Schooled in the Deaf way Part 1

The majority of my friends now are deaf. They are a wonderful group of people (with the exception of one sad little man who can't seem to understand that he is not the coolest thing on this planet), and I have experienced many odd things with them or because of them. (See porno conversation).

Why are people so fascinated with the deaf? They talk with their hands! WOW! Let's stare and make them feel like circus sideshows! Here are some very common things that have transpired:

-The Stare!
I dont give a rats ass if you find them/us fascinating. There is no different way to stare. I am not going to say "Oh, well i will not get mad at her, she is staring fascinated-ly". One chickie at the bar, when i said that my friends may find her staring offensive replied with:"Oh! It's okay! I am not staring to be rude! I find them interesting!" Which is funny, cuz she looked damn rude doing it. Do you stare at people speaking portugese? My guess is probably not. How is this any different?
-The Whisper
Imagine the look on your face when after I have heard you talking about my friends, and i finally speak, that you realize that I am NOT deaf and I heard EVERTHING you just said! Good for you for assuming though. Nothing bad evers happens when you do that!
-Stupid Questions
Okay, I ask stupid questions too. But I do try not to ask stupid questions that I am sure people have heard 1000 times. You really think they have never had anyone ask:
-why are you deaf?
-have you been deaf since birth?
-you can drive????? *with a baffled look on their faces*
and other ones like those.
Perhaps the next time someone starts to ask stupid trite questions, I will come back with some of my own.
-why are you fat?
-have you been fat since birth?
-they let you drive that fat????*with a baffled look on my face*

The same lady who said that her staring was not rude staring
had some doozy stupid questions about Jake.
-How does he watch tv?
-Does he go to the movies?
-Is he normal......everywhere? ( i think she was asking about his penis. Wha the hell his broken ears have to do with his penis is beyond me)
I told her it was huge.