incompetent
INCOMPETENT:
(Version 1)
(Version 2)
Animation: Incompetent:
Cultural tip: The sign INCOMPETENT (version 2) can be done on your ear
to mean deaf. It
is okay for deaf to sign DEAF/EARS INCOMPETENT this way, however if a
hearing person signed EARS INCOMPETENT it would generally be considered
inappropriate or even a bit rude. Sort of like they were overstepping
their boundaries.
The DEAF/EARS INCOMPETENT sign conveys a sense of "belonging to the Deaf
Community." It denotes membership. Thus if used by non-members or by
fringe members it doesn't seem appropriate.
[asl101/pages-signs/adsense3.htm]American Sign Language University ASL resources by Lifeprint.com Dr. William Vicars