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groundloop

(11,514 posts)
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 03:37 PM Jan 2020

Deaf man sues PornHub over lack of closed captions

Source: ABC News

A deaf man has sued PornHub and other pornographic websites because he said he “cannot enjoy video content” without closed captioning.

Yaroslav Suris, a New York resident, tried to watch videos on PornHub entitled “Hot Step Aunt Babysits Disobedient Nephew,” “Sexy Cop Gets Witness To Talk” and others in October 2019 and January 2020, but was could not due to the website's lack of closed captioning, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday in the Eastern District of New York.

The lawsuit alleges that PornHub, RedTube and YouPorn are in violation of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. Part of the ADA's goal is to provide “full and equal enjoyment” of a public accommodation’s goods, services, facilities and privileges, according to the lawsuit.

"While we do not generally comment on active lawsuits, we’d like to take this opportunity to point out that we do have a closed captions category," according to a statement from Price provided to ABC News. The statement included a link to its closed captions section.



Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/deaf-man-sues-pornhub-lack-closed-captions/story?id=68354500&cid=clicksource_4380645_2_heads_hero_live_headlines_hed



He's also previously sued Fox News, the New York Post and others alleging similar ADA violations on their websites.

(Sorry, I just couldn't resist posting this, I think many of us could do with a chuckle right now.)


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Deaf man sues PornHub over lack of closed captions (Original Post) groundloop Jan 2020 OP
ROFL.... Because the "commentary" and miscellaneous sounds are critical to the experience...? hlthe2b Jan 2020 #1
So he's missing the snappy dialogue? leftieNanner Jan 2020 #2
Well they do have some vintage feature length porn from the 70's Crowman2009 Jan 2020 #21
Well, there are the people that subscribe to Playboy to read the articles. TexasTowelie Jan 2020 #27
The deaf deserve to enjoy porn, as well. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #3
What about the visually impaired? brooklynite Jan 2020 #8
There is always this Sapient Donkey Jan 2020 #11
Wow you found even more than I did dewsgirl Jan 2020 #14
....😞 honestly, until this article it never crossed my mind. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #12
Audio to text software exists IronLionZion Jan 2020 #4
Or they could use Bad Lip Reading to make the captions csziggy Jan 2020 #49
"Fairy crutches are bullshit!" IronLionZion Jan 2020 #52
One needs captions for porn? Watchfoxheadexplodes Jan 2020 #5
🤣 It really is a distraction, you could stick any porn dewsgirl Jan 2020 #13
Did you just type that one-handed? keithbvadu2 Jan 2020 #20
OMG. LOLOL! ChiTownDenny Jan 2020 #24
He didn't use his hands at all. Quackers Jan 2020 #32
OMG. LOL! ChiTownDenny Jan 2020 #23
How do you expect them to follow the plot?!? Drunken Irishman Jan 2020 #31
the deaf and blind need feel porn. n/t 5X Jan 2020 #6
They don't provide the content, users upload it. nt EX500rider Jan 2020 #7
This all started a few years ago jgmiller Jan 2020 #9
Yeah, ADA trolling is a thing jberryhill Jan 2020 #35
What exactly would they caption? Collimator Jan 2020 #10
Oh, great... TruckFump Jan 2020 #15
I just did a whois search on all 3 domains and they're based in Luxembourg OnlinePoker Jan 2020 #16
Well, he's missing out on the spirituality involved dalton99a Jan 2020 #17
Can someone check the closed captions category to verify? Renew Deal Jan 2020 #18
He needs captioning to 'get' what going on? Wait until he finds out they really aren't disussing ... marble falls Jan 2020 #19
And everyone read Penthouse, Playboy, and Hustler for the insightful articles. keithbvadu2 Jan 2020 #22
I agree because the book, "Hot Step Aunt Babysits Disobedient Nephew," was much better than ... Botany Jan 2020 #25
Wait until you see the Broadway musical. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #30
The flashmob version is much better. Though it's over in less than a minute. nt Quackers Jan 2020 #33
I preferred "Hot Step Aunt Babysits Mildly Fussy Niece" myself n/m RhodeIslandOne Jan 2020 #40
Closed captioning for porn films? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #26
Harder. Faster! TexasTowelie Jan 2020 #29
The screenwriters will feel appreciated. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #28
Well... Tree-Hugger Jan 2020 #34
Because in porn, dialogue is everything. milestogo Jan 2020 #36
Wait ... porn videos have soundtracks? Who knew? CaptainTruth Jan 2020 #37
"Brown Chicken Brown Cow" MrsMatt Jan 2020 #38
Girls Watch Porn Too - The Musical LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2020 #39
wouldn't captions cover some important parts of the film? jg10003 Jan 2020 #41
Hey! I watch Pr0n with the sound off! Aussie105 Jan 2020 #42
I hate to tell him, but it's the music that ties it all together. mjvpi Jan 2020 #43
It is bigly surreal GeorgiaPeanut Jan 2020 #44
Despite his being deaf... VarryOn Jan 2020 #45
He can always read the tattoos. JohnnyRingo Jan 2020 #46
Or 'Be Best' groundloop Jan 2020 #47
Hahahaha JohnnyRingo Jan 2020 #48
Well I know I watch porn for the dialogue. Doesn't everybody? Odoreida Jan 2020 #50
The stuff I watch is POV with lots of talking. christx30 Jan 2020 #59
True story: krispos42 Jan 2020 #51
I hate porn with no sound Wabbajack_ Jan 2020 #53
does anyone else picture a small box in the corner with a deaf interpreter Skittles Jan 2020 #54
Are they naked too? n/t Whiskeytide Jan 2020 #60
I.......er......I'm not sure Skittles Jan 2020 #61
I do now. Jamastiene Jan 2020 #64
I've seen deaf interpreters in action on TV Skittles Jan 2020 #65
All he has to do is watch some foreign stuff with subtitles Blue_Tires Jan 2020 #55
Meanwhile, countless thousands of people are watching PorhHub in MineralMan Jan 2020 #56
I need subtitles for my German scheisse porn! Codeine Jan 2020 #57
I imagine it might go something like this... smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #58
+1 dalton99a Jan 2020 #63
How would they closed caption this? Jamastiene Jan 2020 #62

hlthe2b

(102,141 posts)
1. ROFL.... Because the "commentary" and miscellaneous sounds are critical to the experience...?
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 03:39 PM
Jan 2020


And lest anyone "gets me wrong," I fully support the ADA and all that entails. But still.... Does the hearing world find the soundtrack to pornography critical to the experience? (asking for a friend)

leftieNanner

(15,070 posts)
2. So he's missing the snappy dialogue?
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 03:40 PM
Jan 2020

How do you close caption a fake orgasm?

(sorry. couldn't help myself.)

Crowman2009

(2,492 posts)
21. Well they do have some vintage feature length porn from the 70's
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 05:36 PM
Jan 2020

Does anyone care about storylines?!?!?!

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
3. The deaf deserve to enjoy porn, as well.
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 03:40 PM
Jan 2020

Or he could just play the audio from any other porno and have the same results.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
12. ....😞 honestly, until this article it never crossed my mind.
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:13 PM
Jan 2020

I found your question interesting, so I googled and found where PornHub has spoken narration videos. I'm happy, I learned something new. And I'm happy everyone can enjoy porn, if they choose.



IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
4. Audio to text software exists
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 03:43 PM
Jan 2020

so they could install it for automatic captioning. We see this sometimes on Youtube and TV. It's usually pretty bad but better than nothing.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
13. 🤣 It really is a distraction, you could stick any porn
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:15 PM
Jan 2020

audio, over the video and the result is the same.

jgmiller

(391 posts)
9. This all started a few years ago
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:05 PM
Jan 2020

But I have to say this is the funniest one.

A few years back a lawyer sued the NBA because his blind client couldn't use a screen reader to hear the scores. That actually sounds like something reasonable to me, even if the lawyer was probably scummy. When he won this created a new industry for lawyers who would normally be patent trolls and other lower forms of life. They sue any company who's website has some element that doesn't support screen readers or in this case closed captioning. There was one about 2 years ago where a blind woman sued Red Roof Inns because she couldn't book a room online. Ok so bad on Red Roof but seriously all she had to do was pick up the phone she was perfectly capable of speaking. The lawyer made millions.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
35. Yeah, ADA trolling is a thing
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 07:47 PM
Jan 2020

I had a client get one of these letters when, in fact, his site actually had all of the features they claimed it didn't have.

Collimator

(1,639 posts)
10. What exactly would they caption?
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:05 PM
Jan 2020

"OOOHH" [weird slapping sound that happens during actual intercourse]

Honestly, the sound of bodies bouncing against each other is kind of silly when watching.* When you're in the moment, it doesn't matter. But in observation mode?

* Friend and I were watching sex scene in True Blood episode. We were sort of embarrassed hearing the slapping noise as we watched together. The nudity didn't bother us; just the noise.

TruckFump

(5,812 posts)
15. Oh, great...
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:24 PM
Jan 2020

...a screen full of:

Do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me, do me....

OnlinePoker

(5,719 posts)
16. I just did a whois search on all 3 domains and they're based in Luxembourg
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:29 PM
Jan 2020

Do companies that are outside of the U.S. have to comply with ADA provisions?

marble falls

(57,014 posts)
19. He needs captioning to 'get' what going on? Wait until he finds out they really aren't disussing ...
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 05:07 PM
Jan 2020

nuclear physics. Or the housewife's plumbing.

keithbvadu2

(36,678 posts)
22. And everyone read Penthouse, Playboy, and Hustler for the insightful articles.
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 05:48 PM
Jan 2020

And everyone read Penthouse, Playboy, and Hustler for the insightful articles.

Botany

(70,449 posts)
25. I agree because the book, "Hot Step Aunt Babysits Disobedient Nephew," was much better than ...
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 06:24 PM
Jan 2020

... the movie but the play was outstanding.

Tree-Hugger

(3,370 posts)
34. Well...
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 07:32 PM
Jan 2020

"Sexy Cop Gets Witness to TALK."

He wants to know what the witness has to say. It's an important piece to the storyline.

39. Girls Watch Porn Too - The Musical
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 09:55 PM
Jan 2020


Thanks to the brothers at AVByte. Check out their many other videos, including: Facebook (The Musical), Frozen (A Musical featuring the Disney Princesses), and DRAW MY LIFE - Donald Trump (The Musical)

Aussie105

(5,334 posts)
42. Hey! I watch Pr0n with the sound off!
Sat Jan 18, 2020, 12:01 AM
Jan 2020

What am I missing?

Actually, the guy sounds like a serial complainer trying to make some quick money.

 

GeorgiaPeanut

(360 posts)
44. It is bigly surreal
Sat Jan 18, 2020, 01:49 AM
Jan 2020

I could just visualize closed captions mostly consisting of ohhhhhhhh, aaahhhhhhhhhh, mmmmmmmmmmm etc.

 

VarryOn

(2,343 posts)
45. Despite his being deaf...
Sat Jan 18, 2020, 02:17 AM
Jan 2020

His life must be good otherwise if this is a priority worth bearing the legal fees.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
59. The stuff I watch is POV with lots of talking.
Thu Jan 23, 2020, 09:28 PM
Jan 2020

Nudity isn’t as important than great eyes and a nice voice.
But dirty talk is definitely a thing. And as I get older, I find myself wanting more of that then seeing just two (or more) people going at it.

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
51. True story:
Sun Jan 19, 2020, 08:20 PM
Jan 2020

I was at an anniversary party last fall for a couple that my girlfriend's family knows.

I was seated next to a couple I'd never met, so when the question of "so what do you do for a living" came up, I said "I do the closed-captioning for adult movies".

The double take was impressive!

Skittles

(153,122 posts)
65. I've seen deaf interpreters in action on TV
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 08:04 PM
Jan 2020

they can be VERY expressive - I am SURE they are up to the task

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
56. Meanwhile, countless thousands of people are watching PorhHub in
Thu Jan 23, 2020, 01:29 PM
Jan 2020

their homes and offices with the sound deliberately turned off, so they can do so undetected.

Interesting.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
58. I imagine it might go something like this...
Thu Jan 23, 2020, 09:25 PM
Jan 2020



Sorry, that was just the first thing that popped into my head.
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