How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity | Eldra Jackson

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

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Shai Hakim ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Michal Shargil Ben Sira
00:14
Big boys don't cry.
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ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืœื ื‘ื•ื›ื™ื
00:17
Suck it up.
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ืชืขืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื“ืžืขื•ืช.
00:19
Shut up and rub some dirt on it.
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ืฉืชื•ืง ื•ืฉืคืฉืฃ ืขืœ ื–ื” ืงืฆืช ื—ื•ืœ
00:22
Stop crying before I give you something to cry about.
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ืชืคืกื™ืง ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช, ืื• ืฉืื ื™ ืืชืŸ ืœืš ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช.
00:26
These are just a few of the phrases
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ืืœื• ื”ื ืจืง ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
00:28
that contribute to a disease in our society,
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ืฉืชื•ืจืžื™ื ืœืžื—ืœื” ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•,
00:31
and more specifically, in our men.
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ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ืช, ื‘ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
00:34
It's a disease that has come to be known as "toxic masculinity."
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ื–ื• ืžื—ืœื” ืฉืžื•ื›ืจืช ื‘ืฉื "ื’ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ืจืขื™ืœื”".
00:40
It's one I suffered a chronic case of,
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ื–ื• ืžื—ืœื” ืฉืกื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืžื ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ืจื•ื ื™,
00:42
so much so that I spent 24 years of a life sentence in prison
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืกื‘ืœืชื™ ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ 24 ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืืกืจ ื‘ื›ืœื
00:47
for kidnapping, robbery, and attempted murder.
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ืขืœ ื—ื˜ื™ืคื”, ืฉื•ื“, ื•ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœืจืฆื—.
00:52
Yet I'm here to tell you today that there's a solution for this epidemic.
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืžื’ืคื” ื”ื–ื• ืคืชืจื•ืŸ.
00:57
I know for a fact the solution works, because I was a part of human trials.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืขื•ื‘ื“ืชื™ืช ืฉื”ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืขื•ื‘ื“, ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ืœืง ืžื ื™ืกื•ื™ ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื.
01:03
The solution is a mixture of elements.
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ื”ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืชืขืจื•ื‘ืช ืฉืœ ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ื™ื.
01:06
It begins with the willingness to look at your belief system
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ื”ื•ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœืš
01:10
and how out of alignment it is
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืขืงื•ืžื”
01:12
and how your actions negatively impact not just yourself,
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ื•ืื™ืš ื”ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœืš ืžืฉืคื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœื™ืœื™ืช ืœื ืจืง ืขืœื™ืš
01:15
but the people around you.
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ืืœื ืขืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ืš.
01:18
The next ingredient is the willingness to be vulnerable with people
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ื”ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ ื”ื‘ื ื”ื•ื ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคื’ื™ืข ืžื•ืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
01:23
who would not just support you, but hold you accountable.
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ืฉืœื ืจืง ื™ืชืžื›ื• ื‘ืš, ืืœื ื’ื ื™ืขืžื™ื“ื• ืื•ืชืš ื‘ืžืงื•ื.
01:28
But before I tell you about this,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื–ื”,
01:30
I need to let you know that in order to share this,
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ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื›ื ืฉื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื–ื”,
01:34
I have to bare my soul in full.
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ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื—ืฉื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ื ืฉืžื” ืฉืœื™ ืœื’ืžืจื™.
01:38
And as I stand here,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ ื›ืืŸ,
01:40
with so many eyes fixed on me,
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ืขื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ื ืขื•ืฆื•ืช ื‘ื™,
01:43
I feel raw and naked.
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ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื—ืฉื•ืฃ ื•ืขืจื•ื.
01:48
When this feeling is present,
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ื–ื• ืขื•ืœื”,
01:49
I'm confident that the next phase of healing is on the horizon,
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉื”ืฉืœื‘ ื”ื‘ื ื‘ื”ื—ืœืžื” ื”ื•ื ื‘ืื•ืคืง,
01:55
and that allows me to share my story in full.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœื™ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืžืœื•ืื•.
01:59
For all appearances' sake, I was born into the ideal family dynamic:
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืคืจื•ื˜ื•ืงื•ืœ, ื ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ืœืชื•ืš ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืื™ื“ืืœื™ืช
02:04
mother, father, sister, brother.
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ืืžื, ืื‘ื, ืื—ื•ืช, ืื—.
02:07
Bertha, Eldra Jr., Taydama and Eldra III.
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ื‘ืจื˜ื”, ืืœื“ืจื” ื’'ื•ื ื™ื•ืจ, ื˜ื“ื™ืžื” ื•ืืœื“ืจื” ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™
02:12
That's me.
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ื–ื” ืื ื™.
02:14
My father was a Vietnam veteran who earned a Purple Heart
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ืฉื™ืจืช ื‘ื•ื™ืื˜ื ื ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืขื™ื˜ื•ืจ ืœื‘ ืกื’ื•ืœ
02:18
and made it home to find love, marry, and begin his own brood.
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ื•ื—ื–ืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืžืฆื ืื”ื‘ื”, ื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ื•ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืฆืืฆืื™ื.
02:23
So how did I wind up serving life in the California prison system?
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ืื– ืื™ืš ื”ืชื’ืœื’ืœืชื™ ืœืชืงื•ืคืช ืžืืกืจ ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกื•ื”ืจ ืฉืœ ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”?
02:28
Keeping secrets,
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ืฉืžื™ืจืช ืกื•ื“ื•ืช,
02:30
believing the mantra that big boys don't cry,
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ืืžื•ื ื” ื‘ืžื ื˜ืจื” ืฉื‘ื ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืœื ื‘ื•ื›ื™ื,
02:34
not knowing how to display any emotion confidently other than anger,
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ืœื ืœื“ืขืช ืื™ืš ืœื”ื‘ื™ืข ืฉื•ื ืจื’ืฉ ื‘ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ, ืœืžืขื˜ ื›ืขืก
02:41
participating in athletics
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืกืคื•ืจื˜
02:42
and learning that the greater the performance on the field,
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ื•ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืฉื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืกืœื•ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
02:45
the less the need to worry about the rules off it.
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ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืคื—ื•ืช ืœื—ื•ืงื™ื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืžืกืœื•ืœ
02:48
It's hard to pin down any one specific ingredient
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ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ืขืœ ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ ืื—ื“ ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™
02:51
of the many symptoms that ailed me.
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ืžืžื›ืœื•ืœ ื”ืกื™ืžืคื˜ื•ืžื™ื ืฉื”ืคื›ื• ืื•ืชื™ ื—ื•ืœื”.
02:55
Growing up as a young black male in Sacramento, California in the 1980s,
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ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ ื›ื’ื‘ืจ ืฆืขื™ืจ ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืกืงืจืžื ื˜ื• ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื” ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื,
02:59
there were two groups I identified as having respect:
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ื”ื™ื• ืฉืชื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืฉื–ื™ื”ื™ืชื™ ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœื• ื›ื‘ื•ื“:
03:03
athletes and gangsters.
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ืืชืœื˜ื™ื ื•ื’ื ื’ืกื˜ืจื™ื.
03:07
I excelled in sports,
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ืื ื™ ื”ืฆื˜ื™ื™ื ืชื™ ื‘ืกืคื•ืจื˜,
03:10
that is until a friend and I chose to take his mom's car for a joyride and wreck it.
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ืขื“ ืฉื—ื‘ืจ ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ื—ืจื ื• ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ ืฉืœ ืืžื ืฉืœื• ืœืกื™ื‘ื•ื‘ ืžื”ื™ืจ ื•ื”ืจืกื ื• ืื•ืชื•.
03:16
With my parents having to split the cost of a totaled vehicle,
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉืœื ืขืœ ื—ืฆื™ ืจื›ื‘,
03:20
I was relegated to a summer of household chores and no sports.
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ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจืงืขืชื™ ืœืžืฉืš ื”ืงื™ืฅ, ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืœื™ ืกืคื•ืจื˜.
03:26
No sports meant no respect.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืกืคื•ืจื˜, ืืžืจ ื’ื ื‘ืœื™ ื›ื‘ื•ื“.
03:30
No respect equaled no power.
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ื‘ืœื™ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืฉื•ื•ื” ื‘ืœื™ ื›ื—.
03:34
Power was vital to feed my illness.
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ื›ื— ื”ื™ื” ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ ืœื”ื–ื ืช ื”ืžื—ืœื” ืฉืœื™.
03:38
It was at that point the decision to transition from athlete to gangster
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืฉื‘ื” ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืžืืชืœื˜ ืœื’ื ื’ืกื˜ืจ
03:44
was made and done so easily.
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ื”ืคื›ื” ืœืงืœื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืœื‘ื™ืฆื•ืข.
03:48
Early life experiences had set the stage for me to be well-suited
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ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืœื‘ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ
03:54
to objectify others,
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ืœื”ื—ืคื™ืฅ ืื—ืจื™ื.
03:57
act in a socially detached manner,
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ืœื”ืชื ื”ื’ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžื ื•ืชืงืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช,
03:59
and above all else, seek to be viewed as in a position of power.
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ื•ืžืขืœ ืœื›ืœ, ืœื—ืคืฉ ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉืœ ืขื•ืฆืžื”.
04:05
A sense of power
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ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ืขื•ืฆืžื”
04:07
(Sighs)
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(ืื ื—ื”)
04:11
equaled strength in my environment,
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ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื›ื— ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™,
04:13
but more importantly, it did so in my mind.
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืืฆืœื™ ื‘ืจืืฉ.
04:16
My mind dictated my choices.
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ื”ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื›ืชื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
04:20
My subsequent choices put me on the fast track to prison life.
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ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืžืกืœื•ืœ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ ืœื—ื™ื™ ื›ืœื.
04:25
And even once in prison, I continued my history
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืœื, ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœื™
04:28
of running over the rights of others,
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ืฉืœ ืœื“ืจื•ืš ืขืœ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื,
04:32
even knowing that that was the place that I would die.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื›ืฉื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ืืžื•ืช.
04:35
Once again, I wound up in solitary confinement
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ืฉื•ื‘, ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ื“ื•ื“
04:39
for stabbing another prisoner nearly 30 times.
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ืขืœ ื“ืงื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืืกื™ืจ ืื—ืจ, ืงืจื•ื‘ ืœ-30 ืคืขืžื™ื.
04:44
I'd gotten to a place where I didn't care how I lived or if I died.
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ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืžืงื•ื ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืื›ืคืช ืœื™ ืื™ืš ื—ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื• ืื ืืžื•ืช.
04:49
But then, things changed.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืฉืชื ื•.
04:52
One of the best things that happened in my life to that point
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืงืจื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื ืงื•ื“ื”
04:55
was being sent to New Folsom Prison.
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉื ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืœื›ืœื ื ื™ื•-ืคื•ืœืกื•ื.
04:57
Once there, I was approached to join a group called Inside Circle.
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ื›ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืฉื, ื”ืฆื™ืขื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉื ืงืจืื” ื”ืžืขื’ืœ ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™.
05:03
Initially, I was hesitant to join a group referred to around the yard
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”, ื”ืกืกืชื™ ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉื›ื™ื ื• ืื•ืชื” ื‘ื—ืฆืจ ื”ื›ืœื
05:07
as "hug-a-thug."
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"ื—ื‘ืง ื‘ืจื™ื•ืŸ".
05:09
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:12
Initially, yeah, that was a little much,
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”, ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืฆืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™,
05:17
but eventually, I overcame my hesitancy.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš, ื”ืชื’ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื”ืกืกื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
05:20
As it turned out, the circle was the vision of a man named Patrick Nolan,
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ื”ืกืชื‘ืจ, ืฉื”ืžืขื’ืœ ื”ื™ื” ื”ื—ื–ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืฉื ืคื˜ืจื™ืง ื ื•ืœืืŸ
05:26
who was also serving life
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ืฉื’ื ื”ื•ื ืจื™ืฆื” ืžืืกืจ
05:28
and who had grown sick and tired of being sick and tired
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ื•ืฉื ืžืืก ืœื• ืžืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ืžื™ืื•ืก
05:32
of watching us kill one another
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ืฉืœ ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื• ื”ื•ืจื’ื™ื ื–ื” ืืช ื–ื”
05:35
over skin color,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฆื‘ืข ืขื•ืจ,
05:37
rag color,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฆื‘ืข ื”ืฉื˜ื™ื—,
05:40
being from Northern or Southern California,
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ื”ื’ืขื” ืžืฆืคื•ืŸ ืื• ื“ืจื•ื ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”,
05:44
or just plain breathing in the wrong direction on a windy day.
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ืื• ืกืชื ื›ื™ ื ืฉืžื ื• ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืขื ืจื•ื—.
05:49
Circle time is men sitting with men
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ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ืžืขื’ืœ ื”ื•ื ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื• ืื“ื ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ืขื ืื“ื
05:52
and cutting through the bullshit,
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ื•ืžืคืกื™ืงื™ื ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ื‘ื•ืœืฉื™ื˜,
05:55
challenging structural ways of thinking.
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ืžืืชื’ืจื™ื ื“ืจื›ื™ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืžื•ื‘ื ื•ืช.
05:58
I think the way that I think
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘
06:00
and I act the way that I act
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ื•ืื ื™ ืคื•ืขืœ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื™ ืคื•ืขืœ
06:02
because I hadn't questioned that.
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ื›ื™ ืœื ืคื™ืงืคืงืชื™ ื‘ื›ืš.
06:06
Like, who said I should see a woman walking down the street,
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ืžื™ ืืžืจ ืฉื›ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืื™ืฉื” ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘,
06:10
turn around and check out her backside?
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ืื ื™ ืืžื•ืจ ืœื”ืกืชื•ื‘ื‘ ื•ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืœื” ืขืœ ื”ื™ืฉื‘ืŸ?
06:13
Where did that come from?
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ืžืื™ืคื” ื–ื” ื‘ื?
06:15
If I don't question that, I'll just go along with the crowd.
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ืื ืื ื™ ืœื ืืคืงืคืง ื‘ื–ื”, ืื ื™ ืืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืขื“ืจ.
06:21
The locker-room talk.
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ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื—ื“ืจ ื”ืœื‘ืฉื”.
06:23
In circle, we sit and we question these things.
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ื‘ืžืขื’ืœ, ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื•ื—ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื•.
06:26
Why do I think the way that I think?
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ืœืžื” ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘?
06:28
Why do I act the way that I act?
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ืœืžื” ืื ื™ ืžืชื ื”ื’ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื™ ืžืชื ื”ื’?
06:31
Because when I get down to it, I'm not thinking,
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ื›ื™ ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื–ื”, ืื ื™ ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘,
06:34
I'm not being an individual,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืื™ื ื“ื™ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืืœ,
06:35
I'm not taking responsibility for who I am
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืœื•ืงื— ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื™ ืฉืื ื™
06:38
and what it is I put into this world.
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”.
06:42
It was in a circle session that my life took a turn.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ื‘ืžืขื’ืœ ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ืชื”ืคื›ื•.
06:45
I remember being asked who I was,
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ ืฉืฉืืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ืžื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™,
06:47
and I didn't have an answer,
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”,
06:49
at least not one that felt honest
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ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืœื ืื—ืช ืฉื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื” ื›ื ื”
06:51
in a room full of men who were seeking truth.
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ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ืžืœื ื‘ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื—ื™ืคืฉื• ืืžืช.
06:54
It would have been easy to say,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“,
06:56
"I'm a Blood,"
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"ืื ื™ ืžื›ื ื•ืคื™ื™ืช 'ื‘ืœืื“' (ื“ื)".
06:58
or, "My name is Vegas,"
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ืื• "ื”ืฉื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ื•ื•ื’ืืก",
07:01
or any number of facades I had manufactured to hide behind.
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ืื• ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื”ืขืžื“ื•ืช ืคื ื™ื ืฉื™ื™ืฆืจืชื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ื ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื”ืŸ.
07:05
It was in that moment and in that venue that the jig was up.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื’ืข ื”ื–ื” ื•ื‘ืžืคื’ืฉ ื”ื–ื” ืฉื”ืžืกืš ื”ืชืจื•ืžื.
07:11
I realized that as sharp as I believed I was,
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื›ืžื” ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื“
07:13
I didn't even know who I was
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™
07:15
or why I acted the way that I acted.
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ืื• ืœืžื” ืคืขืœืชื™ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืคืขืœืชื™
07:21
I couldn't stand in a room full of men who were seeking to serve and support
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ืžืœื ื‘ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื—ื™ืคืฉื• ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ื•ืœืชืžื•ืš
07:25
and present an authentic me.
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ื•ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืื•ืชื ื˜ื™ืช.
07:29
It was in that moment that I graduated to a place within
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื’ืข ื”ื–ื”, ืฉื”ืชื‘ื’ืจืชื™ ืœืžืงื•ื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื™
07:33
that was ready for transformation.
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช.
07:36
For decades,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืขืฉื•ืจื™ื,
07:38
I kept being the victim of molestation at the hands of a babysitter a secret.
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ืฉืžืจืชื™ ื‘ืกื•ื“ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืงื•ืจื‘ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื™ ื‘ื™ื‘ื™ืกื™ื˜ืจ.
07:43
I submitted to this under the threat of my younger sister being harmed.
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ื ื›ื ืขืชื™ ืœื–ื” ืชื—ืช ื”ืื™ื•ื ืฉืื—ื•ืชื™ ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ืชื™ืคื’ืข.
07:46
I was seven, she was three.
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ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ ืฉื‘ืข, ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืช ืฉืœื•ืฉ.
07:50
I believed it was my responsibility to keep her safe.
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ื”ืืžื ืชื™ ืฉื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”.
07:56
It was in that instant
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื’ืข ื”ื–ื”
07:58
that the seeds were sown for a long career of hurting others,
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ืฉื”ื–ืจืขื™ื ื ื–ืจืขื• ืœืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืืจื•ื›ื” ืฉืœ ืคื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ืื—ืจื™ื.
08:03
be it physical, mental or emotional.
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืคื™ื–ื™, ืžื ื˜ืœื™ ืื• ืจื’ืฉื™.
08:07
I developed, in that instant,
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ืคื™ืชื—ืชื™, ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืจื’ืข,
08:11
at seven years old,
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืฉื‘ืข,
08:13
the belief that going forward in life,
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ืืช ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ืฉื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™,
08:15
if a situation presented itself where someone was going to get hurt,
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ืื ืงืจื” ื”ืžืงืจื” ื•ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืคื’ืข,
08:19
I would be the one doing the hurting.
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ืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ืฉืคื•ื’ืข.
08:22
I also formulated the belief that loving put me in harm's way.
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ืื ื™ ื’ื ื’ื™ื‘ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืžืฆื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ.
08:27
I also learned that caring about another person made me weak.
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ื’ื ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉืœื“ืื•ื’ ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ ื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืฉ
08:33
So not caring, that must equal strength.
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ืื– ืœื ืœื“ืื•ื’, ื–ื” ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื›ื•ื—.
08:38
The greatest way to mask a shaky sense of self
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ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืกื•ื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืขืฆืžื™ ืจืขื•ืข
08:40
is to hide behind a false air of respect.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืกืชืชืจ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื‘ืœื•ืŸ ื ืคื•ื— ืฉืœ ื›ื‘ื•ื“.
08:44
Sitting in circle resembles sitting in a fire.
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ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืžืขื’ืœ ื“ื•ืžื” ืœื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืืฉ,
08:47
It is a crucible that can and does break.
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ื–ื” ื›ื•ืจ ื”ื™ืชื•ืš ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ื•ื’ื ืฉื•ื‘ืจ
08:52
It broke my old sense of self,
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื‘ืจ ืืช ื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ื”ืขืฆืžื™ืช ื”ื™ืฉื ื” ืฉืœื™,
08:55
diseased value system
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ืืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ื”ื—ื•ืœื” ืฉืœื™
08:58
and way of looking at others.
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ื•ื”ื“ืจืš ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ืื—ืจื™ื.
09:02
My old stale modes of thinking were invited into the open
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ื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืžืขื•ืคืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื–ืžื ื• ืœืžืจื—ื‘
09:06
to see if this is who I wanted to be in life.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ืื ื–ื” ืžื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.
09:10
I was accompanied by skilled facilitators
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ืœื™ื•ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืžื ื—ื™ื ืžื ื•ืกื™ื
09:12
on a journey into the depths of myself
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ื‘ืžืกืข ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขืžื•ืงื™ื ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื™
09:15
to find those wounded parts that not only festered
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืคื’ื•ืขื™ื ืฉืœื ืจืง ืฉื”ืชืžืœืื• ืžื•ื’ืœื”
09:20
but seeped out to create unsafe space for others.
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ืืœื ื’ื ื ื–ืœื• ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ื•ื™ืฆืจื• ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืœืื—ืจื™ื.
09:25
At times, it resembled an exorcism,
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ื‘ื–ืžื ื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžื™ื ื–ื” ื“ืžื” ืœื’ื™ืจื•ืฉ ืฉื“ื™ื,
09:29
and in essence, it was.
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ื•ื‘ืžื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื•, ื–ื” ื”ื™ื”.
09:30
There was an extraction of old, diseased ways of thinking,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืกืจื” ืฉืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื—ื•ืœื•ืช ื•ืžื™ื•ืฉื ื•ืช.
09:35
being and reacting
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ื‘ื”ื•ื•ื™ื” ื•ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื”
09:38
and an infusion of purpose.
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ื•ื”ื–ืจืงื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช.
09:40
Sitting in those circles saved my life.
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ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื‘ืžืขื’ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื”ืฆื™ืœื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™.
09:44
I stand here today as a testament to the fact of the power of the work.
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ืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื ื›ืฆื•ื•ืื” ื—ื™ื” ืœืขื•ืฆืžืช ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
09:53
I was paroled in June 2014,
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ืฉื•ื—ืจืจืชื™ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ 2014
09:56
following my third hearing before a panel of former law-enforcement officials
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ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืข ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœื™ ืžื•ืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ ืื›ื™ืคืช ื—ื•ืง ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ
10:00
who were tasked with determining my current threat level to society.
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ืฉืขืกืงื• ื‘ืฉืืœืช ืงื‘ื™ืขืช ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ืžืกื•ื›ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœื—ื‘ืจื”.
10:05
I stand here today for the first time since I was 14 years old
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ืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื– ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 14
10:10
not under any form of state supervision.
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื‘ืคื™ืงื•ื— ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื‘ืฉื•ื ืฆื•ืจื”.
10:13
I'm married to a tremendous woman named Holly,
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ืื ื™ ื ืฉื•ื™ ืœืื™ืฉื” ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื” ื‘ืฉื ื”ื•ืœื™,
10:15
and together, we are raising two sons
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ื•ื™ื—ื“ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื’ื“ืœื™ื ืืช ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื ื•
10:17
who I encourage to experience emotions in a safe way.
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ืฉืื•ืชื ืื ื™ ืžืขื•ื“ื“ ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—.
10:24
I let them hold me when I cry.
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ืื ื™ ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ืœื—ื‘ืง ืื•ืชื™ ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ื•ื›ื”.
10:26
They get to witness me not have all the answers.
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ื™ื•ืฆื ืœื”ื ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืื•ืชื™ ื›ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช.
10:30
My desire is for them to understand
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ื”ืฉืื™ืคื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ื ื™ื‘ื™ื ื•
10:32
that being a man is not some machismo caricature,
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ืฉืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ื‘ืจ ื–ื” ืœื ืื™ื–ื• ืงืจื™ืงื˜ื•ืจื” ืžืฆ'ื•ืื™ืกื˜ื™ืช,
10:36
and that characteristics usually defined as weaknesses
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ื•ืฉืชื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืื•ืคื™ ืฉืœืจื•ื‘ ืžืงื•ืฉืจื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•ืœืฉื”
10:41
are parts of the whole healthy man.
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ื”ื ื—ืœืง ืžื’ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื ื•ื‘ืจื™ื.
10:44
So today, I continue to work not just on myself,
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ืื– ื”ื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ ืžืžืฉื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืœื ืจืง ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™,
10:47
but in support of young males in my community.
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ืืœื ื‘ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื‘ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™.
10:51
The challenge is to eradicate this cycle
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ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ื•ื ืœืžื’ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืขื’ืœ ื”ื–ื”
10:56
of emotional illiteracy and groupthink
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ืฉืœ ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ื•ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืขื“ืจื™ืช
10:59
that allows our males to continue to victimize others as well as themselves.
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ืฉืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื—ืจื™ื ื•ืืช ืขืฆืžื ืœืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช.
11:05
As a result of this,
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื–ื”,
11:07
they develop new ways of how they want to show up in the world
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ื”ื ืžืคืชื—ื™ื ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื
11:11
and how they expect this world to show up on their behalf.
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ื•ืื™ืš ื”ื ืžืฆืคื™ื ืžื”ืขื•ืœื ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจื.
11:15
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
11:16
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

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

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