SIR Paul McCartney should consult Mr Tumble before directing his next video writes Gordon Smart for The Sun (18/04/12)
Deaf music fans are claiming that Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman are using the wrong signs to illustrate certain words in the promo for My Valentine
Black Swan star Natalie made the first embarrassing gaffe, signing the word tampon instead of appear. Johnny wasn’t far behind. He signed enemy while attempting Valentine.
That would change the tack on a Valentine’s card.
Mr Tumble, played by Justin Fletcher on hit CBeebies show Something Special, would have been more than happy to help out the former Beatle.
He uses easily-understood Makaton sign language for kids.
It would have saved the grief Macca’s getting from the sign language community. Comments highlighting the errors have been posted alongside the video on YouTube.
The British Deaf Association are still applauding their efforts, though.
A spokesman for them said: “It’s great that famous people such as Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman are highlighting the use of sign language. Their use of it is more a poetic expression.
“The sign for tampon does seem to come up from both Johnny and Natalie, which causes some confusion, especially as American and British sign languages are different.
“It would have been nice if genuine deaf people had been used. But it’s still great.”
Macca premiered the video in LA last week and invited Hollywood’s finest.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Dave Grohl, Gwen Stefani and Reese Witherspoon were among those to see the promo first, which was Macca’s daughter Stella’s idea.
What happens in the vid isn’t that embarrassing considering the title of his album is Kisses On The Bottom.
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Note: Mr Tumble is incorrect. Makaton(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makaton) is a communication system, developed to assist those with communication difficulties. Sign Language (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language) is a language, like any other, used by Deaf people.
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