Editing 315: Braille
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{w|Braille}} is a writing system for the blind and {{w|Visual impairment|visually impaired}} using bumps on a paper, slate, etc. However, since most sighted people | + | {{w|Braille}} is a writing system for the blind and {{w|Visual impairment|visually impaired}} using bumps on a paper, slate, etc. However, since most sighted people cannot read braille, and because braille messages may need to convey purely-visual information to blind people, the text may be adjusted from its actual, intended message. |
− | The title text shows a | + | The title text shows the real difference between braille and the common written explanations using just a simple text. The visually impaired cannot see color. The comic, meanwhile, exaggerates everything for a punchline; whoever manufactured that sign thought it would be fun to call blind people "cocksuckers". |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:I learned to read braille a while back, and I've noticed that the messages on signs don't always match the regular text. | :I learned to read braille a while back, and I've noticed that the messages on signs don't always match the regular text. | ||
− | :[ | + | :[There is a sign which reads: Third Floor Office with braille print underneath. Cueball is reading the braille.] |
− | :Cueball | + | :Cueball: S-i-g-h-t-e-d-P-e-o-p-l-e-S-u-c-k ... Hey! |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] |