To properly sign the statement, "My best friend, Carlos, is a firefighter in New York," you would need to A.) fingerspell "firefighter" and "New York" B.)raise your eyebrows and use NMMs C.)sign away from your body for "New York" D.)use indexing to establish Carlos's location please help with my asl

The answer is D use indexing to establish Carlos's location

the way to sign this phrase would be to finger-spell C-A-R-L-O-S, sign best friend, pilot, index toward where he has been established, and then fingerspell N-E-W   Y-O-R-K.

it can be both; depending on the situation at hand.

explanation:

let's just say i get in to a confrontation with someone, and they say "ur mom", it could be seen as an insult. or depending on the relationship or comfortability with the person it may be seen as a joke. the distinct line is how the chemistry behind the confrontation.