Sara Cox angers deaf community with Twitter comments

Sara Cox has upset members of the deaf community after making comments about subtitles on Twitter.

The BBC Radio 1 DJ commented on "daft" subtitles during a cinema screening of comedy movie Bridesmaids.

"How daft is this? I'm on a date at flicks & Bridesmaids is gonna have English subtitles," she wrote. "I morphed momentarily into my dad & asked if we got any money off.

"If I was wearing specs I could've put a thin strip of black gaffer tape across the bottom of the lenses to block out the subtitles."

A follower of the broadcaster replied: "Get some respect and realise how lucky you are to hear!" Another suggested that she should have checked the listings beforehand.

"For all you gobs**tes we checked online & it didn't mention it," she responded.

Cox later apologised for her comments, writing: "Sorry, my random musings might sometimes not be thought through." The tweets were later deleted from her page.

National Deaf Children's Society director Brian Gale said: "It's really important that individuals, as well as cinemas and other organisations, are aware of deaf young people's needs and work to break down barriers to give them the same opportunities as other children.

"We hope that Sara Cox now understands more, not less, access is needed."

Cox recently commented that she would relish the chance to work on The X Factor.