Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model. | Cameron Russell | TED

Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast

Translator: Afiqah Zaihan Reviewer: Amirul Iman

Hi. My name is Cameron Russell,

Hai, nama saya Cameron Russell

and for the last little while, I've been a model.

dan selama beberapa tahun ini, saya merupakan seorang peragawati.

Actually, for 10 years.

Sebenarnya, untuk 10 tahun.

And I feel like

Saya rasa ada sedikit

there's an uncomfortable tension in the room right now

ketegangan dalam dewan ini sekarang

because I should not have worn this dress.

kerana saya tak sepatutnya pakai gaun ini.

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

So luckily, I brought an outfit change.

Nasib baik saya ada bawa baju salin.

This is the first outfit change on the TED stage,

Pertama kali, ada babak salin baju di pentas TED.

so you guys are pretty lucky to witness it, I think.

Jadi, saya kira anda agak beruntung untuk saksikannya.

If some of the women were really horrified when I came out,

Jika ada wanita yang takut bila saya tampil,

you don't have to tell me now, but I'll find out later on Twitter.

tak perlu cakap sekarang sebab saya akan temuinya nanti di Twitter.

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

I'd also note that I'm quite privileged

Saya juga sedar yang saya agak bernasib baik

to be able to transform what you think of me

kerana dapat mengubah apa yang anda fikirkan terhadap saya

in a very brief 10 seconds.

dalam masa sesingkat 10 saat.

Not everybody gets to do that.

Bukan semua orang dapat lakukannya.

These heels are very uncomfortable, so good thing I wasn't going to wear them.

Kasut tumit tinggi ini sangat tak selesa, lebih baik saya tanggalkannya.

The worst part is putting this sweater over my head,

Bahagian paling teruk ialah memakai baju panas ini

because that's when you'll all laugh at me,

sebab anda akan gelakkan saya

so don't do anything while it's over my head.

Jadi, jangan buat apa-apa semasa ia di kepala saya.

All right.

Baik.

So, why did I do that?

Jadi, kenapa saya buat begitu?

That was awkward.

Ia terasa janggal.

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

Well --

Jadi--

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

Hopefully not as awkward as that picture.

Harapnya tidak sejanggal gambar itu.

Image is powerful,

Imej sangat hebat.

but also, image is superficial.

Namun, imej juga sekadar luaran.

I just totally transformed what you thought of me, in six seconds.

Saya baru sahaja berubah kepada apa yang anda fikirkan dalam masa 6 saat.

And in this picture,

Dan dalam gambar ini,

I had actually never had a boyfriend in real life.

saya tak pernah ada langsung teman lelaki sebenarnya.

I was totally uncomfortable,

Saya sangat tak selesa

and the photographer was telling me to arch my back

dan jurugambar tetap suruh saya untuk lentikkan badan

and put my hand in that guy's hair.

dan letakkan tangan pada rambut lelaki itu.

And of course, barring surgery,

Selain pembedahan

or the fake tan that I got two days ago for work,

dan tan palsu yang saya dapatkan dua hari yang lalu untuk kerja,

there's very little that we can do to transform how we look,

tak banyak dapat kita ubah rupa kita.

and how we look, though it is superficial and immutable,

Walaupun rupa paras itu cumalah luaran dan tidak berubah,

has a huge impact on our lives.

tapi ia mempunyai impak yang besar dalam hidup kita.

So today, for me, being fearless means being honest.

Hari ini bagi saya, jadi tidak takut itu bermaksud menjadi jujur.

And I am on this stage because I am a model.

Dan saya berada di pentas ini kerana saya seorang peragawati.

I am on this stage because I am a pretty, white woman,

Saya di pentas ini kerana saya orang putih yang cantik.

and in my industry, we call that a sexy girl.

Dalam industri saya, kami gelarnya wanita seksi.

I'm going to answer the questions that people always ask me,

Saya akan menjawab persoalan yang sering ditanyakan

but with an honest twist.

tapi dengan kejujuran.

So the first question is, how do you become a model?

Soalan pertama adalah bagaimanakah anda menjadi peragawati?

I always just say, "Oh, I was scouted,"

Selalunya saya jawab "Oh, saya ditawarkan,"

but that means nothing.

tapi itu tak menjelaskan apa-apa.

The real way that I became a model

Cara sebenar saya jadi peragawati

is I won a genetic lottery, and I am the recipient of a legacy,

adalah disebabkan genetik dan warisan.

and maybe you're wondering what is a legacy.

Mungkin anda tertanya-tanya apakah warisan tersebut?

Well, for the past few centuries

Beberapa abad yang lepas,

we have defined beauty not just as health and youth

kecantikan ditentukan bukan sekadar sihat atau awet muda

and symmetry that we're biologically programmed to admire,

atau dilahirkan berwajah simetri yang dikagumi

but also as tall, slender figures,

tetapi juga merangkumi tubuh yang tinggi lampai,

and femininity and white skin.

bersifat kewanitaan dan berkulit putih

And this is a legacy that was built for me,

Inilah warisan yang dibina untuk saya

and it's a legacy that I've been cashing out on.

yang saya mendapat keuntungan daripadanya.

And I know there are people in the audience

Saya tahu ada antara audiens

who are skeptical at this point,

yang ragu-ragu dengan kenyataan ini

and maybe there are some fashionistas who are like,

dan mungkin ada sesetengah fesyenista yang berkata

"Wait. Naomi. Tyra. Joan Smalls. Liu Wen."

"Tapi Naomi, Tyra, Joan Smalls, Liu Wen."

And first, I commend you on your model knowledge. Very impressive.

Saya memuji pengetahuan anda tentang peragawati. Sangat hebat.

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

But unfortunately, I have to inform you that in 2007,

Tapi malangnya, saya perlu maklumkan anda yang pada tahun 2007,

a very inspired NYU Ph.D. student

seorang pelajar kedoktoran yang hebat dari NYU,

counted all the models on the runway, every single one that was hired,

telah mengira kesemua model di pentas peragaan.

and of the 677 models that were hired,

Dalam 677 orang peragawati yang diambil bekerja,

only 27, or less than four percent, were non-white.

hanya 27 orang atau kurang daripada 4% bukan orang putih.

The next question people always ask is,

Soalan seterusnya yang sering orang tanyakan ialah

"Can I be a model when I grow up?"

"Bolehkah saya jadi peragawati bila besar nanti?"

And the first answer is, "I don't know, they don't put me in charge of that."

Jawapan pertama ialah, "Saya tak tahu. Bukan saya yang menguruskannya."

But the second answer,

Tapi jawapan kedua,

and what I really want to say to these little girls is,

yang saya begitu mahu beritahu kepada gadis-gadis ini ialah

"Why? You know? You can be anything.

"Kenapa? Awak tahu? Awak boleh jadi apa sahaja.

You could be the President of the United States,

Awak boleh jadi Presiden Amerika Syarikat

or the inventor of the next Internet,

atau pencipta internet seterusnya,

or a ninja cardiothoracic surgeon poet,

atau doktor pakar bedah jantung ninja pemuisi,

which would be awesome, because you'd be the first one."

yang hebat kerana anda yang pertama."

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

If, after this amazing list, they still are like,

Jika selepas apa yang diberitahu ini, mereka masih berkata

"No, no, Cameron, I want to be a model,"

"Tidak Cameron. Saya mahu jadi peragawati"

well, then I say, "Be my boss."

Saya akan balas, "Jadilah majikan saya."

Because I'm not in charge of anything,

Sebab bukan saya yang uruskannya.

Kamu boleh jadi ketua penyunting bagi American Vogue

and you could be the editor in chief of American Vogue

atau ketua eksekutif H&M atau Steven Meisel seterusnya.

or the CEO of H&M, or the next Steven Meisel.

Saying that you want to be a model when you grow up

Dengan mengatakan yang anda mahu jadi peragawati bila dewasa

is akin to saying that you want to win the Powerball when you grow up.

adalah sama seperti mahu memenangi loteri apabila meningkat dewasa

It's out of your control, and it's awesome,

Ia adalah luar kawalan anda dan ianya bagus,

and it's not a career path.

dan ianya bukan laluan kerjaya.

I will demonstrate for you now 10 years of accumulated model knowledge,

Saya akan tunjukkan anda, pengalaman 10 tahun saya

because unlike cardiothoracic surgeons,

kerana tidak seperti pakar bedah jantung,

it can just be distilled right now.

ianya boleh dilakukan sekarang.

So, if the photographer is right there,

Jadi, jika jurugambar di sana,

the light is right there, like a nice HMI,

pencahayaan pula di situ, contohnya HMI

and the client says, "We want a walking shot,"

dan klien cakap "Kami mahukan syot berjalan,"

this leg goes first, nice and long, this arm goes back, this arm goes forward,

Kaki akan melangkah dulu dan tangan ke belakang dan satu lagi ke depan,

the head is at three quarters, and you just go back and forth,

kepala dipalingkan dan bergerak ke depan dan ke belakang

Buat begini dan pandang ke arah kawan khayalan anda.

just do that, and then you look back at your imaginary friends,

300, 400 dan 500 kali.

300, 400, 500 times.

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

It will look something like this.

Ia akan tampak seperti ini.

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

Hopefully less awkward than that one in the middle.

Harapnya kurang janggal daripada yang di tengah.

That was -- I don't know what happened there.

Saya pun tidak tahu apa yang berlaku di sana.

Unfortunately, after you've gone to school,

Malangnya, selepas anda habis persekolahan,

and you have a résumé and you've done a few jobs,

ada resume,sudah lakukan beberapa pekerjaan

anda tiada apa lagi untuk diperkatakan.

you can't say anything anymore,

so if you say you want to be the President of the United States,

Jika anda cakap yang anda mahu jadi presiden Amerika Syarikat,

but your résumé reads, "Underwear Model: 10 years,"

tapi di resume tertulis, 'Model Pakaian Dalam: 10 tahun'

people give you a funny look.

orang akan mentertawakan anda

The next question is, "Do they retouch all the photos?"

Soalan seterusnya adalah, "Adakah gambar dicantikkan?"

And yeah, they pretty much retouch all the photos,

Ya, boleh kata kesemua gambar dicantikkan.

Tapi itu cuma komponen kecil daripada apa yang berlaku.

but that is only a small component of what's happening.

This picture is the very first picture that I ever took,

Ini gambar saya yang diambil buat pertama kalinya.

and it's also the very first time that I had worn a bikini,

Juga buat pertama kali, saya pakai pakaian renang

and I didn't even have my period yet.

Ketika itu juga, saya masih belum datang haid.

I know we're getting personal, but I was a young girl.

Saya sedar ianya sedikit peribadi tapi saya masih kecil ketika itu.

This is what I looked like with my grandma just a few months earlier.

Inilah rupa saya bersama nenek beberapa bulan sebelumnya

Here's me on the same day as this shoot.

Ini saya pada hari yang sama, gambar ini dirakamkan.

My friend got to come.

Kawan saya perlu ikut saya.

Here's me at a slumber party a few days before I shot French Vogue.

Ini saya di parti tidur beberapa hari sebelum penggambaran French Vogue

Here's me on the soccer team and in V Magazine.

Ini pula dalam pasukan bola sepak untuk Majalah V.

And here's me today.

Dan ini saya sekarang.

And I hope what you're seeing

Saya harap anda nampak yang

is that these pictures are not pictures of me.

gambar-gambar ini adalah bukan gambar saya.

They are constructions,

Ia hanyalah ciptaan,

and they are constructions by a group of professionals,

yang dicipta oleh sekumpulan profesional,

by hairstylists and makeup artists and photographers and stylists

penggaya rambut, artis solekan, jurugambar, penggaya,

and all of their assistants and pre-production and post-production,

dan kesemua pembantu mereka, sebelum dan selepas produksi

and they build this.

Mereka buat semua ini.

That's not me.

Ini bukan saya.

Okay, so the next question people always ask me is,

Baik, soalan seterusnya yang selalu orang tanya

"Do you get free stuff?"

"Adakah awak dapat barangan percuma?"

(Laughter)

(Ketawa)

I do have too many 8-inch heels which I never get to wear,

Saya ada banyak sangat kasut tumit tinggi tapi tak sempat untuk dipakai semua

except for earlier,

kecuali yang tadi.

but the free stuff that I get is the free stuff that I get in real life,

Benda percuma yang saya dapat ialah yang benar-benar percuma di realiti

and that's what we don't like to talk about.

sebab itulah kami tidak suka bercakap tentang ini.

I grew up in Cambridge,

Saya membesar di Cambridge

and one time I went into a store and I forgot my money

dan pernah sekali saya pergi ke kedai tapi lupa bawa duit

and they gave me the dress for free.

dan mereka beri saya sehelai gaun percuma.

When I was a teenager, I was driving with my friend

Semasa remaja, saya pernah menaiki kereta dengan kawan

who was an awful driver and she ran a red and of course,

dia pemandu yang teruk dan telah melanggar lampu merah.

we got pulled over,

Kami diberhentikan.

and all it took was a "Sorry, officer," and we were on our way.

Saya cuma ucapkan "Maaf, encik!" dan serta-merta kami terlepas.

And I got these free things because of how I look,

Saya dapat benda percuma semata-mata kerana rupa saya,

not who I am, and there are people paying a cost

bukan kerana siapa saya dan ada orang menanggung akibat

for how they look and not who they are.

daripada rupa mereka, bukan kerana siapa mereka.

I live in New York, and last year,

Saya tinggal di New York dan pada tahun lepas,

of the 140,000 teenagers that were stopped and frisked,

seramai 140,000 remaja telah ditahan dan diperiksa.

86% of them were black and Latino, and most of them were young men.

86% adalah orang kulit hitam dan orang Latin

Kebanyakannya para pemuda

And there are only 177,000 young black and Latino men in New York,

Hanya seramai 177,00 orang sahaja lelaki kulit hitam dan Latin di New York.

so for them, it's not a question of, "Will I get stopped?"

Bagi mereka, "Saya akan ditahankah?" adalah bukan soalan

but "How many times will I get stopped? When will I get stopped?"

tapi "Berapa kali saya akan ditahan? Bilakah saya akan ditahan?"

When I was researching this talk,

Semasa saya buat kajian untuk syarahan ini,

I found out that of the 13-year-old girls in the United States,

saya menemui gadis berumur 13 tahun di Amerika Syarikat,

53% don't like their bodies,

53% daripadanya tidak suka badan mereka

and that number goes to 78% by the time that they're 17.

dan jumlahnya meningkat ke 78% apabila berumur 17 tahun.

So, the last question people ask me is,

Baik, soalan terakhir yang orang tanyakan ialah

"What is it like to be a model?"

"Apa rasanya jadi peragawati?"

And I think the answer that they're looking for is,

Saya rasa jawapan yang mereka mahukan ialah

"If you are a little bit skinnier and you have shinier hair,

"Kalau kamu kurus dan ada rambut yang berkilau,

you will be so happy and fabulous."

mesti kamu gembira dan seronok."

And when we're backstage,

apabila di belakang pentas,

we give an answer that maybe makes it seem like that.

kami bagi jawapan yang lebih kurang begitu.

We say, "It's really amazing to travel, and it's amazing to get to work

Kami cakap "Ianya sangat hebat dapat melancong dan bekerja

with creative, inspired, passionate people."

dengan orang yang kreatif, bermotivasi dan bersemangat."

And those things are true, but they're only one half of the story,

Perkara itu benar tapi ia cuma separuh daripada kisah

because the thing that we never say on camera,

kerana perkara yang kami tidak pernah beritahu,

that I have never said on camera, is,

yang saya tak pernah beritahu depan kamera ialah

"I am insecure."

"Saya rasa tergugat."

And I'm insecure because I have to think about what I look like every day.

Saya tergugat kerana terpaksa fikir tentang rupa saya setiap hari.

And if you ever are wondering,

Jika anda pernah tertanya-tanya

"If I have thinner thighs and shinier hair, will I be happier?"

"Gembirakah saya, kalau ada paha yang kecil dan rambut yang berkilau?"

you just need to meet a group of models,

Anda perlu berjumpa dengan sekumpulan peragawati,

because they have the thinnest thighs, the shiniest hair and the coolest clothes,

kerana mereka ada paha paling kecil, rambut paling berkilau,baju tercantik

dan secara fizikal mereka mungkin wanita yang paling tergugat di planet.

and they're the most physically insecure women probably on the planet.

When I was writing this talk,

Semasa menulis syarahan ini,

I found it very difficult to strike an honest balance,

saya rasa sangat susah untuk seimbangkan kejujuran

because on the one hand,

kerana pada masa yang sama,

I felt very uncomfortable to come out here and say,

saya berasa sangat tidak selesa untuk berkata

"Look I've received all these benefits from a deck stacked in my favor,"

"Tengok. Saya dapat semua ini berkat hasil titik peluh saya,"

and it also felt really uncomfortable to follow that up with,

Saya juga rasa tidak selesa untuk teruskan berkata

"and it doesn't always make me happy."

"dan Ia tak selalunya buat saya gembira."

But mostly it was difficult to unpack a legacy of gender and racial oppression

Tapi selalunya ia susah untuk hapuskan warisan jantina dan penindasan kaum

when I am one of the biggest beneficiaries.

bilamana saya antara pewaris terbesar.

But I'm also happy and honored to be up here

Tapi saya juga gembira kerana dapat berada di sini

and I think that it's great that I got to come

dan saya rasa baguslah yang saya datang sebelum

before 10 or 20 or 30 years had passed and I'd had more agency in my career,

10,20 atau 30 tahun berlalu di mana saya sudahpun bekerja di banyak agensi

because maybe then I wouldn't tell the story of how I got my first job,

kerana saya mungkin tidak dapat ceritakan cara saya dapatkan kerja

or maybe I wouldn't tell the story of how I paid for college,

atau cara saya cari duit untuk belajar

which seems so important right now.

yang dianggap sangat penting pada masa kini.

If there's a takeaway to this talk,

Jika syarahan ini sudah selesai,

I hope it's that we all feel more comfortable acknowledging

saya harap kita semua lebih selesa untuk akui

the power of image in our perceived successes

kesan imej kepada gambaran kejayaan.

and our perceived failures.

dan kegagalan kita.

Thank you.

Sekian.

(Applause)

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