Defined as "The notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear or behave in the manner of one who hears." -- Tom Humphries, 1977.
The English term "audism" is coined by Tom Humphries, 1977. It's becoming more common.
Semantic variation. This ASL sign was seen in a short video "Crack the Audism" produced by Jolanta Lapiak as a student in 2003. It also can be sometimes used as PHONOCENTRISM.
Related signs: LINGUICISM, SIGNOCLASM, HEARWASHING, CULTURAL APPROPRIATION, hearing PRIVILEGE
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