If you missed the X Games this weekend, you missed a surprisingly dope women's Moto X finals, in which 18-year-old Ashley Fiolek pulled ahead on the last lap to take the gold. Even doper? She's deaf! And while we're not about to sexualize a young lass of 18 by including her in one of our crass blog posts, she did get us thinking about identity politics and the way Deaf culture is so often...nah, she just got us thinking about hot Deaf women. And yeah, we used the capital D because we're sensitive. Also, because the women we're thinking of can definitely get the capital D. Ya heard? Oh. Uh, probably not...
BRENDA COSTA
Claim to Fame: The Brazilian supermodel has appeared everywhere from French Elle to a well-hidden folder on our laptop.
MARLEE MATLIN
Claim to Fame: Winning a fucking Oscar when she was 21, people! Also, for popping up years later on Dancing With the Stars, where she did her thing, though not in such an Oscar-worthy fashion.
ROSANNA MAZZOCCHIO
Claim to Fame: Being Miss Deaf World 2008. The British woman beat out a field of 15 other women by convincing them all to sing a cappella for the talent portion of the evening. We keed!
SHOSHANNAH STERN
Claim to Fame: Being the smart and hot high-school chick on the first season of Weeds, who judging from her carnal skills must have gotten a full rideatto Gallaudet.
JENNIFER VENILLI
Claim to Fame: Being one of very few Deaf porn stars working today. Also, you can see Jennifer breaking down the sign language translations of various sexual terms at DeafBunny.com, a porn site that uses all Deaf actors and actresses. Not as much dirty talk, but plenty of lip reading, you diiiiiiig?
FOXY BROWN
Claim to Fame: Fox Boog's actually not Deaf anymore, which means she's back in the studio. Too bad, right?
