"Being mute's not that bad. I mean, if I had to have a sensory handicap, it'd be mute. Except not being able to smell, but I don't think that even counts as a handicap."

Mute dismissiveness. We've all heard the above kind of uninformed prattle millions of times. But if ever a story brought into stark relief the dangers of being mute, it's this one. When was the last time you heard about a deaf person being sold as dog meat?

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