Instead of Teaching Her English?

Text on the meme

John Krasinski fought for a deaf actress to be cast in A Quiet Place, and made sure the whole cast learnt sign language on set 👏❤️ Instead of just teaching her English?

What it means

A screenshot of a wholesome social-media post claims that John Krasinski advocated for a deaf actress to be cast in A Quiet Place and had the whole cast learn sign language. The reply humorously questions why they did not simply teach her English, creating an absurdly insensitive punchline. EN: A screenshot of a wholesome social-media post claims that John Krasinski advocated for a deaf actress to be cast in A Quiet Place and had the whole cast learn sign language. The reply humorously questions why they did not simply teach her English, creating an absurdly insensitive punchline.

Who

John Krasinski (Джон Красински)Millicent Simmonds (Милли Сіммондс)Lee Abbott from A Quiet Place (Ли Эбботт из «Тихого места»)Regan Abbott from A Quiet Place (Риган Эбботт из «Тихого места»)

Objects

man kneeling / мужчина на коленях woman standing / женщина стоит sign language gesture / жестовый язык field / поле long skirt / длинная юбка red sweater / красный свитер blue shirt / синяя рубашка social media screenshot / скриншот соцсети clapping emoji / эмодзи хлопков red heart emoji / эмодзи красного сердца