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  • 'Survivor' contestant splits deaf community

    03/16/2003 9:14:44 AM PST · by goodolemr · 32 replies · 735+ views
    The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | Thu, Mar. 13 | Tanya Barrientos
    If Christy Smith, the first disabled competitor on Survivor, thinks she's facing adversity in the Brazilian jungle, wait till she gets back home and faces some of her deaf fans. As the newest and most visible deaf celebrity on TV, Smith, 24, has become a magnet not only for praise, but also scathing criticism. On one hand, the deaf community is proud of the Colorado native who is a graduate of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world's only liberal-arts college for the deaf. But on the other, many deaf people are angry that she is not openly displaying more...