Courtney Martin: Reinventing feminism

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ariella Cwikel ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:15
So I was born
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ืื– ื ื•ืœื“ืชื™
00:17
on the last day
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ
00:19
of the last year of the '70s.
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ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”70.
00:23
I was raised on "Free to be you and me" --
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ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืืœื‘ื•ื "ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช... ืืชื” ื•ืื ื™"
00:26
(cheering)
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(ื”ืงื”ืœ ืžืจื™ืข)
00:28
hip-hop --
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ื”ื™ืค ื”ื•ืค-
00:30
not as many woohoos for hip-hop in the house.
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ืงืฆืช ืคื—ื•ืช ื•ื•-ื”ื• ืœื”ื™ืค ื”ื•ืค ื‘ืงื”ืœ.
00:32
Thank you. Thank you for hip-hop --
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ืชื•ื“ื”. ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื”ื™ืค ื”ื•ืค-
00:35
and Anita Hill.
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ื•ืื ื™ื˜ื” ื”ื™ืœ.
00:37
(Cheering)
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(ื”ืงื”ืœ ืžืจื™ืข)
00:40
My parents were radicals --
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืจื“ื™ืงืœื™ื™ื-
00:43
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:45
who became,
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ืฉื”ืคื›ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
00:47
well, grown-ups.
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ื˜ื•ื‘, ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื.
00:50
My dad facetiously says,
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ืžืชืœื•ืฆืฅ ื•ืื•ืžืจ,
00:52
"We wanted to save the world,
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"ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื,
00:54
and instead we just got rich."
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ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื".
00:58
We actually just got "middle class"
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ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื ืฉืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืขืžื“ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื™ื
01:00
in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
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ื‘ืงื•ืœื•ืจื“ื• ืกืคื™ืจื ื’ืก, ืงื•ืœื•ืจื“ื•,
01:02
but you get the picture.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื‘ื ืชื ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ.
01:04
I was raised with a very heavy sense
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ื’ื™ื“ืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ืขื ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช
01:06
of unfinished legacy.
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ืฉืœ ืžื•ืจืฉืช ืœื- ื’ืžื•ืจื”.
01:08
At this ripe old age of 30,
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ืžืžืจื•ืžื™ ื’ื™ืœ 30,
01:11
I've been thinking a lot about what it means to grow up
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ื™ืฆื ืœื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ
01:14
in this horrible, beautiful time,
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ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ื”ืื™ื•ืžื” ื•ื”ื ืคืœืื” ื”ื–ื•.
01:17
and I've decided, for me,
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืขื‘ื•ืจื™,
01:19
it's been a real journey and paradox.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืกืข ืืžื™ืชื™ ื•ืคืจื“ื•ืงืก.
01:22
The first paradox
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ื”ืคืจื“ื•ืงืก ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ
01:24
is that growing up is about rejecting the past
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื’ื“ื•ืœ ื›ืจื•ืš ื‘ื“ื—ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื‘ืจ
01:26
and then promptly reclaiming it.
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ื•ืื™ืžื•ืฆื• ื”ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ ืžื—ื“ืฉ.
01:28
Feminism was the water I grew up in.
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ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžื™ื ื‘ื”ื ื’ื“ืœืชื™.
01:31
When I was just a little girl,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“ื” ืงื˜ื ื”,
01:33
my mom started what is now
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ืืžื™ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืืช ืžื” ืฉื›ื™ื•ื ืžื”ื•ื•ื”
01:35
the longest-running women's film festival in the world.
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ื”ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ื”ืจืฆื™ืฃ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
01:38
So while other kids were watching sitcoms and cartoons,
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ืื– ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื™ื ืจืื• ืกื“ืจื•ืช ื•ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ืจื™ื ื‘ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื”,
01:41
I was watching very esoteric documentaries
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ืื ื™ ืจืื™ืชื™ ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื“ื•ืงื•ืžื ื˜ืจื™ื™ื ืื–ื•ื˜ืจื™ื™ื ืžืื“
01:44
made by and about women.
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ืฉื ื•ืฆืจื• ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื ืฉื™ื ื•ืขืœ ื ืฉื™ื.
01:46
You can see how this had an influence.
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืฉืœ ื–ื”.
01:48
But she was not the only feminist in the house.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช.
01:51
My dad actually resigned
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืขืฆื ืคืจืฉ
01:53
from the male-only business club in my hometown
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ืžื”ืžื•ืขื“ื•ืŸ ื”ืืงืกืงืœื•ืกื™ื‘ื™ ืœื’ื‘ืจื™ื-ื‘ืœื‘ื“ ื‘ืขื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•
01:56
because he said he would never be part of an organization
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื˜ืขืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ืฉืชื™ื™ืš ืœืืจื’ื•ืŸ
01:59
that would one day welcome his son, but not his daughter.
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ืฉื‘ื‘ื•ื ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ืงื‘ืœ ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื” ืืช ื‘ื ื•, ืืš ืœื ืืช ื‘ืชื•.
02:02
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:07
He's actually here today.
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ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื.
02:09
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:14
The trick here
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ื”ืงื˜ืข ื›ืืŸ ื”ื•ื
02:16
is my brother would become an experimental poet,
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ืฉืื—ื™ ื™ื”ืคื•ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉื•ืจืจ ื ื™ืกื™ื•ื ื™,
02:18
not a businessman,
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ื•ืœื ืื™ืฉ ืขืกืงื™ื,
02:20
but the intention was really good.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ื”.
02:22
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:24
In any case, I didn't readily claim the feminist label,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงืจื”, ืœื ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™ ืืช ืชื•ื•ื™ืช ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ื‘ืจืฆื•ืŸ,
02:26
even though it was all around me,
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ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™,
02:28
because I associated it with my mom's women's groups,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืงื™ืฉืจืชื™ ืื•ืชื” ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ืืžื ืฉืœื™,
02:30
her swishy skirts and her shoulder pads --
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ืœื—ืฆืื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืจืฉืจืฉื•ืช ื•ืœื›ืจื™ื•ืช ื›ืชืคื™ื™ื-
02:33
none of which had much cachet
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ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืฆืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ
02:35
in the hallways of Palmer High School
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ื‘ืžืกื“ืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืคืืœืžืจ,
02:37
where I was trying to be cool at the time.
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ืื™ืคื” ืฉืื ื™ ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื•ืœื™ืช ื‘ื–ืžื ื•.
02:39
But I suspected there was something really important
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื“ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘
02:41
about this whole feminism thing,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื ื”ื–ื”,
02:43
so I started covertly tiptoeing into my mom's bookshelves
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืชื’ื ื‘ ืขืœ ืงืฆื•ืช ื”ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ืœืกืคืจื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืืžื ืฉืœื™
02:47
and picking books off and reading them --
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ื•ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืกืคืจื™ื ื•ืงืจืืชื™ ื‘ื”ื-
02:50
never, of course, admitting that I was doing so.
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ื•ืžืขื•ืœื, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืœื ื”ื•ื“ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืš.
02:52
I didn't actually claim the feminist label
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ืœื ืžืžืฉ ืื™ืžืฆืชื™ ืืช ืชื•ื•ื™ืช ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช
02:55
until I went to Barnard College
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ืขื“ ืฉื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœื‘ืจื ืจื“ ืงื•ืœื’'
02:57
and I heard Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner speak for the first time.
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ื•ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืืช ืื™ื™ืžื™ ืจื™ืฆ'ืจื“ืก ื•ืืช ื’'ื ื™ืคืจ ื‘ืื•ืžื’ืจื“ื ืจ ื ื•ืืžื•ืช ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
03:01
They were the co-authors of a book called "Manifesta."
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ื”ืŸ ื›ืชื‘ื• ื™ื—ื“ ืกืคืจ ืฉื ืงืจื "ืžื ื™ืคืกื˜ื”".
03:04
So what very profound epiphany, you might ask,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืชืฉืืœื•, ืื™ื–ื• ื”ืชื’ืœื•ืช ืขืžื•ืงื”
03:07
was responsible for my feminist click moment?
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืื—ืจืื™ืช ืœืจื’ืข ื”ืงืœื™ืง ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ ืฉืœื™?
03:10
Fishnet stockings.
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ื’ืจื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ ืจืฉืช.
03:12
Jennifer Baumgardner was wearing them.
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ื’'ื ื™ืคืจ ื‘ืื•ืžื’ืจื“ื ืจ ืœื‘ืฉื” ื›ืืœื”.
03:14
I thought they were really hot.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืžืฉ ืžื“ืœื™ืง.
03:16
I decided, okay, I can claim the feminist label.
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™, ืื•ืงื™ื™, ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืืžืฅ ืืช ื”ืชื•ื•ื™ืช ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช.
03:18
Now I tell you this --
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ื–ืืช-
03:21
I tell you this at the risk of embarrassing myself,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื•ืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืื‘ื™ืš ืืช ืขืฆืžื™,
03:24
because I think part of the work of feminism
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืœื“ืขืชื™ ื—ืœืฉ ืžืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื
03:26
is to admit that aesthetics, that beauty,
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ื”ื™ื ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืืกืชื˜ื™ืงื”, ืฉื™ื•ืคื™,
03:28
that fun do matter.
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ืฉื›ื™ืฃ ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ.
03:30
There are lots of very modern political movements
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ื™ืฉ ืชื ื•ืขื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช
03:33
that have caught fire in no small part
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ืฉืชืคืกื• ื›ื•ื— ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืœื ืžื‘ื•ื˜ืœ
03:35
because of cultural hipness.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช.
03:37
Anyone heard of these two guys as an example?
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ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืžืข ืขืœ ืฉื ื™ ื”ื—ื‘ืจ'ื” ื”ืืœื” ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”?
03:40
So my feminism is very indebted to my mom's,
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ืื– ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื ืฉืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœื–ื” ืฉืœ ืืžื™,
03:43
but it looks very different.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื“.
03:45
My mom says, "patriarchy."
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ืื•ืžืจืช "ืคื˜ืจื™ืื›ืœื™ื”",
03:47
I say, "intersectionality."
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ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช "ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื–ื”ื•ื™ื•ืช".
03:49
So race, class, gender, ability,
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ืื– ื’ื–ืข, ืžืขืžื“, ืžื’ื“ืจ, ื™ื›ื•ืœืช,
03:52
all of these things go into our experiences
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ื›ืœ ืืœื• ืžืฉื•ืœื‘ื™ื ืœืชื•ืš ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
03:54
of what it means to be a woman.
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ืฉืœ ืžื” ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื™ืฉื”.
03:56
Pay equity? Yes. Absolutely a feminist issue.
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ืฉื›ืจ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ื ื™? ื›ืŸ. ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืกื•ื’ื™ื” ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช.
03:58
But for me, so is immigration. (Applause)
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื‘ื•ืจื™, ื›ืš ื’ื ื”ื’ื™ืจื”.
04:01
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
04:04
My mom says, "Protest march."
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ืื•ืžืจืช "ืฆืขื“ืช ืžื—ืื”".
04:06
I say, "Online organizing."
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ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช "ื”ืชืืจื’ื ื•ืช ืื•ืŸ-ืœื™ื™ืŸ".
04:09
I co-edit, along with a collective
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ืื ื™ ืขื•ืจื›ืช ืฉื•ืชืคื”, ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘
04:11
of other super-smart, amazing women,
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ืฉืœ ืขื•ื“ ื ืฉื™ื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื•ืช ื•ืกื•ืคืจ-ื—ื›ืžื•ืช,
04:13
a site called Feministing.com.
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ืืชืจ ืฉื ืงืจื ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ื’.ืงื•ื.
04:16
We are the most widely read feminist publication ever,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื”ื•ืฆืื” ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ื‘ืชืคื•ืฆื” ื”ืจื—ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื– ื•ืžืขื•ืœื.
04:21
and I tell you this
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืกืคืจืช ืœื›ื ืืช ื–ื”
04:23
because I think it's really important to see
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืžืื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื•ื•ื“ื
04:25
that there's a continuum.
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ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืจืฆืฃ.
04:27
Feminist blogging is basically the 21st century version
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ื‘ืœื•ื’ื™ื ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ื”ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ื’ืจืกื” ื‘ืช ื”ืžืื” ื”-21
04:30
of consciousness raising.
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ืฉืœ ื”ืขืœืืช ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช.
04:32
But we also have a straightforward political impact.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื’ื ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช ื™ืฉื™ืจื”.
04:35
Feministing has been able
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ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ื’ ื”ืฆืœื™ื—
04:37
to get merchandise pulled off the shelves of Walmart.
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ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื“ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ืžื”ืžื“ืคื™ื ื‘ืจืฉืช ื•ื•ืœืžืืจื˜.
04:39
We got a misogynist administrator sending us hate-mail
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ืงื™ื‘ืœื ื• ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ ื ืืฆื” ืžืžื ื”ืœืŸ ืฉื•ื ื ื ืฉื™ื
04:42
fired from a Big Ten school.
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ืฉืคื•ื˜ืจ ืžื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ื‘ื™ื’10.
04:44
And one of our biggest successes
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ื•ืื—ืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื ื•
04:47
is we get mail from teenage girls in the middle of Iowa
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช ืžื›ืชื‘ื™ื ืžืžืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ืžืืžืฆืข ืื™ื•ื•ื”
04:50
who say, "I Googled Jessica Simpson and stumbled on your site.
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ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื "ื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™ ื‘ื’ื•ื’ืœ ืืช ื’'ืกื™ืงื” ืกื™ืžืคืกื•ืŸ ื•ื ืชืงืœืชื™ ื‘ืืชืจ ืฉืœื›ื.
04:53
I realized feminism wasn't about man-hating and Birkenstocks."
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืคืžื™ื ื™ื–ื ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ืฉื ืืช-ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื ืขืœื™ ื‘ื™ืจืงื ืฉื˜ื•ืง".
04:56
So we're able to pull in the next generation
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ืื– ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืžืฉื•ืš ืืช ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ
04:59
in a totally new way.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื—ื“ืฉื” ืœื’ืžืจื™.
05:01
My mom says, "Gloria Steinem."
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ืื•ืžืจืช "ื’ืœื•ืจื™ื” ืกื˜ื™ื™ื ื" (ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช, ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ืช ื•ืคืขื™ืœืช ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื).
05:04
I say, "Samhita Mukhopadhyay,
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ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช "ืกืžื”ื™ื˜ื” ืžื•ืงื•ืคืื“ื”ื™
05:06
Miriam Perez, Ann Friedman,
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ืžืจื™ื ืคืจื–, ืืŸ ืคืจื™ื“ืžืŸ,
05:08
Jessica Valenti, Vanessa Valenti,
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ื’'ืกื™ืงื” ื•ืœื ื˜ื™, ื•ื ืกื” ื•ืœื ื˜ื™,
05:10
and on and on and on and on."
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ืœืื” ื•ื”ืœืื” ื•ื”ืœืื”" (ื›ื•ืชื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืคืžื™ื ืกื™ื˜ื™ื ื’)
05:12
We don't want one hero.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืจื•ืฆื•ืช ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื” ืื—ืช.
05:14
We don't want one icon.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืจื•ืฆื•ืช ืื™ืงื•ืŸ.
05:16
We don't want one face.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืจื•ืฆื•ืช ื“ืžื•ืช ืื—ืช.
05:18
We are thousands of women and men across this country
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืืœืคื™ ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ื•
05:21
doing online writing, community organizing,
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ืฉืขื•ืกืงื™ื ื‘ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืจืฉืช, ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™ืช,
05:24
changing institutions from the inside out --
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ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืฉืœ ืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”-
05:27
all continuing the incredible work
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ื›ื•ืœื ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื”
05:29
that our mothers and grandmothers started.
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ืฉื”ืืžื”ื•ืช ื•ื”ืกื‘ืชื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื•.
05:33
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
05:35
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื).
05:37
Which brings me to the second paradox:
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ืžื” ืฉืžื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื™ ืœืคืจื“ื•ืงืก ื”ืฉื ื™:
05:39
sobering up about our smallness
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ื”ืชืคืงื—ื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืงื˜ื ื•ืชื ื•
05:41
and maintaining faith in our greatness
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ื•ืฉืžื™ืจื” ืขืœ ืืžื•ื ื” ื‘ื’ื“ื•ืœืชื ื•
05:43
all at once.
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ื‘ื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช.
05:45
Many in my generation --
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื‘ื ื•ืช ื”ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™
05:47
because of well-intentioned parenting and self-esteem education --
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื•ืจื•ืช ืขื ื›ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืœื”ืขืจื›ื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช-
05:50
were socialized to believe
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ืขื‘ืจื• ืกื•ืฆื™ืืœื™ื–ืฆื™ื” ืฉืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืœืืžื•ื ื”
05:52
that we were special little snowflakes --
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืคืชื™ืชื™ ืฉืœื’ ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื•ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื-
05:54
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:56
who were going to go out and save the world.
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ืฉืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืฆืืช ื•ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
05:59
These are three words many of us were raised with.
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ืืœื• ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืจื‘ื•ืช ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื’ื“ืœื• ืื™ืชืŸ.
06:02
We walk across graduation stages,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฆื•ืช ื‘ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ื˜ืงืกื™ ืกื™ื•ื,
06:04
high on our overblown expectations,
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ื‘"ื”ื™ื™" ืžื”ืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื’ื“ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
06:06
and when we float back down to earth,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื ื•ื—ืชื•ืช ื—ื–ืจื” ืขืœ ื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืจืฅ
06:08
we realize we don't know what the heck it means
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื•ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื•ืช ืžื” ืœืขื–ืื–ืœ ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ
06:10
to actually save the world anyway.
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ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
06:13
The mainstream media often paints my generation
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ื”ืžื“ื™ื” ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ืช ืžืฆื™ื™ืจืช ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™
06:16
as apathetic,
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ื‘ืชื•ืจ ื“ื•ืจ ืืคืชื™.
06:18
and I think it's much more accurate
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื–ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื•ื™ืง
06:20
to say we are deeply overwhelmed.
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ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืžื•ืžื™ื ืžืื“.
06:22
And there's a lot to be overwhelmed about, to be fair --
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ื•ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืœื”ืœื ื”ื–ื”, ืื ืœื•ืžืจ ืืช ื”ืืžืช-
06:24
an environmental crisis,
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ืžืฉื‘ืจ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™
06:26
wealth disparity in this country
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ื—ืœื•ืงืช ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื–ื•
06:28
unlike we've seen since 1928,
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ืฉืœื ืจืื™ื ื• ืžืื– 1928,
06:30
and globally,
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™,
06:32
a totally immoral and ongoing wealth disparity.
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ื—ืœื•ืงืช ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ื ื™ืช ื•ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ืœื ืžื•ืกืจื™ืช.
06:35
Xenophobia's on the rise. The trafficking of women and girls.
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ืฉื ืืช ื–ืจื™ื ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ืขืœื™ื”- ื”ืกื—ืจ ื‘ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ืœื“ื•ืช.
06:38
It's enough to make you feel very overwhelmed.
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ื–ื” ืžืกืคื™ืง ืœื”ืขืžื™ืก ืขืœ ื”ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ื•ืœื”ืฉืื™ืจ ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืœื.
06:41
I experienced this firsthand myself
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ื—ื•ื•ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื™ืฉื™
06:43
when I graduated from Barnard College in 2002.
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ื›ืฉืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืืช ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื™ ื‘ื‘ืจื ืจื“ ืงื•ืœื’' ื‘ืฉื ืช 2002.
06:46
I was fired up; I was ready to make a difference.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืชื•ื“ืœืงืช, ืžื•ื›ื ื” ืœื—ื•ืœืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
06:48
I went out and I worked at a non-profit,
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ื™ืฆืืชื™ ื•ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืœืœื ื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืจื•ื•ื—,
06:50
I went to grad school, I phone-banked,
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื, ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื,
06:53
I protested, I volunteered,
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ื”ืคื’ื ืชื™, ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ืชื™,
06:56
and none of it seemed to matter.
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ื•ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื–ื” ืœื ื”ื‘ื™ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
07:00
And on a particularly dark night
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ื•ืœื™ืœื” ืื—ื“ ืืคืœ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“
07:02
of December of 2004,
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ื‘ื“ืฆืžื‘ืจ 2004,
07:04
I sat down with my family,
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ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™
07:06
and I said that I had become very disillusioned.
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™ ืฉื”ืชืคืงื—ืชื™ ืžื”ืืฉืœื™ื”.
07:10
I admitted that I'd actually had a fantasy -- kind of a dark fantasy --
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ื”ื•ื“ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืคื ื˜ื–ื™ื”, ืžืขื™ืŸ ืคื ื˜ื–ื™ื” ืืคืœื”-
07:13
of writing a letter
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ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืžื›ืชื‘
07:15
about everything that was wrong with the world
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ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืœื ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœื
07:17
and then lighting myself on fire
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ื•ืื– ืœื”ืฆื™ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
07:19
on the White House steps.
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ืขืœ ืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืœื‘ืŸ.
07:22
My mom
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™
07:24
took a drink of her signature Sea Breeze,
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ืœืงื—ื” ืœื’ื™ืžื” ืžื”ืžืฉืงื” ื”ืงืœ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœื”,
07:28
her eyes really welled with tears,
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ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื” ืžืžืฉ ื”ืชืžืœืื• ื‘ื“ืžืขื•ืช,
07:31
and she looked right at me and she said,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ืกืชื›ืœื” ื™ืฉืจ ืืœื™ ื•ืืžืจื”,
07:34
"I will not stand
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"ืœื ืžืงื•ื‘ืœ ืขืœื™
07:36
for your desperation."
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ื”ื™ืื•ืฉ ืฉืœืš".
07:38
She said, "You are smarter, more creative
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื”, "ืืช ื—ื›ืžื” ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ,
07:41
and more resilient than that."
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ื•ืขืžื™ื“ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื–ื”."
07:44
Which brings me to my third paradox.
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ืžื” ืฉืžื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื™ ืœืคืจื“ื•ืงืก ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœื™.
07:47
Growing up is about aiming to succeed wildly
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ืœื”ืชื‘ื’ืจ ืคื™ืจื•ืฉื• ืœืฉืื•ืฃ ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืคืจืื™ืช
07:49
and being fulfilled by failing really well.
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ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ืคืง ืžื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ ื ืื” ืžืื“.
07:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:54
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
07:56
There's a writer I've been deeply influenced by, Parker Palmer,
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ื™ืฉ ืกื•ืคืจ ืฉื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœื™ ืขืžื•ืงื•ืช, ืคืจืงืจ ืคืืœืžืจ,
07:59
and he writes that many of us are often whiplashed
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžื•ื›ื™ื
08:01
"between arrogant overestimation of ourselves
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"ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขืจื›ืช ื™ืชืจ ื™ื”ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื ื•
08:04
and a servile underestimation of ourselves."
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ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขืจื›ืช ื—ืกืจ ืžืชืจืคืกืช ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื ื•".
08:07
You may have guessed by now,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ื ื™ื—ืฉืชื ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ื–ื”,
08:09
I did not light myself on fire.
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ืœื ื”ืขืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ืืฉ.
08:11
I did what I know to do in desperation, which is write.
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ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ื™ืื•ืฉ, ื•ื–ื” ืœื›ืชื•ื‘.
08:14
I wrote the book I needed to read.
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืงืจื•ื.
08:17
I wrote a book about eight incredible people
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ืขืœ ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ืคืœืื™ื
08:19
all over this country
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ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”
08:21
doing social justice work.
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ืฉืขื•ืกืงื™ื ื‘ืฆื“ืง ื—ื‘ืจืชื™.
08:23
I wrote about Nia Martin-Robinson,
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื ื™ื ืžืจื˜ื™ืŸ-ืจื•ื‘ื™ื ืกื•ืŸ,
08:25
the daughter of Detroit and two civil rights activists,
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ื™ืœื™ื“ืช ื“ื˜ืจื•ื™ื˜ ื•ื‘ืชื ืฉืœ ืฉื ื™ ืคืขื™ืœื™ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื–ืจื—,
08:27
who's dedicating her life
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ืฉืžืงื“ื™ืฉื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื”
08:29
to environmental justice.
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ืœืฆื“ืง ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™.
08:31
I wrote about Emily Apt
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ืืžื™ืœื™ ืืคื˜
08:33
who initially became a caseworker in the welfare system
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ืืฉืจ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื›ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ืกื•ืฆื™ืืœื™ืช ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื”
08:35
because she decided that was the most noble thing she could do,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืฉื–ื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ืืฆื™ืœื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ื™ื›ืœื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช,
08:38
but quickly learned, not only did she not like it,
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ืืš ืžื”ืจ ืžืื“ ืœืžื“ื” ื›ื™, ืœื ืจืง ืฉืื™ื ื” ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื–ื”,
08:40
but she wasn't really good at it.
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ืืœื ื’ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื–ื”.
08:42
Instead, what she really wanted to do was make films.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ืืช, ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ืจืฆืชื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืกืจื˜ื™ื.
08:44
So she made a film about the welfare system
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ืื– ื”ื™ื ื™ืฆืจื” ืกืจื˜ ืขืœ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื”
08:46
and had a huge impact.
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ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืœืกืจื˜ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืื“ื™ืจื”.
08:48
I wrote about Maricela Guzman, the daughter of Mexican immigrants,
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ืžืจื™ืกืœื” ื’ื•ื–ืžืŸ, ื‘ืชื ืฉืœ ืžื”ื’ืจื™ื ืžืงืกื™ืงื ื™ื,
08:51
who joined the military so she could afford college.
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ืฉื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื” ืœืฆื‘ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžืžืŸ ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื ื‘ืžื›ืœืœื”.
08:55
She was actually sexually assaulted in boot camp
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ื”ื™ื ืขื‘ืจื” ืชืงื™ืคื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื‘ื˜ื™ืจื•ื ื•ืช
08:57
and went on to co-organize a group
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ื•ื™ื™ืกื“ื” ื‘ืฉื•ืชืคื•ืช ืงื‘ื•ืฆื”
08:59
called the Service Women's Action Network.
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ืฉื ืงืจืืช "ืจืฉืช ื”ืคืขื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉื•ืช ื”ืฆื‘ื"
09:02
What I learned from these people and others
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ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžืื ืฉื™ื ืืœื• ื•ืžืื—ืจื™ื
09:04
was that I couldn't judge them
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืฉืคื•ื˜ ืื•ืชื
09:06
based on their failure to meet their very lofty goals.
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ืขืœ ืกืžืš ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ื ื ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ื”ื ืฉื’ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
09:09
Many of them are working in deeply intractable systems --
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ืกื‘ื•ื›ื•ืช ืขื“ ืžืื“-
09:12
the military, congress,
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ื”ืฆื‘ื, ื”ืงื•ื ื’ืจืก,
09:14
the education system, etc.
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ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื•ื›ื•'
09:16
But what they managed to do within those systems
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
09:18
was be a humanizing force.
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ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ื•ื— ืื ื•ืฉื™.
09:21
And at the end of the day,
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื,
09:23
what could possibly be more important than that?
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ืžื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžื–ื”.
09:25
Cornel West says, "Of course it's a failure.
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ืงื•ืจื ืœ ื•ื•ืกื˜ ืื•ืžืจ, "ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉื–ื”ื• ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ.
09:27
But how good a failure is it?"
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ื”ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื˜ื•ื‘?"
09:30
This isn't to say we give up our wildest, biggest dreams.
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ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื•ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ื”ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืคืจื•ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื ื•.
09:33
It's to say we operate on two levels.
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ื™ืฉ ื‘ื›ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื• ืคื•ืขืœื™ื ื‘ืฉืชื™ ืจืžื•ืช.
09:35
On one,
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ื‘ืื—ืช,
09:37
we really go after changing these broken systems
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืžืงื•ืœืงืœื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
09:39
of which we find ourselves a part.
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ื‘ื”ืŸ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•.
09:41
But on the other, we root our self-esteem
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ื‘ืจืžื” ืื—ืจืช, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืืช ืขืจื›ื ื•
09:43
in the daily acts of trying to make one person's day
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ื‘ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื ื• ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื™ื•ืžื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืื—ื“
09:46
more kind, more just, etc.
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ืœื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืฆื•ื“ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื›ื•'.
09:49
So when I was a little girl,
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ืื– ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“ื” ืงื˜ื ื”,
09:51
I had a couple of very strange habits.
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื›ืžื” ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื ืžืฉื•ื ื™ื ืžืื“.
09:53
One of them was
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ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื”ื™ื”
09:55
I used to lie on the kitchen floor of my childhood home,
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ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื•ื›ื‘ืช ืขืœ ืจืฆืคืช ื”ืžื˜ื‘ื— ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™,
09:57
and I would suck the thumb of my left hand
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืฆืฆืช ืืช ืื’ื•ื“ืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฉืžืืœื™ืช
09:59
and hold my mom's cold toes with my right hand.
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ื•ืžื—ื–ื™ืงื” ืืช ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ื›ืฃ ืจื’ืœื™ื” ื”ืงืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืžื™ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื™ืžื ื™ืช.
10:02
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
10:04
I was listening to her talk on the phone, which she did a lot.
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ื”ืงืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœื” ืžืฉื•ื—ื—ืช ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ, ืžื” ืฉื ื”ื’ื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื”.
10:07
She was talking about board meetings,
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ื”ื™ื ื“ื™ื‘ืจื” ืขืœ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืžื•ืขืฆืช ืžื ื”ืœื™ื,
10:10
she was founding peace organizations,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืงื™ืžื” ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ ืฉืœื•ื,
10:12
she was coordinating carpools, she was consoling friends --
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ื”ื™ื ืชื™ืืžื” ื”ืกืขื•ืช ืžืื•ืจื’ื ื•ืช, ื”ื™ื ื ื™ื—ืžื” ื—ื‘ืจื™ื-
10:15
all these daily acts of care and creativity.
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ื›ืœ ื”ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ืฉืœ ื“ืื’ื” ื•ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช.
10:18
And surely, at three and four years old,
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ื•ื›ืš, ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื•ืืจื‘ืข,
10:20
I was listening to the soothing sound of her voice,
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ื”ืงืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืฆืœื™ืœ ื”ืžืจื’ื™ืข ืฉืœ ืงื•ืœื”.
10:23
but I think I was also getting my first lesson in activist work.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื’ื ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื–ื.
10:26
The activists I interviewed
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ืœืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ืฉืจืื™ื™ื ืชื™
10:28
had nothing in common, literally, except for one thing,
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ, ืžืžืฉ ื›ืœื•ื, ืžืœื‘ื“ ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“,
10:31
which was that they all cited their mothers
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ื•ื–ื” ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืฆื™ื™ื ื• ืืช ืืžื”ื•ืชื™ื”ื
10:33
as their most looming and important
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ื›ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืžืขืฆื‘ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
10:35
activist influences.
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ืœืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื–ื ืฉืœื”ื.
10:37
So often, particularly at a young age,
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš, ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืฆืขื™ืจ,
10:39
we look far afield
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ื”ืจื—ืง
10:42
for our models of the meaningful life,
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ืื—ืจ ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ืœื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช,
10:44
and sometimes they're in our own kitchens,
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื”ื ืžืžืฉ ืืฆืœื ื• ื‘ืžื˜ื‘ื—,
10:47
talking on the phone, making us dinner,
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ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ, ืžื›ื™ื ื™ื ืœื ื• ืืจื•ื—ืช ืขืจื‘,
10:49
doing all that keeps the world going around and around.
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ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื’ื•ืจื ืœื›ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืจืฅ ืœืกื•ื‘.
10:53
My mom and so many women like her
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ื•ื ืฉื™ื ื›ื” ืจื‘ื•ืช ื›ืžื•ื”
10:55
have taught me that life is not about glory,
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ืœื™ืžื“ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื ืœื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื–ื•ื”ืจ,
10:58
or certainty, or security even.
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ืื• ื•ื•ื“ืื•ืช, ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ.
11:01
It's about embracing the paradox.
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ื”ื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืื™ืžื•ืฅ ื”ืคืจื“ื•ืงืก.
11:03
It's about acting in the face of overwhelm.
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ื ืงื™ื˜ืช ืคืขื•ืœื” ืืœ ืžื•ืœ ื”ืœื.
11:06
And it's about loving people really well.
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ืื”ื‘ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื.
11:09
And at the end of the day,
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื,
11:11
these things make for a lifetime
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ืืœื• ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืœืžืœืื™ื
11:14
of challenge and reward.
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ื‘ืืชื’ืจ ื•ื‘ื’ืžื•ืœ.
11:16
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
11:18
(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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