Model, artist, and activist for the deaf community Nyle DiMarco just dropped an American Sign Language version of Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” and people are obsessed. Jake Wilson directed the video and released it on his YouTube channel on Monday.
When Grande’s “Thank U, Next” video hit the internet in November, DiMarco asked if she could include captions for the “466 million people with hearing loss.”
https://twitter.com/NyleDiMarco/status/1068614055319891968
Grande took note of the criticism and added lyrics on-screen to her “7 Rings” music video that debuted earlier this month. But DiMarco took it a step further with his own ALS version of the video. “Ariana Grande dropped 7 rings with captions, we dropped in SIGN LANGUAGE!!!” DiMarco tweeted.
https://twitter.com/nyledimarco/status/1089929289791750145?s=21
Grande was a fan: “Beyond. Love this so much,” she wrote Monday on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1090026064515018752
People are not only loving the representation in DiMarco’version, but they’re also thirsting after the America’s Next Top Model winner.
OOOOOFFFF I'M SWEATING 💦💦💦💦💦 https://t.co/XlqfWaDbP4
— finally, bitter release (@majokko_maguro) January 29, 2019
“Nyle DiMarco makes being deaf feel both sexy as hell and queer as fuck and as a gay dude who’s been wearing hearing aids his entire life I’m very grateful,” user Michael Chu tweeted.
.@NyleDiMarco makes being deaf feel both sexy as hell and queer as fuck and as a gay dude who's been wearing hearing aids his entire life I'm very grateful https://t.co/eqkHVEZdKN
— Howard Ashman stan account (@MichaelChu7) January 29, 2019
“I don’t retweet music videos, but this ASL rendition of 7 rings is amazing,” one person wrote. “Love the creative ways that Nyle DiMarco continues to advocate for deaf community representation.”
I don't retweet music videos, but this ASL rendition of 7 rings is amazing — love the creative ways that @NyleDiMarco continues to advocate for deaf community representation. Much 🤟🏾🤟🏿🤟 https://t.co/KQMpgIK5Bz
— Esther Spindler (@Esther_Spindler) January 29, 2019
See the full video below: