R. Alan Brooks: When the world is burning, is art a waste of time? | TED

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

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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Naama Lieberman ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ืื˜ืœื ื˜ื”, ื’โ€˜ื•ืจื’โ€™ื™ื” ื•ืœื ื”ื›ืจืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื,
ืื‘ืœ ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ื›ื ืกื™ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื“ืจื•ืžื™ืช
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I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and I didn't know very many white people,
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ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชื—ืช ื”ืฆืœ ืฉืœ ืขืœื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืœื‘ื ื”
ื•ื ื•ื”ืœื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื
ืฉื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช, ืœืžื“ื• ืœืฉื ื•ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื.
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but I was raised in a Southern Black church
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that was under the shadow of white supremacy
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ื”ื“ื•ืจ ืฉื’ื™ื“ืœ ืื•ืชื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื›ื™ืจ ืœื™ื ืฆโ€™ื™ื.
00:25
and run by Black people
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who in many ways were taught to hate themselves.
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ืื– ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืœื”ื™ืจืฆื— ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื’ื–ืขื ื™ื,
00:30
The generation that raised me was still familiar with lynchings.
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœืคื ื™
ืœืžื“ื• ืœื”ืงื˜ื™ืŸ ืืช ืขืฆืžื.
00:36
So in order to not be murdered by racists,
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ื”ื™ื” ืืกื•ืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื•ืœื ื™ื™ื ืžื“ื™,
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some of the Black people in the generation before me
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ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืžื“ื™, ืžื•ืฉื›ื™ื ืžื“ื™, ืืžื™ืฆื™ื ืžื“ื™.
00:41
learned to make themselves smaller.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžืกื•ื™ื, ื”ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื•
ื›ืื™ืœื• ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื• ื•ื’ืจื ืœื ื• ืœื”ืชื‘ืœื˜
00:45
We couldn't be too loud,
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00:47
too smart, too attractive, too bold.
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ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื–ื” ืฉื ื™ืจืฆื—.
00:50
On some level, they felt
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ื‘ืชื•ืš ื›ืœ ื–ื”, ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืคืขืชื™,
00:52
like anything that we did that made us stand out
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ืชืœืžื™ื“ ืžืฆื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืขืฉื” ืจืืค,
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might get us murdered.
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ืื”ื‘ ืืช ื•ื•ื™ืจื“ ืืœ ื™ื ืงื•ื‘ื™ืง
ื•ืงืจื ื—ื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก.
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In the midst of that, I emerged,
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01:01
this straight-A student who rapped,
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ื™ื•ืคื™ ืฉืœ ื“ืจืš ืœื ืœื‘ืœื•ื˜.
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loved "Weird Al" Yankovic
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ืื– ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ื ื™ืกื• ืœืฉื›ื ืข ืื•ืชื™ ืœื ืœื”ืชืขืกืง ื‘ืื•ืžื ื•ืช.
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and read comic books.
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01:09
So much for not standing out.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื, ืกืคืจื™ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ื”ื™ื• ืงื˜ืข ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“
ืฉืœื ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
01:13
So the grownups around me regularly discouraged my artistry.
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ื”ื ืืžืจื• ืœื™ ืฉืื•ืžื ื•ืช ื–ื” ืžื˜ื•ืคืฉ
ื•ืื ื™ ืขื•ื“ ืืœืžื“ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ืงืฉื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžืชื™.
01:18
To them, comic books were the pursuit of a kid
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who didn't really understand the world.
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01:23
They told me that art was silly
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ืื–, ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืจืง ืขื•ื“ ื—ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“ ืฉืื”ื‘ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก
01:26
and I was in for some hard lessons about the real world.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืœืš ืœื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืื—ืจ.
ืื– ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขืจืš ื‘ืŸ 11,
ื”ื•ื ื•ืื ื™ ื”ืœื›ื ื• ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืœื›ื ืก ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก.
01:32
Back then, I only had one other friend who was into comic books
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ื”ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืฉื,
01:35
and he went to a different school.
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ืฉืื™ืฉ ืœื‘ืŸ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจ ืื—ื“ ื—ืฉื‘ ื‘ื˜ืขื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ืžืื‘ื˜ื—
01:37
So when I was around 11,
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he and I went to our very first comic book convention.
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ื•ื”ืจืื” ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืชื’ ืฉืœื• ื‘ื›ื ื™ืกื”.
01:42
They were so unused to seeing Black kids there,
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ืชื–ื›ืจื•, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 11.
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that one grown white man mistook me for security
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื•ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืื”ื‘ื ื• ืืช ื”ื›ื ืกื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
01:48
and showed me his convention badge in order to get in.
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ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ, ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืฉืืœื•ืช ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช,
01:52
Remember, I was 11.
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ื›ืžื•, ืœืžื” ื”ื”ื•ืœืง ืชืžื™ื“ ืœื•ื‘ืฉ ืžื›ื ืกื™ื™ื ืกื’ื•ืœื™ื?
01:56
But me and my friend loved these conventions.
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ื‘ืขืจืš ืฉื ื” ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข ืคื ื•ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื ื•
01:58
Finally, we had other people to talk to about the important questions,
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ืื ื™ ื•ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืฆื™ื™ืจื ื• ืกืคืจื™ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก.
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like, why does the Hulk always wear purple pants?
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื• ืฉื ืœื‘ ืœื–ื” ื•ื”ื•ืฉื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ืกืœื•ืŸ.
02:06
About a year or so later with every free moment that we had
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me and that same friend were actively drawing comic books.
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ื”ื•ื ืื”ื‘ ืืช ืฉื ื™ื ื•, ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืืคืก ืื•ืชื ื•.
02:13
His father took notice of this and he sat us down in the living room.
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, โ€œื–ื” ื ื”ื“ืจ ืฉืืชื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ื”ื–ื”,
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He loved us both, and he decided it was time to set us straight.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืจืฆื™ื ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ืคืจื ืก ืืชื›ื ื•ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
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He said, "It's great that you two love these comic books,
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ื•ืืชื ืœื ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ืขื ื—ื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ืงื•ืžื™ืงืกโ€œ.
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but you need to pick a serious profession,
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื ื™ืกื” ืœืคื’ื•ืข ื‘ื ื•.
02:29
something that's going to take care of you and your families.
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ื”ื•ื ื ื™ืกื” ืœื”ื›ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืขื•ืœื
02:32
And youโ€™re not going to be able to do that with comic books.โ€
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ื•ืžืชื—ืช ืœื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืคื—ื“ ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ ื’ื ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™.
02:35
My friend's father wasn't trying to hurt us.
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ืฉืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื•ืžืŸ ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื™ื’ืจื•ื ืœื™ ืœื”ืชื‘ืœื˜
02:38
He was trying to prepare us for the world
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ื•ืฉืื ื™ ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ืจืฆื— ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื’ื–ืขื ื™ื.
02:41
and underneath that was this fear that was shared by my own parents.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ื›ืื™ืœื• ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืงืคื™ืฆื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.
02:45
That being a Black artist would make me stand out
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื ื•ืœื“ื• ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-50.
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and that I might be murdered by racists.
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 1955, ืื™ืฉื” ืœื‘ื ื” ื”ืืฉื™ืžื” ื™ืœื“ ื‘ืŸ 14 ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉืจืง ืœื”.
02:52
And it's not like that was a far jump.
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My parents were born in the early 50s.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจ
ื•ืฉื ื™ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืจืฆื—ื• ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช
03:00
In 1955, a white woman accused a 14-year-old boy of whistling at her.
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ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื”ืืฉืžื” ืฉืœื”.
ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœื ื”ืœื›ื• ืœื›ืœื.
03:06
He was Black
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ืฉืžื• ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ ื”ื™ื” ืืžื˜ ื˜ื™ืœ.
03:07
and two grown white men brutally murdered him
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03:10
just for her accusation.
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ืื– ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื’ื“ืœื• ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื”
ืฉื‘ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืืฉืžื” ืฉืฉืจืงืช ืœืื™ืฉื” ืœื‘ื ื”
03:13
These men never went to prison.
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The boy's name was Emmett Till.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื›ืš ืฉื™ืœื“ ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื ืจืฆื—.
03:19
So my parents grew up in a time
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where just the accusation of whistling at a white woman
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ืื– ืœืžื” ืฉืœื ื™ื“ืื’ื• ืžื–ื” ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ื•ืœื˜ ื›ืžื• ืื™ื–ื” ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ื•ื”ืžื™ื™ื ื™ ืืžื ื•ืชื™?
03:25
could get a Black boy brutally murdered.
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ืื– ื›ืื•ืžืŸ ืฉื—ื•ืจ, ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™:
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So why wouldn't they be concerned about me standing out as some bohemian artsy dude?
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ื›ืฉื ืจืื” ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื•ืขืจ, ื”ืื ืืžื ื•ืช ื‘ืืžืช ืฉื•ื•ื” ืืช ื–ื”?
03:36
So as a Black artist, I've had to ask myself:
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when the world seems like it's burning, is art really worth it?
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ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจืชื™ ื•ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืจืฆื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ืขืกืงืชื™ ื‘ืืžื ื•ืช ืžื”ืฆื“.
ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืขืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื›ื™ ืจืฆื™ื ื™ืช ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™.
03:47
I grew up and I worked serious jobs and did art on the side.
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ื ื™ื”ืœืชื™ ืกื•ื›ื ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื—
ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืฉืžืขืชื ืขืœื™ ืขื“ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
03:53
Let me tell you about the most serious job that I ever worked.
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ืฆื•ืขืง โ€˜ืกื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื—โ€™.
ื›ืฆืคื•ื™, ืฉื ืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื”ื™ื.
03:56
I ran an insurance agency
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03:58
and I know everything that you've learned about me so far
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ืื– ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื›ืœ ื”ืขืฆื•ืช ื”ื—ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉืฉืžืขืชื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื™,
04:01
screams insurance agent.
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04:03
Predictably, I hated that job.
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืกื’ื•ืจ ืืช ืกื•ื›ื ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื— ืฉืœื™ ื•ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืจื•ืžื ื™ื ื’ืจืคื™ื™ื.
04:07
So after a few years and against all the wise advice I heard in my life,
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœืกื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช ืฉื‘ืขืจื• ื‘ื™.
04:12
I decided to close my insurance agency and try my hand at writing graphic novels.
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ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžืฉื˜ืจืชื™ืช, ืกืงืกื™ื–ื, ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช, ื›ืืœื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
04:18
I wanted to address the social issues that I was passionate about.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ,
ืขื–ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืจืฆื™ื ื™ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื—
04:23
Police brutality, sexism, racism, that kind of thing.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืกืคืจื™ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก.
04:27
But to make it clear,
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04:28
I was leaving the serious insurance job
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ืืžื ื•ืช,
ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื˜ื•ืคืฉืช,
04:33
in order to pursue writing comic books.
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉื ืจืื” ืžืกื•ืจ ืœื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœืจืฆื•ื— ืื•ืชื™.
04:36
You know, art,
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04:38
which is silly,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” 2016
04:41
especially in the face of a world that seemed dedicated to murdering me.
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ื•ื”ื™ื” ืื™ื–ื” ืžื ื—ื” ืชื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืจื™ืืœื™ื˜ื™ ืฉืจืฅ ืœื ืฉื™ืื•ืช.
ื‘ื˜ื— ืœื ืฉืžืขืชื ืขืœื™ื•,
ืื‘ืœ ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื˜ืจื™ื“ื™ื ืงืจื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
04:48
This was 2016
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04:50
and there was this reality show host running for president.
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ื ืืฆื™ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ื ื•ืขื–ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:53
You guys probably never heard of him,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉื• ืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
ืคืฉืขื™ ืฉื ืื” ืขืœื•.
04:56
but there were all these disturbing things arising in the world.
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ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื”,
04:59
Nazis were feeling bolder.
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ื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื•ื”ื—ื•ืžื™ื ืืจื’ื ื• ื”ืคื’ื ื•ืช ื•ื—ืจืžื•ืช.
05:01
People were feeling less shame about their racism,
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05:04
hate crimes arising.
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืœื‘ื ื™ื ื”ืœื™ื‘ืจืœื™ื ืฆืขื“ื• ืœื’ื‘ืขืช ื”ืงืคื™ื˜ื•ืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื‘ื•ืข.
05:06
In response,
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05:08
my Black and Brown friends organize public protest and boycotts.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก.
05:12
A lot of my liberal white friends were marching on the Capitol every weekend.
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื˜ื•ืคืฉ?
ืฉื—ืฆืŸ?
05:16
And I wanted to write a comic book.
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ ืœื ื”ืชืคืจื ืกืชื™ ืžืืžื ื•ืช
ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ืชืคื˜ืจืชื™ ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
05:21
Was I being silly?
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืฉื ืจืื” ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ืžืชืคืจืง.
05:24
Vain?
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05:25
I never made a living off of art before
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ืืžื ื•ืช ื–ื” ืžื˜ื•ืคืฉ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
ื ืื‘ืงืชื™ ื‘ื–ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืžื”.
05:28
and now I just quit my job
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ืื– ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืœื˜ื™ื™ืœ ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ื” ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
05:30
when it seemed like the world was falling apart.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืœื—ื•ืฅ ืžื”ื ืกื™ืขื” ื”ื–ื• ื›ื™ ื˜ื™ื™ืœืชื™ ืœื‘ื“.
05:34
Art is silly, right?
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05:36
I struggled with this for a while.
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ื•ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืื™ืš ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”
05:38
So I took a month to travel in the UK for the first time.
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ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ืœืคื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื,
ืื‘ืœ ื ืกืขืชื™ ืœื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ, ืคืจืื’, ื‘ื•ื“ืคืฉื˜,
05:42
I was nervous about this trip because I was traveling alone.
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05:46
And I didn't know how people in these countries
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ื•ืœืขื™ื™ืจื” ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™ืช ืงื˜ื ื˜ื ื” ื‘ืฉื ืžืœืงืฉื.
05:48
felt about Black people,
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ื‘ื‘ืจืœื™ืŸ, ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขื ื”ื‘ืขืœื™ื
05:50
but I went to Berlin, Prague, Budapest,
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ืฉืœ ืจืฉืช ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:54
and this tiny British town called Melksham.
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ื•ื“ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ืขืœ ืื™ืš ืฉื›ื™ืœื“ ื”ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื™ื” ืงืคื˜ืŸ ืืžืจื™ืงื”,
05:58
In Berlin, I sat down with the owner
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06:00
of the biggest comic book store chain there.
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื™ืœื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื, ื”ื•ื ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืงืจื ื›ื™ืœื“
06:02
And we talked about how as a kid, his favorite hero was Captain America,
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ื›ื™ ืงืคื˜ืŸ ืืžืจื™ืงื” ื ืœื—ื ื‘ื ืืฆื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
ื•ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ื ืืฆื™ื ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืชืจ ื‘ื’ืจืžื ื™ื”,
06:09
but certain issues of that comic book he never got to read as a kid
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ื”ื ื—ื˜ืคื• ืžื›ื•ืช.
06:13
because Captain America was fighting Nazis in those books.
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ืื– ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื–ื” ืœืจื’ืข.
06:16
And nothing with Nazis was allowed in Germany,
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ื‘ื’ืจืžื ื™ื”,
ื”ื ืืฆื™ื ืžื•ื—ืจืžื™ื ืžื”ื›ื•ืœ
06:19
even if they were getting beat up.
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06:22
So let's think about that for a moment.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืคื” ื‘ืืจื”โ€œื‘,
ื”ืงืžื ื• ืคืกืœื™ื ืœืื ืฉื™ ืงื•ื ืคื“ืจืฆื™ื” ืฉื‘ื’ื“ื• ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
06:24
In Germany,
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06:27
Nazis were banished from everything
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงืจื”, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื–ื”,
ืžืขืจื™ืฅ ืฉืœ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ืฉื’ื“ืœ ื‘ื’ืจืžื ื™ื”,
06:30
while here in the States,
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06:31
we've erected statues to Confederates who betrayed our country.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชืื”ื‘ ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืงื•ืŸ ืืžืจื™ืงืื™.
06:36
Anyway, I thought about this man,
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ื•ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ืื• ืจื•ืžืŸ ื’ืจืคื™ ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘
06:38
this comic book fan who grew up in Germany,
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06:41
but fell in love with the story of an American icon.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื’ืขืช ื‘ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
06:45
And I realized a well-written comic book or graphic novel
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ืžื”ืคื›ื•ืช,
ืื™ืš ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช,
06:51
could reach someone all the way across the world.
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ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื• ืžืงื‘ืœ ื”ืฉืจืื”, ืœืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ื—ืœืงื•, ืžืื•ืžื ื™ื.
06:56
And I thought about revolution,
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06:58
how whenever society needs to change,
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื” ืฉืจื•ื“ื ื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืจื•ืฆื—ื™ื ืืžื ื™ื ื•ืžื ื“ื™ื ืืชื.
07:01
that change is inspired at least in part by the artist.
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ืื ืฉื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื˜ืœืจ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื• ืžื•ื ื— ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืžื™ืฅ ืืžื ื™ื:
07:07
I thought about how dictators and despots regularly murder and discredit artists.
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ืืžื ื•ืช ืžื ื•ื•ื ืช.
ื”ื ืฉืจืคื• ืกืคืจื™ื ื•ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื.
07:14
Hitler's people came up with a term specifically to discredit artists:
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžื”,
ืœืžื” ืจืืฉื™ ื”ืžืคืœื’ื” ื”ื ืืฆื™ืช
07:20
degenerate art.
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07:22
They were burning books and paintings.
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ื”ืงื“ื™ืฉื• ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ ืœื”ืจืก ืืžื ื•ืช?
07:25
But why,
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ืื ืœื•ืžื ื•ืช ื‘ืืžืช ืื™ืŸ ื›ื—,
07:28
why were the leaders of the Nazi party
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ืื ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ื–ื‘ื•ื– ื–ืžืŸ ืžื˜ื•ืคืฉ,
07:31
dedicating their attention to destroying art?
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ืื– ืœืžื” ืจื•ื“ื ื™ื ืžืคื—ื“ื™ื ืžืžื ื”?
07:36
If art really has no power,
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ืœืžื” ื”ื ืืฆื™ื ืฉืจืคื• ืกืคืจื™ื ื•ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื?
07:38
if it's really a silly waste of time,
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ืœืžื” ืžืงืืจืชโ€™ื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžืกื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืจืฉื™ืžื•ืช ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืžื ื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-50?
07:41
then why are dictators afraid of it?
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ืœืžื” ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจ ืฉืœ ืกื˜ืœื™ืŸ ื”ื—ืจื™ื ืืžื ื™ื ื‘ืจื•ืกื™ื”?
07:45
Why were Nazis burning books and paintings?
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07:47
Why was McCarthy so dedicated to blacklisting artists in the 1950s?
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ื›ื™ ืืžื ื•ืช ืžืคื—ื™ื“ื” ืจื•ื“ื ื™ื.
07:51
Why was Stalin's government so focused on censoring artists in Russia?
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืžืฉื”ื•
ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืชืงืฉื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™.
ืœืืžื ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ืขืฆืžื”. ืืžื ื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื”.
07:57
Because art scares dictators.
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ืืžื ื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืœื‘ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื•.
08:00
Because they understood something
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08:02
that I've been struggling to understand my entire life.
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 1894, ื”ืกื•ืคืจ ื”ืจื•ืกื™, ืœื‘ ื˜ื•ืœืกื˜ื•ื™ ื›ืชื‘ ืืช โ€œืžืœื›ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•ื”ื™ื ืฉื•ื›ื ืช ื‘ืชื•ื›ืšโ€œ.
08:05
Art is powerful. Art is important.
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08:07
Art can change hearts and minds all the way across the world.
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ื”ืกืคืจ ืงื•ืจื ืœืื™-ืืœื™ืžื•ืช.
08:12
In 1894, Russian author, Leo Tolstoy wrote "The Kingdom of God Is Within You".
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ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืื” ื”ืงื•ื“ืžืช ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืžื”ื˜ืžื” ื’ื ื“ื™ ืืช ืกืคืจื• ืฉืœ ื˜ื•ืœืกื˜ื•ื™
08:18
It's a book that advocates for nonviolence.
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ื›ืื—ื“ ืžืฉืœื•ืฉ ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื•ืช ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื•.
08:22
In the 1920s, Mahatma Gandhi listed Tolstoy's book
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ืื– ื˜ื•ืœืกื˜ื•ื™ ื ืชืŸ ื”ืฉืจืื” ืœื’ื ื“ื™.
08:27
as one of the three most important influences in his life.
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ื•ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœืžื™ ื’ื ื“ื™ ื ืชืŸ ื”ืฉืจืื”?
08:34
So Tolstoy inspired Gandhi.
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ื“โ€œืจ ืžืจื˜ื™ืŸ ืœื•ืชโ€˜ืจ ืงื™ื ื’ ื’โ€™ื•ื ื™ื•ืจ.
ืื– ืื™ืš ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžืฉืชื ื” ืชื ื•ืขืช ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื–ืจื— ื‘ืืจื”โ€œื‘
08:39
And you know who Gandhi inspired?
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ืœื• ื˜ื•ืœืกื˜ื•ื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื•?
08:42
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืคื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืืชื›ื?
08:46
So how would the civil rights movement in America have changed
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ืกืคืจื• ืฉืœ ื˜ื•ืœืกื˜ื•ื™ ื™ืฆืจ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืืžืชื™ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฉืจืื”.
08:50
if Tolstoy had never written his book?
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08:53
Would I even be here talking to you now?
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืžืื‘ืง ืœื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื–ืจื—,
08:57
Tolstoy's book made real changes in the world by inspiring people.
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ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืขืžื“ื• ื™ื“ ื‘ื™ื“
ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืฉื•ื˜ืจื™ื ื•ื›ืœื‘ื™ื ื”ืชืงื™ืคื• ืื•ืชื ื•
09:04
During the civil rights struggle,
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉืจื ื• ืฉื™ืจื™ ื’ื•ืกืคืœ.
09:07
Black people would stand hand in hand
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09:10
as police and dogs attacked us
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ื”ืฉื™ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ื”ื–ื• ื ืชื ื” ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ืฉืจืื”
09:14
and we'd sing gospel songs.
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ื•ืขื–ืจื” ืœื”ื ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืžืขืžื“.
09:18
Those songs,
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ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื–ื ื”ื•ื ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื• ืžืฉื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
09:21
that art inspired these people
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ื•ื™ืฉ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืกื˜.
09:25
and it helped them make it through.
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ื•ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™, ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื™ื ืืžื ื•ืช.
09:28
Activism is how we change the world.
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09:32
And there are different ways to engage in activism.
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ืื– ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืืจื”โ€œื‘
09:34
And for me, that way is art.
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ื•ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจืชื™ ืงื•ื“ื:
ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžืฉื˜ืจื”, ืกืงืกื™ื–ื, ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช.
09:41
So I came back to the States
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09:42
and I wrote about all those issues that I mentioned before:
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ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช, ืœื ื™ื“ืขืช ืื™ืš ื”ืขื•ืœื ื™ืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื–ื” ืžืžื ื™.
09:46
the police brutality, the sexism, the racism.
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ืจืง ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืขื™ื™ืฃ ืžืœืžืกื•ืจ ืืช ื—ื™ื™
ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ืื›ืคืช ืœื™ ืžื”ื.
09:50
Honestly, I didn't know how the world was going to receive it from me.
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ืื– ืฉื›ืจืชื™ ืืžืŸ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก,
09:54
I just knew that I was tired of giving my life
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ื”ืจืฆืชื™ ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ืงื™ืงืกื˜ืืจื˜ืจ
09:57
to things that I didn't care about.
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ื•ื”ืจื•ืžืŸ ื”ื’ืจืคื™ ืฉืœื™ ื”ืคืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช The Burning Metronome.
10:02
So I hired a comic book artist,
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ื–ื” ืชืขืœื•ืžืช ืจืฆื— ืขืœ ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช ืขืœ ื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ืžืขื•ืœื ืื—ืจ
10:04
I ran a Kickstarter campaign
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ืฉืกื•ืคื’ื™ื ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ืงืกื ืžืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช.
10:07
and my graphic novel became "The Burning Metronome."
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10:11
It's a supernatural murder mystery about otherworldly creatures
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ื”ื ืฆื•ืคื™ื ื‘ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื
ื•ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ืœื ื• ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื—ืžืœื” ืœืื›ื–ืจื™ื•ืช.
10:15
who absorb magical power from human cruelty.
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10:19
They watch human beings
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ื‘ืื—ื“ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื, ืฉื•ื˜ืจ ืžืงื‘ืœ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ
10:21
and they give us the chance to choose between compassion and cruelty.
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ื•ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืžืงืจื” ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื™ื” ืืœื™ื ืœืœื ืฆื•ืจืš.
10:27
In one of the stories a police officer has an opportunity to go back
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ืื– ืžื” ืงืจื” ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื–ื” ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ?
10:31
and undo a time when he was unnecessarily violent to someone.
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ื”ืชืจืื™ื™ื ืชื™ ืœื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื”, ืœืขื™ืชื•ื ื™ื.
ื”ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœืœืžื“ ื›ืชื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืชื›ื ื™ืช ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ืžื•ืกืžืš.
10:38
So what happened as a result of me writing this book?
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10:40
I was interviewed on TV news, newspapers.
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ืื ื™ ืคืจื•ืคืกื•ืจ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
10:44
The university invited me to teach writing in their master's program.
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ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืขื•ืžืง ืœื‘ื™,
ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ื”ืืžืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ื ืฉืžืชื™
10:49
I'm a professor now.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ืš ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
10:51
But more importantly,
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10:53
I was able to reach into my heart,
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10:56
pull out the truest parts of my soul
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10:58
and see it have a positive impact on other people's lives.
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ื—ืชืžืชื™ ืขืœ ืกืคืจื™ื ื‘ื—ื ื•ืช ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก
ื•ืื™ืฉ ืื—ื“ ืคื˜ืคื˜ ืื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขืจืš 20 ื“ืงื•ืช.
ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืฉื”ืกืคืจ ื’ืจื ืœื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื•ื ืขื•ื‘ื“.
11:06
I was signing books in this comic book store
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11:09
and this man made small talk with me for about 20 minutes.
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ืื– ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉืืœืชื™, ื‘ืžื” ืืชื” ืขื•ื‘ื“?
11:13
Eventually he said that my book made him think about how he does his job.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื˜ืจ.
ืื– ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื™ ื’ืจื ืœืฉื•ื˜ืจ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืฉื” ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื•.
11:18
So of course I asked, what do you do for a living?
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11:21
He was a police officer.
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11:25
So my book made a police officer think about how he does his job.
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ื–ื” ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืงืจื” ื›ืฉืžื›ืจืชื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื—.
ืื ื™ ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ื•ืจื•ืžื ื™ื ื’ืจืคื™ื ืœืžื—ื™ื™ืชื™.
ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืŸ ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ืžืœืื”.
11:34
That never happened when I sold insurance.
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ืื™ืœื• ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื”ื•ื,
ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
11:39
I write comic books and graphic novels for a living.
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ื•ืชืฉืžืขื•, ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื˜ืขื• ื›ืฉื”ื ื”ื–ื”ื™ืจื• ืื•ืชื™
11:42
Now I'm a full-time artist.
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ืžื”ื ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื”ืงื˜ืœื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืืจืฅ ื”ื–ืืช.
11:44
If I hadn't written that book,
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11:46
none of you would be listening to me right now.
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ืจืง ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”,
ืื™ืฉ ืขืœื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืœื‘ื ื” ืฉืœื— ืœื™ ืื™ื•ืžื™ ืžื•ื•ืช
11:49
And listen, my parents weren't wrong to warn me
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืกืคืจ ืฉืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘.
11:52
about the lethal tendencies of this country.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืื™ื™ื
11:54
Just last year,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื”ื›ืจื” ืฉืœื• ื‘ื›ื•ื— ืฉืœ ื”ืืžื ื•ืช
11:56
a white supremacist sent me death threats
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11:58
over a book that I hadn't even finished writing yet.
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ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืœื‘ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื•.
12:00
But obviously the only reason he was threatened
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
12:04
is because he recognized the power of art
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ืื ื™ืฉ ืืžื ื•ืช ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ,
12:06
to change hearts and minds all the way across the world.
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ืื ื™ืฉ ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืœื‘ื›ื, ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืœื”ื’ื™ื“,
ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืชื›ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
12:11
So I say to you now,
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12:13
if there's any art you want to create,
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ื”ืืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื–ื.
12:15
if there's something in your heart, if you have something to say,
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ื”ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืชืช ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฉืจืื” ื•ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
12:18
we need you now.
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ืื ืืชื ืžืคื—ื“ื™ื, ื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
ืจืง ืืœ ืชืชื ื• ืœื–ื” ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืืชื›ื.
12:21
Your art can be activism.
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ืœื›ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืžื ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืคื—ื™ื“ ืจื•ื“ืŸ.
12:24
It can inspire people and change the world.
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12:27
If you're afraid, that's OK.
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ื”ืื ืืžื ื•ืช ืฉื•ื•ื” ืืช ื–ื”?
12:29
Just don't let it stop you.
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ืœืขื–ืื–ืœ, ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื›ืŸ.
12:31
Go make art and scare a dictator.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
12:35
Is art worth it?
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12:37
Hell yeah.
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12:39
Thank you.
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ื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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