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Meaghan Ramsey - Self-esteem advocate
Meaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change.

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Meaghan Ramsey helps businesses and brands shape their operations and organizations in a way that delivers both positive social change and business growth. She is a partner in the Business in Society Practice at the Brunswick Group.

With her origins in nutritional science, Ramsey has worked across FMCG, health as well as food and beverage sectors, and she has consulted to pharmaceutical, media, agricultural, tech start-ups, charities and non-government organizations.

Prior to joining Brunswick, Ramsey was the Global Director of the Dove Self-Esteem Project at Unilever in London. In her role, she developed global education programs and mass-media campaigns that encouraged the participation of millions of young girls and women around the world to improve individual confidence. Her TED Talk and speech at the UN's 59th Commission on the Status of Women helped highlight the importance of this particular work and the urgent need to address it. Ramsey speaks regularly on the role business can, and must, play in creating a sustainable, positive future.

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Meaghan Ramsey: Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you

梅根.蘭西: 為什麼認為自己醜對你是不好的

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每個月都有約一萬人搜尋:「我很醜嗎?」多芬自尊計畫的梅根.蘭西覺得,問這個問題的人有很多都是年輕女孩。在這極度令人不安的演講中,她解釋了對身體和外貌低自信會有如何驚人的影響:從成績低落到更容易訴諸毒品及酒精。梅根還分享了我們大家都能一起瓦解這種現實的關鍵。
- Self-esteem advocate
Meaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change. Full bio

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This is my niece侄女, Stella斯特拉.
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這位是我姪女史黛拉。
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She's just turned轉身 one and started開始 to walk步行.
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她剛滿一歲,正開始學走路。
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And she's walking步行 in that really cool way that
one-year-olds一歲的孩子 do,
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她走得很酷,就像一般一歲兒那樣
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a kind of teetering搖搖欲墜, my-body's-moving-我-身體上,moving-
too-fast-for-my-legs過於快速換我的腿 kind of way.
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不太穩,身體總跟不上腳步。
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It is absolutely絕對 gorgeous華麗.
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真是超級可愛。
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And one of her favorite喜愛
things to do at the moment時刻
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她現在最喜歡做的其中一件事
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is to stare at herself她自己 in the mirror鏡子.
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就是盯著鏡子裡的自己看。
00:33
She absolutely絕對 loves her reflection反射.
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她非常喜歡鏡中的自己。
00:36
She giggles笑聲 and squeals尖叫聲, and gives
herself她自己 these big, wet kisses.
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她會開心地大笑大叫,
然後給自己又大又濕的吻。
真是太美了。
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It is beautiful美麗.
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Apparently顯然地, all of her friends朋友 do this and my mom媽媽
tells告訴 me that I used to do this,
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顯然她的同齡朋友們也會這樣做,
我媽說,我小時候也是。
這讓我開始思考:
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and it got me thinking思維:
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When did I stop doing this?
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我從什麼時候開始不這樣做了?
00:55
When is it suddenly突然 not okay to love
the way that we look?
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從什麼時候開始,
我們變得不愛自己的長相?
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Because apparently顯然地 we don't.
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因為我們的確不愛。
01:03
Ten thousand people every一切 month google谷歌,
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每個月有一萬人會搜尋:
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"Am I ugly醜陋?"
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「我很醜嗎?」
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This is Faye王菲. Faye王菲 is 13 and she
lives生活 in Denver丹佛.
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這位是菲,她 13 歲,住在丹佛。
01:13
And like any teenager青少年, she just wants to
be liked喜歡 and to fit適合 in.
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跟一般青少年一樣,
她只想要讓人喜歡、融入他人。
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It's Sunday星期日 night.
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某個週日晚上,
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She's getting得到 ready準備 for the week ahead at school學校.
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她準備好迎接學校下一週的課程。
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And she's slightly dreading害怕 it, and
she's a bit confused困惑 because
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她有點擔心,有點困惑,
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despite儘管 her mom媽媽 telling告訴 her all the time
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因為儘管她媽媽一直說
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that she's beautiful美麗,
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她很美,
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every一切 day at school學校, someone有人 tells告訴 her
that she's ugly醜陋.
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但每天上學,還是有人說她很醜。
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Because of the difference區別 between之間 what her mom媽媽
tells告訴 her and what her friends朋友
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因為她母親所說的
跟她同學、朋友說的不一樣,
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at school學校, or her peers同行 at school學校 are telling告訴 her,
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she doesn't know who to believe.
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她不知道該相信誰。
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So, she takes a video視頻 of herself她自己.
She posts帖子 it to YouTubeYouTube的
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所以她自拍了一段影片放到 YouTube,
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and she asks people to please leave離開
a comment評論:
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然後請人留言:
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"Am I pretty漂亮 or am I ugly醜陋?"
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「我漂亮還是醜?」
01:52
Well, so far, Faye王菲 has received收到
over 13,000 comments註釋.
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到目前為止,菲已經收到超過 1.3 萬筆留言。
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Some of them are so nasty討厭, they don't
bear thinking思維 about.
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有些留言壞到不值得一提。
02:00
This is an average平均, healthy-looking健康的前瞻性
teenage青少年 girl女孩 receiving接收 this feedback反饋
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這位普通、健康的青少女
在她一生中情感最脆弱的階段
收到這些回覆。
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at one of the most emotionally感情上 vulnerable弱勢
times in her life.
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Thousands成千上萬 of people are posting發帖 videos視頻 like this,
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成千上萬人都將這樣的影片放上網,
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mostly大多 teenage青少年 girls女孩, reaching到達 out in this way.
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大多是青少女以這樣的方式求答案。
02:18
But what's leading領導 them to do this?
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但他們會這麼做的原因是什麼?
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Well, today's今天的 teenagers青少年 are rarely很少 alone單獨.
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現在的青少年很少獨處,
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They're under pressure壓力 to be online線上
and available可得到 at all times,
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他們備受壓力,得經常上線、不能失聯,
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talking, messaging消息, liking喜歡, commenting評論,
sharing分享, posting發帖
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要能隨時聊天、傳簡訊、
按讚、留言、分享、貼文,
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it never ends結束.
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沒完沒了。
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Never before have we been so connected連接的,
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我們從沒有這麼緊密相連過,
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so continuously一直, so instantaneously瞬間, so young年輕.
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這麼持續、即時、這麼青春洋溢。
02:43
And as one mom媽媽 told me, it's like there's a party派對
in their bedroom臥室 every一切 night.
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就像有位母親形容的,
好像他們房間每天都在開趴一樣。
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There's simply只是 no privacy隱私.
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根本毫無隱私可言。
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And the social社會 pressures壓力 that go along沿
with that are relentless.
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這隨之而來的社會壓力
更是讓人喘不過氣。
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This always-on永遠在線 environment環境 is training訓練
our kids孩子 to value themselves他們自己
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這種隨時要上線的環境
把我們的孩子訓練成
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based基於 on the number of likes喜歡 they get
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要以按讚數量,
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and the types類型 of comments註釋 that they receive接收.
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和留言好壞來看待自己的重要性。
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There's no separation分割 between之間 online線上 and offline離線 life.
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線上跟線下的生活根本沒有界限。
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What's real真實 or what isn't is really
hard to tell the difference區別 between之間.
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什麼是真、什麼是假也令人難以辨別。
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And it's also really hard to tell the difference區別
between之間 what's authentic真實
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也很難判斷到底什麼是真實的,
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and what's digitally數字 manipulated操縱.
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什麼是經過數位修改的。
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What's a highlight突出 in someone's誰家 life versus
what's normal正常 in the context上下文 of everyday每天.
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一個人生活的亮點對抗日常生活的平凡。
03:27
And where are they looking to for inspiration靈感?
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他們要向誰尋求靈感呢?
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Well, you can see the kinds of images圖片
that are covering覆蓋 the newsfeeds新聞推送
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你們可看到現在女生訂閱的內容
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of girls女孩 today今天.
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都是些什麼樣的圖片。
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Size尺寸 zero models楷模 still dominate支配 our catwalks走秀.
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伸展台上全是 23 腰的模特兒。
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Airbrushing噴槍 is now routine常規.
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修圖變成例行公事。
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And trends趨勢 like #thinspirationthinspiration, #thighgapthighgap,
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還有像 #骨感、#大腿縫、
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#bikinibridgebikinibridge and #proanaproana.
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#比基尼橋、#厭食至上。
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For those who don't know, #proanaproana means手段 pro-anorexia親厭食.
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若有人不知道,#厭食至上 (proana)
就是支持厭食症的意思。
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These trends趨勢 are teamed聯手 with the
stereotyping定型 and flagrant明目張膽 objectification客觀
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這些潮流與刻板印象
及公然物化現代女性緊密結合。
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of women婦女 in today's今天的 popular流行 culture文化.
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It is not hard to see what girls女孩 are
benchmarking標杆 themselves他們自己 against反對.
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不難發現女孩們
比較的基準是什麼。
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But boys男孩 are not immune免疫的 to this either.
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男孩也沒有倖免。
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Aspiring抱負 to the chiseled輪廓分明 jaw lines and ripped撕開 six packs
of superhero-like超級英雄般的 sports體育 stars明星
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追求輪廓鮮明的下巴線條,
以及像超級英雄的運動巨星
那種明顯的六塊肌,
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and playboy花花公子 music音樂 artists藝術家.
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還有花花公子歌手藝人等等。
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But, what's the problem問題 with all of this?
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但這些現象的問題是什麼?
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Well, surely一定 we want our kids孩子 to grow增長 up as healthy健康,
well balanced均衡 individuals個人.
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當然,我們希望孩子健康長大,
成為發展均衡的人。
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But in an image-obsessed圖像痴迷 culture文化, we are
training訓練 our kids孩子
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但充斥著這些照片的文化
讓我們的孩子
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to spend more time and mental心理 effort功夫 on
their appearance出現
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花越來越多時間及精力
在他們的外表上,
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at the expense費用 of all of the other aspects方面
of their identities身份.
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威脅到的是他們身分的所有其他層面。
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So, things like their relationships關係, the development發展
of their physical物理 abilities能力,
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所以,像人際關係、體能發展,
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and their studies學習 and so on begin開始 to suffer遭受.
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以及學習等等因此遭殃。
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Six out of 10 girls女孩 are now choosing選擇 not to do
something because they don't
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五分之三的女生現在
選擇不做某些事
是因為他們覺得自己不夠好看。
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think they look good enough足夠.
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These are not trivial不重要的 activities活動.
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這些不是小事而已,
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These are fundamental基本的 activities活動 to their
development發展 as humans人類
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是他們長大成人所需的基本活動,
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and as contributors貢獻者 to society社會 and to
the workforce勞動力.
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以後才能對社會和職場有貢獻。
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Thirty-one三十一 percent百分, nearly幾乎 one in
three teenagers青少年, are withdrawing撤銷
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31%,也就是將近三分之一的青少年
不參與課堂辯論。
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from classroom課堂 debate辯論. They're failing失敗
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他們不參與的原因是
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to engage從事 in classroom課堂 debate辯論 because
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they don't want to draw attention注意 to the
way that they look.
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不想要讓其他人注意到自己的長相。
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One in five are not showing展示 up to class at all
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五分之一的學生甚至有時會蹺課,
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on days when they don't feel good about it.
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只因為覺得自己當天不夠好看。
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And when it comes to exams考試,
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考試這一方面,
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if you don't think you look good enough足夠,
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如果你不滿意自己的長相,
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specifically特別 if you don't think you are thin enough足夠,
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特別是如果你覺得自己不夠瘦,
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you will score得分了 a lower降低 grade年級 point average平均
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你的考試平均分數
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than your peers同行 who are not concerned關心 with this.
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會比其他不介意外表的人來得低。
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And this is consistent一貫 across橫過 Finland芬蘭, the U.S.
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這數據在芬蘭、美國、
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and China中國, and is true真正 regardless而不管 of how much
you actually其實 weigh稱重.
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中國都是一致的,
不管實際體重到底多少都是一樣。
我要說清楚,我們講的
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So to be super clear明確, we're talking about the
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way you think you look, not how
you actually其實 look.
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是你自認為自己的長相如何,
而不是實際長相。
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Low body身體 confidence置信度 is undermining破壞
academic學術的 achievement成就.
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對身材的低自信威脅到學業成就,
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But it's also damaging有害 health健康.
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但也威脅到健康。
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Teenagers青少年 with low body身體 confidence置信度
do less physical物理 activity活動,
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低自信的青少年做較少體育活動、
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eat less fruits水果 and vegetables蔬菜,
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吃較少蔬菜水果、
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partake參加 in more unhealthy不良 weight重量 control控制
practices做法
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參與較多不健康的體重控制活動
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that can lead to eating disorders障礙.
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而導致飲食失調。
06:10
They have lower降低 self-esteem自尊.
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他們自尊心較低。
06:12
They're more easily容易 influenced影響 by people around them
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他們較容易受到身邊的人影響,
06:14
and they're at greater更大 risk風險 of depression蕭條.
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憂鬱的機會比較大。
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And we think it's for all of these reasons原因
that they take more risks風險
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我們認為正是這些原因,
讓他們更容易訴諸
喝酒、吸毒等活動、
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with things like alcohol and drug藥物 use;
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crash緊急 dieting節食; cosmetic化妝品 surgery手術;
unprotected無保護, earlier sex性別;
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速效減肥、整形手術、
危險性行為、較早發生性行為,
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and self-harm自殘.
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以及自殘。
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The pursuit追求 of the perfect完善 body身體 is putting
pressure壓力 on our healthcare衛生保健 systems系統
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對於完美身材的追求
已經對我們的醫療系統造成壓力,
06:36
and costing成本核算 our governments政府 billions數十億 of
dollars美元 every一切 year.
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且耗費政府每年上百億資金。
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And we don't grow增長 out of it.
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而且我們還無法擺脫這種情況。
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Women婦女 who think they're overweight超重 — again,
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那些認為自己過胖的女人,
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regardless而不管 of whether是否 they are or are not —
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再說一次,不管他們是不是真的過胖,
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have higher更高 rates利率 of absenteeism曠工.
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有較高的曠職率。
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Seventeen十七 percent百分 of women婦女 would
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17% 的女人
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not show顯示 up to a job工作 interview訪問 on
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會在對外表不太有自信時逃避面試。
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a day when they weren't feeling感覺 confident信心
about the way that they look.
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Have a think about what this is doing
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想想看這對我們的經濟影響有多大。
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to our economy經濟.
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If we could overcome克服 this, what that
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如果我們可以克服這問題,
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opportunity機會 looks容貌 like.
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會創造出什麼樣的機會。
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Unlocking解鎖 this potential潛在 is in the interest利益
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釋放這種潛力
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of every一切 single one of us.
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是為我們每一個人的利益著想。
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But how do we do that?
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但我們要怎麼做?
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Well, talking, on its own擁有, only gets得到 you so far.
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光說不練並不會造成太大的影響。
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It's not enough足夠 by itself本身.
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這是不夠的。
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If you actually其實 want to make a difference區別,
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如果你真的想要有所改變,
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you have to do something.
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那就得付諸行動。
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And we've我們已經 learned學到了 there are three key ways方法:
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我們學到有三個重要方式:
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The first is we have to educate教育 for body身體 confidence置信度.
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第一,要教育女性對身體的自信。
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We have to help our teenagers青少年 develop發展
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我們必須幫助青少女
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strategies策略 to overcome克服 image-related圖像相關 pressures壓力
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發展策略來克服與形象有關的壓力,
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and build建立 their self-esteem自尊.
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並建立他們的自尊心。
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Now, the good news新聞 is that there are
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好消息是,
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many許多 programs程式 out there available可得到
to do this.
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有很多現有的計劃在做這件事。
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The bad news新聞 is that most of them don't work.
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壞消息是,大多計劃都沒有用。
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I was shocked吃驚 to learn學習 that many許多 well-meaning善意
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讓我很震驚的是
很多善意的計劃反而常弄巧成拙,
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programs程式 are inadvertently不經意間 actually其實
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making製造 the situation情況 worse更差.
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讓情況更糟糕。
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So we need to make damn該死的 sure that
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所以我們一定要確保
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the programs程式 that our kids孩子 are receiving接收
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孩子們接受的計劃
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are not only having a positive impact碰撞,
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不只有正面影響,
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but having a lasting持久 impact碰撞 as well.
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還要有長遠的影響。
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And the research研究 shows節目
that the best最好 programs程式
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研究顯示,最棒的計劃
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address地址 six key areas:
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會涵蓋六大領域:
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The first is the influence影響 of family家庭,
friends朋友 and relationships關係.
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第一:家庭、朋友、人際關係的影響。
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The second第二 is media媒體 and celebrity名人 culture文化,
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第二:媒體與名人文化,
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then how to handle處理 teasing戲弄 and bullying欺凌,
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再來就是如何應付嘲笑與霸凌,
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the way we compete競爭 and compare比較 with
one another另一個
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我們以外貌相互競爭、比較的方式,
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based基於 on looks容貌,
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talking about appearance出現 — some people
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談論外表的方式,
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call this "body身體 talk" or "fat脂肪 talk" —
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有些人稱之為「身材之談」
或「胖子之談」。
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and finally最後, the foundations基金會 of respecting關於
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最後,尊重與照顧自己
這樣基本的事。
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and looking after yourself你自己.
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These six things are crucial關鍵 starting開始 points
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這六大事項是很關鍵的起始點,
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for anyone任何人 serious嚴重 about delivering交付
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讓每一位認真處理這件事的人
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body-confidence身體的自信 education教育 that works作品.
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都能建立有效的身體自信教育系統。
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An education教育 is critical危急,
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教育是關鍵,
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but tackling搶斷 this problem問題 is going
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但解決問題
還需要我們每一位
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to require要求 each and everyone大家 of us
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to step up and be better role角色 models楷模
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都站出來當更棒的模範
08:55
for the women婦女 and girls女孩 in our own擁有 lives生活.
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給我們生命中的女性、女孩看。
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Challenging具有挑戰性的 the status狀態 quo現狀 of how
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挑戰現在對於女性的觀感
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women婦女 are seen看到 and talked about in
our own擁有 circles.
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以及我們對於自身的評論。
09:03
It is not okay that we judge法官 the contribution貢獻
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這是不對的,我們不能評斷
09:07
of our politicians政治家 by their haircuts理髮
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政治人物的貢獻,根據他們的髮型
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or the size尺寸 of their breasts乳房,
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或是胸部的大小,
09:12
or to infer推斷 that the determination決心 or the success成功
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也不能推斷
奧運選手的決心或成功
取決於她長得正不正。
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of an Olympian奧林匹亞 is down
to her not being存在 a looker旁觀者.
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We need to start開始 judging判斷 people by what they do,
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我們要開始以真正的貢獻來評斷別人,
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not what they look like.
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而非依據他們的長相。
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We can all start開始 by taking服用 responsibility責任
for the types類型 of pictures圖片
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我們可以開始對那類型的照片
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and comments註釋 that we post崗位
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和自己社交網站上的留言負起責任。
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on our own擁有 social社會 networks網絡.
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We can compliment讚揚 people based基於 on
their effort功夫
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我們可以稱讚別人的努力
09:36
and their actions行動
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以及行動,
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and not on their appearance出現.
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而非批評外表。
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And let me ask you,
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讓我問各位,
09:42
when was the last time that you
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你最近一次親吻鏡子是什麼時候?
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kissed a mirror鏡子?
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Ultimately最終,, we need to work together一起
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最終我們都需要共同合作,
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as communities社區, as governments政府
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不管是社群、政府
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and as businesses企業 to really change更改
this culture文化 of ours我們的
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或是企業,都要改變我們的文化,
09:54
so that our kids孩子 grow增長 up valuing價值評估 their
whole整個 selves自我,
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才能讓孩子們重視自己所有的價值、
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valuing價值評估 individuality個性, diversity多樣, inclusion包容.
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珍視獨特性、多樣化以及包容力。
10:03
We need to put the people that are
making製造 a real真實 difference區別
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我們需要把真正可以推動改變的人
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on our pedestals基座, making製造 a difference區別
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放到重要位置,
並在真實世界中做出改變。
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in the real真實 world世界.
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Giving給予 them the airtime通話時間, because only then
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讓他們有發言的時間,
因為只有那時候,我們才能創造不同的世界,
10:14
will we create創建 a different不同 world世界.
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10:16
A world世界 where our kids孩子 are free自由 to become成為
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這世界讓孩子們
可以自由做最棒的自己,
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the best最好 versions版本 of themselves他們自己,
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where the way they think they look
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他們對自己樣貌的看法
10:25
never holds持有 them back from being存在
who they are
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不會阻礙他們成為真正的自己,
10:27
or achieving實現 what they want in life.
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或是追求自己所想要的人生。
10:30
Think about what this might威力 mean
for someone有人 in your life.
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想想這對你生命中的某個人
會有什麼影響。
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Who have you got in mind心神?
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你心中有人選嗎?
10:36
Is it your wife妻子?
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是你的妻子?
10:37
Your sister妹妹?
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你的姊妹?
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Your daughter女兒?
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你的女兒?
10:40
Your niece侄女?
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你的姪女?
10:42
Your friend朋友? It could just be the woman女人
a couple一對 of seats away
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還是你的朋友?
也可能是坐在你附近的女士。
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from you today今天.
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What would it mean for her
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這會帶給她什麼樣的意義,
10:49
if she were freed釋放 from that voice語音
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如果她能從內心批評,
10:53
of her inner critic評論家, nagging嘮叨 her to have
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從一直告訴自己
10:56
longer legs, thinner更薄 thighs大腿, smaller stomach,
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要有雙長腿、瘦大腿、小胃、小腳,
10:58
shorter feet?
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這樣的想法中解脫?
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What could it mean for her if we overcame克服了 this
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如果我們能克服這個困難,
11:03
and unlocked解鎖 her potential潛在 in that way?
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並釋放她的潛力,會替她帶來什麼意義?
11:08
Right now, our culture's文化的 obsession困擾
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現在,我們的文化對於形象的著魔
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with image圖片 is holding保持 us all back.
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讓我們無法前進。
11:15
But let's show顯示 our kids孩子 the truth真相.
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但我們給孩子看看真相吧。
11:17
Let's show顯示 them that the way you look
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讓他們知道,
長相只不過是身分的一部分,
11:19
is just one part部分 of your identity身分
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and that the truth真相 is we love them
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事實是,我們很愛他們,
11:26
for who they are
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愛他們真實的自己、
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and what they do
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愛他們所做的一切,
11:29
and how they make us feel.
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以及他們帶給我們的感受。
11:32
Let's build建立 self-esteem自尊 into our school學校 curriculums課程.
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我們一起把建立自尊放進學校課程中。
11:36
Let's each and every一切 one of us change更改 the way
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我們一起改變說話的方式、
11:39
we talk and compare比較 ourselves我們自己 to other people.
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與他人比較的方式。
11:42
And let's work together一起 as communities社區,
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讓我們團結合作、一起努力,
11:45
from grassroots基層 to governments政府,
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從平民到政府共同攜手
11:48
so that the happy快樂 little one-year-olds一歲的孩子
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讓今日快樂的一歲小童,
11:50
of today今天 become成為 the confident信心
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成為明日充滿自信,可以做出改變的人。
11:53
changemakersChangemakers計劃 of tomorrow明天.
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Let's do this.
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一起來吧。
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(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Adrienne Lin
Reviewed by Marssi Draw

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Meaghan Ramsey - Self-esteem advocate
Meaghan Ramsey believes in business growth that stems from real social change.

Why you should listen

Meaghan Ramsey helps businesses and brands shape their operations and organizations in a way that delivers both positive social change and business growth. She is a partner in the Business in Society Practice at the Brunswick Group.

With her origins in nutritional science, Ramsey has worked across FMCG, health as well as food and beverage sectors, and she has consulted to pharmaceutical, media, agricultural, tech start-ups, charities and non-government organizations.

Prior to joining Brunswick, Ramsey was the Global Director of the Dove Self-Esteem Project at Unilever in London. In her role, she developed global education programs and mass-media campaigns that encouraged the participation of millions of young girls and women around the world to improve individual confidence. Her TED Talk and speech at the UN's 59th Commission on the Status of Women helped highlight the importance of this particular work and the urgent need to address it. Ramsey speaks regularly on the role business can, and must, play in creating a sustainable, positive future.

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