Teen’s Date Turns Sour: A Deaf Boy’s Encounter with Insensitive Strangers

Imagine being on a peaceful date, enjoying the tranquility of the park, when suddenly, your private bubble is burst by intrusive strangers. This is exactly what happened to a 17-year-old deaf boy, whose date with his girlfriend turned into an unexpected drama. The couple, who communicate through sign language, were approached by three women who were more interested in learning ‘deaf language’ than respecting their privacy.

The Unexpected Encounter

The Intrusion Begins

A Misplaced Interest

Invasion of Privacy

Unwanted Requests

The Situation Escalates

A Disrespectful Act

The Girlfriend’s Reaction

A Sister’s Advice

The Boy’s Dilemma

A Deaf Teen’s Struggle: Respect or Avoidance?

Caught in a whirlwind of discomfort and disrespect, the 17-year-old deaf boy and his girlfriend found themselves at the receiving end of unwarranted attention. Their peaceful date was disrupted by three women, who, instead of showing empathy, chose to invade their privacy with intrusive questions and requests. Their insensitivity escalated to the point of mocking the couple’s means of communication – sign language. The boy’s sister believes he could have avoided the situation by simply teaching them how to sign the F word. But should he have to compromise his comfort for the sake of avoiding conflict? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

NTA: Dealing with ignorant harassment on a deaf date

NTA: Those girls were seriously rude

NTA! Censoring ‘masks’ to avoid removal – smart move!

NTA. Girls are HUGE AH.

NTA, insensitive strangers tried to mess with OP, terrible people.

Adult women sexually harass deaf boy, but justice prevails! ✨

Teen’s encounter with rude strangers leaves NTA feeling hurt

NTA at all. They were complete d**ks.

NTA. Ignorant, rude, and bigoted strangers test deafness

Heartbreaking encounter with insensitive strangers leaves commenter shocked

NTA. Educating insensitive strangers isn’t your responsibility.

NTA hopes for poetic justice on insensitive girls’ dates

Teen stands up to insensitive strangers, refuses to be bullied

NTA: Rude strangers should learn sign language or mind their business.

NTA- Girls wanted to learn sign language but disrespected deaf person.

NTA. That was really s****y of them OP, I’m sorry.

Learn ASL and be respectful!

“NTA: Deaf interpreter shares frustration with insensitive hearing people.”

NTA. Standing up against harassment and staying calm amidst provocation

NTA. Google it. You owe them nothing. ‍♀️

Ready to throw down for the deaf boy

NTA. Revengeful sign language pranks shut down insensitive strangers

NTA. Don’t be a performing monkey! You owe them nothing! ‍♂️

NTA. Insensitive adults mock deaf boy for not knowing ASL.

NTA, report them! Don’t let the next person suffer their harassment.

Deaf boy’s encounter with insensitive strangers sparks fiery response

“Deaf language” vs “ASL is beautiful”: A sensitive debate

Deaf teen shares frustration with insensitive strangers testing his deafness

Deaf teen shuts down insensitive strangers with a sassy gesture

NTA. You’re not a zoo attraction! That’s appauling

NTA: Don’t let insensitive strangers ruin your day! ‍♂️

NTA wants to confront insensitive strangers. Let’s find out where!

Standing up against rude and awful behavior! NTA

NTA. Mean girls at their stereotypical worst.

Insensitivity at its worst! Yelling at a deaf person? Unbelievable!

NTA: Standing up against harassment, this comment speaks out

Insensitive strangers commodify culture, demand education. NTA.

NTA. You shouldn’t have to teach them sign language. ‍♂️

NTA, rude and entitled strangers harass deaf boy over sign language

Heartbreaking encounter with insensitive strangers. NTA, it’s a hate crime

Understanding the spectrum of disabilities and dispelling misconceptions.

Teen shares experience of being harassed for fake disability.

Empathetic commenter shares personal experience and offers support and advice.

Teen not at fault in encounter with insensitive strangers

NTA. Standing up to harassment shows strength and resilience.

Empathy and support for a victim of unacceptable behavior ❤️

NTA. They can easily look it up on YouTube.

NTA! Grown women were rude as h**l!

NTA: Standing up against harassment

NTA: Standing up to insensitivity with a bold gesture

Empathy and support for a victim of harassment. ❤️

NTA, you handled it well!

Standing up against harassment and abuse. NTA for sure!

NTA. Rude strangers harass deaf boy on date

“NTA. You handled their immaturity and harassment with grace. “

You’re not the a**hole, those adults are total a**holes

NTA. Rude strangers were inconsiderate.

Heartbreaking encounter: Deaf teen’s date ruined by insensitive strangers

Deaf teen faces harassment: NTA for not disclosing disability

Deaf boy stands up to insensitive strangers, claps for self

Deaf teen encounters entitled brats, teaches them a lesson

NTA. Deaf teen claps back at rude strangers with sign language

“NTA everything they did is extremely wrong and rude”

NTA at all. Love sign language, but those girls were jerks

NTA. Share your story on r/trashy or r/EntitledPeople for validation!

NTA stands up to harassment and educates insensitive strangers.

NTA. Deaf teen faces harassment on date. Outrageous behavior from strangers.

Empathy and support for a victim of harassment and ignorance

NTA! Deaf teen faces harassment from ignorant adults. So infuriating!

Empathy for a deaf boy facing insensitive strangers

Empathetic response to insensitive strangers, with a touch of revenge

‍♂️ NTA! Deaf boy faces abuse, but finds support against insensitive girls

Standing up against harassment. You’re not the a**hole!

Supportive comment calls out harassers, demands accountability.

NTA. Ableist bullies mocked gf’s signing, like high school mean girls. Disgusting.

NTA: Strangers demand sign language lesson, turn out to be AHs

Fake-woke people treating diversity like a side-show

NTA. Teaching your sister the F word?