Tag: deaf

skyfallingarchers:

“Well, that’s not going to work out. I’ll build some L.E.D.s into the system so they can light up whenever you’re in the room? Or some sort of screen that types out what he’s saying? Oh, yes, shiny red ligh-”
“Stark? No, it’s okay, I just forgot my aids, it’s not a big deal!”
“Hell yeah it is, the tower is going to be Hawkeye friendly in no time, trust me!”

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spiralstreesandcupsoftea:

musicismyboyfriend:

skyfallat221b:

FAKE TV SHOW → « HAWKEYE, my life as a weapon. »

Presenting Hawkeye: Jeremy Renner stars as Clint Barton, also known as Hawkeye, the world’s greatest marksman. This show presents the archer’s story, from his childhood to today, where he teams up with the Avengers to save the world.

▬ starring Jeremy Renner, Daniel Craig, Jean Reno, Woody Harrelson, Natalie Dormer, Rooney Mara, Gemma Arterton, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ryan Kwanten.

waaaaaaaant.

omg

This is gorgeous and that kid with hearing aids being included makes me really super happy.

skyfallingarchers:

I can’t read your lips, I’m not going to be able to help in this conversation right now. Just… Just let me know when you’re done. Natasha can write it down for me. I’ll wait here. There’s no place else I can go, anyway…

Saw this and got the urge to reread Revelations by snack_size. Clint isn’t actually in a hospital bed in it, but it’s full of wonderful scenes from his point of view where the conversation is going on around him and he’s two miles behind because he can’t keep up with the lipreading. At one point he gets so pissed with it he just sits back and shuts his eyes and pretty much says, “I give up, let me know when you’ve decided on something, because I’m done.”

crankyredhead:

There’s a lot of talk about the fact that Hawkeye is canonically deaf in the comics (and uses hearing aids), but there’s rarely any mention of how this happened.

I think it’s important to remember Hawkeye didn’t just lose his hearing. He sacrificed it. It happens in the panels from the comic above, final issue of Hawkeye’s first solo limited, published in 1983 (written and penciled by Mark Gruenwald). In this comic, Hawkeye and Mockingbird (who he would marry at the end of the issue) are subjected to a sound that makes them go into a violent, uncontrollable rage. Hawkeye knows there’s a very good chance if he listens to this sound, he will beat Mockingbird to death.

This is a man who watched his father beat his mother. Who lost both his parents when his father forced his mother to drive with him when he was drunk. So when he’s faced with the possibility of becoming like his father, whether it’s of his own choice or not, and turning that kind of violence on a woman he loves, what does he do? He makes the decision to risk his own well being, to sacrifice one of his senses without knowing what the long term consequences will be, to prevent hurting her.

This is part of what makes Hawkeye’s deafness so important. It’s representation, yes, and we always need more of that in media. But it’s also a symbol of who he is, of who he’s willing to be. Yes, Hawkeye is the guy without any “real” powers, the guy who stands with the Avengers because he practiced until he got really, really good with arrows. But he’s also the guy who will put others first, who will do whatever needs to be done no matter the personal cost. Hawkeye’s deafness is a symbol of what makes him a hero, even without the powers.

Because that’s who Hawkeye is—the guy who shows that it doesn’t take a serum or a robot suit to be a hero. And his deafness is a reminder of that.