Bravery, Brilliance and RuPaul Charles | On the Spot | TED

Translator: Lía L. Pombo

Hello, darlings.

Ola, queridiños.

Now we're going to do a new format here, which is "On the Spot," I'm told,

Ben, imos utilizar un formato novo aquí, que é “No momento”, teño entendido,

it's "On the Spot."

é “No punto de mira”

And I will be answering a series of questions.

E estarei a responder unha serie de preguntas.

So we'll see how this goes, alright?

Veremos como vai, de acordo?

Let's start with our first question.

Comecemos coa primeira pregunta.

And again, I have 10 minutes.

E, de novo, teño 10 minutos.

So we'll see, I bet I can do it faster than 10 minutes.

Así que imos ver. Eu penso que podo facelo en menos de 10 minutos.

Define bravery.

Define “coraxe”.

Define bravery.

Define “coraxe”.

I think bravery is the ability to follow your bliss

Eu penso que “coraxe” é a habilidade de perseguir a túa felicidade

and make no excuses for that, alright?

e non escusarse por iso, vale?

Define brilliance.

Define “fulgor”

I think allowing yourself to be a vessel, a channel,

Penso que permitirte a ti mesmo ser un recipiente, unha canle,

so that the source can work through you, and you align yourself with that source.

para que a fonte poida traballar a través de ti e ti aliñarte con esa fonte.

I think that's brilliance.

Penso que iso é o fulgor.

(Applause)

(Aplauso)

What's the power of drag?

Cal é o poder do Drag?

Now the power of drag,

Agora, o poder do drag,

it's like the Superman suit to Clark Kent.

é coma o do traxe de Superman para Clark Kent.

It allows you to expand your idea of who you are, of what you are.

Permíteche expandir a túa idea de quen es, de que es.

And it's a very simple trick, and it works.

E é un truco moi sinxelo, e funciona.

I recommend everybody try it, tonight.

Eu recomendo que todo o mundo o probe, esta noite.

(Laughter)

(Risas)

What's the best way to slay?

Cal é a mellor maneira de devorar?

Know thyself, be thyself.

Coñecerse a un mesmo, ser un mesmo.

You are the best version of you, so you can slay that way.

Ti es a túa mellor versión, así que podes “rompela” desa maneira.

I get a round of applause for that.

Apláudenme por iso.

Thank you, over here.

Moitas grazas, por aquí.

What's the first thing you notice about someone?

Cal é a primeira cousa que notas en alguén?

I notice their aura.

Noto a súa aura.

I can see, I can sense what they're about, what they want.

Podo ver, podo sentir de que pau van, que queren...

You know, for years, I learned how to sort of shape-shift myself

Sabedes? Durante anos, aprendín a, dalgún xeito, transformarme

into what I felt someone needed from me.

no que sentía que alguén quería de min.

Listen, not the greatest thing in the world to do,

Escoitade, facelo non é a mellor cousa do mundo,

because you leave a little bit of yourself behind.

porque deixas un pouquiño de ti mesmo atrás.

But it sure did teach me a lot

Mais desde logo que me ensinou moito

about reading someone's character, you know,

sobre como ler o carácter de alguén. Sabedes?

and my own character.

E o meu propio, tamén.

Alright.

Ben.

What trait do you most value?

Cal é o trazo que máis valoras?

A sense of humor, people.

O sentido do humor, xente.

A sense of humor.

O sentido do humor.

My favorite thing to do in the world is to laugh.

O que máis me gusta do mundo é rir.

My favorite thing in the world to do is to laugh.

O que máis me gusta facer no mundo é rir.

And I've done a lot of things.

E teño feito moitas cousas...

But if you have a sense of humor.

Mais se tes sentido do humor...

Yeah, because I think if you have a sense of humor, you get it.

Si, porque penso que se tes sentido do humor enténdelo.

This is all an illusion, OK?

Isto todo é unha ilusión, de acordo?

(Laughter)

(Risas)

Don't take any of it too seriously, alright?

Non tomedes nada disto moi en serio, de acordo?

What's the wisest way to be an adult?

Cal é a maneira máis sabia de ser adulto?

Well, to be an adult,

Ben, para seres un adulto,

you have to be able to keep your mouth closed.

tes que ser quen de manter a boca pechada.

Because there's a lot of things you want to say in situations,

Porque hai moitas cousas que queres dicir en moitas situacións,

but an adult knows better.

mais un adulto sabe que non debe facelo.

(Laughter)

(Risas)

You know, it's true.

Mais é certo.

It's true.

É certo.

You can't say everything to everybody.

Non lle podes dicir de todo a todo o mundo

You really, just, you can't.

É así, non podes.

I wish we could.

Xa me gustaría.

I wish we could, but we can't.

Oxalá poder facelo, mais non podemos.

If there's one thing you want AI to keep in mind, what is it?

Se hai algo que queres que a IA teña en conta, que é?

I don't like that question.

Non me gusta esta pregunta.

(Laughter and applause)

(Risas e aplauso)

Which of your dreams have not yet come true?

Cal dos teus soños non se fixo realidade aínda?

I would love to be able to put together a retail storyline

Encantaríame poder armar unha historia de anuncio

that is just as magnificent as Patagonia and Esprit

tan magnifica coma a de Patagonia e Esprit

and all the things they've done.

e todas as cousas que fixeron.

I'd love to do that.

Encantaríame facelo.

Maybe there's time.

Ao mellor teño tempo...

Yeah, oh, hi.

Si. Ai!, Ola!

(Laughter)

(Risas)

What's the best way to say goodbye?

Cal é a mellor maneira de despedirse?

I really don't like saying goodbye.

Non me gusta nada dicir Adeus.

I never have.

Nunca o fixen.

But I've learned to be in the moment

Mais aprendín a vivir no momento

and to actually acknowledge someone

e realmente recoñecer a alguén

and the time that we spent together.

e o tempo que pasamos xuntos.

I've learned how to to sit in that.

Aprendín a estar presente niso.

I think I was always too sensitive, so I never liked to say goodbye.

Penso que sempre fun moi sensible, daquela nunca me gustou despedirme.

So the best way to say goodbye

Entón a mellor maneira de se despedir

is to do it deliberately and to acknowledge that,

é facelo deliberadamente e recoñecer que,

you know, this could be the last time I ever see you.

ben, esta podería ser a última vez que te vexa.

So, you know, I'm going to acknowledge that and stay in the moment.

Daquela, pois, vou recoñecelo e vivir o momento.

Oh.

Oh.

[Thank you for being on the spot, RuPaul!]

[Grazas por estar no punto de mira, RuPaul!]

(Applause and cheers)

(Aplauso e ovación)

That's great.

Iso é xenial.

That's fantastic.

É fantástico.

Come on up here.

Sube aquí.

That was going to be 10 minutes,

Iso ía levar 10 minutos,

and I have four minutes and 37 seconds left.

e quédanme catro minutos e 37 segundos.

Helen Walters: You want to chat?

Helen Walters: Queres charlar?

RC: You want to?

RC: Queres ti?

HW: Shall we? RC: Let's do it.

HW: Facémolo? RC: Veña, facémolo.

HW: OK, who has a question for RuPaul?

HW: Quen ten unha pregunta para RuPaul?

RC: Oh, I thought you were going to chat with me.

RC: Oh, pensaba que ías charlar comigo.

Questions from the audience?

Preguntas do público?

HW: Why not?

HW: Porqué non?

RC: Well, I'll tell you why not.

RC: Ben, direiche porqué non.

(Laughter)

(Risas)

I don't think in all the years I've taken questions from the audience,

Penso que non-- En todos os anos que teño aceptado preguntas do público,

mostly people like to make comments.

maiormente á xente gústalle facer comentarios.

HW: That's true.

HW: É certo.

RC: And we don't really want comments.

RC: E nós non queremos comentarios.

HW: No, that's true, that's true.

HW: Non, é certo, é certo.

RC: Maybe you and I should come up with a few questions to ask me.

RC: Ao mellor, deberiamos pensar nós nalgunhas preguntas que facerme.

HW: What would you like to tell everyone?

HW: Que che gustaría contar?

RC: OK, alright.

RC: Ben, de acordo.

RuPaul, what is the best piece of advice you've ever gotten?

RuPaul, cal é o mellor consello que che deron?

HW: That's a good question.

HW: Esa é unha boa pregunta.

RC: Thank you.

RC: Grazas.

(Laughter)

(Risas)

My 10th grade teacher, Mr. Parnell in Atlanta, Georgia.

O meu mestre de décimo curso, Mr. Parnell de Atlanta, Georgia.

He said, "RuPaul," my real name.

Díxome, “RuPaul”, o meu verdadeiro nome.

"Do not take life too seriously."

“Non te tomes a vida demasiado en serio.”

The emphasis on "too."

Énfase no “demasiado”.

He actually used some dirty language in there,

En realidade empregou unha linguaxe algo sucia aí,

and you can fill in the blanks where he put it.

e podes encher os ocos onde a empregou.

HW: You could also swear on this stage, it's fine.

HW: Tamén podes xurar neste escenario, está ben.

RC: No, no, darling, there may be Christian children here, darling.

RC: Non, non, querida, pode haber nenos cristiáns aquí, queridiña.

HW: There are none, I can guarantee it.

HW: Non hai ningún, podo garantizárcho.

(Laughter)

(Risas)

RC: But no, it was the best advice at the time.

RC: Mais non, foi o mellor consello daquela.

I was in 10th grade.

Estaba no décimo curso.

You know, I flunked the 10th grade.

Sabedes? Suspendín décimo.

I repeated the 10th grade,

Repetín o décimo curso

and then I dropped out in the 11th grade.

e despois abandonei no undécimo curso.

But of all the time I spent in school,

Mais de todo o tempo que pasei na escola,

that was the most valuable lesson I ever learned.

esa foi a lección máis valiosa que aprendín.

And as the years went on,

E ao longo dos anos,

it became more and more valuable.

volveuse máis e máis valiosa.

Because ... it's like we are actors on a stage.

Porque... É coma se foramos actores nun escenario.

And it's as if the actors believe, say, "Twelfth Night,"

E coma se os actores creran, por exemplo, “Noite de reis”,

some Shakespeare thing.

algo de Shakespeare.

The actors actually believe

Os actores cren realmente

they are the characters they're playing, you know.

que son os personaxes que interpretan, sabedes?

And drag and laughter and all those things

E o drag e a risa e todo iso,

shake it up to say, "Hey, kiddo,

trocan as cousas. para dicir “Ei, rapáz

you know, you're only playing a role.

sabes que estás interpretando un papel.

This show will close.

Este espectáculo rematará.

And we're going to go on to another show and another show

E imos seguir a outro espectáculo e outro máis

and another show, and it's going to be fabulous."

e despois outro, e vai ser fabuloso.”

HW: Yes, it sure is.

HW: Si, desde logo.

RC: So don't get too invested in "Twelfth Night," darling.

RC: Así que non te comprometas moito con “Noite de reis”, querido.

HW: So RuPaul?

HW: Entón, RuPaul?

RuPaul is your real name.

RuPaul é o teu nome real.

Why did your mom call you RuPaul?

Por qué te chamou túa nai RuPaul?

RC: Well, you know, listen, I will answer that question.

RC: Ben, pois, escoita, vou responder a pregunta.

I just want to say, if there are any people who want to get into show business,

Só quero dicir, se hai alguén que queira meterse no show business,

do not use your real name.

non usedes o voso nome real.

It's my real name because it ends up on all of your public papers

É o meu nome real porque acaba en todos os documentos públicos

and all that stuff.

e esas cousas todas.

And you know, you're at the gynecologist or in the dentist chair

E xa sabes, estás no xinecólogo ou no dentista

and they know all your business, you know.

e sábenche todos os teus asuntos.

But my mother,

Miña nai,

my mother saw a psychic when she was pregnant with me.

miña nai foi a unha vidente canto estaba embarazada de min.

And the psychic said, "You're going to have a boy,

E a vidente díxolle, “Vas ter un neno,

and he's going to be famous."

e vai ser famoso.”

So my mother thought, "You know,

Daquela miña nai pensou, “Pois,

I'm going to name him RuPaul Andre Charles,

vou chamarlle RuPaul Andre Charles,

because ain't another MF in the world with that name."

porque non hai outro FDP neste mundo con ese nome.”

(Laughter)

(Risas)

Yeah, my real name.

Si, o meu nome de verdade.

People call me Ru, though.

Aínda que a xente me chama Ru.

HW: Who is your favorite person on the planet?

HW: Quen é a túa persoa favorita do planeta?

RC: My best friend, who I happen to be married to.

RC: O meu mellor amigo, co que, casualmente, estou casado.

His name is Georges LeBar, and he's so lovely and kind.

O seu nome é Georges LeBar, e é tan encantador e amable...

I think the greatest attribute that humans can have is kindness.

Penso que o mellor atributo que un humano pode ter é a amabilidade.

That's number one, number two is a fat ass.

Ese é o número un, o número dous e un cu gordo.

(Laughter)

(Risas)

But and he's got both.

E el ten os dous.

He's Australian.

É australiano.

He's absolutely lovely.

É absolutamente encantador.

He's lovely.

É encantador.

(Laughter)

(Risas)

HW: OK, we have 45 seconds, I'm not stopping.

HW: Ben, temos 45 segundos, non paro.

What's your favorite thing about television?

Que é o que máis che gusta da televisión?

RC: Oh my gosh, I learned everything I know from television,

RC: Meu Deus, todo o que sei, aprendíno da televisión,

I love it.

encántame

I'm watching a show called "Murder, She Wrote" right now.

Estou a ver a un programa que se chama “Murder She Wrote”, agora mesmo.

It's about 45 years old, and I can't get enough of it.

Ten uns 45 anos, non me canso de vela.

I can't get enough of it, I love it.

Non me canso dela, encántame.

Murder, she sat down and she wrote.

Asasinato, ela sentou e ela o escribiu.

(Laughter)

(Risas)

Alright, ladies and gentlemen, it has been so much fun.

De acordo, damas e cabaleiros, isto foi moi divertido.

HW: Thank you, Ru.

HW: Grazas, Ru.

RC: Thank you so much. Give love to somebody.

RC: Moitísimas grazas. Dádelle amor a alguén.

(Applause and cheers)

(Aplauso e ovacións)