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Liberals slam video of deaf baby hearing: 'Deafness isn't something you always have to conquer
A 2014 video of a deaf baby hearing for the very first time set some liberals off. Some hit back, saying that since not all deaf people actually want to hear, videos shouldn't be posted implying they should desire hearing. (Image source: YouTube screenshot)

Liberals slam video of deaf baby hearing: 'Deafness isn't something you always have to conquer

The video isn't new, but the content — and the reactions to it — never get old.

The subject is a 7-week-old boy named Lachlan who was fitted with a hearing aid and then hears his parents' voices for the very first time.

"I am so happy that we can share our magic moment with the world,"  Michelle Lever, Lachan's mom, told the Daily Mail Australia in 2014. "I hope it can give some other families the realization everything is going to be okay."

So, when the media editor of BBC News tweeted a link to the old video over the weekend, the reactions you might expect still took place.

People said they were brought to tears, people praised scientific advances and people were happy for the parents. (The link Amol Rajan shared is no longer active, but the Daily Wire reported that it showed Lachlan's milestone moment.)

Not everybody was tickled over the clip, however.

Some hit back at the video, saying it tells deaf people in essence that their condition is not OK. Some said that since not all deaf people actually want to hear, videos shouldn't be posted implying they should desire hearing.

Image source: Twitter screenshot

When another Twitter user argued that the deaf community shouldn't castigate those who choose to use technology in order to hear, Elia Winters fired back:

Image source: Twitter screenshot

Twitter user Richard Punko interjected: "And it is not only an excellent response but a totally humane one. No Child should be left deaf if the deafness can be alleviated."

But Winters was undeterred:

Image source: Twitter screenshot

Here's a look at what others who appear to agree with Winters' side had to say about the video:

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Dave Urbanski

Dave Urbanski

Sr. Editor, News

Dave Urbanski is a senior editor for Blaze News and has been writing for Blaze News since 2013. He has also been a newspaper reporter, a magazine editor, and a book editor. He resides in New Jersey. You can reach him at durbanski@blazemedia.com.
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