Tracee Ellis Ross: A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom
Tracee Ellis Ross: La collera di una donna contiene vite di saggezza
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.
si trovava all'ufficio postale.
as it is around the holidays,
come sempre succede prima delle feste,
someone moved her out of the way --
che la allontana dal suo posto --
and moved her out of the way.
e la allontana dal suo percorso.
e lei ostruiva il passaggio,
that she was blocking,
maybe he didn't, she didn't hear it ...
forse lei non aveva sentito ...
she was filling out the form.
compilava un modulo.
there were hands on her,
con delle mani addosso,
per il suo felice sentiero.
that she could not explain:
che non è in grado di spiegare:
even in her telling of it,
persino nel racconto di questa storia,
that I was hearing a lot about lately.
del quale si è parlato molto di recente.
a little bit uncomfortable.
ad avvertire un leggero disagio.
that I have been chomping on
che non riesco a mandar giù
degli Stati Uniti.
non era soltanto della mia amica.
helping themselves to women's bodies
che si serve dei corpi delle donne
che si serve del corpo delle donne,
helping themselves to women,
è come una saliera da tavolo:
so I can get to the fries" --
are wondering what the connection is
si stiano chiedendo che relazione c'è
on opposite ends of the spectrum.
agli estremi opposti dello spettro.
for the horrific.
with the effects of both
con gli effetti di entrambi
se mentre state al telefono,
and just takes it out of your hand?
e ve lo toglie dalle mani?
I don't know why you're getting so upset,
perché ti stai innervosendo,
as soon as I'm done.
that cell phone out of your hands --
quel cellulare dalle vostre mani --
you got a fancy case,"
hai una custodia carina,"
taken it out of your pocket,"
toglierlo dalle tasche,"
the person who took the cell phone.
della persona che toglie il telefono.
themselves, that it's like ...
a servirsi,
are fundamentally less moral,
siano fondamentalmente meno morali,
blind spot for most men.
per la maggior parte degli uomini.
di una donna
discomfort and distress,
disagio e sofferenza,
of our mothers' lives,
di vita delle nostre madri,
che hanno a che fare con uomini
than we know for ourselves,
cosa è meglio per noi,
the fate of our lady parts;
del destino dalla nostra vagina;
for love and objects of desire,
come oggetto d'amore e desiderio,
and use as we choose;
e usare come si vuole;
we play by their rules or not,
as property that can be hit and hurt,
possono essere colpiti e feriti,
deserving of respect;
che non meritano alcun rispetto;
the anger of our bodies.
di esprimere la rabbia.
la questione della razza --
we start to rationalize,
cominciano a razionalizzare,
something, and I didn't hear him.
e non l'ho sentito.
to think that we are overreacting
a pensare che esagerano
or unreasonable.
o non ragionevoli.
some hidden place in our minds,
in qualche oscuro anfratto della mente,
as we practice our smiles --
se scegliamo di sorridere --
"Yes, yes, of course,"
"Sì, sì, certo,"
aren't supposed to get angry.
non dovrebbero arrabbiarsi.
holds centuries
trasporta secoli
or express our indignation,
o esprimere indignazione,
they can help themselves to our bodies,
che può servirsi dei nostri corpi,
at the post office
of women's experiences
that we're overreacting
che non stanno esagerando
to change men's bad behavior.
il comportamento marcio degli uomini.
within this particular window
towards women's equality,
per la parità delle donne,
that does not yet exist,
non ancora presente,
and self-reflective,
e auto-riflessivi
and be of service to change.
ed essere al servizio del cambiamento.
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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