Deaf Anthology # 209: "DEAFAG"

Milwaukee is known for its breweries such as Miller, Pabst, etc. but lately microbreweries are carving a notch the marketplace, creating beers for specific taste or certain population. What about cigarettes, the major brands are well-known, but in North Carolina, a group of Deaf investors decided to start their own tobacco crops, harvest them, and distribute them to their kind, as Deaf consumers have significant buying power. They combined two words, "Deaf" and the slang; "Fag," meaning cigarettes, not sexual orientation, which may be the first impression. "Deafag" is expected to be a best-seller, a novelty item. The only twist is the warning label, that smoking may cause cancer of the cochlear, rather than breast as commonly seen, the FDA approves the label changes. It provides us a way to advocate our agenda. However, NIH, research are noticing and documenting of cochlear cancer incidents. They are trying to established a connection between CI and cancer, smoking only increases the risks. Our Deaf CI children are exposed to second-hand smoke daily. CDC in Atlanta are keeping statistics and following the subjects over the time period, dividing them in a control groups for study. Off the point, anyway they hope to produce their first "Deafag" commercial produced in time for the Super Bowl.
Revised 3/15/09

This is Smokey, stay tuned for the next episode of Deaf Anthology. Good night, Deaf America!