by Elvis
Just so you know, many Deaf people can speak and with the help of hearing aids can hear various sounds and voices. This does not disqualify they as being Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Unless your Deaf/HOH yourself, I'd be very careful about making such bold statements. Marlee Matlin is indeed Deaf. She does not simply "play" Deaf characters. I'm proud of her and I wish her all the luck in the world.
Posted at 2:18AM on March 2nd 2008 by Me
I guess I am ignorant, but isn't Marlee Matlin deaf? Doesn't that put her at a distinct disadvantage in a dance contest?
Posted at 12:19PM on March 1st 2008 by Jay M
Kris TrippleDDD, is that is "dump, ditzy dipsh*t? Some of us may not know some of these pseusocelebs because we're too busy with jobs and real-life to watch enough tv and read celeb rags to know them.
Posted at 12:17PM on March 1st 2008 by Nobody
to "Kris Tripple", umm I agree with "shut up" 11:48, I don't know who half these poeple are, and my husband know even less. (We're both American born and bred-my family's been he sinsince the 1880's, his since the slave days or basically forever.) I do know the show should be called "dancing with the has-beens and d-list celebrities though!" Not a fan of the show, but the best to Marleen Matlin though!
Posted at 12:12PM on March 1st 2008 by Brandonzmom
umm i'm from america and i don't know who all of these people are
Posted at 11:24AM on March 1st 2008 by shut up
"Hello TMz, where are their names? Put up a caption under them already, I have no idea who these people are?" from Jared Bradford. "TMZ...I agree, please put a name with a face! Not everyone knows who all these people are!" from Annie. Psss... Go back you to your EU country the two of you. EVERYBODY in America knows who these people are. Stop posting comments on American sites.
Posted at 8:48AM on March 1st 2008 by Kris Tripple DDD
TMZ...I agree, please put a name with a face! Not everyone knows who all these people are!
Posted at 8:35AM on March 1st 2008 by Annie
Hello TMz, where are their names? Put up a caption under them already, I have no idea who these people are?
Posted at 7:01AM on March 1st 2008 by Jared Bradford
Presilla...sue your Dr. for that face job...damn... Fire your makeup artist for trying to work with it. Get rid of anyone who told you that you looked good....Holy moley....Your kinda old...deal with it. Damn, dancing with the scars....wow...
Posted at 4:01AM on March 1st 2008 by jesmith