Cultural Poses 3 of 4 Deaf

Cultural Poses 3 of 4 Deaf Culture

This is pic 3 of 4 about different poses in different cultures. This is in collaboration with who did the sketch art.

In the Deaf community in the United States, we sometimes sign, “I love you,” when posing for photos.

This sign is occasionally confused by uninformed people for a gesture related to rock music, the occult, and a university in Texas, which gesture only has the index finger and pinky extended.

In contrast, the “ILY” hand shape from American Sign Language includes extending the thumb and denotes the three letters from the finger spelling alphabet I (made with the pinky extended), L (made with the index finger and thumb extended), and Y (made with the thumb and pinky extended), short for “I love you.”

This picture of Tobermorey and his Deaf friend, Katie, was taken near Tillamook, Oregon.