I got 99 problems... palsy is just one | Maysoon Zayid

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Boaz Hovav ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
ืฉืœื•ื, ื ืฉื•ืช TED, ืžื” ืงื•ืจื”.
00:13
Hello, TEDWomen, what's up.
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00:14
(Cheering)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
00:16
Not good enough.
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ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง ื˜ื•ื‘.
00:17
Hello, TEDWomen, what is up?
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ืฉืœื•ื, ื ืฉื•ืช TED, ืžื” ืงื•ืจื”?
00:19
(Loud cheering)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
00:21
My name is Maysoon Zayid,
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ืฉืžื™ ื”ื•ื ืžื™ื™ืกื•ืŸ ื–ืื™ื“,
ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืฉื™ื›ื•ืจื”,
00:24
and I am not drunk,
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00:26
but the doctor who delivered me was.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื•ืคื ืฉื™ื™ืœื“ ืื•ืชื™ ื”ื™ื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืจ.
00:28
He cut my mom six different times
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ื”ื•ื ื—ืชืš ืืช ืื™ืžื™ ืฉืฉ ืคืขืžื™ื
00:32
in six different directions,
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ื‘ืฉื™ืฉื” ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื,
00:35
suffocating poor little me in the process.
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ื•ื‘ื“ืš ื”ื•ื ื—ื ืง ืืช ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื•ื”ืžืกื›ื ื” ืฉื’ื“ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื ื™.
00:37
As a result, I have cerebral palsy,
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš, ืื ื™ ืกื•ื‘ืœืช ืžืฉื™ืชื•ืง ืžื•ื—ื™ืŸ,
00:40
which means I shake all the time.
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ืฉืžืชื‘ื˜ื ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืขื“ืช ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
00:43
Look.
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ืชืจืื•.
00:46
It's exhausting.
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ื–ื” ืžืชื™ืฉ. ืื ื™ ื›ืžื• ืฉืงื™ืจื”, ืฉืงื™ืจื”,
00:47
I'm like Shakira, Shakira meets Muhammad Ali.
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ืžืฉื•ืœื‘ืช ืขื ืžื•ื—ืžื“ ืขืœื™.
00:51
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:54
CP is not genetic.
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ืฉื™ืชื•ืง ืžื•ื—ื™ืŸ (C.P.) ืื™ื ื” ืžื—ืœื” ื’ื ื˜ื™ืช.
00:56
It's not a birth defect. You can't catch it.
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ืœื ืžืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืคื’ื ืžื•ืœื“. ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื“ื‘ืง ืžืžื ื•.
00:59
No one put a curse on my mother's uterus,
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื”ื˜ื™ืœ ืงืœืœื” ืขืœ ื”ืจื—ื ืฉืœ ืื™ืžื™.
01:02
and I didn't get it because my parents are first cousins,
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ื•ืœื ื—ืœื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžื—ืœื” ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื•ืจื™ ื”ื ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื™ื,
01:05
which they are.
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ื•ื”ื ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื™ื.
01:07
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:11
It only happens from accidents,
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ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื” ืจืง ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ืชืื•ื ื•ืช,
01:13
like what happened to me on my birth day.
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ื›ืžื• ื”ืชืื•ื ื” ืฉืงืจืชื” ืœื™ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื™.
01:16
Now, I must warn you,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื™ ืœื”ื–ื”ื™ืจ ืืชื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืขื•ืจืจืช ื”ืฉืจืื”,
01:18
I'm not inspirational.
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01:20
(Laughter)
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01:21
And I don't want anyone in this room to feel bad for me,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘ื—ื“ืจ
ื™ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืจืข ื‘ื’ืœืœื™,
01:25
because at some point in your life,
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ื›ื™ ืžืชื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื—ื™ื™ื,
01:27
you have dreamt of being disabled.
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ื—ืœืžืชื ืฉื”ืคื›ืชื ืœื ื›ื™ื.
01:30
Come on a journey with me.
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ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื• ืœืžืกืข ื™ื—ื“ ืืชื™.
01:32
It's Christmas Eve, you're at the mall,
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ืขืจื‘ ื—ื’ ื”ืžื•ืœื“, ืืชื ื‘ืงื ื™ื•ืŸ,
ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ื‘ืžืขื’ืœื™ื ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืžืงื•ื ื—ื ื™ื”,
01:36
you're driving around in circles looking for parking,
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01:39
and what do you see?
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ื•ืžื” ืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื?
01:41
Sixteen empty handicapped spaces.
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16 ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื—ื ื™ื” ืคื ื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ื ื™ื™ืช ื”ื ื›ื™ื.
01:44
(Laughter)
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ื•ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื "ืืœื•ื”ื™ื, ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
01:46
And you're like, "God, can't I just be a little disabled?"
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ืจืง ืงืฆืช ื ื›ื”?"
01:49
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:55
Also, I've got to tell you,
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ื•ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื–ื”, ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื›ื,
ื™ืฉ ืœื™ 99 ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช, ื•ืฉื™ืชื•ืง ืžื•ื—ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืจืง ืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ.
01:57
I've got 99 problems, and palsy is just one.
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02:00
(Laughter)
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02:01
If there was an Oppression Olympics,
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ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืื•ืœื™ืžืคื™ืื“ื” ืœืžื“ื•ื›ืื™ื,
02:04
I would win the gold medal.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื–ื•ื›ื” ื‘ืžื“ืœื™ื™ืช ื–ื”ื‘.
02:06
I'm Palestinian, Muslim,
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ืื ื™ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ืช, ืžื•ืกืœืžื™ืช, ืื™ืฉื”, ื ื›ื”,
02:09
I'm female, I'm disabled,
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02:11
and I live in New Jersey.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื’ืจื” ื‘ื ื™ื• ื’'ืจื–ื™.
02:13
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:16
(Applause)
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02:19
If you don't feel better about yourself, maybe you should.
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ืื ืืชื ืœื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืชืจื’ื™ืฉื•.
02:22
(Laughter)
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02:23
Cliffside Park, New Jersey is my hometown.
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ืื ื™ ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืžื”ืขื™ืจ ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื“ ืคืืจืง ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื ื™ื• ื’'ืจื–ื™.
02:25
I have always loved the fact
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ืชืžื™ื“ ืื”ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื”
02:28
that my hood and my affliction share the same initials.
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ืฉื”ืขื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื•ื”ืžื—ืœื” ืฉืœื™
ื—ื•ืœืงื•ืช ืืช ืื•ืชืŸ ืจืืฉื™ ืชื™ื‘ื•ืช (C.P.).
02:32
I also love the fact
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื’ื ืืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื™ืœื• ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืœื›ืช
02:34
that if I wanted to walk from my house to New York City, I could.
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ืžื‘ื™ื™ืชื™ ืœืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง, ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช.
02:37
A lot of people with CP don't walk,
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ืจื•ื‘ ื—ื•ืœื™ ืฉื™ืชื•ืง ื”ืžื•ื—ื™ืŸ ืœื ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืœื›ืช.
02:40
but my parents didn't believe in "can't."
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื”ืืžื™ื ื• ื‘- "ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ".
02:43
My father's mantra was,
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ืืžืจ
02:45
"You can do it, yes you can can."
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"ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช, ื›ืŸ ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื”."
02:48
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ืื–, ืื ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื”ืื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืฉื˜ืคื• ืจืฆืคื”,
02:52
So, if my three older sisters were mopping,
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02:55
I was mopping.
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ืื ื™ ืฉื˜ืคืชื™ ืจืฆืคื”.
02:56
If my three older sisters went to public school,
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ืื ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื”ืื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ืœื›ื• ืœื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™,
ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืชื‘ืขื• ืืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš
02:59
my parents would sue the school system
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03:01
and guarantee that I went too,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ื•ื“ื ืฉื’ื ืื ื™ ืืœืžื“ ืฉื,
03:03
and if we didn't all get A's,
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ื•ืื ืืจื‘ืขืชื ื• ืœื ืงื™ื‘ืœื ื• ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžื‘ื—ื ื™ื,
03:05
we all got my mother's slipper.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืคื’ืฉื ื• ืืช ื”ื›ืคื›ืฃ ืฉืœ ืื™ืžื.
03:07
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ืื‘ื™ ืœื™ืžื“ ืื•ืชื™ ืœืœื›ืช ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช ื—ืžืฉ
03:10
My father taught me how to walk when I was five years old
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื ืืช ืขืงื‘ื™ื™ ืขืœ ื›ืคื•ืช ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœื•
03:13
by placing my heels on his feet
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03:15
and just walking.
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ื•ื”ืœืš.
03:17
Another tactic that he used
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ืฉื™ื˜ื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ื‘ื” ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื ื•ืคืฃ
03:19
is he would dangle a dollar bill in front of me
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ื‘ืฉื˜ืจ ืฉืœ ื“ื•ืœืจ ืžื•ืœื™, ื•ืœืชืช ืœื™ ืœืจื“ื•ืฃ ืื—ืจื™ื•.
03:21
and have me chase it.
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03:23
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ื”ื—ืฉืคื ื™ืช ืฉื‘ืชื•ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื—ื–ืงื” ืžืื“, ื•ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ --
03:26
My inner stripper was very strong.
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03:28
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:30
Yeah.
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ื›ืŸ, ืœื, ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื’ืŸ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
03:31
No, by the first day of kindergarten,
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03:33
I was walking like a champ
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ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ื›ืžื• ืืœื•ืคื”
ืฉื—ื˜ืคื” ืื’ืจื•ืฃ ืื—ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™.
03:35
who had been punched one too many times.
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03:37
(Laughter)
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03:38
Growing up, there were only six Arabs in my town,
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ื›ืฉื’ื“ืœืชื™, ื”ื™ื• ืจืง ืฉื™ืฉื” ืขืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™,
03:42
and they were all my family.
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™.
03:43
(Laughter)
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03:44
Now there are 20 Arabs in town,
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ื›ื™ื•ื ื™ืฉ 20 ืขืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื”,
03:46
and they are still all my family.
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:48
(Laughter)
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03:49
I don't think anyone even noticed we weren't Italian.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื ืœื‘ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืื™ื˜ืœืงื™ื.
03:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
03:56
(Applause)
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04:00
This was before 9/11
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ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืงืจื” ืœืคื ื™ ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ ื”- 11 ืœืกืคื˜ืžื‘ืจ ื•ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื
04:02
and before politicians thought it was appropriate
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ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉืžื•ืชืจ ืœื”ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ "ืื ื™ ืฉื•ื ื ืžื•ืกืœืžื™ื"
04:05
to use "I hate Muslims" as a campaign slogan.
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ื›ืกื™ืกืžืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื’ื“ืœืชื™ ืืชื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืขื™ื” ืขื ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™.
04:09
The people that I grew up with had no problem with my faith.
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04:12
They did, however, seem very concerned
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ื”ื ื›ืŸ, ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช, ื“ืื’ื• ืžืื“
04:14
that I would starve to death during Ramadan.
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ืžื”ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ืขืœื•ืœื” ืœื’ื•ื•ืข ื‘ืจืขื‘ ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ืจืžื“ืืŸ.
04:17
I would explain to them that I have enough fat
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืกื‘ื™ืจื” ืœื”ื ืฉืฆื‘ืจืชื™ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืฉื•ืžืŸ
04:19
to live off of for three whole months,
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ืœืžื—ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืฉืœืžื™ื,
04:21
so fasting from sunrise to sunset is a piece of cake.
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ื›ืš ืฉืฆื•ื ืžื–ืจื™ื—ืช ื”ื—ืžื” ื•ืขื“ ื”ืฉืงื™ืขื” ื‘ื ืœื™ ื‘ืงืœื•ืช.
04:24
(Laughter)
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04:26
I have tap-danced on Broadway.
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ืจืงื“ืชื™ ืกื˜ืคืก ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™.
04:29
Yeah, on Broadway. It's crazy.
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ื›ืŸ, ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™. ื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืžืฉื•ื’ืข. (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:31
(Applause)
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04:32
My parents couldn't afford physical therapy,
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืžืžืŸ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ ืคื™ื–ื™ื•ืชืจืคื™ื”,
04:34
so they sent me to dancing school.
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ืื– ื”ื ืฉืœื—ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืœืจื™ืงื•ื“.
04:37
I learned how to dance in heels,
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืœืจืงื•ื“ ื‘ื ืขืœื™ ืขืงื‘,
04:39
which means I can walk in heels.
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ื›ืš ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ื ืขืœื™ ืขืงื‘.
ื•ืื ื™ ืžื ื™ื• ื’'ืจื–ื™,
04:41
And I'm from Jersey,
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04:42
and we are really concerned with being chic,
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ื•ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื ื• ืžืื“ ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืื•ืคื ืชื™ื•ืช,
ื›ืš ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื ืขืœื• ื ืขืœื™ ืขืงื‘, ื’ื ืื ื™ ื ืขืœืชื™ ื ืขืœื™ ืขืงื‘.
04:45
so if my friends wore heels, so did I.
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04:48
And when my friends went and spent their summer vacations
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื™ืฆืื• ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ืืช ื—ื•ืคืฉืช ื”ืงื™ืฅ
04:51
on the Jersey Shore, I did not.
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ื‘ื—ื•ืคื™ ื ื™ื• ื’'ืจื–ื™, ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคืชื™.
04:54
I spent my summers in a war zone,
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ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงื™ืฅ ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ืžืœื—ืžื”,
04:56
because my parents were afraid
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ื›ื™ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืคื—ื“ื•
04:58
that if we didn't go back to Palestine every single summer,
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ืฉืื ืœื ื ื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœื‘ืงืจ ื‘ืจืฉื•ืช ื”ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ืช
ื›ืœ ืฉื ื” ื‘ืงื™ืฅ,
05:02
we'd grow up to be Madonna.
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ื ื’ื“ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืžื“ื•ื ื”.
05:04
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:09
Summer vacations often consisted of my father trying to heal me,
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื—ื•ืคืฉืช ื”ืงื™ืฅ
ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืžื ืกื” ืœืจืคื ืื•ืชื™,
ืื– ืฉืชื™ืชื™ ื—ืœื‘ ืฆื‘ืื™ื,
05:15
so I drank deer's milk,
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05:16
I had hot cups on my back,
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ื•ื˜ื•ืคืœืชื™ ื‘ืกืคืœื™ื ื—ืžื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘,
05:18
I was dunked in the Dead Sea,
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ื”ื•ื˜ื‘ืœืชื™ ื‘ืžื™ืžื™ ื™ื ื”ืžืœื—,
05:20
and I remember the water burning my eyes
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ื•ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืฉื”ืžื™ื ืฉืจืคื• ืœื™ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื
05:23
and thinking, "It's working! It's working!"
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, "ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“! ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“!"
05:25
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:29
But one miracle cure we did find was yoga.
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ื•ื”ืžืจืคื ื”ืคืœืื™ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืžืฆืื ื• ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื™ื•ื’ื”.
05:32
I have to tell you, it's very boring,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื”ืชื•ื•ื“ื•ืช, ื–ื” ืžืžืฉ ืžืฉืขืžื,
05:35
but before I did yoga,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื™ื•ื’ื”,
05:37
I was a stand-up comedian who can't stand up.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื•ืžื ื™ืช ืกื˜ื ื“-ืืค ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืžื•ื“.
05:40
And now I can stand on my head.
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœืขืžื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืจืืฉ.
05:43
My parents reinforced this notion
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ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื“ื’ื™ืฉื• ื‘ืคื ื™
05:48
that I could do anything,
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ืฉืื ื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ,
05:51
that no dream was impossible,
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ืฉืื™ืŸ ื—ืœื•ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™,
05:53
and my dream was to be
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข
05:54
on the daytime soap opera "General Hospital."
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ื‘ืื•ืคืจืช ื”ืกื‘ื•ืŸ "ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื•ืœื™ื ื›ืœืœื™."
05:57
(Laughter)
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ื”ืชืงื‘ืœืชื™ ืœืงื•ืœื’' ืชื•ื“ื•ืช ืœื”ืขื“ืคื” ืžืชืงื ืช
05:59
I went to college during affirmative action
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06:01
and got a sweet scholarship to ASU,
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ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืœื’ื” ื—ืœื•ืžื™ืช ืœ- ASU,
06:03
Arizona State University,
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ื”ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืช ืืจื™ื–ื•ื ื”,
06:05
because I fit every single quota.
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ื›ื™ ื”ืชืืžืชื™ ืœื›ืœ ืžื›ืกื•ืช ื”ื”ืขื“ืคื”.
06:08
(Laughter)
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ื”ื™ื™ืช ืžืžืฉ ื—ื™ื™ืช ื”ืžื—ืžื“ ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ื’ ืœืชืื˜ืจื•ืŸ.
06:09
I was like the pet lemur of the theater department.
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06:13
Everybody loved me.
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ื›ื•ืœื ืื”ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื™.
06:14
I did all the less-than-intelligent kids' homework,
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ื”ื›ื ืชื™ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืคื—ื•ืช ื—ื›ืžื™ื,
06:18
I got A's in all of my classes,
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ 100 ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืงื•ืจืกื™ื ืฉืœื™,
06:19
A's in all of their classes.
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100 ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืงื•ืจืกื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
06:21
(Laughter)
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืฉื™ื—ืงืชื™ ืกืฆื ื”
06:23
Every time I did a scene from "The Glass Menagerie,"
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ืžื”ื”ืฆื’ื” "ื‘ื™ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช,"
06:26
my professors would weep.
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ื”ืคืจื•ืคืกื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืคืจืฅ ื‘ื“ืžืขื•ืช.
06:28
But I never got cast.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ื”ืฉืชืชืคืชื™ ื‘ื”ืฆื’ื”.
06:31
Finally, my senior year,
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ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ื,
06:32
ASU decided to do a show called "They Dance Real Slow in Jackson."
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ASU ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืžื•ืคืข ืฉื ืงืจื
"ื”ื ืจื•ืงื“ื™ื ืžืžืฉ ืœืื˜ ื‘ื’'ืงืกื•ืŸ."
06:36
It's a play about a girl with CP.
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ื–ื” ืžื—ื–ื” ืขืœ ื ืขืจื” ืขื ืฉื™ืชื•ืง ืžื•ื—ื™ืŸ
06:39
I was a girl with CP.
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ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื ืขืจื” ืขื ืฉื™ืชื•ืง ืžื•ื—ื™ืŸ
06:41
So I start shouting from the rooftops,
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืฆืจื•ื— ื‘ื”ืชืจื’ืฉื•ืช,
06:44
"I'm finally going to get a part!
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"ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ืื ื™ ืืงื‘ืœ ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื‘ื”ืฆื’ื”!
06:46
I have cerebral palsy!
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืฉื™ืชื•ืง ืžื•ื—ื™ืŸ!
06:48
Free at last! Free at last!
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ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื” ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ! ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื” ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ!
06:50
Thank God almighty, I'm free at last!"
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœืืœ, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื” ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ!"
06:53
I didn't get the part.
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ืœื ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:54
(Laughter)
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06:57
Sherry Brown got the part.
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ืฉืจื™ ื‘ืจืื•ืŸ ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืืช ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“.
ืจืฆืชื™ ืืœ ืžื ื”ืœืช ืžื—ืœืงืช ื”ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ
07:00
I went racing to the head of the theater department
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07:02
crying hysterically, like someone shot my cat,
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ื‘ื•ื›ื” ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ืจื™ื”, ื›ืืœื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ืจื” ืœื™ ื‘ื—ืชื•ืœ,
ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืื•ืชื” ืœืžื”,
07:05
to ask her why,
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and she said it was because they didn't think I could do the stunts.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ
ืฉื”ื ืœื ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉืื ื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช ื”ืคืขืœื•ืœื™ื.
07:10
I said, "Excuse me, if I can't do the stunts,
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ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื” "ืกืœื™ื—ื”, ืื ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช ื”ืคืขืœื•ืœื™ื,
07:13
neither can the character."
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ื’ื ื”ื“ืžื•ืช ื‘ื”ืฆื’ื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื”."
07:15
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
07:19
(Applause)
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07:22
This was a part that I was literally born to play
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืื ื™, ืคืฉื•ื˜, ื ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ืœืฉื—ืง
07:28
they gave it to a non-palsy actress.
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ื•ื”ื ื ืชื ื• ืื•ืชื•, ื”ื ื ืชื ื• ืื•ืชื• ืœืฉื—ืงื ื™ืช ืœืœื ืฉื™ืชื•ืง ืžื•ื—ื™ืŸ.
ื”ืงื•ืœื’' ื—ื™ืงื” ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื.
07:33
College was imitating life.
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07:35
Hollywood has a sordid history
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ืœื”ื•ืœื™ื•ื•ื“ ื™ืฉ ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืืคืœื”
07:37
of casting able-bodied actors to play disabled onscreen.
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ืฉืœ ืœื™ื”ื•ืง ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื ื‘ื’ื•ืคื
ืœื’ืœื ืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ื ื›ื™ื ื‘ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข.
07:42
Upon graduating, I moved back home,
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ืœืื—ืจ ืกื™ื•ื ื”ืงื•ืœื’', ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœื’ื•ืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
07:44
and my first acting gig was as an extra on a daytime soap opera.
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ื•ืกืฆื ืช ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื”
ื›ื ื™ืฆื‘ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืจืช ืกื‘ื•ืŸ.
07:49
My dream was coming true.
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ื”ื—ืœื•ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ืชื’ืฉื.
07:51
And I knew that I would be promoted
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ื•ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืชืงื“ื
07:53
from "Diner Diner" to "Wacky Best Friend" in no time.
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ืžืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœ ืฉืชื™ ืžื™ืœื™ื ืœืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืžืฉื•ื’ืขืช ื‘ืงืœื•ืช.
07:57
(Laughter)
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07:58
But instead, I remained a glorified piece of furniture
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืจื•ืช ื–ืืช, ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœืชืคืงื“ ื›ืจื”ื™ื˜ ืžืคื•ืืจ
08:00
that you could only recognize from the back of my head,
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœืจืื•ืช ืจืง ืžืื—ื•ืจ,
08:03
and it became clear to me
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ื•ื”ืชื‘ื”ืจ ืœื™
08:05
that casting directors
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ืฉืžืœื”ืงื™ื
08:07
didn't hire fluffy, ethnic, disabled actors.
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ืœื ืžืขืกื™ืงื™ื ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื ืžื•ื–ืจื™ื, ืžืžื•ืฆื ืืชื ื™ ื—ืจื™ื’ ื•ืขื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช.
08:11
They only hired perfect people.
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ื”ื ืฉื•ื›ืจื™ื ืจืง ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ืฉืœืžื™ื.
08:13
But there were exceptions to the rule.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื• ื’ื ื™ื•ืฆืื™ื ืžืŸ ื”ื›ืœืœ.
08:15
I grew up watching Whoopi Goldberg,
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ื›ืฉื’ื“ืœืชื™ ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ื•ื•ืคื™ ื’ื•ืœื“ื‘ืจื’,
08:17
Roseanne Barr, Ellen,
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ืจื•ื–ืืŸ ื‘ืืจ, ืืœืŸ,
08:19
and all of these women had one thing in common:
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ื•ืœื›ืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื™ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“ ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ:
08:22
they were comedians.
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ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืงื•ืžื™ืงืื™ื•ืช.
08:23
So I became a comic.
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ืื– ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœืงื•ืžื™ืงืื™ืช.
08:25
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:28
(Applause)
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08:31
My first gig was driving famous comics
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ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื›ื ื”ื’ืช ืฉืžืกื™ืขื” ืงื•ืžื™ืงืื™ื
08:35
from New York City to shows in New Jersey,
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ืžื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ืืœ ืžื•ืคืขื™ื ื‘ื ื™ื• ื’'ืจื–ื™,
08:38
and I'll never forget the face of the first comic I ever drove
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœืขืœื ืœื ืืฉื›ื— ืืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ืขืœ ืคื ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืงื•ืžื™ืงืื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ
ืฉื”ืกืขืชื™ ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
08:41
when he realized that he was speeding down the New Jersey Turnpike
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื ื•ืกืข ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ื—ื•ืงื™ืช ื‘ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ ืœื ื™ื• ื’'ืจื–ื™
08:45
with a chick with CP driving him.
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ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ืฉื ื”ื•ื’ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ืขื ืฉื™ืชื•ืง ืžื•ื—ื™ืŸ.
08:47
(Laughter)
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08:48
I've performed in clubs all over America,
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ื”ื•ืคืขืชื™ ื‘ืžื•ืขื“ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืืžืจื™ืงื”,
08:51
and I've also performed in Arabic in the Middle East,
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ื”ื•ืคืขืชื™ ื’ื ื‘ืฉืคื” ื”ืขืจื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืžื–ืจื— ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
08:54
uncensored and uncovered.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืฆื ื–ื•ืจื” ื•ื‘ืœื™ ื›ื™ืกื•ื™ ืจืืฉ.
08:57
(Laughter)
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08:58
Some people say I'm the first stand-up comic in the Arab world.
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™
ื”ืกื˜ื ื“ืืคื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืขืจื‘ื™.
09:02
I never like to claim first,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืื ื™ ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
09:04
but I do know that they never heard
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืฉื”ื ืœื ืฉืžืขื•
09:06
that nasty little rumor that women aren't funny,
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ืืช ื”ืฉืžื•ืขื” ื”ืžืจื•ืฉืขืช ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื”ืŸ ืœื ืžืฆื—ื™ืงื•ืช,
09:10
and they find us hysterical.
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ื•ื”ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื—ื™ืงื•ืช ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ืจื™ื”.
09:12
(Laughter)
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09:15
In 2003, my brother from another mother and father
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ื‘ืฉื ืช 2003, ืื—ื™ ืžืื‘ ื•ืื ืื—ืจื™ื
09:19
Dean Obeidallah and I started
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ื“ื™ืŸ ืขื•ื‘ื™ื“ืืœืœื” ื•ืื ื™
09:21
the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival,
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ื™ืกื“ื ื• ืืช ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ื”ืงื•ืžื“ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืขืจื‘ื™ื-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
09:24
now in its 10th year.
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ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ื”ืชืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืขืฉื™ืจื™ืช.
ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ื™ืžื•ื™ ื”ืฉืœื™ืœื™
09:26
Our goal was to change the negative image of Arab-Americans in media,
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืขืจื‘ื™ื ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ื‘ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช,
09:31
while also reminding casting directors
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื• ืœื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœืžืœื”ืงื™ื
09:34
that South Asian and Arab are not synonymous.
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ืฉืžื–ืจื— ืืกื™ื™ืชื™ื ื”ื™ื ืœื ืžื™ืœื” ื ืจื“ืคืช ืœืขืจื‘ื™ื.
09:37
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:40
Mainstreaming Arabs was much, much easier
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ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ื”ืขืจื‘ื™ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืงืœื”, ืงืœื” ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื”
ืžื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ
09:46
than conquering the challenge against the stigma against disability.
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ืฉืœ ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื•ืช ื›ื ื’ื“ ื ื›ื™ื.
09:50
My big break came in 2010.
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ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ืฉื ืช 2010.
09:53
I was invited to be a guest on the cable news show
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ื”ื•ื–ืžืชื™ ืœื”ืชืืจื—
ื‘ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ื‘ื›ื‘ืœื™ื
09:56
"Countdown with Keith Olbermann."
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"ืกืคื™ืจื” ืœืื—ื•ืจ ืขื ืงื™ืช ืื•ืœื‘ืจืžืŸ."
09:58
I walked in looking like I was going to the prom,
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ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœื‘ื•ืฉื” ื‘ื‘ื’ื“ื™ ื ืฉืฃ,
10:01
and they shuffle me into a studio
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ื•ื”ื ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœืื•ืœืคืŸ
10:03
and seat me on a spinning, rolling chair.
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ื•ื”ื•ืฉื™ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืกื ืžืกืชื•ื‘ื‘, ืขื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื.
10:07
(Laughter)
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ื”ื‘ื˜ืชื™ ื‘ืžื ื”ืœ ื”ื‘ืžื” ื•ืืžืจืชื™
10:09
So I looked at the stage manager
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10:11
and I'm like, "Excuse me, can I have another chair?"
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"ืกืœื™ื—ื”, ืืคืฉืจ ืœืงื‘ืœ ื›ื™ืกื ืื—ืจ?"
10:14
And she looked at me and she went,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ืกืชื›ืœื” ืขืœื™ ื•ืขื ืชื”,
"ื—ืžืฉ, ืืจื‘ืข, ืฉืœื•ืฉ, ืฉืชื™ื™ื...."
10:16
"Five, four, three, two ..."
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10:18
And we were live, right?
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ื•ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื—ื™, ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื?
10:20
So I had to grip onto the anchor's desk
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ืื ื™ ื ืืœืฆืชื™ ืœื”ื™ืื—ื– ื‘ื›ื•ื— ืœืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ืžื’ื™ืฉ
10:22
so that I wouldn't roll off the screen during the segment,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ืืชื’ืœื’ืœ ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ืžื”ืžืกืš ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ,
10:26
and when the interview was over, I was livid.
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ืจืื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืกืชื™ื™ื, ืจืชื—ืชื™ ืžื–ืขื.
10:29
I had finally gotten my chance and I blew it,
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ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืืžืชื™ืช, ื•ืคืกืคืกืชื™ ืื•ืชื”,
10:31
and I knew I would never get invited back.
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ื•ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื–ืžื™ื ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืฉื•ื‘.
10:34
But not only did Mr. Olbermann invite me back,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืจ ืื•ืœื‘ืจืžืŸ ืœื ืจืง ื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืืจื— ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืชื›ื ื™ืช,
10:37
he made me a full-time contributor,
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ื”ื•ื ืฆืจืฃ ืื•ืชื™ ื›ื—ื‘ืจื” ืงื‘ื•ืขื” ื‘ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืชื›ื ื™ืช,
10:40
and he taped down my chair.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื“ื‘ื™ืง ืืช ื”ื›ื™ืกื ืฉืœื™ ืœืจืฆืคื”.
10:43
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:45
(Applause)
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10:49
One fun fact I learned while on the air with Keith Olbermann
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ืช ืื—ืช ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ ื—ื™
ืขื ืงื™ืช ืื•ืœื‘ืจืžืŸ
10:52
was that humans on the Internet are scumbags.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ื”ื ื—ืœืื•ืช.
10:56
(Laughter)
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื ืื›ื–ืจื™ื™ื,
10:57
People say children are cruel,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืฆื—ืงื• ืขืœื™ ื›ื™ืœื“ื” ืื• ื›ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจืช.
10:59
but I was never made fun of as a child or an adult.
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11:02
Suddenly, my disability on the world wide web is fair game.
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ืคืชืื•ื, ื”ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ืคื›ื” ืœื ื•ืฉื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ื‘ืจืฉืช ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
11:05
I would look at clips online and see comments like,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆื•ืคื” ื‘ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื‘ืจืฉืช
ื•ืจื•ืื” ื”ืขืจื•ืช ื›ืžื•,
11:09
"Yo, why's she tweakin'?"
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"ื”ื™ื™, ืœืžื” ื”ื™ื ืžืชืขื•ื•ืชืช?"
11:12
"Yo, is she retarded?"
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"ื”ื™ื™, ื”ื™ื ืžืคื’ืจืช?"
11:14
And my favorite, "Poor Gumby-mouth terrorist.
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ื•ื”ื—ื‘ื™ื‘ ืขืœื™ ืžื›ื•ืœื "ื˜ืจื•ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืคืœืกื˜ืœื™ื ื” ืžืกื›ื”.
11:17
What does she suffer from?
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ืžืžื” ื”ื™ื ืกื•ื‘ืœืช?
11:19
We should really pray for her."
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืชืคืœืœ ืขื‘ื•ืจื”."
11:23
One commenter even suggested that I add my disability to my credits:
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ืžื’ื™ื‘ ืื—ื“ ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืฆื™ืข
ืฉื™ื•ืกื™ืคื• ืืช ื”ื ื›ื•ืช ืœืชื™ืื•ืจ ืฉืœื™:
11:27
screenwriter, comedian, palsy.
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ืชืกืจื™ื˜ืื™ืช, ืงื•ืžื™ืงืื™ืช, ืžืฉื•ืชืงืช.
ื”ื ื›ื•ืช ื‘ื•ืœื˜ืช ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื• ื”ื’ื–ืข.
11:33
Disability is as visual as race.
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ืื ื ื›ื” ื‘ื™ื›ืกื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉื—ืง ื‘ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ื•ื ืกื”,
11:36
If a wheelchair user can't play Beyoncรฉ,
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11:38
then Beyoncรฉ can't play a wheelchair user.
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ื’ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ืกื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉื—ืง ื‘ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœ ื ื›ื” ื‘ื›ื™ืกื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื.
11:41
The disabled are the largest โ€”
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ื”ื ื›ื™ื ื”ื ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ --
11:43
Yeah, clap for that, man. Come on.
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ื›ืŸ, ืชืžื—ืื• ื›ืคื™ื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื, ืงื“ื™ืžื”.
11:46
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
11:51
People with disabilities are the largest minority in the world,
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ื”ื ื›ื™ื ื”ื ื”ืžื™ืขื•ื˜ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
ื‘ืขื•ืœื, ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื–ื•ื›ื™ื ืœื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ื”ืžื•ืขื˜ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
11:54
and we are the most underrepresented in entertainment.
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืจ.
ื”ืจื•ืคืื™ื ืืžืจื• ืฉืื ื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืœื›ืช,
11:59
The doctors said that I wouldn't walk,
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12:01
but I am here in front of you.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืขื•ืžื“ืช ื›ืืŸ ืžื•ืœื›ื.
ืื‘ืœ ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื’ื“ืœื” ืขื ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช,
12:04
However, if I grew up with social media,
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12:06
I don't think I would be.
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ืœื ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืขื•ืžื“ืช ื›ืืŸ.
12:08
I hope that together,
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื™ื—ื“
12:09
we can create more positive images
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ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืชื“ืžื™ืช ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ
12:12
of disability in the media and in everyday life.
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ืฉืœ ื ื›ื•ืช ื‘ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื•ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ื.
12:15
Perhaps if there were more positive images,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื“ื™ืžื•ื™ื™ื ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ื™ื,
12:18
it would foster less hate on the Internet.
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ื–ื” ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื”ืคื—ืชืช ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ื™ ื”ืฉื ืื” ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜.
ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ืœื.
12:22
Or maybe not.
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12:23
Maybe it still takes a village to teach our children well.
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ืื•ืœื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ืจื•ืฉื” ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœืžื”
ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื—ื ืš ืืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
12:28
My crooked journey has taken me to some very spectacular places.
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ื”ืžืกืข ื”ืžื•ื–ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื™
ืœื›ืžื” ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื.
12:32
I got to walk the red carpet
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ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœืฆืขื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื˜ื™ื— ื”ืื“ื•ื
12:35
flanked by soap diva Susan Lucci
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ืžื•ืงืคืช ื‘ื›ื•ื›ื‘ืช ืื•ืคืจื•ืช ื”ืกื‘ื•ืŸ ืกื•ื–ืŸ ืœื•ืฆ'ื™
12:38
and the iconic Loreen Arbus.
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ื•ื”ืฉื—ืงื ื™ืช ื”ื™ื“ื•ืขื” ืœื•ืจื™ื™ืŸ ืืจื‘ื•ืก.
12:40
I got to act in a movie with Adam Sandler
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ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœืฉื—ืง ื‘ืกืจื˜ ืขื ืื“ื ืกื ื“ืœืจ
12:42
and work with my idol, the amazing Dave Matthews.
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ื•ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื”ืืœื™ืœ ืฉืœื™
ื“ื™ื™ื‘ ืžืชื™ื•ืก ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
12:46
I toured the world as a headliner on Arabs Gone Wild.
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ื˜ื™ื™ืœืชื™ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื›ืžื’ื™ืฉืช ื”ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช
ื‘ืžื•ืคืข "ืขืจื‘ื™ื ืžืฉื•ื’ืขื™ื".
12:50
I was a delegate representing the great state of New Jersey
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ื ืฆื™ื’ื”
ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื ื™ื• ื’'ืจื–ื™
12:56
at the 2008 DNC.
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ื‘ื•ื•ืขื™ื“ื” ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ืช ื”ืฉื ืชื™ืช ื‘ืฉื ืช 2008.
12:58
And I founded Maysoon's Kids,
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ื•ื™ื™ืกื“ืชื™ ืืช ืขืžื•ืชืช "ื™ืœื“ื™ ืžื™ื™ืกื•ืŸ",
13:00
a charity that hopes to give Palestinian refugee children
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ืขืžื•ืชืช ืฆื“ืงื” ืฉืžืงื•ื•ื”
ืœืชืช ืœื™ืœื“ื™ ืคืœื™ื˜ื™ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื™ื
ืืช ืฉื‘ื‘ ื”ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื”ื•ืจื™ ื ืชื ื• ืœื™.
13:05
a sliver of the chance my parents gave me.
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13:07
But the one moment that stands out the most
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื’ืข ืฉื‘ื•ืœื˜ ืžืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื
13:10
was when I got -- before this moment --
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ื”ื•ื ื›ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ -- ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ื”ื–ื• --
13:12
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) (ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
13:16
(Applause)
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13:20
But the one moment that stands out the most
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื’ืข ืฉื‘ื•ืœื˜ ืžืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื
13:23
was when I got to perform
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ื”ื™ื” ื›ืฉื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข
ืžื•ืœ ื”ืื™ืฉ ืฉืžืจื—ืฃ ื›ืžื• ืคืจืคืจ
13:26
for the man who floats like a butterfly
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13:28
and stings like a bee,
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ื•ืขื•ืงืฅ ื›ืžื• ื“ื‘ื•ืจื”,
13:29
has Parkinson's and shakes just like me,
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ื•ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžื—ืœืช ืคืจืงื™ื ืกื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืขื“ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
13:33
Muhammad Ali.
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ืžื•ื—ืžื“ ืขืœื™.
13:35
(Applause)
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(ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
13:41
(Applause ends)
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13:43
It was the only time that my father ever saw me perform live,
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืขื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”
ืฉืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ืจืื” ืื•ืชื™ ืžื•ืคื™ืขื” ืขืœ ื‘ืžื”,
ื•ืื ื™ ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื” ืืช ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ื”ื–ื• ืœื–ื›ืจื•.
13:48
and I dedicate this talk to his memory.
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13:51
(Arabic) Allah yerhamak yaba.
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ืืœื•ื”ื™ื ื™ืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœื™ืš ืื‘ื.
13:53
(English) My name is Maysoon Zayid,
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ืฉืžื™ ื”ื•ื ืžื™ื™ืกื•ืŸ ื–ืื™ื“,
13:56
and if I can can, you can can.
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ื•ืื ืื ื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช, ื’ื ืืชื ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื.
13:59
(Cheering)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
14:01
(Applause)
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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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