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Thank you for your thoughtful comment.  However, I don't think Deaf people in the audience care whether it's intended to be realistic or not.  It hurts for them to be sitting there in the audience watching this depiction, however it's intended.  Haven't you been hurt before by someone who didn't mean to hurt you?  This is something that perhaps only Deaf people can understand.  Anyone who cares will just listen to them.

Honestly this discuss

Hello. I know your question is quite old now, but in case anyone finds this discussion while Googling, I'd like to add my two cents.  I'm a sign language interpreter.  I have talked to several Deaf people about The Who's Tommy, and they confirmed my initial feeling that yes, the story demeans Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Blind people yes, it is offensive.  It doesn't matter that the character Tommy wasn't truly deaf or blind (which is a little contradictory, he can