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Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems ... palsy is just one
Maysoon Zayid: Maysoon Zayid: "Imam 99 problema, paraliza je samo jedan od njih"
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"Imam cerebralnu paralizu, stalno se tresem.", Maysoon Zayid tako započinje ovaj poticajan, urnebesno duhovit govor. (Stvarno, jako je smiješan.) "Ja sam miks Shakire i Muhammada Alija." Dostojanstveno i s puno humora, ova američka komičarka arapskog podrijetla pripovijeda nam pustolovine koje je doživjela kao glumica, stand-up komičarka, humanitarka i aktivistica za prava osoba s invaliditetom.
Maysoon Zayid - Comedian and writer
Writer, actor, comedian, Maysoon Zayid is the co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival. Full bio
Writer, actor, comedian, Maysoon Zayid is the co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival. Full bio
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00:12
Hello, TEDWomen, what's up.
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Bok, TEDWomen, kako ide?
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(Cheers)
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(Klicanje)
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Not good enough.
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Možete vi i bolje!
00:17
Hello, TEDWomen, what is up?
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Bok, TEDWomen, kako ide?
00:19
(Cheers)
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(Klicanje)
00:21
My name is Maysoon Zayid,
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Zovem se Maysoon Zayid
00:23
and I am not drunk,
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i nisam pijana,
00:26
but the doctor who delivered me was.
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za razliku od liječnika koji me porodio.
00:28
He cut my mom six different times
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Porezao je moju majku šest puta,
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in six different directions,
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na šest različitih načina,
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suffocating poor little me in the process.
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i usput jadnoj meni presjekao dotok kisika.
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As a result, I have cerebral palsy,
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Zbog toga imam cerebralnu paralizu,
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which means I shake all the time.
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što znači da se stalno tresem.
00:43
Look.
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Pogledajte!
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It's exhausting. I'm like Shakira, Shakira
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Baš zamorno! Kao miks Shakire, Shakire
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meets Muhammad Ali.
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i Muhammada Alija.
00:51
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
00:54
C.P. is not genetic.
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Cerebralna paraliza nije genetski uvjetovana.
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It's not a birth defect. You can't catch it.
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Nije urođena mana i nije zarazna.
00:59
No one put a curse on my mother's uterus,
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Nitko nije bacio urok na utrobu moje majke
01:02
and I didn't get it because
my parents are first cousins,
my parents are first cousins,
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i nisam je dobila zato
što su mi roditelji u rodu,
što su mi roditelji u rodu,
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which they are.
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iako jesu.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
01:11
It only happens from accidents,
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Ona je isključivo rezultat nezgode,
01:13
like what happened to me on my birth day.
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poput one koja me zadesila kad sam se rodila.
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Now, I must warn you, I'm not inspirational,
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Moram vas upozoriti, nisam tu da vas nadahnem
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and I don't want anyone in this room
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i ne želim da me itko u ovoj prostoriji
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to feel bad for me,
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sažalijeva
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because at some point in your life,
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jer ste u nekom trenutku svog života,
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you have dreamt of being disabled.
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sigurno sanjali o tome da budete invalid.
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Come on a journey with me.
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Uzmimo za primjer ovu situaciju:
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It's Christmas Eve, you're at the mall,
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Badnjak je, vi ste u šoping centru,
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you're driving around in circles looking for parking,
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kružite po parkiralištu u potrazi za mjestom,
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and what do you see?
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i što ugledate?
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Sixteen empty handicapped spaces.
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Šesnaest praznih parkirnih mjesta
za osobe s invaliditetom!
za osobe s invaliditetom!
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And you're like, "God, can't I just be
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I pomislite: "Bože, zašto nisam
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a little disabled?"
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barem mrvicu hendikepiran?"
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
01:55
Also, I gotta tell you,
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I moram vam reći,
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I got 99 problems, and palsy is just one.
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imam 99 problema, a paraliza je samo jedan od njih.
02:01
If there was an Oppression Olympics,
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Da postoji Olimpijada diskriminacije,
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I would win the gold medal.
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ja bih osvojila zlatnu medalju.
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I'm Palestinian, Muslim, I'm female, I'm disabled,
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Palestinka sam, muslimanka,
žena i osoba s invaliditetom,
žena i osoba s invaliditetom,
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and I live in New Jersey.
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a uz to i živim u New Jerseyju.
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Smijeh) (Pljesak)
02:19
If you don't feel better about
yourself, maybe you should.
yourself, maybe you should.
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Sad bi vam se vlastiti život
trebao činiti mrvicu boljim!
trebao činiti mrvicu boljim!
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Cliffside Park, New Jersey is my hometown.
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Dolazim iz mjesta Cliffside Park u New Jerseyju.
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I have always loved the fact
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Uvijek mi je bilo super to što
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that my hood and my affliction
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moj grad i moje stanje
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share the same initials.
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nose iste inicijale.
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I also love the fact that if I wanted to walk
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Super mi je i to što bih, kad bih željela pješice krenuti
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from my house to New York City, I could.
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iz svoje kuće u New York, to i mogla.
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A lot of people with C.P. don't walk,
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Mnogi ljudi s cerebralnom paralizom ne mogu hodati,
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but my parents didn't believe in "can't."
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no moji roditelji ne priznaju izraz "ne mogu"
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My father's mantra was,
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Mojem ocu mantra je bila:
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"You can do it, yes you can can."
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"Ti to možeš, ti to mo-žeš, ti-to-mo-žeš!"
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
02:51
So, if my three older sisters were mopping,
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Kad god su moje tri starije sestre prale podove,
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I was mopping.
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i ja sam prala podove.
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If my three older sisters went to public school,
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Kad su moje tri starije sestre krenule u školu,
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my parents would sue the school system
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moji su roditelji tužili ministarstvo
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and guarantee that I went too,
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kako bi zajamčili da idem i ja.
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and if we didn't all get A's,
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A kad nismo sve imale petice,
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we all got my mother's slipper.
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mama bi nas sve gađala papučom.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:09
My father taught me how to walk
when I was five years old
when I was five years old
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Otac me naučio hodati
kad sam imala pet godina,
kad sam imala pet godina,
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by placing my heels on his feet
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tako što je stavio moje pete na svoja stopala
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and just walking.
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i krenuo hodati.
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Another tactic that he used is he would dangle
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Imao je još jedan trik: mahao bi
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a dollar bill in front of me and have me chase it.
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novčanicom od jednog dolara,
a ja bih je pokušavala uhvatiti.
a ja bih je pokušavala uhvatiti.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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My inner stripper was very strong, and by --
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Imam dušu striptizete, pa sam...
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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Yeah. No, by the first day of kindergarten,
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Da! Već prvi dan vrtića,
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I was walking like a champ
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hodala sam kao prava
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who had been punched one too many times.
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prebijena boksačica.
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Growing up, there were only six Arabs in my town,
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Kad sam bila mala,
u mom gradu živjelo je šest Arapa
u mom gradu živjelo je šest Arapa
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and they were all my family.
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i sa svima sam bila u rodu.
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Now there are 20 Arabs in town,
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Sad ondje živi dvadeset Arapa
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and they are still all my family. (Laughter)
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i još uvijek sam sa svima u rodu. (Smijeh)
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I don't think anyone even noticed we weren't Italian.
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Nitko valjda nije ni skužio da nismo Talijani!
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Smijeh) (Pljesak)
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This was before 9/11 and before politicians
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To je bilo prije 11. rujna, prije nego su političari
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thought it was appropriate to use "I hate Moslems"
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počeli koristiti "Mrzim muslimane!"
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as a campaign slogan.
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kao prihvatljiv politički slogan.
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The people that I grew up with
had no problem with my faith.
had no problem with my faith.
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Ljudi s kojima sam odrastala
nisu imali ništa protiv moje vjere.
nisu imali ništa protiv moje vjere.
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They did, however, seem very concerned
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Međutim, jako su se bojali
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that I would starve to death during Ramadan.
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da ću umrijeti od gladi za vrijeme Ramazana.
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I would explain to them that I have enough fat
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Objašnjavala sam im da imam dovoljno sala
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to live off of for three whole months,
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da preživim tri mjeseca,
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so fasting from sunrise to sunset is a piece of cake.
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i da je post od jutra do mraka totalna laganica.
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I have tap-danced on Broadway.
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Plesala sam step na Broadwayju.
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Yeah, on Broadway. It's crazy. (Applause)
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Da, na Broadwayju! Totalna ludnica! (Pljesak)
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My parents couldn't afford physical therapy,
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Moji nisu imali novca da me
pošalju na fizikalnu terapiju,
pošalju na fizikalnu terapiju,
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so they sent me to dancing school.
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pa su me poslali u plesnu školu.
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I learned how to dance in heels,
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Naučila sam plesati u petama,
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which means I can walk in heels.
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pa znam i hodati u petama.
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And I'm from Jersey,
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Ja sam iz New Jerseyja,
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and we are really concerned with being chic,
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a tamo smo vam svi veliki šminkeri,
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so if my friends wore heels, so did I.
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tako da sam nosila pete kad i moje frendice.
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And when my friends went and
spent their summer vacations
spent their summer vacations
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A kad su moje frendice odlazile na ljetovanje
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on the Jersey Shore, I did not.
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na obalu Jerseyja, ja nisam!
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I spent my summers in a war zone,
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Ja sam išla na ljetovanje u ratnu zonu
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because my parents were afraid
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jer su se moji bojali da ćemo se,
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that if we didn't go back to Palestine
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ne budemo li se vraćali u Palestinu
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every single summer,
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svako božje ljeto,
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we'd grow up to be Madonna.
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kad odrastemo, pretvoriti u Madonnu.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
05:09
Summer vacations often consisted of
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Ljetni praznici često su uključivali
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my father trying to heal me,
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pokušaje mog oca da me iscijeli,
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so I drank deer's milk,
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pa sam tako pila srneće mlijeko,
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I had hot cups on my back,
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po meni su slagali vruće kamenje
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I was dunked in the Dead Sea,
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i umakali me u Mrtvo more.
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and I remember the water burning my eyes
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Sjećam se kako sam, dok me voda pekla za oči,
05:23
and thinking, "It's working! It's working!"
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mislila: "Upalilo je! Upalilo je!"
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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But one miracle cure we did find was yoga.
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No, jedini čudesni lijek
koji smo otkrili bila je joga.
koji smo otkrili bila je joga.
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I have to tell you, it's very boring,
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Priznajem da je joga strašno dosadna,
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but before I did yoga,
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no prije nego sam se počela njome baviti,
05:37
I was a stand-up comedian who can't stand up.
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doslovno nisam mogla stati pred publiku.
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And now I can stand on my head.
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A sada mogu stajati i na rukama!
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My parents reinforced this notion
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Roditelji su u meni poticali stav
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that I could do anything,
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da mogu postići što god želim,
05:51
that no dream was impossible,
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da nijedan san nije nedostižan,
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and my dream was to be
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a moj je san bio
05:54
on the daytime soap opera "General Hospital."
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glumiti u sapunici "General Hospital".
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I went to college during affirmative action
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Krenula sam na faks kad su uveli kvote za manjine
06:01
and got a sweet scholarship to ASU,
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i osvojila finu stipendiju za ASU,
06:03
Arizona State University,
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Državno sveučilište u Arizoni,
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because I fit every single quota.
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jer nije bilo kvote u koju nisam upala.
06:08
I was like the pet lemur of the theater department.
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Bila sam ljubimac dramskog odsjeka.
06:13
Everybody loved me.
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Svi su me obožavali.
06:14
I did all the less-than-intelligent kids' homework,
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Pisala sam zadaće onima koji nisu bili baš najbistriji,
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I got A's in all of my classes,
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dobivala petice iz svih predmeta,
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A's in all of their classes.
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a bome i petice iz svih njihovih predmeta.
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Every time I did a scene
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Kad god bih odglumila prizor
06:24
from "The Glass Menagerie,"
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iz "Staklene menažerije"
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my professors would weep.
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profesori su bili u suzama.
06:28
But I never got cast.
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Ali nikad nisam dobila nijednu ulogu!
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Finally, my senior year,
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Napokon, godinu dana pred diplomu,
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ASU decided to do a show called
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fakultet je odlučio postaviti
predstavu pod naslovom
predstavu pod naslovom
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"They Dance Real Slow in Jackson."
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"They Dance Real Slow in Jackson"
("U Jacksonu plešu jako polako").
("U Jacksonu plešu jako polako").
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It's a play about a girl with C.P.
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U predstavi se radi
o curi s cerebralnom paralizom.
o curi s cerebralnom paralizom.
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I was a girl with C.P.
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Ja sam bila cura s cerebralnom paralizom!
06:41
So I start shouting from the rooftops,
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Bila sam presretna!
06:44
"I'm finally going to get a part!
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Napokon ću dobiti ulogu!
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I have cerebral palsy!
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Imam cerebralnu paralizu!
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Free at last! Free at last!
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Napokon mi je osvanulo!
06:50
Thank God almighty, I'm free at last!"
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Hvala dragom Bogu, napokon mi je osvanulo!
06:53
I didn't get the part. (Laughter)
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Nisam dobila tu ulogu. (Smijeh)
06:57
Sherry Brown got the part.
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Dobila ju je Sherry Brown.
06:59
I went racing to the head of the theater department
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Odjurila sam u ured predsjednice dramskog odsjeka,
07:02
crying hysterically, like someone shot my cat,
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sva u suzama, kao da mi je netko ubio mačku
07:04
to ask her why,
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i pitala je zašto.
07:06
and she said it was because
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Odgovorila mi je da je to zato
07:07
they didn't think I could do the stunts.
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što su mislili da bi uloga bila
previše fizički zahtjevna za mene.
previše fizički zahtjevna za mene.
07:10
I said, "Excuse me, if I can't do the stunts,
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Rekla sam joj: "Molim vas lijepo,
ako ja nešto od toga ne mogu izvesti,
ako ja nešto od toga ne mogu izvesti,
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neither can the character."
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onda to ne može ni taj lik!"
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Smijeh) (Pljesak)
07:22
This was a part that I was literally born to play
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Bila sam doslovno rođena za tu ulogu,
07:28
and they gave it, they gave it to a non-palsy actress.
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a oni su je dali glumici bez cerebralne paralize!
07:32
College was imitating life.
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Na fakultetu je bilo kao u životu.
07:35
Hollywood has a sordid history
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Hollywood je, nažalost, poznat po tome
07:37
of casting able-bodied actors
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što daje glumcima bez invaliditeta
07:39
to play disabled onscreen.
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uloge osoba s invaliditetom.
07:42
Upon graduating, I moved back home,
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Nakon diplome, vratila sam se kući,
07:44
and my first acting gig was
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a moj prvi glumački angažman bilo je
07:46
as an extra on a daytime soap opera.
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statiranje u sapunici.
07:49
My dream was coming true.
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Moj se san ostvarivao.
07:51
And I knew that I would be promoted
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Znala sam da ću začas napredovati od
07:53
from "diner diner" to "wacky best friend" in no time.
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"gosta u restoranu" do "uvrnute najbolje prijateljice".
07:58
But instead, I remained a glorified piece of furniture
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No i dalje sam ostala komad živog namještaja
08:00
that you could only recognize
from the back of my head,
from the back of my head,
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kojemu se na ekranu vidi samo tjeme.
08:03
and it became clear to me
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Postalo mi je jasno
08:05
that casting directors
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da producenti ne daju uloge
08:07
didn't hire fluffy, ethnic, disabled actors.
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otkačenim pripadnicima manjina s invaliditetom.
08:11
They only hired perfect people.
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Davali su ih samo savršenima.
08:13
But there were exceptions to the rule.
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Ipak, postojale su i iznimke od tog pravila.
08:15
I grew up watching Whoopi Goldberg,
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Odrasla sam gledajući Whoopi Goldberg,
08:17
Roseanne Barr, Ellen,
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Roseanne Barr i Ellen,
08:19
and all of these women had one thing in common:
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a svima je njima bila zajednička jedna stvar:
08:22
they were comedians.
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bile su komičarke.
08:23
So I became a comic.
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Tako sam i ja poslala komičarka!
08:26
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Smijeh) (Pljesak)
08:31
My first gig was driving famous comics
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Prvo su me angažirali
da prevozim slavne komičare
da prevozim slavne komičare
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from New York City to shows in New Jersey,
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iz New Yorka na nastupe u New Jerseyju
08:38
and I'll never forget the face of the first comic
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i nikad neću zaboraviti
izraz na licu prvog komičara
izraz na licu prvog komičara
08:40
I ever drove when he realized
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kojeg sam vozila kad je shvatio
08:42
that he was speeding down the New Jersey Turnpike
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da juri jerseyskom zaobilaznicom
08:45
with a chick with C.P. driving him.
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sa ženom s cerebralnom paralizom za volanom!
08:48
I've performed in clubs all over America,
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Nastupala sam u klubovima diljem Amerike,
08:51
and I've also performed in Arabic in the Middle East,
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a održavala sam i nastupe
na arapskom, na Bliskom istoku,
na arapskom, na Bliskom istoku,
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uncensored and uncovered.
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bez cenzure i bez vela!
08:58
Some people say I'm the first
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Kažu da sam prva
09:00
stand-up comic in the Arab world.
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stand-up komičarka koja je
nastupala u arapskom svjetu.
nastupala u arapskom svjetu.
09:02
I never like to claim first,
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Ne volim tvrditi da sam u nečemu prva,
09:04
but I do know that they never heard
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ali znam da oni tamo nikad nisu čuli
09:06
that nasty little rumor that women aren't funny,
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onu gadnu priču da žene nisu duhovite.
09:10
and they find us hysterical.
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Oni umiru od smijeha od nas.
09:15
In 2003, my brother from another mother and father
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Godine 2003., moj brat s kojim nisam u krvnoj vezi,
09:19
Dean Obeidallah and I started
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Dean Obeidallah, i ja osnovali smo
09:21
the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival,
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Arapsko-američki festival komedije u New Yorku,
09:24
now in its 10th year.
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koji se održava već desetu godinu.
09:25
Our goal was to change the negative image
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Cilj nam je bio promijeniti negativnu sliku
09:29
of Arab-Americans in media,
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o Amerikancima arapskog podrijetla
koja postoji u medijima
koja postoji u medijima
09:31
while also reminding casting directors
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i razviti svijest kod filmskih producenata
09:34
that South Asian and Arab are not synonymous.
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da "južnoazijsko" nije isto što i "arapsko".
09:37
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
09:40
Mainstreaming Arabs was much, much easier
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Promijeniti percepciju Arapa bilo je mnogo lakše
09:45
than conquering the challenge
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nego pobijediti
09:47
against the stigma against disability.
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stigmu invaliditeta.
09:50
My big break came in 2010.
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Moj se veliki proboj dogodio 2010.
09:53
I was invited to be a guest
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Pozvali su me da gostujem
09:54
on the cable news show
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u informativnoj emisiji na kabelskoj televiziji
09:56
"Countdown With Keith Olbermann."
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"Countdown With Keith Olbermann"
("Odbrojavanje s Keithom Olbermannom)".
("Odbrojavanje s Keithom Olbermannom)".
09:58
I walked in looking like I was going to the prom,
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Došla sam tamo odjevena kao za maturalnu,
10:01
and they shuffle me into a studio
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kad li me uvedu u studio
10:03
and seat me on a spinning, rolling chair.
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i posjednu u stolicu koja je
imala kotačiće i okretala se.
imala kotačiće i okretala se.
10:08
So I looked at the stage manager and I'm like,
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I tako, pogledam inscipijenticu i kažem:
10:11
"Excuse me, can I have another chair?"
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"Oprostite, mogu li dobiti drugu stolicu?"
10:14
And she looked at me and she went,
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a ona mi uzvrati pogled i kaže:
10:15
"Five, four, three, two ..."
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"Pet, četiri, tri, dva, ..."
10:18
And we were live, right?
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A išli smo uživo!
10:20
So I had to grip onto the anchor's desk
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Morala sam se uhvatiti za voditeljev stol
10:22
so that I wouldn't roll off the
screen during the segment,
screen during the segment,
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da se ne bih otkotrljala iz kadra
za vrijeme trajanja priloga.
za vrijeme trajanja priloga.
10:26
and when the interview was over, I was livid.
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Kad je intervju završio, bila sam bijesna.
10:29
I had finally gotten my chance and I blew it,
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Napokon sam dobila priliku, i uprskala je.
10:31
and I knew I would never get invited back.
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Znala sam da me više neće zvati.
10:34
But not only did Mr. Olbermann invite me back,
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Ali ne samo da me g. Olbermann ponovno pozvao,
10:37
he made me a full-time contributor,
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promaknuo me u redovitog korespondenta
10:40
and he taped down my chair.
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i pričvrstio moju stolicu za pod.
10:43
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Smijeh) (Pljesak)
10:49
One fun fact I learned while on the air
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Jedna stvar koju sam naučila dok sam radila
10:51
with Keith Olbermann
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s Keithom Olbermannom
10:52
was that humans on the Internet are scumbags.
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jest da su ljudi na internetu odvratni.
10:56
People say children are cruel,
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Ljudi kažu da su djeca okrutna,
10:58
but I was never made fun of as a child or an adult.
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ali meni se nikad nisu rugali
ni kao djetetu ni kao odrasloj osobi.
ni kao djetetu ni kao odrasloj osobi.
11:02
Suddenly, my disability on the
world wide web is fair game.
world wide web is fair game.
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No, na internetu je moj hendikep
naglo postao predmetom poruge.
naglo postao predmetom poruge.
11:05
I would look at clips online
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Gledala bih snimke na internetu
11:07
and see comments like,
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i vidjela komentare poput:
11:09
"Yo, why's she tweakin?"
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"Šta se ova toliko drma?"
11:12
"Yo, is she retarded?"
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"Jel ona retardirana?"
11:14
And my favorite, "Poor Gumby-mouth terrorist.
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I moj osobni favorit: "Jadna zbrčkana teroristica.
11:17
What does she suffer from?
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Koji je njezin problem?
11:19
We should really pray for her."
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Moramo se moliti za nju."
11:23
One commenter even suggested
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Jedan je komentator čak predložio
11:24
that I add my disability to my credits:
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da dodam svoj hendikep
svojem popisu postignuća:
svojem popisu postignuća:
11:27
screenwriter, comedian, palsy.
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"scenaristica, komičarka, paralitičarka"
11:32
Disability is as visual as race.
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Tjelesni je hendikep je vidljiv koliko i rasa.
11:35
If a wheelchair user can't play Beyoncé,
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Ako osoba u kolicima ne može glumiti Beyoncé,
11:38
then Beyoncé can't play a wheelchair user.
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onda ni Beyoncé ne može glumiti osobu u kolicima.
11:41
The disabled are the largest —
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Osobe s invaliditetom najveća su...
11:43
Yeah, clap for that, man. C'mon.
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Tako je, da čujem jedan pljesak za to!
11:46
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
11:51
People with disabilities are the largest minority
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Osobe s invaliditetom su najveća manjina
11:53
in the world, and we are the most underrepresented
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na svijetu, a najmanje su zastupljeni
11:56
in entertainment.
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u medijima.
11:58
The doctors said that I wouldn't walk,
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Liječnici su rekli da nikad neću moći hodati,
12:01
but I am here in front of you.
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ali ja danas stojim pred vama.
12:03
However, if I grew up with social media,
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No, da sam odrasla uz društvene mreže,
12:06
I don't think I would be.
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mislim da to ne bi bilo tako.
12:08
I hope that together
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Nadam se da zajedno
12:09
we can create more positive images
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možemo stvoriti pozitivnije prikaze
12:12
of disability in the media and in everyday life.
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invaliditeta u medijima i svakodnevnom životu.
12:15
Perhaps if there were more positive images,
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Da postoji više takvih pozitivnih prikaza,
12:18
it would foster less hate on the Internet.
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možda bi privlačio manje mržnje na internetu.
12:21
Or maybe not.
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A možda i ne bi!
12:23
Maybe it still takes a village
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Možda je još uvijek cijelo društvo
12:25
to teach our children well.
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odgovorno za dobar odgoj djece.
12:28
My crooked journey has taken me
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Moje me putovanje odvelo
12:30
to some very spectacular places.
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na neka fantastična mjesta.
12:32
I got to walk the red carpet
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Prošla sam crvenim tepihom
12:35
flanked by soap diva Susan Lucci
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između zvijezde sapunica Susan Lucci
12:38
and the iconic Lorraine Arbus.
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i legendarne Lorraine Arbus.
12:40
I got to act in a movie with Adam Sandler
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Glumila sam u filmu s Adamom Sandlerom
12:42
and work with my idol,
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i surađivala sa svojim idolom,
12:44
the amazing Dave Matthews.
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genijalnim Daveom Matthewsom.
12:46
I toured the world as a headliner
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Obišla sam svijet kao glavni izvođač
12:48
on Arabs Gone Wild.
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trupe "Arabs Gone Wild"
12:50
I was a delegate
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Bila sam delegat
12:53
representing the great state of New Jersey
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države New Jersey
12:56
at the 2008 DNC.
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na nacionalnoj konvenciji Demokratske stranke 2008.
12:58
And I founded Maysoon's Kids,
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Također sam osnovala "Maysoon's Kids"
("Maysoonini klinci"),
("Maysoonini klinci"),
13:00
a charity that hopes
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humanitarnu organizaciju koja nastoji
13:02
to give Palestinian refugee children
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pružiti malenim palestinskim izbjeglicama
13:04
a sliver of the chance my parents gave me.
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bar djelić onakvih prilika
kakve su moji roditelji pružili meni.
kakve su moji roditelji pružili meni.
13:07
But the one moment that stands out the most
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No, trenutak koji se najviše ističe
13:10
was when I got -- before this moment --
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jest onaj kad sam - osim ovoga, naravno -
13:12
(Laughter) (Applause) —
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(Smijeh) (Pljesak)
13:20
but the one moment that stands out the most
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Najdraži mi je trenutak
13:23
was when I got to perform
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bio kad sam dobila priliku da nastupim
13:25
for the man who floats like a butterfly
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za čovjeka koji leti poput leptira,
13:28
and stings like a bee,
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a ubada poput pčele,
13:29
has Parkinson's and shakes just like me,
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boluje od Parkinsonove bolest
i trese se baš poput mene,
i trese se baš poput mene,
13:33
Muhammad Ali.
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Muhammada Alija.
13:35
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
13:43
It was the only time
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To je bio jedini put
13:45
that my father ever saw me perform live,
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kad je moj otac uživo gledao moj nastup
13:47
and I dedicate this talk to his memory.
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i želim posvetiti ovaj govor uspomeni na njega.
13:51
(In Arabic)
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(Arapski) Tata, Bog te blagoslovio!
13:53
My name is Maysoon Zayid,
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Zovem se Maysoon Zayid
13:56
and if I can can, you can can.
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i ako ja to mogu, i ti to možeš, ti-to-mo-žeš!
13:59
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Maysoon Zayid - Comedian and writerWriter, actor, comedian, Maysoon Zayid is the co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.
Why you should listen
Early in her acting career, Maysoon Zayid realized she'd get a lot more stage time if she showed off how funny she was. As she told the BBC, "It became very obvious to me that in the United States of America, a fluffy ethnic disabled chick was never going to get a job unless she did stand-up."
A Palestinian woman from New Jersey, Zayid jokes about her family, global culture, and her life with cerebral palsy. Along with Dean Obeidallah, she founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival, now in its 10th year. She spends several months of the year in the Palestinian Territories running workshops for disabled and orphaned kids in refugee camps, using art to help them deal with trauma. And yes -- if you're an Adam Sandler fan, you'll recognize Zayid as the woman behind the beauty-shop counter in You Don't Mess With the Zohan.
Maysoon Zayid | Speaker | TED.com