Tracee Ellis Ross: A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom
تريسي إليس روس: غضب امرأة يحمل حياة من الحكمة
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she was at the post office.
كانت في مكتب البريد.
as it is around the holidays,
وهذا هو المعتاد أيام العطلات.
someone moved her out of the way --
وقام بتحريكها بعيداً عن طريقه،
and moved her out of the way.
وقام بتحريكها بعيداً عن طريقه.
that she was blocking,
كانت تعيق وصوله إليه.
maybe he didn't, she didn't hear it ...
هي لم تسمعه ...
she was filling out the form.
كانت تملأ الأوراق.
there were hands on her,
كانت هناك يدان تمسكان بها
that she could not explain:
لم تستطع تفسيره؛
هو ما وصفت به ذلك الإحساس.
even in her telling of it,
that I was hearing a lot about lately.
وهذا الإحساس على أذني مؤخراً.
a little bit uncomfortable.
الإحساس بعدم الارتياح قليلاً.
that I have been chomping on
helping themselves to women's bodies
helping themselves to women,
so I can get to the fries" --
are wondering what the connection is
on opposite ends of the spectrum.
تفصل بينهما مسافة كبيرة.
هي العامل المشترك بينهما.
for the horrific.
with the effects of both
and just takes it out of your hand?
يأخذه من بين أيديكم.
I don't know why you're getting so upset,
أنا لا أدري لماذا يضايقك الأمر هكذا،
as soon as I'm done.
that cell phone out of your hands --
ويأتي شخص يأخذ منك الهاتف هكذا ..
you got a fancy case,"
taken it out of your pocket,"
أن تخرج الهاتف من جيبك،"
the person who took the cell phone.
ذلك الشخص الذي كان يقوم بانتزاع الهاتف.
themselves, that it's like ...
على استغلال المرأة، لدرجة ...
are fundamentally less moral,
blind spot for most men.
لدى معظم الرجال.
discomfort and distress,
والضغط النفسي فحسب،
of our mothers' lives,
than we know for ourselves,
بنا وبمصلحتنا أكثر من أنفسنا،
the fate of our lady parts;
يخبروننا عن مصير خبايانا الأنثوية.
for love and objects of desire,
كأدوات للحب وإشباع الشهوة،
and use as we choose;
ننتفع بها ونستخدمها كما نحب ونريد.
we play by their rules or not,
شئنا أم أبينا الامتثال لقوانينهم،
as property that can be hit and hurt,
كأشياء مملوكة يمكن إيذاؤها وضربها،
deserving of respect;
لا تستحق أن تُوَفَّى الاحترام.
the anger of our bodies.
أن نعبّر عن الغضب الكامن داخل أجسادنا.
we start to rationalize,
نبدأ في تبرير الموقف،
something, and I didn't hear him.
قد قال شيئاً ما ولم أسمعه جيداً.
to think that we are overreacting
أن تظل معتقدة أنه دائماً ما نبالغ،
or unreasonable.
أو أننا غير عقلانيات.
some hidden place in our minds,
as we practice our smiles --
بينما نحاول وضع تلك الابتسامة على وجوهنا..
"Yes, yes, of course,"
"نعم نعم، بالطبع"
aren't supposed to get angry.
أن تظهر مشاعر الغضب.
holds centuries
يعود لقرون
or express our indignation,
عن استيائنا أو المخاطبة به مباشرةً،
they can help themselves to our bodies,
أن بإمكانه التلاعب بأجسادنا،
شرارة الغضب الحالي فحسب،
at the post office
of women's experiences
that we're overreacting
في ردود أفعالنا،
هن من يتحملن المسؤولية
to change men's bad behavior.
أن يقوموا بتغيير تصرفاتهم السيئة.
within this particular window
towards women's equality,
والثورة العالمية تجاه المساواة للمرأة،
that does not yet exist,
لم يتم تحقيقه بعد،
and self-reflective,
and be of service to change.
وتصبحوا في خدمة التغيير.
to be afraid of.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tracee Ellis Ross - Actress, performance artist, motivational speakerTracee Ellis Ross is the star of the ABC comedy series “Black-ish” and an influential voice in the modern conversation around equality, respect, beauty and feeling empowered in your skin.
Why you should listen
Tracee Ellis Ross, a global influencer with a cross-cultural and joyful point of view, is a co-founding signatory of the Time's Up movement. In November 2017, she gave a powerful speech that went viral about dismantling expectations and claiming your own life at Glamour's Women of the Year Summit.
When Ross was Emmy-nominated for her work on Black-ish in 2016, it made her the first black woman in 30 years to garner a nomination in the category and only one in five all-time. She's the recipient of multiple NAACP Image awards and nominations for her work. You also may spot her as the host of many award shows, including Black Girls Rock! and the 2017 American Music Awards, where her heart, humor and style are on full blast.
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