Enough with the fear of fat | Kelli Jean Drinkwater

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Tal Hemo ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:12
I'm here today to talk to you about a very powerful little word,
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ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื›ื ืขืœ ืžื™ืœื” ืงื˜ื ื” ื•ืžืื•ื“ ื—ื–ืงื”,
00:17
one that people will do almost anything
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ืžื™ืœื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืขืฉื• ื›ืžืขื˜ ื”ื›ืœ
00:20
to avoid becoming.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืœื™ื”.
00:22
Billion-dollar industries thrive
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ืชืขืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ื™ ื“ื•ืœืจ ืžืฉื’ืฉื’ื•ืช
00:24
because of the fear of it,
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ื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœืคื—ื“ ืžืžื ื”,
00:26
and those of us who undeniably are it
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ื•ืืœื” ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืืฉืจ ืœืœื ืกืคืง ื›ืืœื”
00:29
are left to navigate a relentless storm
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ื ื•ืชืจื™ื ืœื ื•ื•ื˜ ื‘ืกืขืจื” ื—ืกืจืช ืจื—ืžื™ื
00:31
surrounding it.
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ืฉืžืงื™ืคื” ืื•ืชื”.
00:34
I'm not sure if any of you have noticed,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื›ื ืฉื ืœื‘,
00:36
but I'm fat.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืฉืžื ื”.
00:39
Not the lowercase, muttered-behind-my-back kind,
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ืœื ืกื•ื’ ื”ืฉืžื ื” ืฉืžืžืœืžืœื™ื ื‘ืฉืงื˜ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ื’ื‘,
00:42
or the seemingly harmless chubby or cuddly.
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ืื• ืฉืžื ืžื ื” ืื• ืžืœืื” ืœื ืžื–ื™ืงื”.
00:46
I'm not even the more sophisticated voluptuous or curvaceous kind.
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ืื ื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืžื”ืกื•ื’ ื”ื—ื•ืฉื ื™ ืžืชื•ื—ื›ื ืื• ื‘ืขืœ ืงื™ืžื•ืจื™ื.
00:51
Let's not sugarcoat it.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ืœื ื ื ืกื” ืœื”ืžืชื™ืง ืืช ื–ื”.
00:53
I am the capital F-A-T kind of fat.
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ืื ื™ ืกื•ื’ ื”ืฉืžื ื” ืฉืจื•ืฉืžื™ื ื‘ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช,
00:57
I am the elephant in the room.
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ืื ื™ ื”ืคื™ืœ ืฉื‘ื—ื“ืจ.
01:02
When I walked out on stage,
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ื›ืฉืขืœื™ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื”,
01:03
some of you may have been thinking,
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ื—ืœืง ืžื›ื ืื•ืœื™ ื—ืฉื‘,
01:05
"Aww, this is going to be hilarious,
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"ื”ื•, ื–ื” ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฆื—ื™ืง,
01:07
because everybody knows that fat people are funny."
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"ื›ื™ ื›ื•ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื ื™ื ื”ื ืžืฆื—ื™ืงื™ื."
01:10
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:12
Or you may have been thinking, "Where does she get her confidence from?"
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ืื• ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื, "ืื™ืš ื™ืฉ ืœื” ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืขืฆืžื™?"
01:16
Because a confident fat woman is almost unthinkable.
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืื™ืฉื” ืฉืžื ื” ืขื ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ.
01:20
The fashion-conscious members of the audience
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ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืงื”ืœ ืฉืฉืžื™ื ืœื‘ ืœืื•ืคื ื”
01:23
may have been thinking how fabulous I look
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ืื•ืœื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื• ื›ืžื” ื ืคืœื ืื ื™ ื ืจืื™ืช
01:25
in this Beth Ditto dress --
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ื‘ืฉืžืœืช ื‘ืช' ื“ื™ื˜ื• โ€“
01:27
(Cheers)
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(ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืขื™ื“ื•ื“)
01:28
thank you very much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
01:30
Whereas some of you might have thought,
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืฉื›ืžื” ืžื›ื ืื•ืœื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื•
01:32
"Hmm, black would have been so much more slimming."
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"ื”ืžืž, ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืจื–ื”."
01:35
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:36
You may have wondered, consciously or not,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืชื”ื™ืชื, ื‘ืžื•ื“ืข ืื• ืœื ื‘ืžื•ื“ืข,
01:38
if I have diabetes, or a partner,
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ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืกื›ืจืช, ืื• ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ื’,
01:41
or if I eat carbs after 7pm.
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ืื• ื”ืื ืื ื™ ืื•ื›ืœืช ืคื—ืžื™ืžื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืฉืขื” 7 ื‘ืขืจื‘.
01:44
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:45
You may have worried that you ate carbs after 7pm last night,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืžื•ื“ืื’ื™ื ืฉืืชื ืื›ืœืชื ืคื—ืžื™ืžื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ 7 ื‘ืขืจื‘ ืืชืžื•ืœ,
01:49
and that you really should renew your gym membership.
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ื•ืฉืืชื ื‘ืืžืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืžื ื•ื™ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื›ื•ืฉืจ.
01:53
These judgments are insidious.
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ื”ื“ืขื•ืช ื”ืฉื™ืคื•ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื”ืŸ ืขืจืžื•ืžื™ื•ืช.
01:55
They can be directed at individuals and groups,
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ื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืคื ื•ืช ืœื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืื• ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช,
01:58
and they can also be directed at ourselves.
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ื•ื”ืŸ ื’ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืคื ื•ืช ื›ืœืคื™ ืขืฆืžื™ื ื•.
02:01
And this way of thinking is known as fatphobia.
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ื•ืฆื•ืจืช ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื”ื–ื• ื™ื“ื•ืขื” ื‘ืฉื ืฉืžื ืคื•ื‘ื™ื”.
02:05
Like any form of systematic oppression,
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉื™ื˜ืชื™,
02:08
fatphobia is deeply rooted in complex structures
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ืฉืžื ืคื•ื‘ื™ื” ืžื•ืฉืจืฉืช ืขืžื•ืง ื‘ืžื‘ื ื™ื ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื™ื,
02:11
like capitalism, patriarchy and racism,
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ื›ืžื• ืงืคื™ื˜ืœื™ื–ื,ืคื˜ืจื™ืืจื›ื™ื” ื•ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช,
02:16
and that can make it really difficult to see,
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ื•ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืงืฉื•ืช ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืจืื•ืช,
02:18
let alone challenge.
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ืฉืœื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืœืืชื’ืจ.
02:21
We live in a culture
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช
02:22
where being fat is seen as being a bad person --
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ื‘ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืžืŸ ื ืชืคืก ื›ืžื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื ืจืข โ€“
02:27
lazy, greedy, unhealthy, irresponsible
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ืขืฆืœืŸ, ื—ืžื“ืŸ, ืœื ื‘ืจื™ื, ืœื ืื—ืจืื™,
02:31
and morally suspect.
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ื•ืœื—ืฉื•ื“ ืžื•ืกืจื™.
02:33
And we tend to see thinness
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ืจื–ื•ืŸ
02:35
as being universally good --
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ื›ืื“ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื›ืœืœื•ืชื• โ€“
02:38
responsible, successful,
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ืื—ืจืื™, ืžืฆืœื™ื—,
02:40
and in control of our appetites, bodies and lives.
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ื•ื‘ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืขืœ ื”ืชื™ืื‘ื•ืŸ, ืขืœ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื•ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
02:44
We see these ideas again and again
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘
02:46
in the media, in public health policy,
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื”, ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ,
02:49
doctors' offices,
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ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ื™ ืจื•ืคืื™ื,
02:51
in everyday conversations
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ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื
02:53
and in our own attitudes.
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ื•ื‘ื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืœื ื•.
02:55
We may even blame fat people themselves
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืืฉื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื ื™ื
02:58
for the discrimination they face
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ื‘ืืคืœื™ื” ืื™ืชื” ื”ื ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ื™ื,
03:00
because, after all, if we don't like it, we should just lose weight.
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ื›ื™ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ืœ, ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื–ื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืจืง ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืจื“ืช ื‘ืžืฉืงืœ.
03:05
Easy.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜.
03:07
This antifat bias has become so integral, so ingrained
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ื”ื”ื˜ื™ื” ื›ื ื’ื“ ืฉืžื ื™ื ื”ืคื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืื™ื ื˜ื’ืจืœื™ืช, ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื˜ื‘ื•ืขื”
03:11
to how we value ourselves and each other
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ื‘ืื™ืš ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ื ื• ื•ืื—ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉื ื™
03:14
that we rarely question why we have such contempt for people of size
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ื ื“ื™ืจื•ืช ืชื•ื”ื™ื ืœืžื” ื™ืฉ ื‘ื ื• ื›ื–ื” ื–ืœื–ื•ืœ ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื,
03:20
and where that disdain comes from.
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ื•ืžืื™ืคื” ื”ื‘ื•ื– ื”ื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข.
03:22
But we must question it,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื˜ื™ืœ ืกืคืง ื‘ื›ืš,
03:24
because the enormous value we place on how we look
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ื›ื™ ื”ืขืจืš ื”ืขืฆื•ื ืฉืื ื• ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ืœืื™ืš ืฉืื ื• ื ืจืื™ื
03:28
affects every one of us.
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ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ืช ืžืื™ืชื ื•.
03:31
And do we really want to live in a society
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ื•ื”ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”
03:33
where people are denied their basic humanity
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ื‘ื” ื ืฉืœืœืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ืช ืžืื ืฉื™ื
03:36
if they don't subscribe to some arbitrary form of acceptable?
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ืื ื”ื ืœื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืžื” ืฉื ืชืคืก ื›ืžืงื•ื‘ืœ?
03:42
So when I was six years old,
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ืื– ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 6,
03:43
my sister used to teach ballet to a bunch of little girls in our garage.
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ืื—ื•ืชื™ ื ื”ื’ื” ืœืœืžื“ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ืœืจืงื•ื“ ื‘ืœื˜ ื‘ื’ืจืื–' ืฉืœื ื•.
03:48
I was about a foot taller and a foot wider than most of the group.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ 30 ืกื ื˜ื™ืžื˜ืจ ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•30 ืกื ื˜ื™ืžื˜ืจ ืจื—ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืจื•ื‘ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื”.
03:52
When it came to doing our first performance,
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ื›ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ืจื’ืข ืฉืœื ื• ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
03:54
I was so excited about wearing a pretty pink tutu.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื ืจื’ืฉืช ืœืœื‘ื•ืฉ ื—ืฆืื™ืช ื˜ื•-ื˜ื• ื•ืจื•ื“ื”.
03:59
I was going to sparkle.
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ืื ื™ ืขืžื“ืชื™ ืœื ืฆื•ืฅ.
04:02
As the other girls slipped easily into their Lycra and tulle creations,
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืฉืืจ ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช ื ื›ื ืกื• ื‘ืงืœื•ืช ืœื‘ื’ื“ื™ ื”ืœื™ื™ืงืจื” ืฉืœื”ืŸ,
04:06
not one of the tutus was big enough to fit me.
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ืืฃ ืœื ืื—ืช ืžื—ืฆืื™ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•-ื˜ื• ื”ืชืื™ืžื” ืœื™.
04:10
I was determined not to be excluded from the performance,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื ื—ื•ืฉื” ืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื”ื•ืคืขื”,
04:14
so I turned to my mother
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ืื– ืคื ื™ืชื™ ืœืืžื ืฉืœื™
04:17
and loud enough for everyone to hear
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ืžืกืคื™ืง ื—ื–ืง ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœืฉืžื•ืข,
04:20
said, "Mom, I don't need a tutu.
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™ "ืืžื, ืื ื™ ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ื˜ื•-ื˜ื• (ืฉืชื™ื™ื-ืฉืชื™ื™ื),
04:24
I need a fourfour."
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ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืืจื‘ืข-ืืจื‘ืข."
04:26
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:29
Thanks, Mom.
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ืชื•ื“ื”, ืืžื.
04:31
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:34
And although I didn't recognize it at the time,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ื–ื™ื”ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื–ืžื ื•,
04:37
claiming space for myself in that glorious fourfour
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ืœื“ืจื•ืฉ ืžืจื—ื‘ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื‘"ืืจื‘ืข-ืืจื‘ืข" ื”ืžืจื”ื™ื‘ ื”ื–ื”
04:40
was the first step towards becoming a radical fat activist.
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ื”ื™ื” ื”ืฆืขื“ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคืขื™ืœืช ืฉื•ืžืŸ ืจื“ื™ืงืœื™ืช.
04:46
Now, I'm not saying that this whole body-love thing
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืœื ืื•ืžืจืช ืฉืื”ื‘ืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื–ื•
04:48
has been an easy skip along a glittering path of self-acceptance
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ื”ื™ืชื” ื“ื™ืœื•ื’ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืžื ืฆื ืฆืช ืฉืœ ืงื‘ืœื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช
04:53
since that day in class.
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ืžืื– ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ.
04:54
Far from it.
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ืจื—ื•ืง ืžื–ื”.
04:56
I soon learned that living outside what the mainstream considers normal
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ืžื”ืจ ืžืื•ื“ ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืžื” ืฉื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœืžืงื•ื‘ืœ
05:00
can be a frustrating and isolating place.
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ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืงื•ื ืžืชืกื›ืœ ื•ืžื‘ื•ื“ื“.
05:04
I've spent the last 20 years unpacking and deprogramming these messages,
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ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช 20 ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืคื™ืจื•ืง ื•ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ื”ืžืกืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื•,
05:09
and it's been quite the roller coaster.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจื›ื‘ืช ื”ืจื™ื.
05:12
I've been openly laughed at, abused from passing cars
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ืฆื—ืงื• ืขืœื™ื™ ื‘ื’ืœื•ื™, ื”ืขืœื™ื‘ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืžืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช ืขื•ื‘ืจื•ืช
05:16
and been told that I'm delusional.
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ื•ืืžืจื• ืœื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื•ื–ื”.
05:19
I also receive smiles from strangers
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ืื ื™ ื’ื ืžืงื‘ืœืช ื—ื™ื•ื›ื™ื ืžื–ืจื™ื
05:21
who recognize what it takes to walk down the street
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ืฉื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืžื” ื–ื” ื“ื•ืจืฉ ืœืœื›ืช ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘
05:24
with a spring in your step and your head held high.
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ื‘ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืขืœื™ื–ื” ื•ื‘ืจืืฉ ืžื•ืจื.
05:27
(Cheer)
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(ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ืขื™ื“ื•ื“)
05:28
Thanks.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
05:30
And through it all, that fierce little six-year-old has stayed with me,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ, ืื•ืชื• ื”ืขื•ื– ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื™ืœื“ื” ื‘ืช ื”-6 ื ืฉืืจ ืื™ืชื™,
05:34
and she has helped me stand before you today
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืขื–ืจื” ืœื™ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื›ืืŸ ืœืคื ื™ื›ื ื”ื™ื•ื
05:37
as an unapologetic fat person,
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ื›ืื“ื ืฉืžืŸ ื•ืœื ืžืชื ืฆืœ,
05:40
a person that simply refuses to subscribe
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ืื“ื ืฉืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืกืจื‘ ืœืชืžื•ืš
05:43
to the dominant narrative
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ื‘ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ ื”ื“ื•ืžื™ื ื ื˜ื™
05:44
about how I should move through the world in this body of mine.
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ืฉืœ ืื™ืš ืื ื™ ืืžื•ืจื” ืœื ื•ืข ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœื™.
05:48
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:56
And I'm not alone.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืœื‘ื“.
05:58
I am part of an international community of people
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ืื ื™ ื—ืœืง ืžืงื”ื™ืœื” ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
06:01
who choose to, rather than passively accepting
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ืฉื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื, ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืงื‘ืœ ืคืกื™ื‘ื™ืช,
06:04
that our bodies are and probably always will be big,
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ืฉื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื• ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ื™ืฉืืจ ื›ืš,
06:08
we actively choose to flourish in these bodies as they are today.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืžืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœืคืจื•ื— ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื• ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื•ื.
06:13
People who honor our strength and work with, not against,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ืืช ื”ื›ื— ืฉืœื ื• ื•ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืขื โ€“ ืœื ื ื’ื“ โ€“
06:17
our perceived limitations,
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ื”ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื ืชืคืกื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
06:19
people who value health
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช
06:21
as something much more holistic
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ื›ืžืฉื”ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื•ืœื™ืกื™ื˜ื™
06:23
than a number on an outdated BMI chart.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืจืง ืžืกืคืจ ื‘ื˜ื‘ืœืช BMI ื™ืฉื ื”.
06:27
Instead, we value mental health, self-worth and how we feel in our bodies
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ื”, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืžื ื˜ืœื™ืช, ืขืจืš-ืขืฆืžื™ ื•ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื•
06:33
as vital aspects to our overall well-being.
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ื›ื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ื™ื ืœืจื•ื•ื—ืชื™ื ื• ื”ื›ืœืœื™ืช.
06:37
People who refuse to believe that living in these fat bodies
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืกืจื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืฉืžืŸ ื”ื–ื”
06:40
is a barrier to anything, really.
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ื–ื” ืžื—ืกื•ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืœืฉื”ื•.
06:45
There are doctors, academics and bloggers
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ื™ืฉื ื ืจื•ืคืื™ื, ืืงื“ืžืื™ื™ื ื•ื‘ืœื•ื’ืจื™ื
06:48
who have written countless volumes
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ืฉื›ืชื‘ื• ืื™ืŸ ืกืคื•ืจ ื›ืชื‘ื™ื
06:50
on the many facets of this complex subject.
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ืขืœ ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ื ื•ืฉื ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ ื–ื”.
06:54
There are fatshionistas who reclaim their bodies and their beauty
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ื™ืฉื ืŸ ื ืฉื•ืช ืื•ืคื ื” ืฉืชื•ื‘ืขื•ืช ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืืช ื’ื•ืคืŸ ื•ืืช ื™ื•ืคื™ื™ืŸ
06:59
by wearing fatkinis and crop tops,
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ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ืŸ ืœื•ื‘ืฉื•ืช ื‘ืงื™ื ื™ ืœืฉืžื ื•ืช ื•ื—ื•ืœืฆื•ืช ื‘ื˜ืŸ,
07:02
exposing the flesh that we're all taught to hide.
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ื—ื•ืฉืคื•ืช ืืช ื”ื‘ืฉืจ ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืžื“ื ื• ืœื”ื—ื‘ื™ื.
07:06
There are fat athletes
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ื™ืฉื ื ืืชืœื˜ื™ื ืฉืžื ื™ื
07:07
who run marathons, teach yoga or do kickboxing,
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ืฉืจืฆื™ื ืžืจืชื•ื ื™ื, ืžืœืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ื’ื” ืื• ืžืชืืžื ื™ื ื‘ืงื™ืงื‘ื•ืงืก,
07:11
all done with a middle finger firmly held up to the status quo.
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ื”ื›ืœ ื ืขืฉื” ืขื ืืฆื‘ืข ืžืฉื•ืœืฉืช ื”ืžื•ืจืžืช ื‘ืชื•ืงืฃ ืืœ ื”ืกื˜ืื˜ื•ืก ืงื•ื•.
07:17
And these people have taught me that radical body politics
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ื•ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืœื™ืžื“ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืฉืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืช ื’ื•ืฃ ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช
07:21
is the antidote to our body-shaming culture.
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ื”ื™ื ืชืจื•ืคืช ื”ื ื’ื“ ืœืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฉืžืฆืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื•.
07:25
But to be clear, I'm not saying that people shouldn't change their bodies
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจื•ืจื”, ืื ื™ ืœื ืื•ืžืจืช ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื”ื
07:30
if that's what they want to do.
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ืื ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
07:32
Reclaiming yourself can be one of the most gorgeous acts of self-love
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ืœืชื‘ื•ืข ื—ื–ืจื” ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืžืขืฉื™ื ื”ื ืคืœืื™ื ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช
07:36
and can look like a million different things,
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ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช,
07:39
from hairstyles to tattoos to body contouring
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ืžืชืกืจื•ืงื•ืช ืฉื™ืขืจ, ืงืขืงื•ืขื™ื, ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื’ื•ืฃ
07:43
to hormones to surgery and yes, even weight loss.
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ื•ืขื“ ืœื”ื•ืจืžื•ื ื™ื, ื ื™ืชื•ื— ื•ื›ืŸ, ื’ื ื™ืจื™ื“ื” ื‘ืžืฉืงืœ.
07:47
It's simple: it's your body,
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ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜: ื–ื” ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื›ื.
07:49
and you decide what's best to do with it.
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ื•ืืชื ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืžื” ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื™ืชื•.
07:52
My way of engaging in activism
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ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉืœื™ ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื–ื
07:55
is by doing all the things that we fatties aren't supposed to do,
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืฉืžื ื™ื ืœื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช,
07:58
and there's a lot of them,
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ื•ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ืืœื”,
08:00
inviting other people to join me and then making art about it.
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ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ื™ ื•ืื– ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืžื ื•ืช ืžื–ื”.
08:05
The common thread through most of this work
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ื”ืžื›ื ื” ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ ืœื›ืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
08:07
has been reclaiming spaces that are often prohibitive to bigger bodies,
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ื”ื•ื ืœืชื‘ื•ืข ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœืจื•ื‘ ืžื ื•ืขื™ื ืžื’ื•ืคื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื,
08:12
from the catwalk to club shows,
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ืžืžืกืœื•ืœ ื“ื•ื’ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ื•ืคืขื•ืช ืžื•ืขื“ื•ืŸ,
08:15
from public swimming pools to prominent dance stages.
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ืžื‘ืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื•ืช ืœื‘ืžื•ืช ืจื™ืงื•ื“.
08:20
And reclaiming spaces en masse is not only a powerful artistic statement
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ื•ืชื‘ื™ืขืช ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื ื”ื™ื ืœื ืจืง ื”ืฆื”ืจื” ืืžื ื•ืชื™ืช ื—ื–ืงื”,
08:25
but a radical community-building approach.
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ืืœื ื’ื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืจื“ื™ืงืœื™ืช ืœื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืงื”ื™ืœื”.
08:29
This was so true of "AQUAPORKO!" --
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื’ื‘ื™ "ืืงื•ื•ืื”ืคื•ืจืงื•!" โ€“
08:31
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:33
the fat fem synchronized swim team
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ื ื‘ื—ืจืช ื”ืฉื—ื™ื™ื” ื”ืžืกื•ื ื›ืจื ืช ื”ืฉืžื ื”
08:36
I started with a group of friends in Sydney.
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ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืขื ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื‘ืกื™ื“ื ื™.
08:40
The impact of seeing a bunch of defiant fat women
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ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืฆืคื™ื™ื” ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื ื•ืช ื”ืžืชืจื™ืกื•ืช
08:43
in flowery swimming caps and bathers
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ื‘ื›ื•ื‘ืขื™ ืจื—ืฆื” ืคืจื—ื•ื ื™ื™ื
08:46
throwing their legs in the air without a care
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ืžื ื•ืคืคื•ืช ื‘ืจื’ืœื™ื”ืŸ ื‘ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ื‘ืœื™ ื“ืื’ื•ืช
08:48
should not be underestimated.
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ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืขืจื›ืช ืžืกืคื™ืง.
08:53
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:56
Throughout my career, I have learned that fat bodies are inherently political,
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ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™, ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืžืŸ ื”ื•ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ ืžื™ืกื•ื“ื•,
09:02
and unapologetic fat bodies
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ื•ืฉื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืžืŸ ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืชื ืฆืœ
09:04
can blow people's minds.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื“ื”ื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื.
09:08
When director Kate Champion,
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ื›ืฉื”ื‘ืžืื™ืช ืงื™ื™ื˜ ืฆ'ืžืคื™ื•ืŸ,
09:10
of acclaimed dance theater company Force Majeure,
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ื‘ืžืื™ืช ื—ื‘ืจืช ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ื”ืจื™ืงื•ื“ "ืคื•ืจืก ืž'ื’ื•ืจ",
09:13
asked me to be the artistic associate
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ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืžืžื ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืฉื•ืชืคื” ื”ืืžื ื•ืชื™ืช
09:16
on a work featuring all fat dancers,
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ื‘ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื‘ื• ืžื›ื›ื‘ื™ื ืจืงื“ื ื™ื ืฉืžื ื™ื,
09:19
I literally jumped at the opportunity.
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ืื ื™ ืงืคืฆืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช.
09:23
And I mean literally.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™ืช.
09:26
"Nothing to Lose" is a work made in collaboration with performers of size
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"ืื™ืŸ ืžื” ืœื”ืคืกื™ื“" ื”ื™ื ื” ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉื ืขืฉืชื” ื‘ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืคืขื•ืœื” ืขื ืืžื ื™ ื‘ืžื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื
09:30
who drew from their lived experiences
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ืฉืฉืื‘ื• ืžื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ืจ ืฉืœื”ืŸ
09:33
to create a work as varied and authentic as we all are.
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ื•ื™ืฆืจื• ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžื’ื•ื•ื ืช ื•ืื•ืชื ื˜ื™ืช ื›ืžื• ื›ื•ืœื ื•.
09:38
And it was as far from ballet as you could imagine.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื›ื™ ืจื—ื•ืง ืžื‘ืœื˜ ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ.
09:42
The very idea of a fat dance work by such a prestigious company
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ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ ืฉืœ ืžื•ืคืข ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ืฉืœ ืฉืžื ื™ื ืฉื ืขืฉื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื—ื‘ืจื” ื™ื•ืงืจืชื™ืช ืฉื›ื–ื•
09:46
was, to put it mildly, controversial,
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉื ื•ื™ ื‘ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช, ื‘ืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืžืขื˜ื”.
09:51
because nothing like it had ever been done on mainstream dance stages before
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ื›ื™ ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื” ืœื ื ืขืฉื” ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ ืขืœ ื‘ืžืช ืžื—ื•ืœ ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช
09:56
anywhere in the world.
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ื‘ืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
09:59
People were skeptical.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ื• ืกืงืคื˜ื™ื™ื.
10:01
"What do you mean, 'fat dancers?'
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"ืœืžื” ืืช ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช, 'ืจืงื“ื ื™ื ืฉืžื ื™ื'?
10:05
Like, size 10, size 12 kind of fat?
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"ื›ืื™ืœื•, ืฉืžื ื™ื ืžื™ื“ื” 38, 40?
10:10
Where did they do their dance training?
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"ืื™ืคื” ื”ื ืœืžื“ื• ืจื™ืงื•ื“?
10:13
Are they going to have the stamina for a full-length production?"
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"ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ื›ื•ื— ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ื”ืคืงื” ื‘ืื•ืจืš ืžืœื?"
10:18
But despite the skepticism,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืกืงืคื˜ื™ื•ืช,
10:20
"Nothing to Lose" became a sellout hit of Sydney Festival.
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"ืื™ืŸ ืžื” ืœื”ืคืกื™ื“" ื”ืคืš ืœืœื”ื™ื˜ ื‘ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ืกื™ื“ื ื™.
10:24
We received rave reviews, toured,
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ืงื™ื‘ืœื ื• ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื ืœื”ื‘ื•ืช,
10:27
won awards and were written about in over 27 languages.
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ื–ื›ื™ื ื• ื‘ืคืจืกื™ื ื•ื›ืชื‘ื• ืขืœื™ื ื• ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-27 ืฉืคื•ืช.
10:31
These incredible images of our cast were seen worldwide.
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ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื” ื”ื–ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืจืงื“ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
10:37
I've lost count of how many times people of all sizes
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ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืกืคื™ืจื” ืื—ืจ ื›ืžื•ืช ื”ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื”ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ืœ ื”ื’ื“ืœื™ื
10:42
have told me that the show has changed their lives,
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ืืžืจื• ืœื™ ืฉื”ืžื•ืคืข ืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
10:45
how it helped them shift their relationship
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ืื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืขื–ืจ ืœื”ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
10:47
to their own and other people's bodies,
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ืœื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื”ื ื•ืœื’ื•ืคื ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื.
10:49
and how it made them confront their own bias.
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ื•ืื™ืš ื”ื•ื ื’ืจื ืœื”ื ืœื”ืชืขืžืช ืขื ื”ื“ืขื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
10:53
But of course, work that pushes people's buttons
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืฉืœื•ื—ืฆืช ืขืœ ื›ืคืชื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
10:56
is not without its detractors.
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ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืœื•ื•ื” ื‘ืžื–ืœื–ืœื™ื.
10:59
I have been told that I'm glorifying obesity.
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ื ืืžืจ ืœื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืคืืจืช ื”ืฉืžื ืช ื™ืชืจ.
11:03
I have received violent death threats
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืื™ื•ืžื™ ืžื•ื•ืช ืืœื™ืžื™ื
11:05
and abuse for daring to make work that centers fat people's bodies and lives
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ื•ื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื›ืš ืฉื”ืขื–ืชื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื‘ืžืจื›ื–ื• ื’ื•ืคื ื•ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื ื™ื
11:11
and treats us as worthwhile human beings with valuable stories to tell.
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ื•ืฉืžืชื™ื—ืก ืืœื™ื ื• ื›ืืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืฉื•ื•ื™ื ืขื ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืฉื•ื•ื” ืœืกืคืจ.
11:18
I've even been called
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ืงืจืื• ืœื™
11:19
"the ISIS of the obesity epidemic" --
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"ื”ื“ืืข''ืฉ ืฉืœ ืžื’ืคืช ื”ืฉืžื ืช ื”ื™ืชืจ" โ€“
11:22
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
11:24
a comment so absurd that it is funny.
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ื”ืขืจื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื’ื•ื—ื›ืช ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืฆื—ื™ืงื”.
11:28
But it also speaks to the panic,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืืœ ื”ืคืื ื™ืงื”,
11:30
the literal terror,
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ืืœ ื”ื˜ืจื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™,
11:32
that the fear of fat can evoke.
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ืฉื”ืคื—ื“ ืžื”ืฉืžื ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขื•ืจืจ.
11:35
It is this fear that's feeding the diet industry,
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ื–ื”ื• ื”ืคื—ื“ ืฉืžืื›ื™ืœ ืืช ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ื“ื™ืื˜ื”,
11:39
which is keeping so many of us from making peace with our own bodies,
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ืฉืžื•ื ืขืช ืžืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืœื”ืฉืœื™ื ืขื ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื ื•,
11:43
for waiting to be the after-photo
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ืฉื’ื•ืจืžืช ืœื ื• ืœื—ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช "ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืื—ืจื™"
11:46
before we truly start to live our lives.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืืžืช.
11:49
Because the real elephant in the room here is fatphobia.
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ื›ื™ ื”ืคื™ืœ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ ื›ืืŸ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื•ื ื”ื”ืฉืžื ืคื•ื‘ื™ื”.
11:54
Fat activism refuses to indulge this fear.
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ืืงื˜ื‘ื™ื–ื ื”ื”ืฉืžื ื” ืžืกืจื‘ ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืืช ื”ืคื—ื“ ื”ื–ื”.
11:58
By advocating for self-determination and respect for all of us,
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ื‘ืงืจื™ืื” ืœื”ื’ื“ืจื”-ืขืฆืžื™ืช ื•ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืœื›ื•ืœื ื•,
12:02
we can shift society's reluctance to embrace diversity
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืœืืžืฅ ืืช ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ,
12:06
and start to celebrate the myriad ways there are to have a body.
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ื•ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ืืช ืื™ื ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื’ื•ืคื™ื ื•.
12:12
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
12:13
(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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