(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@Jayslacks" class="u-url mention">@<span>Jayslacks</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mikebrew" class="u-url mention">@<span>mikebrew</span></a></span> BTW: <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Makkari" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Makkari</span></a> is deaf for the one simple reason &quot;to be representative&quot; of other humans. The SAME reason <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Sprite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sprite</span></a> was young, <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Sersi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Sersi</span></a> Asian, and <a href="https://twit.social/tags/Kingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kingo</span></a> Indian, etc.</p><p>I really really don&#39;t think there was a decision behind it, but I will say that it fits in with THEM fitting in with Earth. </p><p>Okay, maybe not so much when being deaf meant you didn&#39;t hear the lion creeping up behind you on the African veldt - and they ate you ::shiver::. But fitting in w/today.</p>