TEDWomen 2017
Luvvie Ajayi: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
Luuvie Ajayi: Kada neugoda postane ugodna
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Luvvie Ajayi ne boji se reći što misli ili biti izdvojeni glas u masi, a ne biste trebali niti vi. "Vaša šutnja ne pomaže nikome", kaže autorica, aktivistica i profesionalna samoproglašena nevolja. U ovom sjajnom, inspirativnom govoru, Ajayi dijeli tri pitanja koja si morate postaviti ako se kolebate o tome trebate li progovoriti ili ušutjeti - i potiče sve nas da nam bude malo ugodnije kad nam je neugodno.
Luvvie Ajayi - Creator
Luvvie Ajayi is an author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. Full bio
Luvvie Ajayi is an author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism. Full bio
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00:12
I'm a professional troublemaker.
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Ja sam profesionalna nevolja.
00:14
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
00:16
As my job is to critique the world,
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Budući da je moj posao kritizirati svijet,
00:22
the shoddy systems and the people
who refuse to do better,
who refuse to do better,
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loše sisteme i ljude
koji odbijaju biti bolji,
koji odbijaju biti bolji,
00:25
as a writer, as a speaker,
as a shady Nigerian --
as a shady Nigerian --
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kao pisac, kao govornik,
kao sumnjiva Nigerijka --
kao sumnjiva Nigerijka --
00:29
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
00:30
I feel like my purpose is to be this cat.
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osjećam da je moja svrha biti ova mačka.
00:34
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
00:36
I am the person
who is looking at other people,
who is looking at other people,
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Ja sam osoba koja gleda druge ljude,
00:39
like, "I need you to fix it."
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kao, "Treba mi da ovo središ."
00:41
That is me.
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To sam ja.
00:42
I want us to leave this world
better than we found it.
better than we found it.
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Želim da ostavimo ovaj svijet
boljim nego smo ga našli.
boljim nego smo ga našli.
00:47
And how I choose to effect change
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Ja ostvarujem promjene
00:50
is by speaking up,
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govorom,
00:51
by being the first
and by being the domino.
and by being the domino.
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time što sam prva
i što sam domino.
i što sam domino.
00:55
For a line of dominoes to fall,
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Da bi se sve domino pločice srušile,
00:57
one has to fall first,
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jedna mora pasti prva,
00:59
which then leaves the other
choiceless to do the same.
choiceless to do the same.
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koja tada ne ostavlja izbora
ostalima nego da isto padnu.
ostalima nego da isto padnu.
01:03
And that domino that falls,
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I ta domina koja padne...
01:04
we're hoping that, OK,
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nadamo se
01:07
the next person that sees this
is inspired to be a domino.
is inspired to be a domino.
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da je sljedeća osoba koja
to vidi, inspirirana dominom.
to vidi, inspirirana dominom.
01:12
Being the domino, for me,
looks like speaking up
looks like speaking up
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Za mene biti domina
znači progovoriti
znači progovoriti
01:15
and doing the things
that are really difficult,
that are really difficult,
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i činiti ono što je zaista teško,
01:17
especially when they are needed,
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posebno kada je to potrebno,
01:19
with the hope that others
will follow suit.
will follow suit.
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u nadi da će i
ostali slijediti taj primjer.
ostali slijediti taj primjer.
01:23
And here's the thing:
I'm the person who says
I'm the person who says
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Stvar je u tome što
sam ja osoba koja kaže
sam ja osoba koja kaže
01:25
what you might be thinking
but dared not to say.
but dared not to say.
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ono što vi možda mislite,
ali se ne usudite reći.
ali se ne usudite reći.
01:29
A lot of times people think
that we're fearless,
that we're fearless,
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Često ljudi misle
da se ničega ne bojimo,
da se ničega ne bojimo,
01:31
the people who do this, we're fearless.
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da su ljudi koji to čine bez straha.
01:33
We're not fearless.
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Nismo bez straha.
01:35
We're not unafraid of the consequences
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Bojimo se posljedica
01:37
or the sacrifices that we have to make
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i svoga žrtvovanja
01:39
by speaking truth to power.
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kada se suprotstavljamo istinom.
01:41
What happens is, we feel like we have to,
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Ono što se događa je da
mislimo da to moramo,
mislimo da to moramo,
01:44
because there are too few
people in the world
people in the world
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zato što je premalo
ljudi na svijetu
ljudi na svijetu
01:46
willing to be the domino,
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voljno biti domino,
01:48
too few people willing to take that fall.
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premalo ljudi je spremno na taj pad.
01:50
We're not doing it without fear.
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Mi to ne činimo bez straha.
01:52
Now, let's talk about fear.
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Pričajmo sada o strahu.
01:54
I knew exactly what I wanted
to be when I grew up.
to be when I grew up.
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Ja sam točno znala što želim biti
kada odrastem.
kada odrastem.
01:56
I was like, "I'm going to be a doctor!"
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Govorila bih, "Želim biti liječnica!"
01:58
Doctor Luvvie was the dream.
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Dr. Luvvie bila je san.
02:00
I was Doc McStuffins
before it was a thing.
before it was a thing.
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Bila sam Doc McStuffins
prije nego što je
to bilo popularno.
02:03
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
02:04
And I remember when I went to college,
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Sjećam se kad sam otišla studirati,
02:06
my freshman year,
I had to take Chemistry 101
I had to take Chemistry 101
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na prvoj godini
sam trebala slušati Uvod u kemiju
sam trebala slušati Uvod u kemiju
02:10
for my premed major.
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na studiju medicine.
02:13
I got the first and last D
of my academic career.
of my academic career.
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Dobila sam prvu i zadnju dvojku
u svojoj akademskoj karijeri.
u svojoj akademskoj karijeri.
02:16
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
02:17
So I went to my advisor, and I was like,
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Otišla sam k svojoj savjetnici i rekla,
02:20
"OK, let's drop the premed,
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"U redu, odustajem od medicine
02:22
because this doctor thing
is not going to work,
is not going to work,
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jer ovo neće ići.
02:25
because I don't even like hospitals.
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Čak ni ne volim bolnice.
02:26
So ..."
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Tako da..."
02:27
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
02:29
"Let's just consider that done for."
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"To je to."
02:31
And that same semester,
I started blogging.
I started blogging.
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Tog semestra sam počela pisati blog.
02:34
That was 2003.
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To je bilo 2003.
02:35
So as that one dream was ending,
another was beginning.
another was beginning.
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Kako je završavao jedan san,
počinjao je drugi.
počinjao je drugi.
02:38
And then what was a cute hobby
became my full-time job
became my full-time job
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Tada je taj hobi
postao moj posao na puno radno vrijeme
postao moj posao na puno radno vrijeme
02:42
when I lost my marketing job in 2010.
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kad sam 2010. izgubila posao u marketingu.
02:45
But it still took me two more years
to say, "I'm a writer."
to say, "I'm a writer."
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Trebalo mi je još dvije godine da kažem,
"ja sam pisac."
"ja sam pisac."
02:48
Nine years after I had started writing,
before I said, "I'm a writer,"
before I said, "I'm a writer,"
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Devet godina nakon što sam počela pisati,
prije nego što sam rekla, "ja sam pisac,"
prije nego što sam rekla, "ja sam pisac,"
02:53
because I was afraid of what happens
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jer me bilo strah što se dogodi
02:56
without 401ks,
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kad nemaš plan za mirovinsko,
02:58
without, "How am I going
to keep up my shoe habit?
to keep up my shoe habit?
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kad ne znaš kako ćeš nastaviti
kupovati cipele.
kupovati cipele.
03:01
That's important to me."
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To mi je važno.
03:02
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:03
So it took me that long to own this thing
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Dugo mi je trebalo da postanem svoja.
03:06
that was what my purpose was.
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To je bila moja svrha.
03:08
And then I realized,
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Tada sam shvatila
03:09
fear has a very concrete power
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da strah ima konkretnu moć
03:11
of keeping us from doing and saying
the things that are our purpose.
the things that are our purpose.
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da nas drži podalje od onoga
što je naša svrha da činimo i govorimo.
što je naša svrha da činimo i govorimo.
03:16
And I was like, "You know what?
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Mislila sam si, "Znaš što?
03:18
I'm not going to let fear rule my life.
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Neću dopustiti da strah
vlada mojim životom.
vlada mojim životom.
03:21
I'm not going to let fear
dictate what I do."
dictate what I do."
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Neću dopustiti da mi strah diktira
što da radim."
što da radim."
03:24
And then all of these
awesome things started happening,
awesome things started happening,
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Tada su se počele događati
svakakve predivne stvari
svakakve predivne stvari
03:27
and dominoes started to fall.
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i domine su počele padati.
03:29
So when I realized that,
I was like, "OK, 2015,
I was like, "OK, 2015,
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Kad sam to shvatila
mislila sam si, "U redu, 2015. godine
mislila sam si, "U redu, 2015. godine
03:32
I turned 30,
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navršila sam 30 godina,
03:33
it's going to be my year
of 'Do it anyway.'
of 'Do it anyway.'
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to će biti moja godina
kad ću "svejedno to učiniti."
kad ću "svejedno to učiniti."
03:36
Anything that scares me,
I'm going to actively pursue it."
I'm going to actively pursue it."
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Pokušat ću sve što me plaši."
03:39
So, I'm a Capricorn.
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Inače, ja sam jarac po horoskopu.
03:41
I like my feel solidly on the ground.
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Volim osjetiti tlo pod nogama.
03:45
I decided to take
my first-ever solo vacation,
my first-ever solo vacation,
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Odlučila sam otići, po prvi put,
na odmor - sama,
na odmor - sama,
03:48
and it was out of the country
to the Dominican Republic.
to the Dominican Republic.
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i to van države,
u Dominikansku Republiku.
u Dominikansku Republiku.
03:51
So on my birthday, what did I do?
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A što sam učinila na svoj rođendan?
03:54
I went ziplining through
the forests of Punta Cana.
the forests of Punta Cana.
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Spustila sam se žicom
kroz šume Punta Cane.
kroz šume Punta Cane.
03:57
And for some odd reason,
I had on business casual.
I had on business casual.
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Iz nekog čudnog razloga
bila sam formalno odjevena.
bila sam formalno odjevena.
04:00
Don't ask why.
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Ne pitajte zašto.
04:01
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
04:03
And I had an incredible time.
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Odlično sam se provela.
04:05
Also, I don't like being
submerged in water.
submerged in water.
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Ne volim ni biti pod vodom.
04:07
I like to be, again, on solid ground.
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Volim, kako sam rekla, čvrsto tlo.
04:09
So I went to Mexico
and swam with dolphins underwater.
and swam with dolphins underwater.
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Tako sam otišla u Meksiko
i ronila s dupinima.
i ronila s dupinima.
04:15
And then the cool thing
that I did also that year
that I did also that year
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Te godine se dogodila
još jedna odlična stvar,
još jedna odlična stvar,
04:17
that was my mountain
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još sam nešto premostila,
04:19
was I wrote my book,
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a to je da sam napisala knjigu.
04:21
"I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual,"
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"I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual,"
04:23
And I had to own --
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i morala sam --
04:24
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
04:25
that whole writing thing now, right?
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prihvatiti pisanje kao svoje, zar ne?
04:27
Yes.
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Da.
04:29
But the very anti-me thing
that I did that year
that I did that year
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No, ono što sam učinila te godine
što nije nalik meni
što nije nalik meni
04:32
that scared the crap out of me --
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i što me nasmrt prestrašilo --
04:34
I went skydiving.
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skočila sam padobranom.
04:37
We're about to fall out of the plane.
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Prije nego što smo skočili iz aviona
04:39
I was like, "I've done some stupid
things in life. This is one of them."
things in life. This is one of them."
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pomislila sam, "činila sam mnoge gluposti
u životu. Ovo je još jedna."
u životu. Ovo je još jedna."
04:42
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
04:43
And then we come falling down to Earth,
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Padamo na Zemlju
04:45
and I literally lose my breath
as I see Earth, and I was like,
as I see Earth, and I was like,
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i ja doslovno gubim dah
dok je gledam i pomislim,
dok je gledam i pomislim,
04:49
"I just fell out of a perfectly good
plane on purpose."
plane on purpose."
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"Upravo sam namjerno skočila
iz dobrog aviona."
iz dobrog aviona."
04:51
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
04:52
"What is wrong with me?!"
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"Što nije u redu samnom?"
04:54
But then I looked down at the beauty,
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No, onda sam pogledala svu tu ljepotu
04:56
and I was like, "This is
the best thing I could have done.
the best thing I could have done.
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i pomislila "Ovo je najbolje
što sam mogla učiniti.
što sam mogla učiniti.
04:58
This was an amazing decision."
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Ovo je bila odlična odluka."
05:01
And I think about the times
when I have to speak truth.
when I have to speak truth.
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Razmišljam koliko sam puta
trebala reći istinu.
trebala reći istinu.
05:04
It feels like I am falling
out of that plane.
out of that plane.
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Kao da skačem iz aviona.
05:07
It feels like that moment
when I'm at the edge of the plane,
when I'm at the edge of the plane,
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Osjećaj je kao u trenutku
kad sam na rubu aviona kad pomislim
kad sam na rubu aviona kad pomislim
05:10
and I'm like, "You shouldn't do this,"
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"Ne bi trebala ovo činiti,"
05:12
but then I do it anyway,
because I realize I have to.
because I realize I have to.
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ali onda to svejedno učinim
jer shvatim da trebam.
jer shvatim da trebam.
05:15
Sitting at the edge of that plane
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Stajati na rubu tog aviona
05:17
and kind of staying on that plane
is comfort to me.
is comfort to me.
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i ostati u tom avionu
je za mene lagodnost.
je za mene lagodnost.
05:20
And I feel like every day
that I'm speaking truth
that I'm speaking truth
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Osjećam da svaki dan
kad govorim istinu
kad govorim istinu
05:22
against institutions and people
who are bigger than me
who are bigger than me
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protiv institucija i ljudi
koji su veći od mene
koji su veći od mene
05:25
and just forces that are
more powerful than me,
more powerful than me,
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i, jednostavno, sila koje
su jače od mene,
su jače od mene,
05:27
I feel like I'm falling out of that plane.
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to je kao da padam iz aviona.
05:29
But I realize comfort is overrated.
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No, shvaćam da je lagodnost precijenjena.
05:31
Because being quiet is comfortable.
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Jer, šutjeti je ugodno.
05:34
Keeping things the way
they've been is comfortable.
they've been is comfortable.
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Održati sve onako kako je bilo dosad
je ugodno.
je ugodno.
05:38
And all comfort has done
is maintain the status quo.
is maintain the status quo.
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Lagodnost je samo zadržala status quo.
05:40
So we've got to get comfortable
with being uncomfortable
with being uncomfortable
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Mora nam postati ugodan
taj osjećaj nelagode
taj osjećaj nelagode
05:43
by speaking these hard truths
when they're necessary.
when they're necessary.
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dok izgovaramo te teške istine
kada su potrebne.
kada su potrebne.
05:46
And I --
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I ja --
05:48
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
05:51
And for me, though, I realize
that I have to speak these truths,
that I have to speak these truths,
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Ipak, osobno, shvaćam
da moram izgovarati te istine
da moram izgovarati te istine
05:55
because honesty is so important to me.
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jer mi je iskrenost jako važna.
05:57
My integrity is something I hold dear.
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Jako cijenim svoj integritet.
05:59
Justice -- I don't think justice
should be an option.
should be an option.
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Pravda -- mislim da pravda
ne bi trebala biti izbor.
ne bi trebala biti izbor.
06:01
We should always have justice.
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Uvijek mora biti pravde.
06:03
Also, I believe in shea butter
as a core value, and --
as a core value, and --
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Također, vjerujem u shea maslac
kao temeljnu vrijednost i --
kao temeljnu vrijednost i --
06:06
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
06:08
and I think the world would be better
if we were more moisturized.
if we were more moisturized.
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i mislim da bi svijet bio bolji
da svi više njegujemo svoju kožu.
da svi više njegujemo svoju kožu.
06:12
But besides that, with these
as my core values,
as my core values,
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No, osim toga,
s ovim svojim temeljnim vrijednostima,
s ovim svojim temeljnim vrijednostima,
06:15
I have to speak the truth.
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moram govoriti istinu.
06:16
I have no other choice in the matter.
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Nemam drugog izbora.
06:18
But people like me,
the professional troublemakers,
the professional troublemakers,
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No, ljudi poput mene,
profesionalne nevolje,
profesionalne nevolje,
06:20
should not be the only ones who are
committed to being these dominoes
committed to being these dominoes
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ne bi trebali biti jedini
koji su posvećeni tome da budu domine
koji su posvećeni tome da budu domine
06:24
who are always falling out of planes
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koje uvijek padaju iz aviona
06:25
or being the first one to take this hit.
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ili koje prve primaju udarac.
06:27
People are so afraid
of these acute consequences,
of these acute consequences,
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Ljudi se tako boje
ovih strašnih posljedica
ovih strašnih posljedica
06:30
not realizing that there are many times
when we walk in rooms
when we walk in rooms
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ne shvaćajući da puno puta
kad uđemo u prostoriju
kad uđemo u prostoriju
06:33
and we are some of the most
powerful people in those rooms --
powerful people in those rooms --
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i jedna smo od najmoćnijih osoba
u toj prostoriji --
u toj prostoriji --
06:36
we might be the second-most powerful,
third-most powerful.
third-most powerful.
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mogli bismo biti druga najjača,
treća najjača osoba.
treća najjača osoba.
06:39
And I firmly believe
that our job in those times
that our job in those times
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Čvrsto vjerujem da je
naš zadatak u tim vremenima
naš zadatak u tim vremenima
06:42
is to disrupt what is happening.
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poremetiti što se događa.
06:44
And then if we're not the most powerful,
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Ako nismo najmoćniji,
06:46
if two more of us band together,
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ako se još dvoje nama sličnih udruži,
06:48
it makes us powerful.
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to nas čini moćnima.
06:49
It's like cosigning
the woman in the meeting,
the woman in the meeting,
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To je poput uvažavanja
žene na sastanku,
žene na sastanku,
06:52
you know, the woman
who can't seem to get her word out,
who can't seem to get her word out,
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znate već, žene koja ne može
doći do riječi
doći do riječi
06:55
or just making sure that other person
who can't make a point
who can't make a point
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ili kao da se brinete da
se sluša osobu
se sluša osobu
06:58
is being heard.
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koja želi nešto dokazati.
07:00
Our job is to make sure
they have room for that.
they have room for that.
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Naš posao je pobrinuti se
da imaju prostora za to.
da imaju prostora za to.
07:03
Everyone's well-being
is community business.
is community business.
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Posao je zajednice da svima bude dobro.
07:05
If we made that a point,
we're understand that,
we're understand that,
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Ako to utvrdimo, shvatili bismo da,
07:07
for the times when we need help,
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kad nam treba pomoć,
07:09
we wouldn't have to look around so hard
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ne bismo trebali toliko tražiti
07:11
if we made sure
we were somebody else's help.
we were somebody else's help.
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kad bismo se pobrinuli
da smo nečija pomoć.
da smo nečija pomoć.
07:14
And there are times when I feel like
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Postoje trenuci kad mislim
07:16
I have taken very public
tumbles and falls,
tumbles and falls,
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da sam podnijela vrlo javne padove,
07:20
like the time when I was asked
to speak at a conference,
to speak at a conference,
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kao kad su me zamoljeli
da govorim na konferenciji,
da govorim na konferenciji,
07:22
and they wanted me to pay my way there.
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ali su htjeli da sama platim put.
07:26
And then I did some research
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Onda sam malo istražila
07:27
and found out the white men
who spoke there got compensated
who spoke there got compensated
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i saznala da su bijelcima
koji su tamo govorili
koji su tamo govorili
07:30
and got their travel paid for.
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pokriveni troškovi puta.
07:32
The white women who spoke there
got their travel paid for.
got their travel paid for.
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Bijelkinje koje su tamo govorile
imale su plaćen put.
imale su plaćen put.
07:35
The black women who spoke there were
expected to actually pay to speak there.
expected to actually pay to speak there.
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Od crnkinja koje su tamo govorile
očekivalo se da zapravo plate da govore.
očekivalo se da zapravo plate da govore.
07:40
And I was like, "What do I do?"
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Mislila sam što da radim
07:42
And I knew that if I spoke up
about this publicly,
about this publicly,
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i znala sam da
ako javno progovorim o ovome,
ako javno progovorim o ovome,
07:45
I could face financial loss.
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financijski ću biti na gubitku.
07:47
But then I also understood
that my silence serves no one.
that my silence serves no one.
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No, isto tako sam shvaćala
da moja tišina ne služi nikome.
da moja tišina ne služi nikome.
07:50
So I fearfully spoke up about it publicly,
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Tako da sam bez straha
javno progovorila o tome
javno progovorila o tome
07:53
and other women started
coming out to talk about,
coming out to talk about,
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i ostale žene su se počele javljati
da kažu,
da kažu,
07:56
"I, too, have faced
this type of pay inequality."
this type of pay inequality."
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"I ja sam se susrela s
nejednakosti u plaćanju."
nejednakosti u plaćanju."
07:59
And it started a conversation
about discriminatory pay practices
about discriminatory pay practices
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To je pokrenulo razgovor
o diskriminirajućim praksama u plaćanju
o diskriminirajućim praksama u plaćanju
08:02
that this conference was participating in.
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u kojima je ta konferencija sudjelovala.
08:04
I felt like I was the domino
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Osjećala sam se poput domine
08:07
the time I read a disturbing
memoir by a public figure
memoir by a public figure
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dok sam čitala uznemirujuće memoare
jedne javne ličnosti
jedne javne ličnosti
08:09
and wrote a piece about it.
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i pisala o tome.
08:11
I knew this person was more powerful
than me and could impact my career,
than me and could impact my career,
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Znala sam da je ta osoba
puno moćnija od mene
puno moćnija od mene
i da može utjecati na moju karijeru,
08:15
but I was like, "I've got to do this.
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no pomislila sam da moram to napraviti.
08:17
I've got to sit at the edge of this plane,
maybe for two hours."
maybe for two hours."
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Moram sjediti na rubu tog aviona,
možda dva sata.
možda dva sata.
08:20
And I did. And I pressed
"Publish," and I ran away.
"Publish," and I ran away.
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I jesam. I kliknula sam "Objavi"
i pobjegla.
i pobjegla.
08:22
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
08:23
And I came back to a viral post
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Vratila sam se viralnom postu
08:25
and people being like, "Oh my God,
I'm so glad somebody finally said this."
I'm so glad somebody finally said this."
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i komentarima ljudi kojima je bilo drago
da je netko napokon to izjavio.
da je netko napokon to izjavio.
08:29
And it started a conversation
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I to je započelo razgovor
08:31
about mental health and self-care,
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o mentalnom zdravlju i samoskrbi
08:33
and I was like, "OK. Alright.
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i pomislila sam, "Dobro.
08:35
This thing that I'm doing,
I guess, alright, it's doing something."
I guess, alright, it's doing something."
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Izgleda da ovo što činim
nešto pokreće."
nešto pokreće."
08:39
And then so many people
have been the domino
have been the domino
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Mnogi ljudi su bili domine
08:43
when they talk about how
they've been assaulted by powerful men.
they've been assaulted by powerful men.
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kad su pričali o tome
kako su ih napali moćni muškarci.
kako su ih napali moćni muškarci.
08:47
And it's made millions of women
join in and say, "Me Too."
join in and say, "Me Too."
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To je utjecalo na to da se milijuni žena
udruže i kažu, "Ja isto."
udruže i kažu, "Ja isto."
08:52
So, a shout-out to Tarana Burke
for igniting that movement.
for igniting that movement.
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Zato, pozdrav Tarani Burke
koja je započela taj pokret.
koja je započela taj pokret.
08:55
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
09:01
People and systems count on our silence
to keep us exactly where we are.
to keep us exactly where we are.
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Ljudi i sustavi računaju na našu tišinu
da nas drže točno ondje gdje jesmo.
da nas drže točno ondje gdje jesmo.
09:08
Now, being the domino sometimes
comes down to being exactly who you are.
comes down to being exactly who you are.
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Kad ste domino, nekad se to svodi na to
da budete točno ono što jeste.
da budete točno ono što jeste.
09:14
So, I've been a shady somebody
since I was three.
since I was three.
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Zato, bila sam sumnjiva
od svoje treće godine.
od svoje treće godine.
09:17
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
09:18
This is me on my third birthday.
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Ovo sam ja na svoj treći rođendan.
09:20
But I've been this girl all my life,
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No, ja sam ova djevojčica
cijeli svoj život
cijeli svoj život
09:23
and I feel like
even that's been the domino,
even that's been the domino,
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i osjećam da je čak i to
bio domino
bio domino
09:25
because in a world
that wants us to walk around
that wants us to walk around
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jer u svijetu koji želi
da hodamo uokolo
da hodamo uokolo
09:27
as representatives of ourselves,
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kao predstavnici samih sebe,
09:29
being yourself can be a revolutionary act.
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biti svoj može biti revolucionaran čin.
09:32
And in a world that wants us to whisper,
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U svijetu koji želi da šapćemo,
09:34
I choose to yell.
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ja biram vikanje.
09:37
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
09:42
When it's time to say these hard things,
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Kad je vrijeme
da se izgovore teške stvari,
da se izgovore teške stvari,
09:44
I ask myself three things.
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postavim si tri pitanja.
09:46
One: Did you mean it?
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Prvo: Jesi li to mislila?
09:48
Two: Can you defend it?
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Drugo: Možeš li to obraniti?
09:51
Three: Did you say it with love?
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Treće: Jesi li to rekla s ljubavlju?
09:53
If the answer is yes to all three,
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Ako je odgovor "da" na sva tri pitanja,
09:55
I say it and let the chips fall.
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kažem to i pustim da se ruše domine.
09:59
That's important.
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To je važno.
10:00
That checkpoint with myself
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Ta provjera sa sobom
10:02
always tells me, "Yes,
you're supposed to do this."
you're supposed to do this."
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uvijek mi kaže, "Da, trebaš to činiti."
10:06
Telling the truth --
telling thoughtful truths --
telling thoughtful truths --
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Govoriti istinu --
govoriti obazrivu istinu --
govoriti obazrivu istinu --
10:09
should not be a revolutionary act.
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ne bi trebao biti revolucionaran čin.
10:12
Speaking truths to power
should not be sacrificial, but they are.
should not be sacrificial, but they are.
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Boriti se istinom protiv moći
ne bi trebalo biti požrtvovno, ali jest.
ne bi trebalo biti požrtvovno, ali jest.
10:16
But I think if more of us chose
to do this for the greater good,
to do this for the greater good,
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No, mislim da ako nas se više odluči
da ovo činimo za više dobro,
da ovo činimo za više dobro,
10:19
we'd be in better spaces
than we are right now.
than we are right now.
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bilo bi nam bolje nego sada.
10:23
Speaking of the greater good,
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Govorenjem o višem dobru
10:25
I think we commit ourselves
to telling truths to build bridges
to telling truths to build bridges
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mislim da se obvezujemo time
da istinom gradimo mostove
da istinom gradimo mostove
10:28
to common ground,
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među zajedničkim temeljima,
10:30
and bridges that aren't based
on truth will collapse.
on truth will collapse.
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a mostovi koji se ne zasnivaju
na istini srušit će se.
na istini srušit će se.
10:33
So it is our job,
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Stoga je naš posao,
10:35
it is our obligation, it is our duty
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naša obaveza, naša dužnost
da se istinom suprotstavimo moći
da se istinom suprotstavimo moći
10:38
to speak truth to power, to be the domino,
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da budemo domine
10:41
not just when it's difficult --
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ne samo kada je teško --
10:43
especially when it's difficult.
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posebice onda kada je teško.
10:45
Thank you.
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Hvala.
10:46
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Luvvie Ajayi - CreatorLuvvie Ajayi is an author, speaker and digital strategist who thrives at the intersection of comedy, technology and activism.
Why you should listen
A 14-year blogging veteran, Luvvie Ajayi is the voice behind the blog AwesomelyLuvvie.com, where she covers all things pop culture with razor-sharp commentary and wit. Her debut book, I'm Judging You: The Do Better Manual, was released in September 2016, and was an instant New York Times best-seller.
Ajayi is Executive Director and co-founder of The Red Pump Project, a national nonprofit that educates women and girls of color about HIV/AIDS. They’ve earned a Congressional Record from the U.S. House of Representatives and Resolutions by the Illinois State Senate as well as the City Council of Chicago. The University of Illinois alum is a sought-after speaker who has spoken at the Obama White House, MAKERS Conference, SXSW, Social Media Week, among others. She has interviewed bosses like Oprah Winfrey, Geena Davis and Shonda Rhimes. She also runs AwesomelyTechie.com, a site for writers, small business owners and everyday people looking to use technology to make their lives easier as an extension of her marketing expertise.
Ajayi was selected to Oprah Winfrey’s inaugural Supersoul 100 list, voted as the Influencer of the Year at the 2016 Iris Awards and was chosen as a 2015 Black Innovator by XFINITY Comcast. She is committed to using her voice for pop culture critique and gender and racial justice.
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