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Brittney Cooper: The racial politics of time
Brittney Cooper: Tidens racemæssige politik
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"Hvis tiden har en race, ville den være hvid", siger kulturteoretikeren Brittney Cooper. I denne tankevækkende tale kigger Cooper på diskrimination og racisme igennem et historisk tidsobjektiv, og viser os hvordan farvede mennesker igennem historien er blevet bestjålet for deres tid, og dermed glædesøjeblikke og tilknytning, tabt livskvalitet og forsinket fremskridt.
Brittney Cooper - Cultural theorist
With scholarship and incisive commentary that exposes the marginalized narratives hidden within "mainstream" history, Brittney Cooper writes at the vanguard of cultural criticism. Full bio
With scholarship and incisive commentary that exposes the marginalized narratives hidden within "mainstream" history, Brittney Cooper writes at the vanguard of cultural criticism. Full bio
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What if I told you that time has a race,
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Hvad hvis jeg fortalte dig,
at tiden har en race,
at tiden har en race,
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a race in the contemporary way
that we understand race
that we understand race
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på samme måde som vi idag forstår race
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in the United States?
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i USA?
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Typically, we talk about race
in terms of black and white issues.
in terms of black and white issues.
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Vi taler typisk om race
i form af sorte og hvide problemer.
i form af sorte og hvide problemer.
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In the African-American communities
from which I come,
from which I come,
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I de afroamerikanske kredse,
hvor jeg kommer fra,
hvor jeg kommer fra,
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we have a long-standing
multi-generational joke
multi-generational joke
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har vi igennem flere generationer
haft en joke vi kalder "CP-time"
haft en joke vi kalder "CP-time"
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about what we call "CP time,"
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or "colored people's time."
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eller "farvede menneskers tid".
Selvom vi ikke længere kalder
afroamerikanere for farvede
afroamerikanere for farvede
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Now, we no longer refer
to African-Americans as "colored,"
to African-Americans as "colored,"
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så er denne mangeårige joke om,
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but this long-standing joke
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at vi altid kommer for sent
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about our perpetual lateness to church,
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til kirke, til grillaftener,
til familie events
til familie events
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to cookouts, to family events
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og endda til vores egne begravelser,
stadig i live.
stadig i live.
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and even to our own funerals, remains.
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I personally am a stickler for time.
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Personligt går jeg meget op i punktlighed.
00:53
It's almost as if my mother,
when I was growing up, said,
when I was growing up, said,
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Det er, som min mor sagde,
da jeg var lille:
da jeg var lille:
"Vi skal ikke være dén
slags sorte mennesker".
slags sorte mennesker".
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"We will not be those black people."
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So we typically arrive to events
30 minutes early.
30 minutes early.
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Så vi ankom typisk 30 min. for tidligt.
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But today, I want to talk to you
more about the political nature of time,
more about the political nature of time,
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Men i dag vil jeg gerne tale
om tidens politiske natur.
om tidens politiske natur.
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for if time had a race,
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For hvis tid havde en race,
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it would be white.
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ville den være hvid.
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White people own time.
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Hvide mennesker ejer tiden.
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I know, I know.
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Ja, ja, jeg ved det.
01:16
Making such "incendiary statements"
makes us uncomfortable:
makes us uncomfortable:
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At komme med sådanne brandfarlige
kommentarer gør os utilpasse.
kommentarer gør os utilpasse.
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Haven't we moved past the point
where race really matters?
where race really matters?
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Er vi ikke kommet forbi det punkt,
hvor race betyder noget?
hvor race betyder noget?
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Isn't race a heavy-handed concept?
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Er race ikke et hårdhændet koncept?
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Shouldn't we go ahead
with our enlightened, progressive selves
with our enlightened, progressive selves
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Burde vi ikke med vores oplyste indre jeg
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and relegate useless concepts like race
to the dustbins of history?
to the dustbins of history?
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smide ubrugelige koncepter som race
direkte ud i historiens skraldspand?
direkte ud i historiens skraldspand?
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How will we ever get over racism
if we keep on talking about race?
if we keep on talking about race?
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Hvordan kommer vi nogensinde over racisme
når vi bliver ved med at tale om race?
når vi bliver ved med at tale om race?
01:41
Perhaps we should lock up our concepts
of race in a time capsule,
of race in a time capsule,
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Måske skulle vi låse vores racekoncepter
ind i hver deres tidskapsel,
ind i hver deres tidskapsel,
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bury them and dig them up
in a thousand years,
in a thousand years,
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grave dem ned og om tusinde år
grave dem op igen
grave dem op igen
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peer at them with the clearly
more enlightened,
more enlightened,
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for at kigge på dem med vores mere oplyste
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raceless versions of ourselves
that belong to the future.
that belong to the future.
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raceløse fremtidsversioner af os selv.
01:54
But you see there,
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Men ser du,
01:55
that desire to mitigate the impact
of race and racism shows up
of race and racism shows up
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lysten til at formindske effekten
af race og racisme
af race og racisme
kommer op i den måde
vi forsøger at styrer tiden på,
vi forsøger at styrer tiden på,
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in how we attempt to manage time,
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in the ways we narrate history,
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i den måde vi fortolker historien på,
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in the ways we attempt to shove
the negative truths of the present
the negative truths of the present
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i den måde vi forsøger at skubbe nutidens
negative sandheder ind i fortiden,
negative sandheder ind i fortiden,
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into the past,
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i den måde vi prøver at argumentere for,
02:09
in the ways we attempt to argue
that the future that we hope for
that the future that we hope for
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at den fremtid vi håber på,
er den nutid vi lever i idag.
er den nutid vi lever i idag.
02:12
is the present in which
we're currently living.
we're currently living.
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02:15
Now, when Barack Obama
became President of the US in 2008,
became President of the US in 2008,
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Da Barack Obama blev præsident i 2008,
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many Americans declared
that we were post-racial.
that we were post-racial.
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erklærede mange amerikanere,
at vi er "post-racial".
at vi er "post-racial".
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I'm from the academy
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Jeg kommer fra den skole,
02:23
where we're enamored
with being post-everything.
with being post-everything.
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hvor vi er betagede af at være post-alt.
02:26
We're postmodern, we're post-structural,
we're post-feminist.
we're post-feminist.
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Vi er postmoderne, post-strukturelle,
vi er post-feministiske.
vi er post-feministiske.
02:31
"Post" has become
a simple academic appendage
a simple academic appendage
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"Post" er blevet et akademisk vedhæng,
som gælder for en række termer,
som gælder for en række termer,
02:33
that we apply to a range of terms
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to mark the way we were.
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der kendetegner den måde, vi var på.
02:38
But prefixes alone don't have the power
to make race and racism
to make race and racism
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Men at sætte en stavelse
foran race og racisme
foran race og racisme
gør dem ikke til en ting fra fortiden.
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a thing of the past.
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02:44
The US was never "pre-race."
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USA har aldrig været "pre-race".
At hævde at vi er "post-race",
når vi endnu ikke har forstået den effekt
når vi endnu ikke har forstået den effekt
02:46
So to claim that we're post-race when we
have yet to grapple with the impact
have yet to grapple with the impact
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race har på afroamerikanere,
latinoamerikanere og indfødte
latinoamerikanere og indfødte
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of race on black people,
Latinos or the indigenous
Latinos or the indigenous
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is disingenuous.
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er uoprigtigt.
02:56
Just about the moment
we were preparing to celebrate
we were preparing to celebrate
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Lige da vi skulle til at fejre
vores "post-racial" fremtid,
vores "post-racial" fremtid,
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our post-racial future,
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03:00
our political conditions became
the most racial they've been
the most racial they've been
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ændrede vores politiske forhold sig
til det mest radikale
til det mest radikale
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in the last 50 years.
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det har været i de sidste 50 år.
03:05
So today, I want to offer to you
three observations,
three observations,
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I dag vil jeg gerne præsentere
tre iagttagelser om tidens fortid,
nutid og fremtid
nutid og fremtid
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about the past, the present
and the future of time,
and the future of time,
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03:12
as it relates to the combating
of racism and white dominance.
of racism and white dominance.
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som relaterer sig til bekæmpelsen af
racisme og hvid dominans.
racisme og hvid dominans.
03:16
First: the past.
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Først: fortiden.
03:19
Time has a history,
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Tiden har en historie.
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and so do black people.
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Og det har sorte mennesker også.
03:23
But we treat time as though
it is timeless,
it is timeless,
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Men vi behandler tid,
som om den er tidløs.
som om den er tidløs.
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as though it has always been this way,
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Som om at den altid har været sådan.
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as though it doesn't have
a political history
a political history
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Som om den ikke har en politisk historie
forbundet med udplyndringer
forbundet med udplyndringer
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bound up with the plunder
of indigenous lands,
of indigenous lands,
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af de indfødtes land,
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the genocide of indigenous people
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folkemord af det oprindelige folk,
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and the stealing of Africans
from their homeland.
from their homeland.
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og tyverier fra afrikanernes hjemmeland.
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When white male European philosophers
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Da europæiske hvide filosoffer begyndte
at konceptualisere tid og historie,
at konceptualisere tid og historie,
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first thought to conceptualize
time and history, one famously declared,
time and history, one famously declared,
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sagde én af dem:
03:45
"[Africa] is no historical
part of the World."
part of the World."
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"Afrika er ikke
en historisk del af verden."
en historisk del af verden."
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He was essentially saying
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I bund og grund sagde han,
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that Africans were people
outside of history
outside of history
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at afrikanere ikke har været
en del af historien
en del af historien
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who had had no impact on time
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og at de ikke har haft indflydelse på tid
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or the march of progress.
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eller udvikling.
03:59
This idea, that black people
have had no impact on history,
have had no impact on history,
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Idéen om, at sorte mennesker ikke har haft
en indflydelse på historien,
en indflydelse på historien,
04:03
is one of the foundational ideas
of white supremacy.
of white supremacy.
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er en af de grundlæggende ideer
bag hvid overherredømme.
bag hvid overherredømme.
04:07
It's the reason that Carter G. Woodson
created "Negro History Week" in 1926.
created "Negro History Week" in 1926.
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Det er grunden til, at Negro History Week
blev skabt af Carter G. Woodson i 1926.
blev skabt af Carter G. Woodson i 1926.
04:11
It's the reason that we continue
to celebrate Black History Month
to celebrate Black History Month
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Det er grunden til, at vi stadig fejrer
Black History Month hver februar i USA
Black History Month hver februar i USA
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in the US every February.
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04:18
Now, we also see this idea
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Der er også en idé om,
04:21
that black people are people either
alternately outside of the bounds of time
alternately outside of the bounds of time
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at sorte mennesker enten falder
uden for tidens rammer
uden for tidens rammer
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or stuck in the past,
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eller sidder fast i fortiden,
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in a scenario where,
much as I'm doing right now,
much as I'm doing right now,
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i et scenarie hvor, meget lig
hvad jeg gør lige nu,
hvad jeg gør lige nu,
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a black person stands up and insists
that racism still matters,
that racism still matters,
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en sort person insisterer på,
at racisme stadig betyder noget,
at racisme stadig betyder noget,
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and a person, usually white,
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og en anden, som regel hvid person, siger:
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says to them,
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"Hvorfor hænger du fast i fortiden?"
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"Why are you stuck in the past?
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"Hvorfor kan du ikke komme videre?"
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Why can't you move on?
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04:42
We have a black president.
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"Vi har da en sort præsident".
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We're past all that."
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"Vi er forbi alt det dér".
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William Faulkner famously said,
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William Faulkner sagde:
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"The past is never dead.
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"Fortiden er aldrig død,
den er ikke engang forbi"
den er ikke engang forbi"
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It's not even past."
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04:53
But my good friend
Professor Kristie Dotson says,
Professor Kristie Dotson says,
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Men min gode ven
Professor Kristie Dotson siger,
Professor Kristie Dotson siger,
04:57
"Our memory is longer than our lifespan."
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"Vores hukommelse varer længere
end vores levetid."
end vores levetid."
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We carry, all of us,
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I os bærer vi hver og en,
05:03
family and communal
hopes and dreams with us.
hopes and dreams with us.
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vores fællesskabs og families
håb og drømme.
håb og drømme.
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We don't have the luxury
of letting go of the past.
of letting go of the past.
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Vi har ikke den luksus
at kunne give slip på fortiden.
at kunne give slip på fortiden.
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But sometimes,
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Men nogle gange,
05:15
our political conditions are so troubling
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er vores politiske forhold så urolige,
05:17
that we don't know
if we're living in the past
if we're living in the past
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at vi ikke ved, om vi lever i fortiden,
05:20
or we're living in the present.
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eller om vi lever i nutiden.
05:22
Take, for instance,
when Black Lives Matter protesters
when Black Lives Matter protesters
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For eksempel når demonstranter fra
"Black Lives Matter" går ud og protesterer
"Black Lives Matter" går ud og protesterer
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go out to protest unjust killings
of black citizens by police,
of black citizens by police,
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mod uretfærdige drab på sorte borgere
begået af politiet
begået af politiet
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and the pictures that emerge
from the protest
from the protest
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og billederne fra protesten ligner,
at de kunne være taget for 50 år siden.
at de kunne være taget for 50 år siden.
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look like they could have been
taken 50 years ago.
taken 50 years ago.
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05:35
The past won't let us go.
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Fortiden vil ikke give slip på os.
05:38
But still, let us press our way
into the present.
into the present.
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Men lad os nu tage et kig ind i nutiden.
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At present, I would argue
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Jeg vil argumentere for,
05:45
that the racial struggles
we are experiencing
we are experiencing
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at de raceopgør vi oplever i dag,
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are clashes over time and space.
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er sammenstød i tid og rum.
05:52
What do I mean?
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Hvad mener jeg med det?
05:54
Well, I've already told you
that white people own time.
that white people own time.
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Jeg har allerede fortalt,
at hvide mennesker ejer tiden.
at hvide mennesker ejer tiden.
05:57
Those in power dictate
the pace of the workday.
the pace of the workday.
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Dem der sidder på magten dikterer
arbejdsdagens tempo.
arbejdsdagens tempo.
06:01
They dictate how much money
our time is actually worth.
our time is actually worth.
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De dikterer, hvor mange penge
vores tid er værd.
vores tid er værd.
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And Professor George Lipsitz argues
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Og professor George Lipsitz siger,
06:08
that white people even dictate
the pace of social inclusion.
the pace of social inclusion.
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at hvide mennesker endda dikterer tempoet
i den sociale inklusion.
i den sociale inklusion.
06:12
They dictate how long
it will actually take
it will actually take
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De dikterer, hvor lang tid der vil gå,
før minoritetsgrupper har fået
før minoritetsgrupper har fået
06:14
for minority groups to receive the rights
that they have been fighting for.
that they have been fighting for.
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de rettigheder, de har kæmpet for.
06:19
Let me loop back to the past quickly
to give you an example.
to give you an example.
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Lad mig gå tilbage til fortiden
og give et eksempel.
og give et eksempel.
06:23
If you think about
the Civil Rights Movement
the Civil Rights Movement
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Tænk på borgerrettighedsbevægelsen
og lederens råb om "Frihed Nu".
og lederens råb om "Frihed Nu".
06:25
and the cries of its leaders
for "Freedom Now,"
for "Freedom Now,"
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06:28
they were challenging the slow pace
of white social inclusion.
of white social inclusion.
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De udfordrede det langsomme tempo
som den hvide sociale inklusion kørte i.
som den hvide sociale inklusion kørte i.
06:32
By 1965, the year
the Voting Rights Act was passed,
the Voting Rights Act was passed,
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I 1965, det år hvor
Stemmerettighedsloven blev vedtaget,
Stemmerettighedsloven blev vedtaget,
var der gået hele 100 år
fra den amerikanske borgerkrigs afslutning
fra den amerikanske borgerkrigs afslutning
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there had been a full 100 years
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between the end of the Civil War
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til at afroamerikanere fik tildelt
stemmerettigheder.
stemmerettigheder.
06:39
and the conferral of voting rights
on African-American communities.
on African-American communities.
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06:43
Despite the urgency of a war,
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Trods behovet for kamp
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it still took a full 100 years
for actual social inclusion to occur.
for actual social inclusion to occur.
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tog det stadig 100 år,
før reel social inklusion fandt sted.
før reel social inklusion fandt sted.
06:50
Since 2012,
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Siden 2012,
06:52
conservative state legislatures
across the US have ramped up attempts
across the US have ramped up attempts
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har konservative statslovgivere i USA
forsøgt at sabotere afroamerikaneres
stemmerettigheder
stemmerettigheder
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to roll back African-American
voting rights
voting rights
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ved at stramme kravene for vælger-ID
og ved at begrænse muligheden for
og ved at begrænse muligheden for
06:58
by passing restrictive voter ID laws
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07:00
and curtailing early voting opportunities.
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at afgive en valgstemme tidligt.
07:03
This past July, a federal court
struck down North Carolina's voter ID law
struck down North Carolina's voter ID law
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Sidste juli slog en føderal domstol
ned på North Carolinas vælger-ID lov
ned på North Carolinas vælger-ID lov
idet den: "sigtede efter afroamerikanere
med kirurgisk præcision".
med kirurgisk præcision".
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saying it "... targeted African-Americans
with surgical precision."
with surgical precision."
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07:14
Restricting African-American inclusion
in the body politic
in the body politic
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At begrænse afroamerikansk inddragelse
i politik,
i politik,
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is a primary way that we attempt
to manage and control people
to manage and control people
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er en primær måde
at styre og kontrollere mennesker på
at styre og kontrollere mennesker på
07:23
by managing and controlling time.
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igennem kontrollering af tiden.
07:26
But another place that we see
these time-space clashes
these time-space clashes
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Vi ser også sammenstød ml. tid og rum,
når der sker byudvikling i byer som:
når der sker byudvikling i byer som:
07:29
is in gentrifying cities
like Atlanta, Brooklyn,
like Atlanta, Brooklyn,
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Atlanta, Brooklyn, Philadelphia,
New Orleans og Washington DC.
New Orleans og Washington DC.
07:33
Philadelphia, New Orleans
and Washington, DC --
and Washington, DC --
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places that have had
black populations for generations.
black populations for generations.
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Alle byer der i generationer har haft
sorte befolkningsgrupper.
sorte befolkningsgrupper.
Men nu pga. af byfornyelse og byudvikling,
bliver disse samfund skubbet ud og glemt,
bliver disse samfund skubbet ud og glemt,
07:40
But now, in the name
of urban renewal and progress,
of urban renewal and progress,
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these communities are pushed out,
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med det formål at føre dem ind
i det 21. århundrede.
i det 21. århundrede.
07:45
in service of bringing them
into the 21st century.
into the 21st century.
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07:48
Professor Sharon Holland asked:
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Professor Sharon Holland spørger:
07:52
What happens when a person
who exists in time
who exists in time
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"Hvad sker der, når en person,
som eksisterer i tid, møder en
som eksisterer i tid, møder en
07:55
meets someone who only occupies space?
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som udelukkende optager plads og rum?".
08:00
These racial struggles
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Disse racemæssige kampe er opgør
08:02
are battles over those
who are perceived to be space-takers
who are perceived to be space-takers
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mellem dem der opfattes som pladsoptagere,
08:06
and those who are perceived
to be world-makers.
to be world-makers.
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og dem der opfattes som verdensskabere.
08:10
Those who control the flow
and thrust of history
and thrust of history
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Dem der styrer strømmen
og historiens fremdrift,
og historiens fremdrift,
08:13
are considered world-makers
who own and master time.
who own and master time.
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er dem, der betragtes som verdensskabere,
som ejer og mestrer tiden.
som ejer og mestrer tiden.
08:17
In other words: white people.
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Med andre ord: den hvide befolkning.
08:20
But when Hegel famously said that Africa
was no historical part of the world,
was no historical part of the world,
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Men da Hegel sagde, at Afrika ikke er
en historisk del af verden,
en historisk del af verden,
antydede han, at Afrika ikke var andet
end en stor landmasse,
end en stor landmasse,
08:24
he implied that it was merely
a voluminous land mass
a voluminous land mass
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taking up space
at the bottom of the globe.
at the bottom of the globe.
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der optager plads på bunden af kloden.
08:29
Africans were space-takers.
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Afrikanere var altså pladsoptagere.
08:32
So today, white people continue to control
the flow and thrust of history,
the flow and thrust of history,
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I dag bliver den hvide befolkning ved med
at styre strømmen og historiens fremdrift,
at styre strømmen og historiens fremdrift,
08:36
while too often treating black people
as though we are merely taking up space
as though we are merely taking up space
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mens den sorte befolkning ofte bliver
behandlet som om, vi blot optager plads,
behandlet som om, vi blot optager plads,
08:41
to which we are not entitled.
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som vi ikke er berettiget til.
08:43
Time and the march of progress
is used to justify
is used to justify
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Tid og fremskridt bruges til at berettige
08:47
a stunning degree of violence
towards our most vulnerable populations,
towards our most vulnerable populations,
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et forbløfende højt niveau af vold mod
vores mest sårbare befolkningsgrupper,
vores mest sårbare befolkningsgrupper,
08:52
who, being perceived as space-takers
rather than world-makers,
rather than world-makers,
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som bliver opfattet som pladsoptagere
snarere end verdensskabere.
snarere end verdensskabere.
08:57
are moved out of the places
where they live,
where they live,
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De flyttes ud af de byer de bor i,
for at føre dem ind i det 21. århundrede.
for at føre dem ind i det 21. århundrede.
08:59
in service of bringing them
into the 21st century.
into the 21st century.
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09:03
Shortened life span according to zip code
is just one example of the ways
is just one example of the ways
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Forkortet levetid, grundet det distrikt
man bor i, er blot ét eksempel
man bor i, er blot ét eksempel
på uretfærdig sammenhæng ml. tid og rum
i sorte menneskers liv.
i sorte menneskers liv.
09:08
that time and space cohere
in an unjust manner
in an unjust manner
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09:10
in the lives of black people.
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09:12
Children who are born
in New Orleans zip code 70124,
in New Orleans zip code 70124,
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Børn, født i New Orleans postnummer 70124,
09:17
which is 93 percent white,
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som er 93% hvidt,
09:19
can expect to live a full 25 years longer
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kan forvente at leve hele 25 år længere
09:22
than children born
in New Orleans zip code 70112,
in New Orleans zip code 70112,
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end børn født i New Orleans
postnummer 70112, som er 60% sort.
postnummer 70112, som er 60% sort.
09:27
which is 60 percent black.
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09:30
Children born in Washington, DC's
wealthy Maryland suburbs
wealthy Maryland suburbs
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Børn, født i Washington DCs velhavende
Maryland forstæder,
Maryland forstæder,
09:34
can expect to live a full 20 years longer
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kan forvente at leve hele 20 år længere
end børn født i byens centrum.
end børn født i byens centrum.
09:37
than children born
in its downtown neighborhoods.
in its downtown neighborhoods.
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09:41
Ta-Nehisi Coates argues
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Ta-Nehisi Coates argumenterer:
09:44
that, "The defining feature
of being drafted into the Black race
of being drafted into the Black race
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"Det primære komponent i
at blive en del af den sorte race,
at blive en del af den sorte race,
09:50
is the inescapable robbery of time."
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er det uundgåelige røveri af tid."
09:53
We experience time discrimination,
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Han siger, at vi oplever
en diskrimination af tid
en diskrimination af tid
09:55
he tells us,
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not just as structural,
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ikke kun i strukturen
09:58
but as personal:
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men også personligt:
09:59
in lost moments of joy,
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i tabte øjeblikke af glæde,
10:01
lost moments of connection,
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i tabte øjeblikke af tilknyttelse,
10:03
lost quality of time with loved ones
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i tabt kvalitetstid med ens kære
10:06
and lost years of healthy quality of life.
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og tabte år med livskvalitet.
10:12
In the future, do you see black people?
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I den kommende fremtid.
Ser du heri sorte mennesker?
Ser du heri sorte mennesker?
10:16
Do black people have a future?
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Har sorte mennesker en fremtid?
10:20
What if you belong
to the very race of people
to the very race of people
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Hvad hvis du tilhørte den race,
som altid sættes op imod tiden?
som altid sættes op imod tiden?
10:22
who have always been pitted against time?
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10:26
What if your group is the group
for whom a future was never imagined?
for whom a future was never imagined?
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Hvad hvis din gruppe, var den gruppe, som
ingen har forestillet sig en fremtid for?
ingen har forestillet sig en fremtid for?
10:32
These time-space clashes --
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Disse konflikter i tid or rum
10:33
between protesters and police,
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mellem demonstranter og politi,
10:36
between gentrifiers and residents --
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mellem byudviklere og beboere
10:38
don't paint a very pretty picture
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maler ikke et særligt smukt billede
af Amerikas håb for de sortes fremtid.
af Amerikas håb for de sortes fremtid.
10:40
of what America hopes
for black people's future.
for black people's future.
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Hvis nutiden er en form for indikator,
10:44
If the present is any indicator,
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10:46
our children will be under-educated,
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så vil vores børn være underuddannede,
10:48
health maladies will take their toll
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sygdomme vil skabe problemer
10:50
and housing will continue
to be unaffordable.
to be unaffordable.
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og boliger vil ikke være til at betale.
10:54
So if we're really ready
to talk about the future,
to talk about the future,
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Så hvis vi virkelig er klar til
at tale om fremtiden,
at tale om fremtiden,
10:57
perhaps we should begin
by admitting that we're out of time.
by admitting that we're out of time.
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skal vi måske begynde med at indrømme,
at vi er løbet tør for tid.
at vi er løbet tør for tid.
11:01
We black people
have always been out of time.
have always been out of time.
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Os sorte - vi har altid
været løbet tør for tid.
været løbet tør for tid.
11:05
Time does not belong to us.
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Tiden tilhører ikke os.
11:07
Our lives are lives of perpetual urgency.
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Vores liv er under evig tidspres.
11:10
Time is used to displace us,
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Tiden bliver brugt til at fortrænge os,
eller rettere: vi tilskyndes at nøjes
11:13
or conversely, we are urged
into complacency
into complacency
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gennem evige opfordringer til
blot at være tålmodige.
blot at være tålmodige.
11:16
through endless calls to just be patient.
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11:19
But if past is prologue,
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Men hvis fortiden er et forord,
så lad os udnytte, at vi lader til
alligevel altid at være løbet tør for tid.
alligevel altid at være løbet tør for tid.
11:22
let us seize upon the ways in which
we're always out of time anyway
we're always out of time anyway
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Lad os forlange frihed nu.
11:25
to demand with urgency
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11:27
freedom now.
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11:29
I believe the future is what we make it.
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Jeg tror på, at fremtiden er,
hvad vi gør den til.
hvad vi gør den til.
11:32
But first, we have to decide
that time belongs to all of us.
that time belongs to all of us.
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Men først må vi blive enige om,
at tiden tilhører os alle.
at tiden tilhører os alle.
11:37
No, we don't all get equal time,
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Nej, vi får ikke alle lige meget tid,
11:40
but we can decide that the time
we do get is just and free.
we do get is just and free.
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men vi kan beslutte,
at den tid vi får er retfærdig og fri.
at den tid vi får er retfærdig og fri.
Vi kan stoppe med at lade postnummer
være den afgørende faktor
være den afgørende faktor
11:44
We can stop making your zip code
the primary determinant
the primary determinant
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for længden på ens levetid.
11:47
of your lifespan.
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Vi kan stoppe med at stjæle tid
fra sorte børn
fra sorte børn
11:49
We can stop stealing learning time
from black children
from black children
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ved brugen af karantæner og bortvisninger
11:51
through excessive use
of suspensions and expulsions.
of suspensions and expulsions.
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Vi kan stoppe med
at stjæle sorte mennesker tid,
at stjæle sorte mennesker tid,
11:54
We can stop stealing time
from black people
from black people
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11:56
through long periods
of incarceration for nonviolent crimes.
of incarceration for nonviolent crimes.
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ved brugen af lange fængselsdomme
for ikke-voldelige forbrydelser.
for ikke-voldelige forbrydelser.
12:00
The police can stop
stealing time and black lives
stealing time and black lives
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Politiet kan stoppe med
at udøve overdreven magt,
at udøve overdreven magt,
12:03
through use of excessive force.
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der stjæler tid og sorte liv.
12:07
I believe the future is what we make it.
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Jeg tror på, at fremtiden er,
hvad vi gør den til.
hvad vi gør den til.
12:10
But we can't get there
on colored people's time
on colored people's time
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Men vi kan ikke nå dertil
på farvede menneskers tid,
på farvede menneskers tid,
12:14
or white time
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eller de hvides tid,
12:16
or your time
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eller din tid,
12:18
or even my time.
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eller min tid.
12:20
It's our time.
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Det er vores tid.
12:23
Ours.
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Vores.
12:24
Thank you.
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Tak.
12:25
(Applause)
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Translated by Natalie Soudani
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Brittney Cooper - Cultural theoristWith scholarship and incisive commentary that exposes the marginalized narratives hidden within "mainstream" history, Brittney Cooper writes at the vanguard of cultural criticism.
Why you should listen
Brittney Cooper spends her days in conversation with college students about everything from feminism to hip hop. During her other waking hours, she uses digital platforms and blogging as a virtual classroom to incite her national readership to have more robust and honest conversations about racism, popular culture and how to take down the patriarchy. She is an Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University.
Cooper's work and words have appeared on MSNBC, BET, NPR, PBS, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, TV Guide, New York Magazine, Salon.com, The Root.com and Al Jazeera America, among many others. She is a regular contributor at Cosmpolitan.com and co-founder of the Crunk Feminist Collective and blog. Cooper is author of two forthcoming books, Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women (University of Illinois Press 2017) and Never Scared: One Black Feminist's Refusal to Bow Down, Back Up, or Give In (St. Martin’s Press 2017) and editor of one co-edited volume, The Crunk Feminist Collection (The Feminist Press 2017).
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