Say hello to Mr. Tumbles. Some of you may have seen him, other most likely not. Seems our dear beloved Mr. Tumbles hosts a childrens' show in the UK and has taken to greeting his listening impaired viewers via sign language. Isn't that sweet, he cares about deaf kids. Not so fast Skippy, not when he is greeting them by signing "I am fucking you." We need go no further, really, that is indeed Asshat worthy, but for those who would like more to the story, here ye go.
Mr Tumble's F*** Up? March 20 2007
Mix-up suggests TV character's greeting is less wholesome than you'd think
When is a greeting not a greeting? When TV's Mr Tumble is signing it, apparently. A row has blown up between an angry parent who claims that the BBC's Something Special presenter Mr Tumbles is greeting viewers with the words, 'I'm f****** you' rather than 'I'm happy to see you'.
It's a pretty awful error if it's true – but the confusion lies in the fact that Mr Tumbles uses a sign language called Makaton rather than British sign language.
Father of one, Jamie Miller, who works for the Royal National Institute for the Deaf says he first noticed the error when he watched the show with his daughter Katie, aged 5. ' The signs for “happy†and “f******†are quite similar but it was still an awful error to make,' he told The Sun'. Mr Miller brought up the issue with the BBC on five separate occasions, but says that Mr Tumble is still making the same mistake every show.
In British Sign Language the word happy is signed by brushing the palms of your hands against each other. The F word is signed by brushing the hands together between the thumb and first finger.
An RNID spokesperson yesterday said; 'We advised the BBC that using Makaton would cause confusion. Makaton is used more for children with learning difficulties — it is essentially a different language.'
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