{"id":17555,"date":"2012-02-07T23:14:14","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T04:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=17555"},"modified":"2012-02-07T23:51:25","modified_gmt":"2012-02-08T04:51:25","slug":"miss-deaf-america-upset-shes-unseen-at-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/02\/07\/miss-deaf-america-upset-shes-unseen-at-super-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Deaf America upset she’s unseen at Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miss Deaf America upset she’s unseen at Super Bowl<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Jamie Sotonoff<\/p>\n

February 7, 2012<\/p>\n

During the Super Bowl, television cameras showed everything from Eli
\nManning’s young family to hip-hop singer M.I.A.’s obscene gesture.<\/p>\n

Yet, they didn’t for one second show the National Association of the
\nDeaf’s Miss Deaf America Rachel Mazique \u2014 an Arlington Heights native
\nand Hersey High School alumna \u2014 as she signed the national anthem and
\n\u201cAmerica the Beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mazique doesn’t believe she appeared on the stadium’s Jumbotron,
\neither; wasn’t invited to stay for the game; and wasn’t placed near
\nsingers Kelly Clarkson, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton.<\/p>\n

Even though she says she was never promised television exposure (but
\nwas told to smile the whole time, just in case), her treatment at the
\nbig game has upset many people in the deaf community, especially those
\nin the suburbs. Now her supporters are rallying for an apology from NBC
\nand the NFL through an online petition at change.org.<\/p>\n

As of Monday night, more than 1,000 people had signed the petition,
\nincluding some from as far away as New Zealand and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very upset by this,\u201d said Angie Kubiak of Mount Prospect, who
\nis deaf and whose husband and three sons also are deaf. \u201cWe waited and
\nwaited to see Rachel appear to perform, only to be disappointed.
\nEveryone of all ages in the deaf community across the country was
\nexpecting to see Rachel Mazique appear on TV, even if only for a few
\nseconds. We thought we would see something even go on the Internet. She
\nhas nothing from NBC.\u201d<\/p>\n

No one from the NBC or NFL could be reached for comment Monday night.<\/p>\n

Mazique said she was grateful to sponsors PepsiCo and EnAble for
\nallowing her to sign at the game as the NAD ambassador but was \u201cvery
\ndisappointed\u201d about the missed opportunity to show the world American
\nSign Language. She questioned the point of her appearance, since her
\nsigning wasn’t visible to an audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hope was to bring national visibility to songs signed in ASL. It
\nwould have been wonderful to showcase \u2018America the Beautiful’ and the
\nnational anthem in ASL on television,\u201d she said. \u201cI truly hope that
\nthis becomes a teachable moment for everyone involved, and that
\nAmerican Sign Language renditions of these iconic songs are broadcast
\nin future Super Bowls rather than being a token gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mazique, who now is teaching and working on her Ph.D. at the University
\nof Texas, is hailed as a role model for the deaf community. By keeping
\nher out of the spotlight on what turned out to be the most watched
\ntelevision show in history, NBC and the NFL missed a chance to show the
\nworld that deaf people can be successful and that sign language is
\nbeautiful, said petition creator Kate Spencer, a former college
\nclassmate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat an insult,\u201d Kubiak said.<\/p>\n

Source:
\n http:\/\/www.dailyherald.com\/article\/20120207\/news\/702079941\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Petition Online:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.change.org\/petitions\/nbc-nfl-commissioner-and-others-miss-deaf-america-left-out-from-tv-for-national-anthem-in-asl<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Miss Deaf America upset she’s unseen at Super Bowl By Jamie Sotonoff February 7, 2012 During the Super Bowl, television cameras showed everything from Eli Manning’s young family to hip-hop singer M.I.A.’s obscene gesture. Yet, they didn’t for one second…<\/p>\n

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