It's not fair having 12 pairs of legs | Aimee Mullins

1,158,357 views ใƒป 2009-03-11

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Sefi Kraemer ืžื‘ืงืจ: Dori Stein
00:12
I was speaking to a group of about 300 kids,
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ื›-300 ื™ืœื“ื™ื
00:15
ages six to eight, at a children's museum,
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœืื™ ืฉืฉ ืขื“ ืฉืžื•ื ื”, ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื™ืœื“ื™ื
00:17
and I brought with me a bag full of legs,
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ื•ื”ื‘ืืชื™ ืื™ืชื™ ืชื™ืง ืžืœื ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื
00:21
similar to the kinds of things you see up here,
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ื‘ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืืœื• ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ื›ืืŸ
00:23
and had them laid out on a table for the kids.
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ื•ื”ื ื—ืชื™ ืื•ืชื ืขืœ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื
00:25
And, from my experience, you know, kids are naturally curious
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ื•ืžื ืกื™ื•ื ื™, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื ืกืงืจื ื™ื ืžื˜ื‘ืขื
00:29
about what they don't know, or don't understand,
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ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืื• ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื,
00:31
or is foreign to them.
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ืื• ืžื” ืฉื–ืจ ืœื”ื.
00:33
They only learn to be frightened of those differences
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ื”ื ืจืง ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ืฉ ืžื”ืฉื•ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
00:35
when an adult influences them to behave that way,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœื™ื”ื ืœื”ืชื ื”ื’ ื›ืš,
00:38
and maybe censors that natural curiosity,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœืฆื ื–ืจ ืืช ื”ืกืงืจื ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
00:41
or you know, reins in the question-asking
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ืื• ืจื™ืกื•ืŸ ืฉืื™ืœืช ื”ืฉืืœื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื
00:44
in the hopes of them being polite little kids.
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ื‘ืชืงื•ื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื•ืžื ื•ืžืกื™ื.
00:46
So I just pictured a first grade teacher out in the lobby
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ื•ื›ืš, ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื“ืžื™ื™ื ืชื™ ืžื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ื›ื™ืชื” ื' ืžื—ื•ืฅ ื‘ืœื•ื‘ื™
00:50
with these unruly kids, saying, "Now, whatever you do,
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ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื—ืกืจื™ ื”ืžืฉืžืขืช ื”ืืœื•, ืฉืื•ืžืจืช: "ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ืžื”,
00:53
don't stare at her legs."
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ืืœ ืชื ืขืฆื• ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”."
00:55
But, of course, that's the point.
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ืืœื ืฉื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื–ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื”.
00:57
That's why I was there, I wanted to invite them to look and explore.
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ื–ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื, ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื•ืœื—ืงื•ืจ.
01:00
So I made a deal with the adults
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ืื– ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืขื™ืกืงื” ืขื ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื
01:04
that the kids could come in without any adults for two minutes
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ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืจืฉื• ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก, ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื, ืœืฉืชื™ ื“ืงื•ืช,
01:07
on their own.
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ื‘ืขืฆืžื.
01:09
The doors open, the kids descend on this table of legs,
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ื”ื“ืœืชื•ืช ื ืคืชื—ื•ืช, ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืกืชืขืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืฉืขืœื™ื• ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื
01:13
and they are poking and prodding, and they're wiggling toes,
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ื•ื”ื ื ื•ืขืฆื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช, ืชื•ื—ื‘ื™ื, ืžื ืขื ืขื™ื ื‘ื‘ื”ื•ื ื•ืช
01:16
and they're trying to put their full weight on the sprinting leg
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ื•ื”ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœืฉื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ืžืฉืงืœื ืขืœ ืจื’ืœ ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ื˜ื™ื
01:18
to see what happens with that.
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ืœืจืื•ืช ืžื” ื™ืงืจื”.
01:20
And I said, "Kids, really quickly --
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช: "ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ืชืฉืžืขื• ืจื’ืข
01:22
I woke up this morning, I decided I wanted to be able to jump over a house --
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ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจืชื™ ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื•ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœืงืคื•ืฅ ืžืขืœ ื‘ื™ืช -
01:26
nothing too big, two or three stories --
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ืœื ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื™ื“ื™, ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืŸ ืงื•ืžื” ืื• ืฉื ื™ื™ื -
01:28
but, if you could think of any animal, any superhero, any cartoon character,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืื™ื–ื•ืฉื”ื™ ื—ื™ื”, ืื™ื–ื” ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจ-ืขืœ, ืื™ื–ื• ื“ืžื•ืช ืžืกืจื˜ ืžืฆื•ื™ืจ
01:33
anything you can dream up right now,
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ื›ืจื’ืข
01:35
what kind of legs would you build me?"
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ืื™ืœื• ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืœื™?"
01:37
And immediately a voice shouted, "Kangaroo!"
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ื•ืžื™ื“ ืงืจื ืงื•ืœ "ืงื ื’ืจื•!"
01:40
"No, no, no! Should be a frog!"
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"ืœื, ืœื ืœื! ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฆืคืจื“ืข!"
01:42
"No. It should be Go Go Gadget!"
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"ืœื. ื–ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื•ืฉ-ื—ืฉ-ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื [Go Go Gadget] !"
01:44
"No, no, no! It should be the Incredibles."
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"ืœื, ืœื, ืœื! ื–ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉืคื—ืช ืกื•ืคืจ-ืขืœ."
01:46
And other things that I don't -- aren't familiar with.
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ื•ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจื”.
01:49
And then, one eight-year-old said,
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ื•ืื–, ื‘ืŸ ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืื—ื“ ืืžืจ
01:51
"Hey, why wouldn't you want to fly too?"
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"ื”ื™, ืœืžื” ืฉืœื ืชืจืฆื™ ื’ื ืœืขื•ืฃ?"
01:56
And the whole room, including me, was like, "Yeah."
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ื•ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื“ืจ, ื›ื•ืœืœ ืื•ืชื™, ื”ื™ื” ื›ื–ื”, "ื›-ืŸ."
01:59
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ]
02:01
And just like that, I went from being a woman
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ื•ื›ื›ื”, ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืžืื™ืฉื”
02:04
that these kids would have been trained to see as "disabled"
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ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืื•ืžื ื• ืœืจืื•ืช ื›"ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœืช"
02:08
to somebody that had potential that their bodies didn't have yet.
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ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื”ื ืขื•ื“ ืœื ื”ื™ื•.
02:13
Somebody that might even be super-abled.
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ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืคื™ืกื™ื•ืช ืกื•ืคืจ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืจื•ืช.
02:15
Interesting.
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ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
02:17
So some of you actually saw me at TED, 11 years ago.
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ืื– ื—ืœืง ืžื›ื ืจืื• ืื•ืชื™ ื‘-TED ืœืคื ื™ 11 ืฉื ื™ื
02:22
And there's been a lot of talk about how life-changing this conference is
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ื•ื›ื‘ืจ ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ืื™ืš ืฉื”ื›ื ืก ื”ื–ื” ืžืฉื ื” ื—ื™ื™ื
02:26
for both speakers and attendees, and I am no exception.
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ื’ื ืœื ื•ืืžื™ื ื•ื’ื ืœืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื, ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ืฆืืช ื“ื•ืคืŸ.
02:30
TED literally was the launch pad to the next decade of my life's exploration.
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TED ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืžืœื•ื ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื”ืžื™ืœื” ืงืจืฉ ื”ืงืคื™ืฆื” ืฉืœื™ ืืœ ื”ืขืฉื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื ื‘ืžืกืข ื”ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™
02:36
At the time, the legs I presented were groundbreaking in prosthetics.
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ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืขืช, ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืฉื”ืฆื’ืชื™ ื”ื™ื• ืคืจื™ืฆืช ื“ืจืš ื‘ืคึผึฐืจื•ึนืกึฐืชึผึถื˜ึดื™ืงึธื”
02:41
I had woven carbon fiber sprinting legs
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืจื’ืœื™ ืกืคืจื™ื ื˜ื™ื ืžืกื™ื‘ื™ ืคื—ืžืŸ ืฉื–ื•ืจื™ื
02:43
modeled after the hind leg of a cheetah,
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ืžืขื•ืฆื‘ื•ืช ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ื”ืื—ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฆ'ื™ื˜ื”
02:45
which you may have seen on stage yesterday.
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ืฉื™ืชื›ืŸ ื•ืจืื™ืชื ืืชืžื•ืœ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื” ืืชืžื•ืœ.
02:47
And also these very life-like, intrinsically painted silicone legs.
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ื•ื’ื ืจื’ืœื™ ื”ืกื™ืœื™ืงื•ืŸ ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืœืžืจืื” ื”ืืœื• ื”ืฆื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื›ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช.
02:53
So at the time, it was my opportunity to put a call out
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ื›ืš ืฉื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ, ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœืงืจื•ื
02:57
to innovators outside the traditional medical prosthetic community
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ืœืžืžืฆื™ืื™ื ืฉืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืงื”ื™ืœืช ื”ืคืจื•ืกื˜ื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ืจืคื•ืื™ืช ื”ืžืกื•ืจืชื™ืช
03:01
to come bring their talent to the science and to the art
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ืœื‘ื•ื ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืžื›ืฉืจื•ื ื ืืœ ื”ืžื“ืข ื•ืืœ ื”ืื•ืžื ื•ืช
03:05
of building legs.
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ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื.
03:07
So that we can stop compartmentalizing form, function and aesthetic,
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ื›ืš ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื—ื“ื•ืœ ืžืžื™ื“ื•ืจ ืฆื•ืจื”, ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื•ืืกืชื˜ื™ืงื”
03:12
and assigning them different values.
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ื•ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืืœื™ื”ื ืขืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
03:14
Well, lucky for me, a lot of people answered that call.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืœืžื–ืœื™, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื ืขื ื• ืœืงืจื™ืื”.
03:18
And the journey started, funny enough, with a TED conference attendee --
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ื•ื”ืžืกืข ื”ื—ืœ, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืฉืขืฉืข, ืื ืžืฉืชืชืคืช ื‘ื›ื ืก TED -
03:23
Chee Pearlman, who hopefully is in the audience somewhere today.
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ืฆ'ื™ ืคืจืœืžืŸ, ื‘ืชืงื•ื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืื™ืคืฉื”ื• ื‘ืงื”ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื.
03:26
She was the editor then of a magazine called ID,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืขื•ืจื›ืช ืฉืœ ืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ ืฉื ืงืจื ID.
03:29
and she gave me a cover story.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื ืชื ื” ืœื™ ื›ืชื‘ืช ืฉืขืจ.
03:32
This started an incredible journey.
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ื–ื” ื”ืชื ื™ืข ืžืกืข ื ื”ื“ืจ.
03:35
Curious encounters were happening to me at the time;
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืžืคื’ืฉื™ื ืžื•ื–ืจื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ;
03:37
I'd been accepting numerous invitations to speak
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื ืขื ื™ืช ืœื”ื–ืžื ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ืœื”ืจืฆื•ืช
03:40
on the design of the cheetah legs around the world.
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ืขืœ ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืจื’ืœื™ ื”ืฆ'ื™ื˜ื” ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
03:43
And people would come up to me after the conference, after my talk,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื ื™ื’ืฉื™ื ืืœื™ื™ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ื ืก, ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ืฉืœื™,
03:46
men and women.
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ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื ืฉื™ื
03:48
And the conversation would go something like this,
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ื•ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืชื ื”ืœืช ื‘ืขืจืš ื›ืš:
03:50
"You know Aimee, you're very attractive.
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"ืืช ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืื™ื™ืžื™, ืืช ืžืื•ื“ ืžื•ืฉื›ืช.
03:54
You don't look disabled."
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ืืช ืœื ื ืจืื™ืช ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœืช."
03:56
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ]
03:57
I thought, "Well, that's amazing,
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ "ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ืžื“ื”ื™ื,
03:59
because I don't feel disabled."
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœืช."
04:01
And it really opened my eyes to this conversation
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืžืฉ ืคืงื— ืืช ืขื™ื ื™ื™ ืœื“ื™ื•ืŸ
04:06
that could be explored, about beauty.
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ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืขื•ืจืจ ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื™ื•ืคื™.
04:08
What does a beautiful woman have to look like?
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ืื™ืš ืื™ืฉื” ื™ืคื” ืืžื•ืจื” ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช?
04:11
What is a sexy body?
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ืžื”ื• ื’ื•ืฃ ืกืงืกื™?
04:13
And interestingly, from an identity standpoint,
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ื•ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ, ืžื ืงื•ื“ืช ืžื‘ื˜ ืฉืœ ื–ื”ื•ืช
04:15
what does it mean to have a disability?
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ืžื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช
04:18
I mean, people -- Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do.
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช, ืื ืฉื™ื - ืœืคืžืœื” ืื ื“ืจืกื•ืŸ ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืชื•ืชื‘ื™ื ื‘ื’ื•ืคื” ืžืืฉืจ ืœื™.
04:21
Nobody calls her disabled.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืงื•ืจื ืœื” ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœืช.
04:23
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ]
04:29
So this magazine, through the hands of graphic designer Peter Saville,
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ืื ื›ืŸ ื”ืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ื”, ื“ืจืš ืžืขืฉื” ื™ื“ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืžืขืฆื‘ ื”ื’ืจืคื™ ืคื™ื˜ืจ ืกืื•ื•ื™ืœ
04:33
went to fashion designer Alexander McQueen, and photographer Nick Knight,
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ืคื ื” ืœืžืขืฆื‘ ื”ืื•ืคื ื” ืืœื›ืกื ื“ืจ ืžืง-ืงื•ื•ื™ืŸ ื•ื”ืฆืœื ื ื™ืง ื ื™ื™ื˜
04:38
who were also interested in exploring that conversation.
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ืฉื’ื™ืœื• ื’ื ื”ื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”.
04:40
So, three months after TED I found myself on a plane
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ื›ื›ื”, ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ TED ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืขืœ ืžื˜ื•ืก
04:43
to London, doing my first fashion shoot,
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ืœืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ, ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ ื”ืื•ืคื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื™
04:48
which resulted in this cover --
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ืฉื”ืกืชื™ื™ืžื• ื‘ื›ืชื‘ืช ื”ืฉืขืจ ื”ื–ื• -
04:49
"Fashion-able"?
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ืื•ืคื -[ื™ื›ื•ืœ]ืชื™?
04:52
Three months after that, I did my first runway show for Alexander McQueen
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ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจ-ื›ืš, ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ืžืกืœื•ืœ ื”ืื•ืคื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืœื›ืกื ื“ืจ ืžืง-ืงื•ื•ื™ืŸ
04:56
on a pair of hand-carved wooden legs made from solid ash.
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ืขืœ ื–ื•ื’ ืจื’ืœื™ ืขืฅ ื‘ื’ื™ืœื•ืฃ ื™ื“ ืขืฉื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืืคืจ ืžื•ืฆืง.
05:01
Nobody knew -- everyone thought they were wooden boots.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ื“ืข - ื›ื•ืœื ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืžื’ืคื™ ืขืฅ.
05:04
Actually, I have them on stage with me:
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ื ืื™ืชื™ ื›ืืŸ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื”:
05:07
grapevines, magnolias -- truly stunning.
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ื’ืคื ื™ื, ืžื’ื ื•ืœื™ื•ืช, ืžืžืฉ ืžื”ืžืžื•ืช.
05:12
Poetry matters.
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ืฉื™ืจื” ื”ื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช.
05:15
Poetry is what elevates the banal and neglected object
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ืฉื™ืจื” ื”ื™ื ืฉืžืจื•ืžืžืช ืืช ื”ืื•ื‘ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื‘ื ืืœื™ ื•ื”ืžื•ื–ื ื—
05:20
to a realm of art.
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ืœืจืžืช ืื•ืžื ื•ืช.
05:22
It can transform the thing that might have made people fearful
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ื‘ื›ื•ื—ื” ืœื—ื•ืœืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ื›ืœ ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœืคื—ื“
05:28
into something that invites them to look,
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ื•ืœื”ืคื›ื• ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืžื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ
05:30
and look a little longer,
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ื•ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ืžืขื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ
05:33
and maybe even understand.
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ืืฃ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ.
05:35
I learned this firsthand with my next adventure.
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืžืžืงื•ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ื”ืจืคืชืงืื” ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืœื™.
05:39
The artist Matthew Barney, in his film opus called the "The Cremaster Cycle."
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ื”ืื•ืžืŸ ืžืชื™ื• ื‘ืจื ื™, ื‘ืกืจื˜ื• ื”ืืคื™ ืฉื ืงืจื "The Cremaster Cycle"
05:43
This is where it really hit home for me --
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ื–ืืช ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืฆื™ืœืฆืœื” ืœื™ ื”ื™ื“ื™ืขื” -
05:46
that my legs could be wearable sculpture.
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ืฉืจื’ืœื™ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคืกืœื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืฉื™ื.
05:48
And even at this point, I started to move away from the need to replicate human-ness
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื–ื•, ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืชืจื—ืง ืžื”ืฆื•ืจืš ืœืฉื›ืคืœ ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช
05:55
as the only aesthetic ideal.
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ื›ืื™ื“ืืœ ื”ืืกืชื˜ื™ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“.
05:57
So we made what people lovingly referred to as glass legs
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ืื– ื™ืฆืจื ื• ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื ื”ื’ื• ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืืœื™ื• ื‘ื—ื™ื‘ื” ื›ืจื’ืœื™ ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช
06:01
even though they're actually optically clear polyurethane,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ืŸ ืขืฉื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืคื•ืœื™ืื•ืจื™ืชืŸ ืฉืงื•ืฃ ืื•ืคื˜ื™ืช,
06:05
a.k.a. bowling ball material.
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ื”ื™ื“ื•ืข ื’ื ื›ื—ื•ืžืจ ืžืžื ื• ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ื›ื“ื•ืจื™ ื‘ืื•ืœื™ื ื’.
06:07
Heavy!
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ื›ื‘ื“!
06:08
Then we made these legs that are cast in soil
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ืื– ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื”ื™ืฆื•ืงื™ื ื‘ืื“ืžื”
06:10
with a potato root system growing in them, and beetroots out the top,
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ืขื ืžืขืจื›ืช ืฉื•ืจืฉื™ ืชืคื•ื— ืื“ืžื” ื’ื•ื“ืœืช ื‘ื”ื, ื•ืขืœื™ ืกืœืง ืžื’ื™ื—ื™ื ืžืœืžืขืœื”,
06:14
and a very lovely brass toe.
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ื•ื‘ื•ื”ืŸ ืคืœื™ื– ืžืงืกื™ืžื” ื’ื ื›ืŸ.
06:16
That's a good close-up of that one.
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ื–ื”ื• ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืชืงืจื™ื‘ ืžื•ืฆืœื— ืฉืœื”.
06:18
Then another character was a half-woman, half-cheetah --
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื“ืžื•ืช ืื—ืจืช ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ืฆื™ ืื™ืฉื” ื—ืฆื™ ืฆ'ื™ื˜ื” -
06:20
a little homage to my life as an athlete.
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ื›ืžื—ื•ื•ื” ืงื˜ื ื” ืœื—ื™ื™ ื›ืืชืœื˜ื™ืช.
06:22
14 hours of prosthetic make-up
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14 ืฉืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื™ืคื•ืจ ืคืจื•ืกื˜ื˜ื™
06:25
to get into a creature that had articulated paws,
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ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืชื•ืš ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืขืœ ื˜ืœืคื™ื™ื ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžืคืจืงื™ื,
06:29
claws and a tail that whipped around,
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ื˜ื•ืคืจื™ื ื•ื–ื ื‘ ืฉื”ืฆืœื™ืฃ ืกื‘ื™ื‘,
06:33
like a gecko.
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ื›ืžื•
06:35
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ]
06:37
And then another pair of legs we collaborated on were these --
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ื•ืื– ืขื•ื“ ื–ื•ื’ ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืฉืฉื™ืชืคื ื• ืคืขื•ืœื” ื‘ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืืœื•....
06:41
look like jellyfish legs,
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ื ืจืื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืจื’ืœื™ ืžื“ื•ื–ื•ืช.
06:43
also polyurethane.
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ื’ื ื›ืŸ ืคื•ืœื™ืื•ืจื™ืชืŸ.
06:45
And the only purpose that these legs can serve,
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ื•ื”ืชื›ืœื™ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืฉื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืžืฉืจืชื•ืช,
06:48
outside the context of the film,
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ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืกืจื˜,
06:51
is to provoke the senses and ignite the imagination.
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ื”ื™ื ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ื•ืœื”ืฆื™ืช ืืช ื”ื“ื™ืžื™ื•ืŸ.
06:54
So whimsy matters.
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ืื ื›ืŸ ื’ื—ืžื” ืงื•ื‘ืขืช.
06:57
Today, I have over a dozen pair of prosthetic legs
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ื™ืฉ ื‘ืจืฉื•ืชื™ ืžืขืœ ืชืจื™ืกืจ ื–ื•ื’ื•ืช ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืชื•ืชื‘ื•ืช
07:03
that various people have made for me,
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืขืฉื• ืขื‘ื•ืจื™,
07:05
and with them I have different negotiations of the terrain under my feet,
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ื•ืื™ืชื ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื”ืชื“ื™ื™ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืขื ืคื ื™ ื”ืงืจืงืข ืžืชื—ืช ืจื’ืœื™ื™.
07:09
and I can change my height --
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื’ื•ื‘ื”ื™ -
07:11
I have a variable of five different heights.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžืฉืชื ื” ืฉืœ ื—ืžืฉื” ื’ื‘ื”ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื.
07:13
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ]
07:15
Today, I'm 6'1".
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ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื™ 1.85 ืž'.
07:17
And I had these legs made a little over a year ago
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ื•ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ื ืขืฉื• ืขื‘ื•ืจื™ ืœืคื ื™ ืžืขื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืฉื ื”
07:20
at Dorset Orthopedic in England
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ื‘-Dorset Orthopaedic ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ื”
07:22
and when I brought them home to Manhattan,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื‘ืืชื™ ืื•ืชื ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืœืžื ื”ื˜ืŸ,
07:24
my first night out on the town, I went to a very fancy party.
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ืœื™ืฆื™ืื” ื”ืœื™ืœื™ืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืขื™ืจ, ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืžืกื™ื‘ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืžืคื•ืืจืช.
07:26
And a girl was there who has known me for years
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ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉื ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืžื›ื™ืจื” ืื•ืชื™ ืฉื ื™ื
07:29
at my normal 5'8".
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ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” 1.73 ืž' ื”ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ ืฉืœื™
07:31
Her mouth dropped open when she saw me,
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ื”ืคื” ืฉืœื” ื ืคืขืจ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืจืืชื” ืื•ืชื™,
07:33
and she went, "But you're so tall!"
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” "ืื‘ืœ ืืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ืžื™ื“ื™ื™!!"
07:36
And I said, "I know. Isn't it fun?"
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ื•ืื ื™ ืขื ื™ืชื™ "ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช. ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉื–ื” ื›ื™ืฃ?"
07:38
I mean, it's a little bit like wearing stilts on stilts,
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช, ื–ื” ืงืฆืช ื›ืžื• ืœื ืขื•ืœ ืงื‘ื™ื™ื ืขืœ ืงื‘ื™ื™ื,
07:40
but I have an entirely new relationship to door jams
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื” ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ืขื ื”ืชืงืขื•ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื“ืœืช
07:43
that I never expected I would ever have.
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ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืฆื™ืคื™ืชื™ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืœื™.
07:45
And I was having fun with it.
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ื•ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืขื ื–ื”.
07:48
And she looked at me,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ืกืชื›ืœื” ื‘ื™
07:50
and she said, "But, Aimee, that's not fair."
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ื•ืืžืจื” "ืื‘ืœ, ืื™ื™ืžื™, ื–ื” ืœื ืคื™ื™ืจ."
07:52
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง ื‘ืงื”ืœ]
07:55
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
07:57
And the incredible thing was she really meant it.
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ื•ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืœื–ื”.
08:01
It's not fair that you can change your height,
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ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื•ื’ืŸ ืฉืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื’ื•ื‘ื”ืš,
08:03
as you want it.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืื•ืชื•.
08:05
And that's when I knew --
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ื•ืื– ื™ื“ืขืชื™ -
08:07
that's when I knew that the conversation with society
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ืื– ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื”ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™
08:10
has changed profoundly
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ื”ืฉืชื ื” ืžื™ืกื•ื“ื•
08:12
in this last decade.
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ื‘ืขืฉื•ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ.
08:14
It is no longer a conversation about overcoming deficiency.
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ื–ื” ืื™ื ื ื• ืขื•ื“ ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืชื’ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ืœื™ืงื•ื™
08:19
It's a conversation about augmentation.
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ื–ื” ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ืื•ื’ืžื ื˜ืฆื™ื” [ื”ืจื—ื‘ืช ื”ืงื™ื™ื]
08:21
It's a conversation about potential.
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ื–ื”ื• ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ.
08:25
A prosthetic limb doesn't represent the need to replace loss anymore.
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ืชื•ืชื‘ ืื™ื ื• ืžืฉืงืฃ ืขื•ื“ ืืช ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ
08:30
It can stand as a symbol that the wearer
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ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื•ื•ืช ื›ืื•ืช ืฉื”ืœื•ื‘ืฉ
08:33
has the power to create whatever it is that they want to create
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ื ื•ืฉื ืืช ื”ื›ื— ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ืคืฅ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ
08:36
in that space.
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ื‘ืžืจื—ื‘ ื”ื–ื”.
08:38
So people that society once considered to be disabled
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ื›ืš ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื” ืืœื™ื”ื ื›ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื™ื
08:41
can now become the architects of their own identities
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืืจื›ื™ื˜ืงื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ื”ืขืฆืžื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื
08:46
and indeed continue to change those identities
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ื•ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื•ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื–ื”ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
08:48
by designing their bodies
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ืข"ื™ ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื’ื•ืคื
08:50
from a place of empowerment.
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ืžืžืงื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ืขืฆืžื”.
08:53
And what is exciting to me so much right now
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืžืจืชืง ืขื‘ื•ืจื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื›ืœ-ื›ืš
08:58
is that by combining cutting-edge technology --
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืข"ื™ ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ื—ื•ื“ ื”ื—ื ื™ืช ื‘ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” -
09:02
robotics, bionics --
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ืจื•ื‘ื•ื˜ื™ืงื”, ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ืงื” -
09:04
with the age-old poetry,
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ืขื ื”ืฉื™ืจื” ืจื‘ืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื,
09:06
we are moving closer to understanding our collective humanity.
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ืื ื• ืžืชืงืจื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
09:12
I think that if we want to discover the full potential
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืืช ืžืœื•ื ื”ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ
09:17
in our humanity,
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ืฉืœ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
09:19
we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื–ืงื•ืช ืฉื•ื‘ืจื•ืช-ื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœื ื•
09:23
and those glorious disabilities that we all have.
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ื•ื”ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ืžื”ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื•ืœื ื•.
09:26
I think of Shakespeare's Shylock:
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ืฉื™ื™ืœื•ืง ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื™ืกืงืกืคื™ืจ:
09:29
"If you prick us, do we not bleed,
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"ืื ืชื“ืงืจื• ืื•ืชื ื• - ืœื ื ื–ื•ื‘ ื“ื?
09:33
and if you tickle us, do we not laugh?"
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ืื ืชื“ื’ื“ื’ื• ืื•ืชื ื• - ืœื ื ืฆื—ืง?"
09:36
It is our humanity,
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ื–ื• ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
09:39
and all the potential within it,
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ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ื”ื’ืœื•ื ื‘ื”
09:41
that makes us beautiful.
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ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ืื•ืชื ื• ื™ืคื™ื.
09:44
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
09:45
(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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