How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time | Baratunde Thurston

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

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael Ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:12
My parents gave me an extraordinary name:
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืฉื ืžื“ื”ื™ื:
00:17
Baratunde Rafiq Thurston.
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ื‘ืจื˜ื•ื ื“ื” ืจืืคื™ืง ืช'ืจืกื˜ื•ืŸ.
00:23
Now, Baratunde is based on a Yoruba name from Nigeria,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ืจื˜ื•ื ื“ื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืก ืขืœ ืฉื ื‘ืฉืคืช ื™ื•ืจื•ื‘ื” ืžื ื™ื’ืจื™ื”,
00:26
but we're not Nigerian.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื.
00:28
(Laughter)
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00:29
That's just how black my mama was.
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ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืฉืืžื ืฉืœื™ ืฉื—ื•ืจื”.
00:31
(Laughter)
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00:32
"Get this boy the blackest name possible. What does the book say?"
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"ื‘ื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื™ืœื“ ื”ื–ื” ืืช ื”ืฉื ื”ื›ื™ ืฉื—ื•ืจ ืฉืืคืฉืจ. ืžื” ื™ืฉ ื‘ืกืคืจ?"
00:35
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:36
Rafiq is an Arabic name, but we are not Arabs.
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ืจืืคื™ืง ื”ื•ื ืฉื ืขืจื‘ื™, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืขืจื‘ื™ื.
00:40
My mom just wanted me to have difficulty boarding planes in the 21st century.
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ืจืง ืจืฆืชื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืงืฉื” ืœื”ื›ื ืก ืœืžื˜ื•ืกื™ื ื‘ืžืื” ื”-21.
00:45
(Laughter)
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00:46
She foresaw America's turn toward nativism.
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ื”ื™ื ืฆืคืชื” ืืช ื”ืคื ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืืžืจื™ืงื” ืœืขื‘ืจ ืœืื•ืžื ื™ื•ืช.
00:48
She was a black futurist.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืขืชื™ื“ื ื™ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื”.
00:50
(Laughter)
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00:52
Thurston is a British name, but we are not British.
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ืช'ืจืกื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืฉื ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™ื.
00:57
Shoutout to the multigenerational, dehumanizing economic institution
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ื›ื™ืคืืง ืœืžื•ืกื“ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ืื ื•ืฉื™ ื”ืจื‘-ื“ื•ืจื™
01:00
of American chattel slavery, though.
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ืฉืœ ื”ืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช.
01:03
Also, Thurston makes for a great Starbucks name.
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ื’ื, ืช'ืจืกื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืฉื ืžืขื•ืœื” ืœืกื˜ืืจื‘ืงืก.
01:05
Really expedites the process.
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ืžืžืฉ ืžื–ืจื– ืืช ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš.
01:07
(Laughter)
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01:11
My mother was a renaissance woman.
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ืืฉืช ืืฉื›ื•ืœื•ืช.
01:14
Arnita Lorraine Thurston
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ืืจื ื™ื˜ื” ืœื•ืจื™ื™ืŸ ืช'ืจืกื˜ื•ืŸ
01:17
was a computer programmer, former domestic worker,
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืชื›ื ืชืช ืžื—ืฉื‘ื™ื, ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื‘ื™ืช ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ,
01:20
survivor of sexual assault,
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ื ื™ืฆื•ืœืช ืชืงื™ืคื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช,
01:22
an artist and an activist.
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ืืžื ื™ืช ื•ืคืขื™ืœื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช.
01:24
She prepared me for this world with lessons in black history,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื›ื™ื ื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื” ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื”,
01:29
in martial arts, in urban farming,
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ื‘ืื•ืžื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื—ื™ืžื”, ื‘ื—ืงืœืื•ืช ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ืช,
01:31
and then she sent me in the seventh grade to the private Sidwell Friends School,
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื ืฉืœื—ื” ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื” ื–' ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ Sidwell Friends,
01:35
where US presidents send their daughters,
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ืœืฉื ื ืฉื™ืื™ื ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืฉื•ืœื—ื™ื ืืช ื‘ื ื•ืชื™ื”ื,
01:38
and where she sent me looking like this.
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ื•ืœืฉื ื”ื™ื ืฉืœื—ื” ืื•ืชื™ ื›ื›ื”.
01:40
(Laughter)
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01:44
I had two key tasks going to that school:
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืฉืชื™ ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช ืขื™ืงืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื”:
01:47
don't lose your blackness and don't lose your glasses.
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ืืœ ืชืื‘ื“ ืืช ื”"ืฉื—ื•ืจ" ืฉืœืš ื•ืืœ ืชืื‘ื“ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืงืคื™ื™ื ืฉืœืš.
01:49
This accomplished both.
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ื–ื” ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืฉืœ ืฉื ื™ื”ื.
01:51
(Laughter)
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01:55
Sidwell was a great place to learn the arts and the sciences,
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ืกื™ื“ื•ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืžืงื•ื ื ืคืœื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืืžื ื•ืช ื•ืžื“ืขื™ื,
01:58
but also the art of living amongst whiteness.
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืืช ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืœื‘ื ื”.
02:03
That would prepare me for life later at Harvard,
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ื–ื” ื”ื›ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื™ ืœื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื”ืจื•ื•ืืจื“ ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
02:06
or doing corporate consulting,
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ืื• ืœื‘ืฆืข ื™ื™ืขื•ืฅ ืขืกืงื™,
02:07
or for my jobs at "The Daily Show" and "The Onion."
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ืื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื‘"ื“ื™ื™ืœื™ ืฉื•ืื•" ื•"The Onion".
02:10
I would write down many of these lessons in my memoir, "How to Be Black,"
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ืœืงื—ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ื‘ื™ื•ื’ืจืคื™ื” ืฉืœื™ "ืื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจ",
02:13
which if you haven't read yet, makes you a racist, because --
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ืฉืื ืขื•ื“ ืœื ืงืจืืชื ืื•ืชื”, ื–ื” ื”ื•ืคืš ืืชื›ื ืœื’ื–ืขื ื™ื™ื, ื›ื™--
02:16
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:18
you've had plenty of time to read the book.
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
02:23
But America insists on reminding me
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ืื‘ืœ ืืžืจื™ืงื” ืžืชืขืงืฉืช ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื™
02:26
and teaching me
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ื•ืœืœืžื“ ืื•ืชื™
02:27
what it means to be black in America.
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ืžื” ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื”.
02:30
It's December 2018,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื“ืฆืžื‘ืจ 2018,
02:32
I'm with my fiancรฉ in the suburbs of Wisconsin.
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ืื ื™ ืขื ื”ืืจื•ืกื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืคืจื•ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื•ื™ืกืงื•ื ืกื™ืŸ.
02:36
We are visiting her parents, both of whom are white,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจ ืืฆืœ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”, ืฉื ื™ื”ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื,
02:39
which makes her white.
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื” ืœืœื‘ื ื”.
02:41
That's how it works. I don't make the rules.
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ื›ื›ื” ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“, ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื›ืชื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื.
02:43
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:44
She's had some drinks, so I drive us in her parents' car,
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืชืชื” ืงืฆืช, ืื– ืื ื™ ื ื•ื”ื’ ื‘ืจื›ื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”,
02:48
and we get pulled over by the police.
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ื•ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืขื•ืฆืจืช ืื•ืชื ื•.
02:51
I'm scared.
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ืื ื™ ืžืคื—ื“.
02:53
I turn on the flashing lights to indicate compliance.
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ืื ื™ ืžื“ืœื™ืง ืืช ืื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืžืฆื•ืงื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืžืŸ ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื”.
02:56
I pull over slowly
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ืื ื™ ืขื•ืฆืจ ืœืื˜ ื‘ืฉื•ืœื™ื™ื
02:58
under the brightest streetlight I can find
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ืชื—ืช ืชืื•ืจืช ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘ ื”ื›ื™ ื‘ื•ื”ืงืช ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืžืฆื•ื
03:00
in case I need witnesses or dashcam footage.
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ืœืžืงืจื” ื•ืื–ื“ืงืง ืœืขื“ื™ื ืื• ืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืฉืœ ืžืฆืœืžืช ื”ืจื›ื‘.
03:05
We get out my identification, the car registration,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ืืช ืชืขื•ื“ืช ื”ื–ื™ื”ื•ื™ ืฉืœื™, ืžืกืžื›ื™ ื”ืจื™ืฉื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ืจื›ื‘,
03:08
lay it out in the open, roll down the windows,
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ืฉื ืื•ืชื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื’ืœื•ื™, ื’ื•ืœืœ ืžื˜ื” ืืช ื”ื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช,
03:10
my hands are placed on the steering wheel,
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ื”ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืžื•ื ื—ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื”ื’ื”,
03:13
all before the officer exits the vehicle.
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ื•ื”ื›ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืฉื•ื˜ืจ ื™ื•ืฆื ืžื”ืจื›ื‘.
03:17
This is how to stay alive.
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ื›ื›ื” ื ืฉืืจื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.
03:21
As we wait, I think about these headlines --
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ื›ื™ื, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช ื‘ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ --
03:24
"Police shoot another unarmed black person" --
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"ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ื™ื•ืจื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืื“ื ืฉื—ื•ืจ ืœื ื—ืžื•ืฉ" --
03:28
and I don't want to join them.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื›ื›ื‘ ื‘ื”.
03:31
The good news is, our officer was friendly.
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ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืŸ, ื”ืฉื•ื˜ืจืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืชื™ืช.
03:34
She told us our tags were expired.
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ืœื ื• ืฉืคื’ ืชื•ืงืคื• ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ืกื˜ ืฉืœื ื•.
03:37
So to all the white parents out there,
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ืื– ืœื›ืœ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื,
03:39
if your child is involved with a person
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ืื ื”ื™ืœื“ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืขื ืื“ื
03:41
whose skin tone is rated Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson or darker --
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ืฉืฆื‘ืข ืขื•ืจื• ื“ื•ืžื” ืœื–ื” ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื•ื™ื™ืŸ "The Rock" ื’'ื•ื ืกื•ืŸ ืื• ื›ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ --
03:44
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:47
you need to get that car inspected, update the paperwork every time we visit.
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ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื˜ืกื˜ ืฉืœ ื”ืจื›ื‘, ืœืขื“ื›ืŸ ืืช ื”ืžืกืžื›ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืงื•ืจ.
03:51
That's just common courtesy.
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ื–ื” ืจืง ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื ื™ืžื•ืกื™ื.
03:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:53
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
03:57
I got lucky.
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืžื–ืœ.
03:59
I got a law enforcement professional.
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืฉืช ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืฉืœ ืื›ื™ืคืช ื”ื—ื•ืง.
04:02
I survived something that should not require survival.
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ืฉืจื“ืชื™ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืœื ืืžื•ืจ ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ื”ื™ืฉืจื“ื•ืช.
04:07
And I think about this series of stories --
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ืกื“ืจืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื --
04:10
"Police shoot another unarmed black person" --
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"ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ื™ื•ืจื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืื“ื ืฉื—ื•ืจ ืœื ื—ืžื•ืฉ" --
04:13
and that season when those stories popped up everywhere.
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ื•ื”ืขื•ื ื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืืœื” ืฆืฆื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
04:17
I would scroll through my feed
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื’ื•ืœืœ ืืช ื”ืคื™ื“ ืฉืœื™
04:19
and I would see a baby announcement photo.
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ื•ืจื•ืื” ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืชื™ื ื•ืง ื—ื“ืฉ.
04:22
I'd see an ad for a product
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืื” ืžื•ื“ืขืช ืคืจืกื•ื
04:24
I had just whispered to a friend about yesterday.
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ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืœื—ืฉืชื™ ืขืœื™ื• ืœื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืืชืžื•ืœ.
04:27
I would see a video of a police officer gunning down someone
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืื” ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉื•ื˜ืจ ื™ื•ืจื” ื‘ืžื™ืฉื”ื•
04:30
who looked just like me.
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ืฉื ืจืื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื•ื ื™.
04:32
And I'd see a think piece
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืื” ืžืืžืจ ื“ืขื”
04:34
about how millennials have replaced sex with avocado toast.
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ืขืœ ืื™ืš ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื ื™ื•ื ื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืกืงืก ื‘ื˜ื•ืกื˜ ืขื ืื‘ื•ืงื“ื•
04:37
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:38
It was a confusing time.
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ืžื‘ืœื‘ืœืช.
04:41
Those stories kept popping up,
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฆืฆื• ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ,
04:43
but in 2018, those stories got changed out for a different type of story,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘-2018, ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ืชื—ืœืคื• ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
04:49
stories like, "White Woman Calls Cops On Black Woman Waiting For An Uber."
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื›ืžื•, "ืืฉื” ืœื‘ื ื” ืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืžื—ื›ื” ืœืžื•ื ื™ืช ืื•ื‘ืจ".
04:54
That was Brooklyn Becky.
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืจื•ืงืœื™ืŸ ื‘ืงื™.
04:56
Then there was, "White Woman Calls Police
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื” ืืช, "ืืฉื” ืœื‘ื ื” ืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื”
04:58
On Eight-Year-Old Black Girl Selling Water."
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ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ืช ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืฉืžื›ืจื” ืžื™ื".
05:00
That was Permit Patty.
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืคื˜ื™ ื”ื™ืชืจื™ื.
05:02
Then there was, "Woman Calls Police
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื” ืืช, "ืืฉื” ืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื”
05:03
On Black Family BBQing At Lake In Oakland."
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ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืขืฉืชื” ืžื ื’ืœ ื‘ืื’ื ื‘ืื•ืงืœื ื“".
05:06
That was now infamous BBQ Becky.
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืงื™ ืžื ื’ืœ ื”ื™ื“ื•ืขื” ืœืฉืžืฆื”.
05:10
And I contend that these stories of living while black
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ื•ืื ื™ ื˜ื•ืขืŸ ืฉื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืจ ืฉื—ื•ืจ
05:13
are actually progress.
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ื”ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช.
05:15
We used to find out after the extrajudicial police killings.
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ืื•ืชื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื’ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืจื™ื’ื•ืช ืžืฉื˜ืจื™ื•ืช ืœื ื—ื•ืงื™ื•ืช.
05:19
Now, we're getting video of people calling 911.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืชืงืฉืจื™ื ืœืžื•ืงื“ 100.
05:22
We're moving upstream,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื ืขื™ื ืงื“ื™ืžื” ื‘ื–ืจื,
05:23
closer to the problem and closer to the solution.
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ืžืชืงืจื‘ื™ื ืœื‘ืขื™ื” ื•ืžืชืงืจื‘ื™ื ืœืคืชืจื•ืŸ.
05:27
So I started a collection
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืืกื•ืฃ
05:30
of as many of these stories as I could find.
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ื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื.
05:33
I built an evolving, still-growing database
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ื‘ื ื™ืชื™ ืžืื’ืจ ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื”ื•ืœืš ื•ื’ื“ืœ
05:35
at baratunde.com/livingwhileblack.
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ื‘-baratunde.com/linigwhileblack.
05:38
Seeking understanding, I realized the process
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ืžืชื•ืš ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ, ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš
05:41
was really diagramming sentences to understand these headlines.
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ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
05:46
And I want to thank my Sidwell English teacher Erica Berry
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœืžื•ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ืœืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืžืกื™ื™ื“ื•ื•ืœ ืืจื™ืงื” ื‘ืจื™
05:49
and all English teachers.
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ื•ืœื›ืœ ื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ืœืื ื’ืœื™ืช.
05:51
You have given us tools to fight for our own freedom.
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ื ืชืชื ืœื ื• ื›ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
05:55
What I found was a process to break down the headline
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ืžื” ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ื”ื•ื ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืœืคืจืง ืืช ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช
05:58
and understand the consistent layers
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ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืฉื›ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช
06:01
in each one:
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืื—ืช:
06:02
a subject takes an action against a target engaged in some activity,
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ื ื•ืฉื ื ื•ืงื˜ ืคืขื•ืœื” ื›ืœืคื™ ืžื•ืฉื ื”ืžืขื•ืจื‘ ื‘ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื›ืœืฉื”ื™,
06:07
so that "White Woman Calls Police On Eight-Year-Old Black Girl"
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ื›ืš ืฉ"ืืฉื” ืœื‘ื ื” ืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ืช ืฉืžื•ื ื”"
06:11
is the same as "White Man Calls Police On Black Woman Using Neighborhood Pool"
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ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœ"ืื“ื ืœื‘ืŸ ืžืชืงืฉืจ ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืฉื•ื—ื” ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื” ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ืชื™ืช"
06:16
is the same as "Woman Calls Cops On Black Oregon Lawmaker
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ื•ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœ"ืืฉื” ืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืžื—ื•ืงืงืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ืื•ืจื’ื•ืŸ
06:19
Campaigning In Her District."
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ืฉื’ื™ื™ืกื” ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืžื—ื•ื– ืฉืœื”".
06:22
They're the same.
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ื”ื ื›ื•ืœื ืฉื•ื•ื™ื.
06:25
Diagramming the sentences allowed me to diagram the white supremacy
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ืคื™ืจื•ืง ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืชืจืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืขืœื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืœื‘ื ื”
06:29
which allowed such sentences to be true,
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ืฉืืคืฉืจื” ืืช ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
06:31
and I will pause to define my terms.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืืขืฆื•ืจ ื›ืืŸ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื•ื ื—ื™ื ืฉืœื™.
06:34
When I say "white supremacy,"
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ "ืขืœื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืœื‘ื ื”"
06:35
I'm not just talking about Nazis
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืจืง ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื ืืฆื™ื ื”ืืœื”
06:38
or white power activists,
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ืื• ืคืขื™ืœื™ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื‘ื ื™ื,
06:40
and I'm definitely not saying that all white people are racist.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื— ืฉืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื”ื ื’ื–ืขื ื™ื™ื.
06:44
What I'm referring to
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ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ ื–ื”
06:46
is a system of structural advantage that favors white people over others
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ืœืžืขืจื›ืช ืฉืœ ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžืขืจื›ืชื™ื™ื ืฉืžืชืขื“ืคื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ืื—ืจื™ื
06:51
in social, economic and political arenas.
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ื‘ื–ื™ืจื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช, ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื•ืช ื•ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช.
06:54
It's what Bryan Stevenson at the Equal Justice Initiative
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื‘ืจื™ืืŸ ืกื˜ื™ื‘ื ืกื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ื–ืžื” ืœืฆื“ืง ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ื ื™
06:57
calls the narrative of racial difference,
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ืงื•ืจื ืœื• ื”ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืคืขืจ ื”ื’ื–ืขื™,
07:00
the story we told ourselves to justify slavery and Jim Crow
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืกื™ืคืจื ื• ืœืขืฆืžื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆื“ื™ืง ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื“ื•ืช ื•ืืช (ื—ื•ืงื™) ื’'ื™ื ืงืจื•ืื•
07:05
and mass incarceration and beyond.
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ื•ืžืขืฆืจื™ื ื ืจื—ื‘ื™ื ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื–ื”.
07:07
So when I saw this pattern repeating,
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ืื– ื›ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ืื™ืš ื”ื“ืคื•ืก ื”ื–ื” ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื•,
07:10
I got angry,
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ื”ืชืขืฆื‘ื ืชื™,
07:12
but I also got inspired
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื”ืฉืจืื”
07:15
to create a game,
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ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžืฉื—ืง,
07:17
a game of words that would allow me to transform this traumatic exposure
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ืžืฉื—ืง ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉื™ืืคืฉืจ ืœื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื™ืคื” ื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื˜ื™ืช ื”ื–ื•
07:22
into more of a healing experience.
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ืœื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืžืจืคืื”.
07:25
I'm going to talk you through the game.
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ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ืžืฉื—ืง.
07:27
The first level is a training level, and I need your participation.
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ื”ืจืžื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื ืจืžืช ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื, ื•ืื ื™ ื–ืงื•ืง ืœื”ืฉืชืชืคื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
07:31
Our objective: to determine if this is real or fake.
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ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•: ืœืงื‘ื•ืข ื”ืื ื–ื” ืืžื™ืชื™ ืื• ืžื–ื•ื™ืฃ.
07:35
Did this happen or not?
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ื”ืื ื–ื” ืงืจื” ืื• ืœื?
07:36
Here is the example:
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ื”ื ื” ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžื”:
07:38
"Catholic University Law Librarian Calls Police On Student
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"ืกืคืจื ื™ืช ื‘ืคืงื•ืœื˜ื” ืœืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ืงืชื•ืœื™ืช ื”ืชืงืฉืจื” ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื”
07:42
For 'Being Argumentative.'"
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ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืชืœืžื™ื“ "ื•ื›ื—ืŸ".
07:44
Clap your hands if you think this is real.
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ืžื—ืื• ื›ืคื™ื™ื ืื ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืืžื™ืชื™.
07:46
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
07:49
Clap your hands if you think this is fake.
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ืžื—ืื• ื›ืคื™ื™ื ืื ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืžื–ื•ื™ืฃ.
07:52
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
07:55
The reals have it, unfortunately,
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ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื ื™ืฆื—ื•, ืœืฆืขืจื™,
07:58
and a point of information,
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ื•ืจืง ืœื™ื“ื™ืขื”,
08:00
being argumentative in a law library
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ื•ื›ื—ื ื•ืช ื‘ืกืคืจื™ืช ื”ืคืงื•ืœื˜ื” ืœืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
08:02
is the exact right place to do that.
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ื–ื” ื”ืžืงื•ื ื”ื›ื™ ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช ื–ื”.
08:05
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:06
This student should be promoted to professor.
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ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืงื“ื ืืช ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ ื”ื–ื” ืœืคืจื•ืคืกื•ืจื”.
08:09
Training level complete, so we move on to the real levels.
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ืจืžืช ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ื”ื•ืฉืœืžื”, ืื– ื‘ื ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืœืฉืœื‘ ื”ื‘ื.
08:12
Level one, our objective is simple:
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ืฉืœื‘ 1, ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”:
08:15
reverse the roles.
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ืชื”ืคื›ื• ืืช ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ื.
08:17
That means "Woman Calls Cops On Black Oregon Lawmaker"
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉ"ืืฉื” ืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืžื—ื•ืงืงืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ืื•ืจื’ื•ืŸ"
08:20
becomes "Black Oregon Lawmaker Calls Cops On Woman."
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ื”ื•ืคืš ืœ"ืžื—ื•ืงืงืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ืื•ืจื’ื•ืŸ ืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืืฉื”".
08:24
That means "White Man Calls Police On Black Woman
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉ"ืื“ื ืœื‘ืŸ ืžืชืงืฉืจ ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื”
08:26
Using Neighborhood Pool"
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ืฉืฉื•ื—ื” ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื” ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ืชื™ืช"
08:28
becomes "Black Woman Calls Police On White Man Using Neighborhood Pool."
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ื”ื•ืคืš ืœ"ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืื“ื ืœื‘ืŸ ืฉืฉื•ื—ื” ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื” ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ืชื™ืช".
08:33
How do you like them reverse racist apples?
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ืžื” ื“ืขืชื›ื ืขืœ ื”ืชืคื•ื—ื™ื ื”ื’ื–ืขื ื™ื™ื ื”ื”ืคื•ื›ื™ื ื”ืืœื”?
08:36
That's it, level one complete,
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ื–ื”ื•, ืฉืœื‘ 1 ื”ื•ืฉืœื.
08:39
and so we level up to level two,
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื ืขืœื” ืœืฉืœื‘ ื”ื‘ื, ืฉืœื‘ 2.
08:41
where our objective is to increase the believability of the reversal.
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ื›ืืŸ ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืืžื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ื”ืคื•ืš.
08:46
Let's face it, a black woman calling police on a white man using a pool
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ื‘ื ื ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื–ื”, ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืื“ื ืœื‘ืŸ ืฉืฉื•ื—ื” ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื” ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ืชื™ืช
08:49
isn't absurd enough,
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง ืื‘ืกื•ืจื“ื™,
08:51
but what if that white man was trying to touch her hair without asking,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืื ื”ืื“ื ื”ืœื‘ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืžื ืกื” ืœื’ืขืช ื‘ืฉื™ืขืจ ืฉืœื” ื‘ืœื™ ืจืฉื•ืช,
08:56
or maybe he was making oat milk while riding a unicycle,
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ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืžื›ื™ืŸ ื—ืœื‘ ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืœืช ืฉื•ืขืœ ื‘ืจื›ื™ื‘ื” ืขืœ ื—ื“-ืื•ืคืŸ,
09:02
or maybe he's just talking over everyone in a meeting.
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ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืฉืชืœื˜ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื‘ืคื’ื™ืฉื”.
09:05
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:06
We've all been there, right?
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
09:08
Seriously, we've all been there.
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ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”.
09:11
So that's it, level two complete.
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ืื– ื–ื”ื•. ืฉืœื‘ 2 ื”ื•ืฉืœื.
09:14
But it comes with a warning:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื ืขื ืื–ื”ืจื”:
09:17
simply reversing the flow of injustice is not justice.
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ื”ืžื”ืคืš ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฉืœ ืชื ื•ืขืช ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืฆื“ืง ืื™ื ื• ืฆื“ืง.
09:21
That is vengeance, that is not our mission,
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ื–ืืช ื ืงืžื ื•ืช, ื–ื” ืœื ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•,
09:24
that's a different game so we level up to level three,
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ื–ื” ืžืฉื—ืง ืื—ืจ, ืื– ื ืขืœื” ืœืฉืœื‘ 3,
09:28
where the objective is to change the action,
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ื›ืืŸ ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืขื•ืœื”,
09:31
also known as "calling the police is not your only option
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ื”ื™ื“ื•ืขื” ื’ื ื›"ืฉื™ื—ื” ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ืื•ืคืฆื™ื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืฉืœืš
09:35
OMG, what is wrong with you people!"
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OMG, ื›ืžื” ืืชื ื“ืคื•ืงื™ื, ืื ืฉื™ื!"
09:36
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
09:38
And I need to pause the game to remind us of the structure.
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ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ื•ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืžื‘ื ื”.
09:42
A subject takes an action against a target engaged in some activity.
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ื ื•ืฉื ื ื•ืงื˜ ืคืขื•ืœื” ื›ืœืคื™ ืžื•ืฉื ื”ืžืขื•ืจื‘ืช ื‘ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื›ืœืฉื”ื™.
09:47
"White Woman Calls Police On Black Real Estate Investor
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"ืืฉื” ืœื‘ื ื” ืžืชืงืฉืจืช ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืžืฉืงื™ืข ื ื“ืœ"ืŸ ืฉื—ื•ืจ
09:50
Inspecting His Own Property."
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ืฉืกืงืจ ืืช ื”ืฉื˜ื— ื‘ื‘ืขืœื•ืชื•".
09:52
"California Safeway Calls Cops On Black Woman
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ืกื•ืคืจืžืจืงื˜ ื‘ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื” ืžืชืงืฉืจ ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื”
09:55
Donating Food To The Homeless."
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ืฉืชืจืžื” ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื•ืžืœืกื™ื".
09:57
"Gold Club Twice Calls Cops On Black Women For Playing Too Slow."
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"ืžื•ืขื“ื•ืŸ ืคืจื˜ื™ ืžืชืงืฉืจ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืฉื™ื—ืงื” ืœืื˜ ืžื“ื™"
10:03
In all these cases, the subject is usually white,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืžืงืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื•ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ืื“ื ืœื‘ืŸ,
10:07
the target is usually black,
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ื”ืžื•ืฉื ื”ื•ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืื“ื ืฉื—ื•ืจ,
10:09
and the activities are anything,
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ื•ื”ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ,
10:11
from sitting in a Starbucks
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ืžื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืกื˜ืืจื‘ืงืก
10:14
to using the wrong type of barbecue
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ืขื“ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืกื•ื’ ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื ื’ืœ
10:17
to napping
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ืœื ืžื ื•ื
10:18
to walking "agitated" on the way to work,
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ืœื”ืœื™ื›ื” "ื ืกืขืจืช" ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
10:21
which I just call "walking to work."
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ืฉืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืชื™ ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ "ืœืœื›ืช ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”".
10:24
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:25
And, my personal favorite,
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ื•ื”ื›ื™ ืื”ื•ื‘ ืขืœื™,
10:27
not stopping his dog from humping her dog,
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ืื™ ืžื ื™ืขื” ืžื”ื›ืœื‘ ืฉืœื• ืžืœืงืคื•ืฅ ืขืœ ื”ื›ืœื‘ ืฉืœื”,
10:31
which is clearly a case for dog police,
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ืฉื–ื” ืžืงืจื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืœืžืฉื˜ืจืช ื”ื›ืœื‘ื™ื,
10:34
not people police.
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ืœื ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช.
10:36
All of these activities add up to living.
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ื›ืœ ื”ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืžืกืชื›ืžื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.
10:42
Our existence is being interpreted as crime.
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ื”ืงื™ื•ื ืฉืœื ื• ืžืชืคืจืฉ ื›ืคืฉืข.
10:47
Now, this is the obligatory moment in the presentation where I have to say,
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ื›ืืŸ ืžื’ื™ืข ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ ื‘ืžืฆื’ืช ื‘ื• ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื•ืžืจ
10:50
not everything is about race.
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ืฉืœื ื”ื›ืœ ืงืฉื•ืจ ื‘ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช.
10:53
Crime is a thing, should be reported,
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ืคืฉืข ื”ื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™, ื™ืฉ ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœื™ื•,
10:55
but ask yourself, do we need armed men to show up and resolve this situation,
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ืื‘ืœ ืชืฉืืœื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื, ื”ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœื›ืš ืฉื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื—ืžื•ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืคื™ืขื• ื•ื™ืคืชืจื• ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”,
11:01
because when they show up for me,
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ื›ื™ ื›ืฉื”ื ืžื•ืคื™ืขื™ื ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืฉืœื™,
11:04
it's different.
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ื–ื” ืฉื•ื ื”.
11:06
We know that police officers
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืฉื•ื˜ืจื™ื
11:08
use force more with black people than with white people,
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ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ื•ื— ืžื•ืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ืžื•ืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื,
11:13
and we are learning the role of 911 calls in this.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื’ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœ ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืœืžื•ืงื“ ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ื”.
11:17
Thanks to preliminary research from the Center for Policing Equity,
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ื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœืžื—ืงืจ ื”ืžืงื“ื™ื ืžื”ืžืจื›ื– ืœืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื˜ืจืชื™,
11:20
we're learning that in some cities,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืฉื‘ืขืจื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื•ืช,
11:22
most of the interactions between cops and citizens
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ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจืืงืฆื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื˜ืจื™ื ื•ืื–ืจื—ื™ื
11:25
is due to 911 calls,
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ื ื•ื‘ืขื•ืช ืžืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืœืžื•ืงื“ 100,
11:26
not officer-initiated stops,
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ืœื ืขืฆื™ืจื•ืช ื™ื–ื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉื•ื˜ืจื™ื,
11:28
and most of the violence, the use of force by police on citizens,
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ื•ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืืœื™ืžื•ืช, ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืข"ื™ ืฉื•ื˜ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืื–ืจื—ื™ื,
11:32
is in response to those calls.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืœืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืืœื”.
11:35
Further, when those officers responding to calls use force,
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ื™ืชืจื” ืžื›ืš, ื›ืฉืื•ืชื ืฉื•ื˜ืจื™ื ื”ืžื’ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ื•ื—,
11:39
that increases in areas
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ืชื•ืคืขื” ื–ื• ื’ื•ื‘ืจืช
11:41
where the percentage of the white population
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ื›ืฉืื—ื•ื– ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ื”ืœื‘ื ื”
11:43
has also increased,
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ื’ื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืฆืžื™ื—ื”,
11:45
aka gentrification,
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื’'ื ื˜ืจื™ืคื™ืงืฆื™ื”,
11:47
aka unicycles and oat milk,
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื—ื“-ืื•ืคื ื™ื ื•ื—ืœื‘ ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืœืช ืฉื•ืขืœ,
11:50
aka when BBQ Becky feels threatened,
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื›ืฉื‘ืงื™ ืžื ื’ืœ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืžืื•ื™ืžืช
11:53
she becomes a threat to me in my own neighborhood,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ืœืื™ื•ื ืขื‘ื•ืจื™ ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™
11:57
which forces me and people like me
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ืžื” ืฉืžื›ืจื™ื— ืื•ืชื™ ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™
11:59
to police ourselves.
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ืœืžืฉื˜ืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•.
12:01
We quiet ourselves, we walk on eggshells,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืงื™ื˜ื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆื•ืขื“ื™ื ืขืœ ืงืœื™ืคื•ืช ื‘ื™ืฆื™ื,
12:04
we maybe pull over to the side of the road
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ืœื™ ื ืขืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ
12:07
under the brightest light we can find
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ืชื—ืช ื”ืื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœืžืฆื•ื
12:09
so that our murder
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ืจืฆื— ืฉืœื ื•
12:11
might be caught cleanly on camera,
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ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ืขื“ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืžืฆืœืžื”,
12:14
and we do this because we live in a system
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช
12:17
in which white people can too easily call on deadly force
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ื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืงืœื•ืช ืžื“ื™ ืœื’ื™ื™ืก ื›ื•ื— ืงื˜ืœื ื™
12:21
to ensure their comfort.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืืช ื ื•ื—ื•ืชื.
12:24
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
12:30
The California Safeway
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ื”ืกื•ืคืจืžืจืงื˜ ื‘ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”
12:31
didn't just call cops on black woman donating food to homeless.
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ืœื ืกืชื ื”ืชืงืฉืจ ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืชืจืžื” ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื•ืžืœืกื™ื.
12:36
They ordered armed, unaccountable men upon her.
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ื”ื ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ืžื•ืฉื™ื ื—ืกืจื™ ืขืงื‘ื•ืช.
12:39
They essentially called in a drone strike.
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ื”ื ื‘ืขืฆื ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื• ืžืชืงืคืช ืจื—ืคื ื™ื.
12:43
This is weaponized discomfort,
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ื ืื™-ื ื•ื—ื•ืช ื—ืžื•ืฉื”,
12:46
and it is not new.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืœื ืชื•ืคืขื” ื—ื“ืฉื”.
12:48
From 1877 to 1950,
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ืž-1877 ื•ืขื“ 1950,
12:51
there were at least 4,400 documented racial terror lynchings of black people
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ื”ื™ื• ืœืคื—ื•ืช 4,400 ืžืงืจื™ ืœื™ื ืฅ' ืฉืœ ื˜ืจื•ืจ ื’ื–ืขื ื™ ืžืชื•ืขื“ื™ื ื ื’ื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
12:56
in the United States.
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ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช.
12:58
They had headlines as well.
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ื’ื ืœืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช.
13:01
"Rev. T.A. Allen was lynched in Hernando, Mississippi
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"ืžืฉืคื˜ ืœื™ื ืฅ' ื ืขืจืš ืœื›ื•ืžืจ ื˜"ื ืืœืŸ ื‘ื”ืจืžื ื“ื• ืžื™ืกื™ืกื™ืคื™
13:04
for organizing local sharecroppers."
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ืขืœ ืฉื™ื–ื ืื™ื—ื•ื“ ื—ืงืœืื™ื ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื".
13:07
"Oliver Moore was lynched in Edgecomb County, North Carolina,
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"ืžืฉืคื˜ ืœื™ื ืฅ' ื ืขืจืš ืœืื•ืœื™ื‘ืจ ืžื•ืจ ื‘ืžื—ื•ื– ืื“ื’'ืงื•ืžื‘, ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืงืจื•ืœื™ื ื”,
13:10
for frightening a white girl."
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ืขืœ ืฉื”ืคื—ื™ื“ ื ืขืจื” ืœื‘ื ื”".
13:12
"Nathan Bird was lynched near Luling, Texas,
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"ืžืฉืคื˜ ืœื™ื ืฅ' ื ืขืจืš ืœื ื™ื™ืช'ืŸ ื‘ื™ืจื“ ืœื™ื“ ืœื•ืœื™ื ื’ ื˜ืงืกืก
13:14
for refusing to turn his son over to a mob."
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ืขืœ ืกื™ืจื•ื‘ื• ืœื”ืคืงื™ืจ ืืช ื‘ื ื• ืœื”ืžื•ืŸ ื”ืžืฉื•ืœื”ื‘".
13:18
We need to change the action,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืขื•ืœื”,
13:20
whether that action is "lynches"
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื”ืคืขื•ืœื” ื”ื™ื "ืœื™ื ืฅ'"
13:22
or "calls police."
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ืื• "ื“ื™ื•ื•ื— ืžืฉื˜ืจืชื™".
13:24
And now that I have shortened the distance between those two,
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืฉืงื™ืฆืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžืจื—ืง ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ืืœื”,
13:28
let's get back to our game, to our mission.
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ื‘ื ื ื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืžืฉื—ืง ืฉืœื ื•, ืœืžืฉื™ืžื” ืฉืœื ื•.
13:31
Our objective in level three is to change the action.
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ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืจืžื” 3 ื”ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืขื•ืœื”.
13:34
So what if, instead of
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ืื– ืžื” ืื ื‘ืžืงื•ื
13:35
"Calls Cops On Black Woman Donating Food To Homeless,"
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"ื”ืชืงืฉืจ ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืชืจืžื” ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื•ืžืœืกื™ื",
13:38
that California Safeway simply thanks her.
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ืื•ืชื• ืกื•ืคืจืžืจืงื˜ ื‘ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื“ื” ืœื”.
13:42
Thanking is far cheaper than bringing law enforcement to the scene.
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ื”ื‘ืขืช ืชื•ื“ื” ื”ื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ื•ืœื” ืžื”ื–ืžื ืช ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ืžืฉื˜ืจืชื™ื™ื ืœื–ื™ืจื”.
13:45
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
13:47
Or, instead,
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ืื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื,
13:49
they could give the food they would have wasted to her,
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ื”ื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืชืจื•ื ืœื” ืืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืฉื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืžื‘ื–ื‘ื–ื™ื,
13:52
upped their civic cred.
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ื•ืžืขืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื•ื ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื”ืื–ืจื—ื™ ืฉืœื”ื.
13:54
Or, the white woman who called the police on the eight-year-old black girl,
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ืื• ื”ืื™ืฉื” ื”ืœื‘ื ื” ืฉื”ืชืงืฉืจื” ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ืช ื”ืฉืžื•ื ื”,
13:58
she could have bought all the inventory from that little black girl,
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ื”ื™ื ื™ื›ืœื” ืœืงื ื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžืœืื™ ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื” ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืฆืขื™ืจื”,
14:01
support a small business.
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ื•ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืขืกืง ืงื˜ืŸ.
14:03
And the white woman who called the police on the black real estate investor,
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ื•ื”ืื™ืฉื” ื”ืœื‘ื ื” ืฉื”ืชืงืฉืจื” ืœืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืœื“ื•ื•ื— ืขืœ ืžืฉืงื™ืข ื”ื ื“ืœ"ืŸ ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจ,
14:07
we would all be better off, the cops agree,
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื™ื, ื”ืฉื•ื˜ืจื™ื ื’ื ื™ืกื›ื™ืžื•,
14:09
if she had simply ignored him and minded her own damn business.
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ืื ื”ื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืชืขืœืžืช ืžืžื ื• ื•ืžืชืขืกืงืช ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”.
14:12
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
14:14
Minding one's own damn business is an excellent choice, excellent choice.
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ื”ื”ืชืขืกืงื•ืช ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžืš ื”ื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืžืฆื•ื™ื ืช, ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืžืฆื•ื™ื ืช.
14:18
Choose it more often.
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ืชื‘ื—ืจื• ื‘ื” ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
14:20
Level three is complete, but there is a final bonus level,
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ืจืžื” 3 ื”ื•ืฉืœืžื”, ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉื ื” ืจืžืช ื‘ื•ื ื•ืก ืกื•ืคื™ืช,
14:25
where the objective is inclusion.
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ืฉื ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ื™ื ื”ื›ืœืœื”.
14:27
We have also seen headlines like this:
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ืจืื™ื ื• ื’ื ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื–ื•:
14:30
"Powerful Man Masturbates In Front Of Young Women
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"ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืขืœ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืจื‘ื” ืื•ื ืŸ ืžื•ืœ ืื™ืฉื” ืฆืขื™ืจื”
14:33
Visiting His Office."
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ืฉื‘ื™ืงืจื” ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื•".
14:35
What an odd choice for powerful man to make.
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ืื™ื–ื” ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืžื•ื–ืจื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื•ืชื• ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืขืœ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืจื‘ื”.
14:39
So many other actions available to him.
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ืœื•.
14:42
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
14:43
Like, such as, "listens to,"
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ื›ืื™ืœื•, ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”, "ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘"
14:46
"mentors,"
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"ื”ื ื—ื”"
14:48
"inspired by, starts joint venture, everybody rich now."
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"ืงื™ื‘ืœ ื”ืฉืจืื”, ืคืชื— ืงืจืŸ ื”ืฉืงืขื” ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช, ื›ื•ืœื ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•".
14:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
14:53
I want to live in that world of everybody rich now,
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื• ื›ื•ืœื ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
14:56
but because of his poor choice, we are all in a poorer world.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื”ืื•ืžืœืœื” ืฉืœื•, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื ื™.
15:01
Doesn't have to be this way.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืš.
15:03
This word game reminded me that there is a structure to white supremacy,
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ืžืฉื—ืง ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ื–ื” ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืžื‘ื ื” ืœืขืœื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืœื‘ื ื”,
15:07
as there is to misogyny,
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืžื™ื–ื•ื’ื ื™ื” (ืฉื ืืช ื ืฉื™ื),
15:09
as there is to all systemic abuses of power.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ืœ ืชื•ืคืขื•ืช ื ื™ืฆื•ืœ ื”ืžืขืžื“ ื”ืžืขืจื›ืชื™ื•ืช.
15:12
Structure is what makes them systemic.
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ื”ืžื‘ื ื” ื”ื•ื ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชืŸ ืœืžืขืจื›ืชื™ื•ืช.
15:17
I'm asking people here
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืืŸ
15:19
to see the structure,
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ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžื‘ื ื”,
15:21
where the power is in it,
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ืื™ืคื” ืฉื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื›ื•ื— ื‘ืชื•ื›ื•,
15:23
and even more importantly to see the humanity
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช
15:26
of those of us made targets by this structure.
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ืฉืœ ืืœื” ืžืืชื ื• ืฉื”ืคื›ื• ืœืžื˜ืจื•ืช ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืžื‘ื ื” ื”ื–ื”.
15:31
I am here because I was loved and invested in and protected and lucky,
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ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื”ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื™ ื•ื”ืฉืงื™ืขื• ื‘ื™ ื•ื”ื’ื ื• ืขืœื™. ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ืจ ืžื–ืœ
15:37
because I went to the right schools, I'm semifamous, mostly happy,
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ื›ื™ ืœืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื™ื, ืื ื™ ืงืฆืช ืžืคื•ืจืกื, ื“ื™ ืฉืžื—,
15:40
meditate twice a day,
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ืขื•ืฉื” ืžื“ื™ื˜ืฆื™ื” ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื,
15:42
and yet,
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ,
15:44
I walk around in fear,
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ืื ื™ ืžืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ ื‘ื—ืฉืฉ,
15:46
because I know that someone seeing me as a threat
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืจื•ืื” ื‘ื™ ืื™ื•ื
15:50
can become a threat to my life,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืื™ื•ื ืœื—ื™ื™,
15:53
and I am tired.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืขื™ื™ืฃ.
15:56
I am tired of carrying
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ืื ื™ ืขื™ื™ืฃ ืžืœืฉืืช
15:57
this invisible burden of other people's fears,
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ืืช ื”ืžืฉื ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืจืื” ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืคื—ื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
16:01
and many of us are,
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ื•ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืืชื ื• ื—ืฉื™ื ื›ืš,
16:03
and we shouldn't have to,
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื
16:05
because we can change this,
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ื›ื™ ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
16:08
because we can change the action, which changes the story,
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ื›ื™ ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืขื•ืœื” ืฉืชืฉื ื” ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ,
16:13
which changes the system
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ืฉืชืฉื ื” ืืช ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช
16:16
that allows those stories to happen.
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ืฉืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœืื•ืชื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ืชืจื—ืฉ.
16:18
Systems are just collective stories we all buy into.
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ื”ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืจืง ืื•ืกืฃ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืœื”ื.
16:23
When we change them,
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉื ื™ื ืื•ืชื,
16:25
we write a better reality for us all to be a part of.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื›ืชื™ื‘ื™ื ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžืžื ื•.
16:29
I am asking us
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžื›ื•ืœื ื•
16:31
to use our power to choose.
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ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ื•ื— ืฉืœื ื• ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ.
16:34
I am asking us to level up.
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืขืœื•ืช ืฉืœื‘.
16:37
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
16:39
I am Baratunde Rafiq Thurston.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืจื˜ื•ื ื“ื” ืจืืคื™ืง ืช'ืจืกื˜ื•ืŸ.
16:41
(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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