A deaf man is well and truly trying his luck after he filed a lawsuit against adult porn site PornHub for not providing closed captioning on their videos.
According to Yaroslav Suris, who has been deaf since birth, the site is making it harder for the deaf community to enjoy. Here’s what Yaroslav Suris had to say about it:
It’s denied the deaf and hearing-impaired access to its videos that others can easily enjoy.
Here’s what Yaroslav Suris’ lawyer had to say:
Suris says a lack of closed captioning violates their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
You might be wondering why anyone would need closed captioning for porn movies considering there’s never actually a plot or storyline to follow, but I guess I’m not the right demographic, and tbf, everyone is entitled to enjoy porn.
Also mentioned in the court documents are some of the video titles that Yaroslav Suris wanted to watch, such as ‘Hot Step Aunt Babysits Disobedient Nephew,’ ‘Sexy Cop Gets Witness to Talk,’ and ‘Allison comes to Talk About Money to Her Boys’ Naughty Father’, are just a few of the movies he’d like closed captioning for, among others. Yikes, I’d be pretty mortified if someone read out the porn I liked to watch in the middle of a court room, but then again I watch some proper grimy shit. His stuff seems pretty vanilla.
Suris says that loads of people in the deaf community would happily pay extra for a premium Pornhub account but he doesn’t see the point if they can’t understand the plot of the films.
Yaroslav Suris is now suing PornHub for an undisclosed amount and insists they add closed captioning. PornHub haven’t yet responded to the case but I hope they don’t give this money-grabbing twanny a penny. If it’s truly about the closed captioning surely he’d just ask for it to be implemented and not try to shaft the company for money. It’s totally fair to ask for closed captioning but seeking damages just takes the piss.
We’re not quite sure yet how the case is going to go but I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets a pay off. It’s usually cheaper for the company to pay out than go through the drawn out and expensive court process. Time will tell!
