THE DUMB SPEECH
“Do you know how you call a person who
can't speak?
By their birth given name.”
The 'word' is powerful. The language is
one of the assets of a nation. It
characterizes a population, together with
its history, governance and currency. It
reveals who we are, where we're from and
where we belong, It can build barriers but
it can break them too.
The term 'dumb speech' was used many
decades ago for what we call today 'The
sign language'. Incredibly the use of the
term 'dumb' for not speaking people has
always been associated to the term
'stupid'.
But what is more stupid than a person
who uses their ability to speak to create
hate and destruction? What is more stupid
than opening your mouth to say things
that you don't really mean? To hurt,
criticize and judge others? The use of our
voices should always come with the word
'good' in front of it. The good use of our
voices can make a difference, as well as
the bad use. Let's avoid it.
My 'Dumb Speech' is a manifesto against
prejudice and a self critique.
For who are the real dumbs? We are all
dumb. We are all deaf and dumb, when
we only listen to what we want and say
what we don't think. This is the real
inability of humankind.
