Tracee Ellis Ross: A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom
Tracee Ellis Ross: La fureur d'une femme est pleine de vies entières de sagesse
Tracee 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. Full bio
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she was at the post office.
elle était au bureau de poste.
as it is around the holidays,
peu avant les fêtes,
someone moved her out of the way --
quelqu'un l'a écartée du passage --
and moved her out of the way.
et écartée du passage.
that she was blocking,
à laquelle elle bloquait l'accès,
maybe he didn't, she didn't hear it ...
peut-être pas, elle n'a rien entendu...
she was filling out the form.
elle remplissait le formulaire.
there were hands on her,
il y avait des mains sur elle
d'abord été choquée --
that she could not explain:
expliquer est montée en elle :
physiquement à lui.
even in her telling of it,
pourquoi, même dans son récit,
that I was hearing a lot about lately.
que j'entendais beaucoup récemment.
a little bit uncomfortable.
that I have been chomping on
présidentielles américaines.
de beaucoup de femmes.
seulement à mon amie.
helping themselves to women's bodies
se sont servis des corps des femmes
helping themselves to women,
se servant des femmes
est comme une salière :
so I can get to the fries" --
que j'attrape les frites » --
are wondering what the connection is
se demandent quel est le lien
on opposite ends of the spectrum.
aux extrémités opposées du spectre.
for the horrific.
à l'horrifiant.
with the effects of both
avec les effets des deux
être sur votre téléphone
and just takes it out of your hand?
et vous le prend des mains ?
I don't know why you're getting so upset,
pourquoi tu es si contrarié,
as soon as I'm done.
that cell phone out of your hands --
ce téléphone des mains --
you got a fancy case,"
taken it out of your pocket,"
le sortir de ta poche »
the person who took the cell phone.
de celui qui a pris le téléphone.
themselves, that it's like ...
de se servir, c'est comme...
are fundamentally less moral,
sont fondamentalement moins moraux,
blind spot for most men.
pour la plupart des hommes.
discomfort and distress,
du malaise et de la détresse,
of our mothers' lives,
dans la vie de nos mères,
faisant face à des hommes
than we know for ourselves,
que nous ce qui est bon pour nous,
the fate of our lady parts;
de nos parties intimes.
for love and objects of desire,
nos corps utilisés pour l'amour
and use as we choose;
comme nous le souhaitons.
we play by their rules or not,
que nous suivions les règles ou pas,
tolérer le harcèlement,
as property that can be hit and hurt,
à avoir nos corps utilisés
pouvant être frappés et blessés,
deserving of respect;
ne méritant pas le respect.
the anger of our bodies.
exprimer la colère de nos corps.
que nous ressentions cette fureur.
plus compliqué.
we start to rationalize,
nous rationalisons,
something, and I didn't hear him.
et je ne l'ai pas entendu.
to think that we are overreacting
que nos réactions sont excessives,
or unreasonable.
ou que nous exagérons.
some hidden place in our minds,
à un endroit caché de notre esprit,
as we practice our smiles --
alors que nous nous exerçons à sourire --
"Yes, yes, of course,"
oui, oui, bien sûr »
aren't supposed to get angry.
ne sont pas censées s'énerver.
holds centuries
est pleine des siècles
or express our indignation,
ou exprimer notre indignation,
they can help themselves to our bodies,
se servir de notre corps,
la fureur actuelle,
at the post office
au bureau de poste
of women's experiences
des femmes au niveau mondial
that we're overreacting
que nous exagérons
ne soient plus tenues responsables
to change men's bad behavior.
comportement des hommes.
within this particular window
à ce moment précis
towards women's equality,
vers l'égalité des femmes
that does not yet exist,
qui n'existe pas encore,
à ce changement.
and self-reflective,
et pratiquez l'introspection,
and be of service to change.
et être au service du changement.
où vous pouvez l'identifier
to be afraid of.
une chose à craindre.
entières de sagesse.
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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