Rihanna’s ASL Interpreter Goes VIRAL During Super Bowl Performance 

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Facts

Damn right 😂

That part!! 👏🏽

Amen!

Exactly! Now knowing that she is deaf and bodied it like sis did.. I’m crying! Happy tears! 🥹

I agree with you I feel like if we all mute and go off of the performance that she gave signing we would feel everything that we were seeing Rihanna doing amazing happy Black history❤

Exactly!!!

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yes

There are many incredibly talented deaf interpreters and they should all be given the opportunity to perform. I hope this opens doors and stages for the public to see their art.

@@glynisrogers3323 yeassss!!!! I

Beautiful ❤

Right?😂😂😂

@RJ_Been_Staxkin how is she hating for saying there are a lot of interpreters that deserve recognition? Y'all really be making me lose braincells over with the things y'all be saying

I was gonna say something like that 👏👏👏

Agreed, but you know how black people like to put themselves into a bubble to be significant and yet they screaming to end segregation at the same time.

You mad 😂 , Love Us

@@mpicc4808 SHUT UP

@@mpicc4808 not the time nor place for this comment lol

Oh yeah and I can imagine she’s getting paid some amazing coins . Not only can she interpret but she does it with style .

Deaf people don’t really have an experience in music…

@@eligrotewold2813 I had heard that people can feel the beats etc through speakers but yeah that isn’t the same are hearing of course. I’m sorry if my comment was offensive and ignorant. I’m happy to be educated more on the matter so I can do better in the future.

@@MagickCat861I know many hard of hearing and deaf people who enjoy the vibrations of music. I think you understand just fine 😊

@@eligrotewold2813 then you don’t know deaf people. This is my neice, and both my siblings went to Gallaudet. And let me tell you.. their homecoming dances.. would blow the roof AND doors off your house. Plenty deaf people who have different degrees of hearing listen to music!

@@eligrotewold2813 they said in the video that Justina Miles (the ASL interpreter) is deaf. If you watch the video you can clearly see she is experiencing the music

There are regional and personal “accents” - my experience has been that everyone signs differently and you use your face and body along with your hands so its wildly expressive. I think it’s us hearing people that forget to use our face and look expressionless when we learn to sign.

@@renegademuse I agree.

I thought this too. So glad to understand more about ASL - a form of communication that bridges language and art

Yes there are definitely accents. I find a lot of Deaf teenagers mumble their sign! Also due to the visual nature of sign languages many Deaf can community with signers who use different languages. I know Australian Sign Language (Auslan) but am not a native user, I once met a Deaf person from Italy (totally different sign language) and we could chat a little but the communication broke down quite quickly. However my Deaf friends whose first language is Auslan could hold full conversations. They relied on the visual nature of the language. This is one of the reasons Deaf Interpreters are so important, and why they are often used to interpret complex situations such as with refugees and in mental health crises.

because she black ❤she bring out the best and has soul

Right!! 🔥

She put in more of a performance than Rihanna 😂

Maaaaan my exact thought.... loved it

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No, she is the vibe.

@teenalaire bro what💀

Wow Africa looks like a first world. So shocked 😳😳

All the best with your studies! 💕🌸

Perhaps you'll do the same in the future (if you wish to). 😊 Best wishes with your studies!

She can actually hear but her range of hearing is low enough for her to be classified as legally deaf. She could hear the beat & wanted people to be able to "see"" the beat.

But according to her she only represented the deaf black community.

@@JasonT850 Sdhu

@@JasonT850 You know that’s not what she meant. Stop misinterpreting stuff in bad faith 🙄

She was representing ghetto blacks, not the deaf "community"

@@kaya_inNC wow. Hate much?

I rarely comment, but I love this comment "she came prepared and delivered" - sublime x Psyche aka Psyche Thompson UK 🌹

Here is the full clip ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZnSZzExF58Y.html

Absolutely ❤ 💎👑

anybody can lip sinc

@@donaldsimpson4148 it’s called sign language..

She works as a translator for hospitals

She’s hard of hearing not completely deaf

@@kandicedavis6142 right! Because I’m like that makes no sense. She can’t be fully deaf and be able to translate right along with the music. She has be hard of hearing.

@@wshelby83 even if you are deaf, you’re bound to feel the vibrations around you. Not to discredit her, of course, she killed it.

@@egycrafts Thank you so much! I literally came here looking for the full clip and couldn't find it so I'm about to watch what you posted here Thank you so much

Interpreter* one thing to note is that there is a difference between a translator and a interpreter.

Here is the full clip ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DWwxkP8gsUU.html

That's what we're doing, this whole video is acknowledging how incredible these ASL performers are 😐

That is literally what the video is about 🤣🤣🤣.

You know Jimmi hendrix was deaf in one ear. Crazy good on guitar.

She's actually hard at hearing so she can get some of the song

How can she feel the song if she can't hear

@@candyxox actually, that is literally (in the real sense of the word LOL) what deaf people do, feel the vibrations. But this young woman is super talented!

@@candyxox feeling and hearing isn’t the same thing? Hence why I said “feeling” and not “hearing”. You can still fully enjoy music through literally feeling vibrations or even watching others in a performance.

@@VaniMidarii "feeling vibrations" sounds so sad

@@maneskinned when there's nothing you appreciate the most minor things. they make do with what they have.

Here is the full clip ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DWwxkP8gsUU.html

@@fendy9437 She didn't say she was 🤔

I love the extra touch with her long nails.

I saw her being interviewed by Gayle King. She can actually hear and speak, but she is still in the deaf spectrum. She is so entertaining. Such a cutie!

She might have a hearing aid or use one of the base devices for hear of hearing individuals idk

She can hear a little but I still classified as deaf

She's hard of hearing, not deaf.

Deaf people can feel vibrations

​@iamsloth i was gonna say the same... ❤

And she had so much fun ❤❤❤❤❤🎉

She even took time to clean all the plates and the table.

@andrew Smoooothhhhh😂😂👌👌❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

for some reason she kind of reminds me of zendaya.

This made me laugh so much! I love it!!

Y'all don't click on that link it has nothing to do with this....they're thirsty trying to get views....Sad ass

Theres certain way deaf people can sense things I believe

The vibrations from the music 🎶. My aunt is deaf. We will turn the music up and base and she can feel the vibrations and move to the music

@@ITTHEPACK That is beautiful 😭

@@rainingskittles6975 it truly is. ❤️

Wishing you well on this new journey of yours-it will be challenging but it’s looking like new doors are opening to you as well! There is beauty and artistry in the ASL community to be sure ❤

Just don't go to concerts or nightclubs cause titinitus can make it worse 🙏

I wear hearing aids too. They’re not cutting it either. It’s finally time for a second pair. But no one told me until now that there were other higher end hearing aids I wasn’t offered. They weren’t covered by my insurance! Now I know that the best ones are usually around 6k. Trying to save for something better than what I had but not the 6k ones. Hoping it will happen sooner than later. I hope with all the new technology we both end up with some improvement. Be well.

This might be your calling so pick up the phone.

Deaf people like her who interpret for shows like the halftime show have their own interpreter to know when to sign to stay with the beat and lyrics

Being fully deaf is rare. Even in those with profound deafness (quietest sound detected being 80 dB or higher), it’s not guaranteed they’ll be fully deaf at any point in their life. She’s not fully deaf, she just can’t hear enough to be qualified as hard of hearing. She can hear music, especially if it’s loud. On top of that, she can feel vibrations. With enough practice for the gig she’s signing, she’s able to do it, flawlessly.

There are also hearing aids deaf people can use to hear better

SO TRUE MY DEAR👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Yeah I don't remember seeing this during the performance

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👏🏽👏🏽 exactly

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Not good for RiRi, justina would have killed RiRis boring performance 😂 justina was amazing, and on top almost feels like vouging 💪

@@rebelheart3840 she looks and dresses so much better than Rihanna.

@@chochooshoe its not a competition jeez 🙄

@@rebelheart3840 I’d love to see how well you dance while pregnant. 😂

Right?? I didn’t even see her in real time. I only found out about her on here! She is incredible!

Here is the full clip ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5VL9LU3onfs.html

PLEASE I read this as "what a queer!" and I was so confused about the context lol.

@@AaraBeloved LMAOO

The whole signing NONSENSE thing is sooo annoying and over dramatic. It's literally "deaf and DUMB".

Not the only person, there are a lot of deaf people in the world who can do that, I know, because I work with them

You think she meant that literally? 😮 You probably think she’s a murderer now too lol

@@Toucan11 I doubt the deaf people you work with are trained interpreters and are also young, black women, and also understand and can embody hip-hop dance, music and culture the way that she can. Being an ASL interpreter, especially a music interpreter, takes a lot more than just being deaf. Justina is truly the only person who checked all the boxes to interpret for this artist and this performance.

@@Jah_LEASE_yah oh, so now you know exactly what I do and the kind of deaf people I work with. I am also deaf, I dance and sign to music. Learn about it before you speak about, learn to read lips and so on. Talk when you know what your actually talking about. By the way, we’re you actually there to see WHAT boxes needing checking. You clearly have no idea what your talking about and regardless, she only addressed the black community, not the other millions. Keep dividing yourselves as it works in your favor and when it doesn’t work in your favor, you can go play your racism card. How about you stick to doing what YOU know best.

@@Toucan11 I don’t know how this turned into an argument. Please explain what I said that was offensives because my literal only point was that as a young black woman who clearly loves and appreciates hip hop, and is a trained in asl music interpreting she is uniquely qualified for this job. I didn’t say that there aren’t any other deaf people that like music, or know how to dance, or anything or the sort. And I didn’t pull any racism card. But since your brought that into the conversation, yes, I do think that a black woman, especially a black woman who understands hip-hop culture, is more qualified to interpret for Rihanna then a white interpreter. If that offensive to you then maybe you need to check with yourself and your own racial biases.

The whole signing NONSENSE thing is sooo annoying and over dramatic. It's literally "deaf and DUMB".

@@91dodgespiritrt Your comment is everywhere and makes no sense.

What she actually said was the "black deaf community" not the deaf community in general, which is too bad.

Thank you Rihanna for justina.🍸🍾⚘

@@kandykane2160 I copied this from a comment I left above because I just knew someone else would mention this. Listening is key! This was just a sound bite of an interview. Her comment about the black deaf community was specifically speaking about her interpretation of “Lift Every voice”, which is a Black Anthem of the hope and resilience of Black people transcending the enslavement and discrimination of the past and celebrating freedom. I almost slipped up and questioned that part as well. However, I opened my ears and my mind to understand what they were referring to actually. Good day.

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@@CrystalM1917 Thank you 😊💜

Nothing incredible about it. All they did is walk back and forth on a stage and flop their arms up and down. Worst show ever

She didn’t go viral, her ASL interpreter did. Her show was boring

@@Toucan11 Do you know how to read? She isnt talking about Rihanna she is talking about the ASL interpreter. Please learn how to read before writing something useless. smh.

All day, everyday!!!! ✊🏾🫡

Absolutely!!!

If that's the case she should've been the one on the stage right? And there's no such thing as "black history month". Their history is American history that includes all groups of colors and ethnicities.

@@rpgadventurer32 ok. 🥱

@@rpgadventurer32 shut up

"she makes the sign language look like dance moves !" EXACTLY~

She is an Interpreter so she would of had time to interpret the songs and practice beforehand..

Very well said.

That sounds so cool!! I wish ASL could be incorporated into all K-12 schools across the country, but I understand people will object over cost of “resources.” It would be a fantastic plan of making the hearing society even more inclusive and educated about Deaf and HOH. Thank you for your service by the way!!

Yeah I was totally into her interpretation, and I can't even read sign!

That's a GREAT idea! ❤

And it’s a high paying profession too 🤑🤑

I've been trying to find the whole video of just the ASL interpreter Do you know where to find it?

@@jennasunshine152 no, sorry!

@@lilensik ok thanks for getting back to me! ☀️