Roxane Gay: Confessions of a bad feminist | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Adi Magori ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:13
I am failing as a woman,
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ืื ื™ ื ื›ืฉืœืช ื›ืื™ืฉื”,
00:14
I am failing as a feminist.
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ืื ื™ ื ื›ืฉืœืช ื›ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช.
00:17
I have passionate opinions about gender equality,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื“ืขื” ื ื—ืจืฆืช ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืฉื™ื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื.
00:20
but I worry that to freely accept the label of "feminist,"
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉืฉืช ืฉืงื‘ืœืช ื”ืชื•ื•ื™ืช ืฉืœ "ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช",
00:24
would not be fair to good feminists.
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ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ื•ื’ืŸ ื›ืœืคื™ ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช.
00:27
I'm a feminist, but I'm a rather bad one.
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ืื ื™ ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช, ืื‘ืœ ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืจืขื” ืœืžื“ื™.
00:29
Oh, so I call myself a Bad Feminist.
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ืื• ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ื™ ืงื•ืจืืช ืœืขืฆืžื™ - "ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืจืขื”".
00:32
Or at least, I wrote an essay,
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ืื• ื›ื›ื” ืœืคื—ื•ืช,ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืžืืžืจ ืฉืœื™.
00:34
and then I wrote a book called "Bad Feminist,"
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ื•ืื– ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ,ืฉื ืงืจื "ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืจืขื”".
00:37
and then in interviews, people started calling me The Bad Feminist.
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ื•ืื– ื‘ืจืื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืงืจื•ื ืœื™ "ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ื”ืจืขื”".
00:40
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
00:41
So, what started as a bit of an inside joke with myself
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ืื– ืžื” ืฉื”ื—ืœ ื›ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื” ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ืขื ืขืฆืžื™
00:45
and a willful provocation,
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ื•ืคืจื•ื‘ื•ืงืฆื™ื” ืžื›ื•ื•ื ืช,
00:47
has become a thing.
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ืคืชืื•ื ื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœืžืฉื”ื• ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
00:49
Let me take a step back.
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ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœืœื›ืช ืฆืขื“ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื•ืจื”.
00:52
When I was younger,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืขื™ืจื”,
00:53
mostly in my teens and 20s,
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื‘ื ืขื•ืจื™ื™ ื•ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-20 ืฉืœื™,
00:55
I had strange ideas about feminists
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืžื•ื–ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช
00:57
as hairy, angry, man-hating, sex-hating women --
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ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืขื™ืจื•ืช,ื›ื•ืขืกื•ืช, ืฉื•ื ืื•ืช-ื’ื‘ืจื™ื,ืฉื•ื ืื•ืช-ืกืงืก
01:01
as if those are bad things.
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืจืข.
01:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
01:06
These days, I look at how women are treated the world over,
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื”ื,ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ืื™ืš ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืœื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘,
01:10
and anger, in particular, seems like a perfectly reasonable response.
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ื•ื›ืขืก, ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“, ื”ื™ื” ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ื›ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ืช ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
01:14
But back then,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื”ื,
01:16
I worried about the tone people used
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ื“ืื’ืชื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื˜ื•ืŸ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื•
01:18
when suggesting I might be a feminist.
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ื›ืฉื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืื ื™ ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช.
01:21
The feminist label was an accusation,
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ื”ืชื™ื•ื’ ื›ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ืื™ืฉื•ื,
01:23
it was an "F" word, and not a nice one.
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืžืฉ ืงืœืœื”,ืœื ื ื—ืžื“ื” ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“.
01:26
I was labeled a woman who doesn't play by the rules,
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ืชื•ื™ื™ื’ืชื™ ื›ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืฉืœื ืžืฉื—ืงืช ืœืคื™ ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื,
01:29
who expects too much,
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ืฉืžืฆืคื” ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™,
01:31
who thinks far too highly of myself,
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ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืขืœ ื˜ื•ื‘ืช ืขืฆืžื”,
01:33
by daring to believe I'm equal -- (Coughs) -- superior to a man.
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ื‘ืœื”ืขื™ื– ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืฉืชื•ื•ื” ืื• ืฉื•ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื’ื‘ืจ.
01:38
You don't want to be that rebel woman,
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ืืช ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื” ื”ืžื•ืจื“ืช ื”ื–ื•.
01:39
until you realize that you very much are that woman,
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ืขื“ ืฉืืช ืžื’ืœื” ืฉืืช ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ืื™ืฉื” ื”ื–ืืช,
01:42
and cannot imagine being anyone else.
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ื•ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืื—ืจืช.
01:45
As I got older, I began to accept
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ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื›ืฉื”ืชื‘ื’ืจืชื™, ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื–ื”
01:47
that I am, indeed, a feminist, and a proud one.
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ืฉืื ื™ ืื›ืŸ ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช, ื•ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ื’ืื”.
01:50
I hold certain truths to be self-evident:
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ืื ื™ ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื” ื‘ื“ืขื•ืช ืžืกื•ื™ืžื•ืช ืฉืžื•ื‘ื ื•ืช ืžืืœื™ื”ืŸ:
01:53
Women are equal to men.
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ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื•ื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ืจื™ื.
01:56
We deserve equal pay for equal work.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจืื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืฉื›ืจ ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ื”ื”.
01:58
We have the right to move through the world as we choose,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœื ื•ืข ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื›ืคื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื•ื—ืจื•ืช,
02:01
free from harassment or violence.
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ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื•ืช ืžื”ื˜ืจื“ื•ืช ื•ืืœื™ืžื•ืช.
02:04
We have the right to easy, affordable access to birth control,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื™ ืžื ื™ืขื”,
02:07
and reproductive services.
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ื•ืœื‘ื™ืฆื•ืข ื”ืคืจื™ื•ืช.
02:09
We have the right to make choices about our bodies,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื•,
02:12
free from legislative oversight or evangelical doctrine.
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ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืคื™ืงื•ื— ื—ื•ืงืชื™ ืื• ื“ืชื™.
02:16
We have the right to respect.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœื›ื‘ื“.
02:18
There's more.
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ื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“.
02:19
When we talk about the needs of women,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืฆืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื,
02:22
we have to consider the other identities we inhabit.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ, ืืช ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ื”ื ื•ืกืคืช ืฉื‘ื ื•.
02:25
We are not just women.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืจืง ื ืฉื™ื.
02:27
We are people with different bodies,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉื•ื ื”,
02:29
gender expressions, faiths, sexualities,
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ืžื’ื“ืจ, ืืžื•ื ื•ืช, ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช,
02:32
class backgrounds, abilities, and so much more.
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ืžืขืžื“, ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ื•ืขื•ื“ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
02:35
We need to take into account
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ
02:37
these differences and how they affect us,
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ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ื•ืื™ืš ื”ื ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื ืขืœื™ื ื•,
02:39
as much as we account for what we have in common.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ืฉื™ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืœื ื•.
02:42
Without this kind of inclusion, our feminism is nothing.
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ืœืœื ื”ืžื›ืœื•ืœ ื”ื–ื”, ื”ืคื™ืžื ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ืฉื•ื•ื” ื›ืœื•ื.
02:47
I hold these truths to be self-evident, but let me be clear:
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ืื ื™ ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื” ื‘ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื‘ื ื™ื ืžืืœื™ื”ื ื”ืืœื”, ืื‘ืœ ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ:
02:50
I'm a mess.
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ืื ื™ ืฆืจื”.
02:52
I am full of contradictions.
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ืื ื™ ืžืœืื” ื‘ืกืชื™ืจื•ืช.
02:54
There are many ways in which I'm doing feminism wrong.
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื•ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื.
02:57
I have another confession.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื•ื•ื™ื“ื•ื™ ื ื•ืกืฃ.
02:59
When I drive to work, I listen to thuggish rap at a very loud volume.
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื™ ื ื•ืกืขืช ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ืื ื™ ืžืื–ื™ื ื” ืœืžื•ื–ื™ืงืช ืจืืค ื‘ืจื™ื•ื ื™ืช ื‘ื•ื•ืœื™ื•ื ื’ื‘ื•ื”.
03:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
03:05
Even though the lyrics are degrading to women --
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืžื‘ื–ื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื --
03:07
these lyrics offend me to my core --
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ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืคื•ื’ืขื•ืช ื‘ื™ ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื--
03:10
the classic Yin Yang Twins song "Salt Shaker" --
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ื”ืงืœืืกื™ืงื” ืฉืœ Yin Yang Twins ื‘ืฉื™ืจ "Salt Shaker"
03:13
it is amazing.
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ื–ื” ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
03:14
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
03:17
"Make it work with your wet t-shirt.
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"ืชื’ืจืžื™ ืœื–ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื”ื—ื•ืœืฆื” ื”ืจื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœืš
03:20
Bitch, you gotta shake it 'til your camel starts to hurt!"
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ื‘ื™ืฆ',ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื”ื–ื™ื– ืืช ื–ื” ืขื“ ืฉื”ืื’ืŸ ืฉืœืš ื™ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื›ืื•ื‘!"
03:24
(Laughter)
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03:25
Think about it.
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ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื–ื”.
03:26
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
03:29
Poetry, right?
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ืฉื™ืจื”,ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
03:30
I am utterly mortified by my music choices.
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ืื ื™ ืžื–ื•ืขื–ืขืช ืœื’ืžืจื™, ืžื‘ื—ื™ืจืช ื”ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™.
03:34
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
03:36
I firmly believe in man work,
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืžืื•ื“ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื’ื‘ืจื™ื,
03:38
which is anything I don't want to do, including --
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ืฉื–ื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช, ื›ื•ืœืœ --
03:41
(Laughter) --
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
03:42
all domestic tasks,
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ื›ืœ ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช,
03:45
but also: bug killing, trash removal, lawn care and vehicle maintenance.
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื: ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ื—ืจืงื™ื, ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื“ ืืช ื”ื–ื‘ืœ, ืœื›ืกื— ืืช ื”ื“ืฉื ื•ืชื—ื–ื•ืงืช ื”ืจื›ื‘.
03:50
I want no part of any of that.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื•ื ื—ืœืง ื‘ื–ื”.
03:51
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
03:53
Pink is my favorite color.
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ื•ืจื•ื“ ื–ื” ื”ืฆื‘ืข ื”ืžื•ืขื“ืฃ ืขืœื™.
03:54
I enjoy fashion magazines and pretty things.
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ืื ื™ ื ื”ื ื™ืช ืžืžื’ื–ื™ื ื™ ืื•ืคื ื” ื•ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ืคื™ื.
03:57
I watch "The Bachelor" and romantic comedies,
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ืื ื™ ืฆื•ืคื” ื‘"ื”ืจื•ื•ืง" ื•ืงื•ืžื“ื™ื•ืช ืจื•ืžื ื˜ื™ื•ืช,
04:00
and I have absurd fantasies about fairy tales coming true.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืคื ื˜ื–ื™ื” ืฉืคื™ื•ืช ืžื”ืื’ื“ื•ืช ื™ื”ื™ื• ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช.
04:04
Some of my transgressions are more flagrant.
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื ื•ืจืžื•ืช ืฉืœื™,ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื•ื˜ื•ืช.
04:06
If a woman wants to take her husband's name,
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ืื ืืฉื” ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ืฉื ื‘ืขืœื”,
04:09
that is her choice, and it is not my place to judge.
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ื–ื• ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืฉืœื” ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืžืงื•ืžื™ ืœืฉืคื•ื˜ ืื•ืชื”.
04:12
If a woman chooses to stay home to raise her children,
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ืื ืื™ืฉื” ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื•ืœื’ื“ืœ ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื”,
04:15
I embrace that choice, too.
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ืื ื™ ืžื—ื–ืงืช ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื”.
04:17
The problem is not that she makes herself economically vulnerable in that choice;
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ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื™ื ืœื ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคื’ื™ืขื” ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช ืžืขืฆื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื”ื–ื•,
04:21
the problem is that our society is set up
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ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•
04:24
to make women economically vulnerable when they choose.
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ืžื—ืœื™ืฉื” ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช ืืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืžืขืฆื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื”.
04:26
Let's deal with that.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื–ื”.
04:29
(Applause)
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04:35
I reject the mainstream feminism
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ืื ื™ ื“ื•ื—ื” ืืช ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœ
04:37
that has historically ignored or deflected the needs
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ืฉื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ืช ื”ืชืขืœื ื•ื”ืกื™ื˜ ืžื”ืฆืจื›ื™ื
04:40
of women of color, working-class women, queer women and transgender women,
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ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื•ืช, ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช, ืœืกื‘ื™ื•ืช ื•ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื•ืช
04:44
in favor of supporting white, middle- and upper-class straight women.
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ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืช ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ื ืฉื™ื ืกื˜ืจื™ื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืœื‘ื ื•ืช, ืžืžืขืžื“ ื‘ื™ื ื•ื ื™ ื•ื’ื‘ื•ื”
04:47
Listen, if that's good feminism -- I am a very bad feminist.
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ืื ื–ื• ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื”,ืื– ืื ื™ ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืžืžืฉ ื’ืจื•ืขื”.
04:51
(Laughter)
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04:52
There is also this:
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ื™ืฉ ื’ื ืืช ื–ื”:
04:54
As a feminist, I feel a lot of pressure.
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ื›ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช, ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœื—ืฅ.
04:56
We have this tendency to put visible feminists on a pedestal.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ื”ื–ื• ืœืฉื™ื ื ืฉื™ื ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื”.
05:00
We expect them to pose perfectly.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆืคื™ื ืžื”ืŸ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžื•ืฉืœืžืช.
05:03
When they disappoint us,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ืžืื›ื–ื‘ื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื•,
05:04
we gleefully knock them from the very pedestal we put them on.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืฉืžื—ื” ืžืกืœืงื•ืช ืื•ืชืŸ ืžืื•ืชื” ื”ื‘ืžื” ืขืฆืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืขืœื™ื ื• ืื•ืชืŸ ืขืœื™ื”.
05:07
Like I said, I am a mess --
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจืชื™,ืื ื™ ืฆืจื”--
05:10
consider me knocked off that pedestal
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ืื ื™ ื–ืืชื™ ืฉืกื™ืœืงื• ืื•ืชื” ืžื”ื‘ืžื”
05:11
before you ever try to put me up there.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื‘ื›ืœืœ ืฉืžื• ืื•ืชื™ ืขืœื™ื”.
05:13
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
05:15
Too many women,
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ื ืฉื™ื,
05:16
particularly groundbreaking women and industry leaders,
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืคื•ืจืฆื•ืช ื“ืจืš ื•ืžื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื”,
05:19
are afraid to be labeled as feminists.
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ืžืคื—ื“ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ื™ื™ื’ื•ืช ื›ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช.
05:21
They're afraid to stand up and say, "Yes, I am a feminist,"
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ื”ืŸ ืžืคื—ื“ื•ืช ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื•ืœื•ืžืจ ื‘ืงื•ืœ: "ื›ืŸ,ืื ื™ ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช",
05:25
for fear of what that label means,
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ืžื”ืคื—ื“ ืฉืœ ืžื” ื”ืชื•ื•ื™ืช ื”ื–ื• ืื•ืžืจืช.
05:27
for fear of being unable to live up to unrealistic expectations.
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ืžื”ืคื—ื“ ืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื’ืœื•ืช ืœืžืžืฉ ืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ืœื ืจื™ืืœื™ื•ืช
05:32
Take, for example, Beyoncรฉ, or as I call her, The Goddess.
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ืงื—ื• ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื ืืช ื‘ื™ื•ื ืกื”,ืื• ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ื™ ืงื•ืจืืช ืœื” - ื”ืืœื”.
05:36
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
05:38
She has emerged, in recent years, as a visible feminist.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืชื’ืœืชื”,ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช, ื›ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืžื•ืฆื”ืจืช.
05:41
At the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards,
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ื‘ื˜ืงืก ืคืจืกื™ ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” 2014
05:44
she performed in front of the word "feminist" 10 feet high.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื’ื” ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” "ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช" ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” 3 ืžื˜ืจ.
05:48
It was a glorious spectacle to see
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื—ื–ื” ืžืจื”ื™ื‘ ืœืจืื•ืช
05:50
this pop star openly embracing feminism
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ืืช ื›ื•ื›ื‘ืช ื”ืจื•ืง ื”ื–ื• ืžืืžืฆืช ื‘ืคืชื™ื—ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื
05:53
and letting young women and men know
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ื•ื’ืจืžื” ืœื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื•ืช ื•ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื“ืขืช
05:55
that being a feminist is something to celebrate.
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ืฉืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืœื”ืชื’ืื•ืช ื‘ื•.
05:58
As the moment faded, cultural critics began endlessly debating
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืžืื•ืจืข ื”ื–ื”,ืžื‘ืงืจื™ ืชืจื‘ื•ืช, ื”ื—ืœื• ืœื”ืชื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืœื™ ืกื•ืฃ
06:02
whether or not Beyoncรฉ was, indeed, a feminist.
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ื”ืื ื‘ื™ื•ื ืกื” ืื›ืŸ ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืื• ืœื.
06:05
They graded her feminism,
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ื”ื ื“ื™ืจื’ื• ืืช ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”,
06:07
instead of simply taking a grown, accomplished woman at her word.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืชืคื•ืก ืืช ืื™ืฉื” ื‘ื•ื’ืจืช ื•ื”ืฉื’ื™ืช ื–ื• ื‘ืžื™ืœืชื”.
06:11
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
06:14
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
06:17
We demand perfection from feminists,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื“ื•ืจืฉื™ื ืฉืœืžื•ืช ืžื”ืคืžื ื™ื–ื,
06:19
because we are still fighting for so much,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืœื—ืžื•ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื”,
06:22
we want so much,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื•ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื”,
06:23
we need so damn much.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืขื•ื“ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื”,
06:25
We go far beyond reasonable, constructive criticism,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื•ืœื›ื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ืช ื•ื‘ื•ื ื”,
06:28
to dissecting any given woman's feminism,
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ืœื ืชื— ื›ืœ ืื™ืฉื” ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช
06:31
tearing it apart until there's nothing left.
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ืœืงืจื•ืข ืื•ืชื” ืœื’ื–ืจื™ื ืขื“ ืฉืœื ื™ื™ืฉืืจ ืžืžื ื” ื›ืœื•ื.
06:34
We do not need to do that.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
06:36
Bad feminism -- or really, more inclusive feminism -- is a starting point.
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ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื ืจืข ืื• ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื ื›ื•ืœืœื ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื–ื• ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื”ืชื—ืœื”.
06:40
But what happens next?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ื™ืงืจื” ืื—ืจ-ื›ืš?
06:42
We go from acknowledging our imperfections to accountability,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื”ื›ืจื” ื‘ืื™ ืฉืœืžื•ืช ืœื ื˜ื™ืœืช ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช
06:46
or walking the walk, and being a little bit brave.
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ืื ื• ื”ื•ืœื›ื•ืช ื‘ืžืกืœื•ืœ ื•ื ื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืžื™ืฆื•ืช.
06:49
If I listen to degrading music,
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ืื ืื ื™ ืžืื–ื™ื ื” ืœืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ืžื‘ื–ื”,
06:52
I am creating a demand for which artists are more than happy
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ื“ืจื™ืฉื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืื•ืžื ื™ื ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉืžื—ื™ื
06:55
to contribute a limitless supply.
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ืœืชืจื•ื ืœืืกืคืงื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœืช ืฉืœื”.
06:58
These artists are not going to change
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ื”ืื•ืžื ื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืœื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช
07:00
how they talk about women in their songs
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ืืช ืื™ืš ืฉื”ื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
07:01
until we demand that change by affecting their bottom line.
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ืขื“ ืฉื ื“ืจื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื” ืขืœ-ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื”.
07:05
Certainly, it is difficult.
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ,ื–ื” ืงืฉื”.
07:08
Why must it be so catchy?
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ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืœื™ื˜?
07:10
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ)
07:14
It's hard to make the better choice,
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ื–ื” ืงืฉื” ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
07:16
and it is so easy to justify a lesser one.
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืœ ืœื”ืฆื“ื™ืง ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื”ืงืœื”.
07:19
But --
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ืื‘ืœ--
07:20
when I justify bad choices,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื™ ืžืฆื“ื™ืงื” ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช,
07:22
I make it harder for women to achieve equality,
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ืื ื™ ื’ื•ืจืžืช ืœื–ื” ืฉืœื ืฉื™ื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ,
07:24
the equality that we all deserve,
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ื”ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื’ื™ืข,
07:26
and I need to own that.
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ื•ื–ื• ื”ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
07:28
I think of my nieces, ages three and four.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ื”ืื—ื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™, ื”ืŸ ื‘ื’ื™ืœืื™ 3 ื• - 4.
07:31
They are gorgeous and headstrong, brilliant girls,
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ื”ืŸ ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื•ืช,ืคื–ื™ื–ื•ืช ื•ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ืžื‘ืจื™ืงื•ืช,
07:34
who are a whole lot of brave.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื”ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื•ืžืฅ.
07:36
I want them to thrive in a world where they are valued
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื™ืฉื’ืฉื’ื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉื”ืŸ ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืขืจืš
07:39
for the powerful creatures they are.
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ืœื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ื–ืงื•ืช ืฉื”ืŸ.
07:41
I think of them,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ,
07:42
and suddenly, the better choice becomes far easier to make.
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ื•ืคืชืื•ื,ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืงืœ ืœื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ื”ืงืฉื”.
07:46
We can all make better choices.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
07:49
We can change the channel when a television show
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืขืจื•ืฅ ื›ืฉื‘ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ืžืฉื“ืจื™ื
07:51
treats sexual violence against women like sport,
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ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืช ืืœื™ืžื” ื›ืœืคื™ ื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื• ืกืคื•ืจื˜,
07:54
Game of Thrones.
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ืžืฉื—ืงื™ ื”ื›ืก.
07:56
We can change the radio station
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืชื—ื ื” ื‘ืจื“ื™ื•
07:57
when we hear songs that treat women as nothing.
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืฉื™ืจ ืฉืžืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื• ื›ืœื•ื.
08:01
We can spend our box office dollars elsewhere
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ืกืฃ ืฉื—ืกื›ื ื• ืœืงื•ืœื ื•ืข ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ
08:03
when movies don't treat women
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ื›ืืฉืจ ื‘ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืžืฆื™ื’ื™ื ื ืฉื™ื
08:05
as anything more than decorative objects.
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ื›ืœื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ื›ื—ืคืฅ ื™ืคื”.
08:07
We can stop supporting professional sports
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™
08:10
where the athletes treat their partners like punching bags.
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ื›ืฉืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ื ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืœืฉื•ืชืคื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื›ืœื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ืฉืง ื—ื‘ื˜ื•ืช.
08:14
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:19
In other ways, men -- and especially straight white men --
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงืจื”,ื’ื‘ืจื™ื - ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืกื˜ืจื™ื™ื˜ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื
08:22
can say, "No, I will not publish with your magazine,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื•ืžืจ: "ืœื,ืื ื™ ืœื ืืคืจืกื ื‘ืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ ืฉืœืš,
08:25
or participate in your project, or otherwise work with you,
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ืื• ืืฉืชืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ืขื ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืฉืœืš, ืื• ืืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื™ืชืš,
08:28
until you include a fair number of women,
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ืขื“ ืฉืชื›ืœื•ืœ ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื•ื•ื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื,
08:31
both as participants and decision makers.
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ื’ื ื›ืžืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ื•ืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช.
08:34
I won't work with you until your publication,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื™ืชืš, ืขื“ ืฉื”ื”ื•ืฆืื” ืœืื•ืจ ืฉืœืš
08:36
or your organization, is more inclusive of all kinds of difference."
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ืื• ื”ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืฉืœืš, ื™ื›ืœื•ืœ ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื•ื ื” ื•ืจื—ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื"
08:41
Those of us who are underrepresented
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ืืœื• ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’
08:43
and invited to participate in such projects,
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ื•ืžื•ื–ืžื ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ื›ืืœื” ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื,
08:45
can also decline to be included
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื’ื ืœืกืจื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžื–ื”
08:48
until more of us are invited through the glass ceiling,
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ืขื“ ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื™ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ื–ืžื ื™ื ื•ื™ืฉื‘ืจื• ืืช ืชืงืจืช ื”ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช
08:51
and we are tokens no more.
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ื•ืœื ื™ื™ืฉืืจื• ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.
08:53
Without these efforts,
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ืžื‘ืœื™ ื”ืžืืžืฅ ื”ื–ื”,
08:55
without taking these stands,
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ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœืืžืฅ ืืช ื”ืชื ืื™ื ื”ืœืœื•,
08:57
our accomplishments are going to mean very little.
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ื”ื”ื™ืฉื’ ืฉืœื ื• ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืžื–ืขืจื™.
09:00
We can commit these small acts of bravery
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืืงื˜ ื”ืžื™ื ื™ืžืœื™ ื”ืืžื™ืฅ ื”ื–ื”.
09:03
and hope that our choices trickle upward to the people in power --
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ื•ืœืงื•ื•ืช ืฉื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื™ื“ืœืคื• ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื”ื›ื•ื—-
09:06
editors, movie and music producers,
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ื‘ืžืื™ื,ืžืคื™ืงื™ ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื•ืกืจื˜ื™ื,
09:09
CEOs, lawmakers --
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ืžื ื›"ืœื™ื,ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื—ื•ืงืงื™ื--
09:11
the people who can make bigger, braver choices
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืืžื™ืฆื•ืช ื•ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ
09:14
to create lasting, meaningful change.
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืืจื•ืš ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื•ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™.
09:17
We can also boldly claim our feminism --
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื’ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื ื—ื•ืฉ ื•ืืžื™ืฅ ืืช ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื ืฉืœื ื•--
09:20
good, bad, or anywhere in between.
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ื˜ื•ื‘,ืจืข, ืื• ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื.
09:23
The last line of my book "Bad Feminist" says,
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ื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื‘ืกืคืจื™ "ืคืžื™ื ืกื˜ื™ืช ืจืขื”" ืื•ืžืจ,
09:25
"I would rather be a bad feminist than no feminist at all."
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"ืื ื™ ืžืขื“ื™ืคื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืจืขื”, ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื ืคืžื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช."
09:30
This is true for so many reasons,
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ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืžื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช,
09:32
but first and foremost, I say this because once upon a time,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจืืฉ ื•ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช ืืช ื–ื” ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืคืขื ืื—ืช
09:35
my voice was stolen from me,
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ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื™ ื ื’ื ื‘ ืžืžื ื™,
09:37
and feminism helped me to get my voice back.
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ื•ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื ื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœ ื—ื–ืจื”.
09:41
There was an incident.
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืชืงืจื™ืช.
09:42
I call it an incident so I can carry the burden of what happened.
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ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจื” ืœื–ื” ืชืงืจื™ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืžื” ืฉืงืจื”.
09:46
Some boys broke me,
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ื›ืžื” ื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื‘ืจื• ืื•ืชื™,
09:48
when I was so young, I did not know
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงื˜ื ื”,ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™
09:49
what boys can do to break a girl.
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ืžื” ื‘ื ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืœื“ื”.
09:52
They treated me like I was nothing.
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ื”ื ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื• ืืœื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืœื•ื.
09:54
I began to believe I was nothing.
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ื›ืœื•ื.
09:57
They stole my voice, and in the after,
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ื”ื ื’ื ื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื™,ื•ืื—ืจ ื›ืš
09:59
I did not dare to believe
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ืœื ื”ืขื–ืชื™ ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ
10:00
that anything I might say could matter.
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ืฉืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื’ื™ื“ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช
10:02
But --
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ืื‘ืœ--
10:03
I had writing.
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ื”.
10:05
And there, I wrote myself back together.
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ื•ืฉื,ืขืœ-ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™.
10:08
I wrote myself toward a stronger version of myself.
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืœื’ืจืกื” ื—ื–ืงื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื™.
10:11
I read the words of women
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ืงืจืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื
10:13
who might understand a story like mine,
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื›ืžื• ืฉืœื™,
10:15
and women who looked like me,
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ื•ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ืจืื•ืช ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
10:17
and understood what it was like to move through the world with brown skin.
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ื•ืžื‘ื™ื ื•ืช ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืชื ื”ืœ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืขื ืขื•ืจ ืฉื—ื•ื.
10:21
I read the words of women who showed me I was not nothing.
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ืงืจืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ืจืื• ืœื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื›ืœื•ื.
10:25
I learned to write like them,
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ืžื•ื”ืŸ,
10:27
and then I learned to write as myself.
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ื•ืื– ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ื™.
10:29
I found my voice again,
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื™ ืฉื•ื‘,
10:31
and I started to believe that my voice is powerful beyond measure.
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ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืžื” ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœืžื“ื•ื“.
10:36
Through writing and feminism,
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ื“ืจืš ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื,
10:37
I also found that if I was a little bit brave,
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ื’ื ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืขื˜ ืืžื™ืฆื”,
10:40
another woman might hear me and see me and recognize
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ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืจืช ื”ื™ืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉืžื•ืข ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื™ ื•ืœื–ื”ื•ืช
10:44
that none of us are the nothing the world tries to tell us we are.
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ืฉืืฃ ืื—ืช ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื”ื™ื ืœื ืžื” ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื•.
10:48
In one hand,
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ืžืฆื“ ืื—ื“,
10:49
I hold the power to accomplish anything.
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ื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ ืืช ื”ื›ื— ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื”ื›ื•ืœ.
10:52
And in my other,
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ืžืฆื“ ืฉื ื™,
10:53
I hold the humbling reality that I am just one woman.
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื”ื›ื ื•ืขื” ืฉืื ื™ ืจืง ืื™ืฉื” ืื—ืช.
10:57
I am a bad feminist,
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ืื ื™ ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืจืขื”,
10:59
I am a good woman,
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ืื ื™ ืื™ืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื”,
11:01
I am trying to become better in how I think,
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ืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืื™ืš ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช,
11:03
and what I say, and what I do,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช,ื•ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื”,
11:05
without abandoning everything that makes me human.
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ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœื ื˜ื•ืฉ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืžื” ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืื•ืชื™ ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช.
11:09
I hope that we can all do the same.
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ื“ื‘ืจ.
11:11
I hope that we can all be a little bit brave,
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืžื™ืฆื•ืช,
11:13
when we most need such bravery.
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ืื™ืคื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื›ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื•ืžืฅ ื”ื–ื”.
11:16
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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