Tracee Ellis Ross: A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom
טרייסי אליס רוס: זעמה של אישה מכיל חיים שלמים של חכמה
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.
היא היתה בסניף הדואר.
as it is around the holidays,
כמו שתמיד בחגים,
someone moved her out of the way --
and moved her out of the way.
עליה והזיז אותה מדרכו.
that she was blocking,
maybe he didn't, she didn't hear it ...
אולי לא, היא לא שמעה כלום --
she was filling out the form.
היא מילאה איזה טופס.
there were hands on her,
that she could not explain:
even in her telling of it,
אפילו בזמן שהיא סיפרה לי את זה,
that I was hearing a lot about lately.
ששמעתי עליהם הרבה לאחרונה.
a little bit uncomfortable.
that I have been chomping on
helping themselves to women's bodies
שיש להם זכות כלפי גופן של נשים
helping themselves to women,
שיש להם זכות כלפי נשים,
so I can get to the fries" --
are wondering what the connection is
on opposite ends of the spectrum.
בקצוות המנוגדים של הספקטרום.
for the horrific.
with the effects of both
של שני המצבים
and just takes it out of your hand?
מוציא אותו מהיד שלכם?
I don't know why you're getting so upset,
אני לא יודע למה אתה מתעצבן,
as soon as I'm done.
that cell phone out of your hands --
לוקח את הפלאפון מהידיים שלכם --
you got a fancy case,"
taken it out of your pocket,"
the person who took the cell phone.
על האדם שלקח את הסלולרי.
themselves, that it's like ...
שזה כאילו --
are fundamentally less moral,
blind spot for most men.
discomfort and distress,
of our mothers' lives,
של האמהות שלנו,
שצריכות להתמודד עם גברים
than we know for ourselves,
מה טוב עבורנו,
the fate of our lady parts;
לנו את גורל המיניות שלנו.
for love and objects of desire,
ומשמש אובייקט לתאווה,
and use as we choose;
להשתמש בו כרצוננו.
we play by their rules or not,
נפעל לפי החוקים שלהם או שלא,
as property that can be hit and hurt,
כרכוש שאפשר להכות ולהכאיב לו.,
deserving of respect;
the anger of our bodies.
את הכעס של הגוף שלנו.
we start to rationalize,
something, and I didn't hear him.
ולא שמעתי אותו.
to think that we are overreacting
or unreasonable.
some hidden place in our minds,
מקום חבוי בראש שלנו,
as we practice our smiles --
שאנחנו מדביקות את החיוכים שלנו --
"Yes, yes, of course,"
"כן, כן, בטח".
aren't supposed to get angry.
לא אמורות לכעוס.
holds centuries
or express our indignation,
באופן ישיר את הכעס שלנו,
they can help themselves to our bodies,
at the post office
of women's experiences
that we're overreacting
to change men's bad behavior.
את התנהגותם הרעה של גברים.
within this particular window
towards women's equality,
לעבר שוויון זכויות לנשים,
that does not yet exist,
and self-reflective,
and be of service to change.
לתמוך באשה ולהיות כלי לשינוי.
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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