Theo E.J. Wilson: A black man goes undercover in the alt-right
Theo E.J. Wilson: Um homem negro se infiltra na direita alternativa
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about the things that I cared about,
importante para mim,
da noite para o dia.
the next morning
through a national tragedy.
durante uma tragédia nacional.
and my exposure,
in American life,
of a digital lightning rod.
of police brutality
to say about the topic.
of the Black Lives Matter furor
do movimento "Black Lives Matter"
to me to articulate their viewpoints,
para formular suas opiniões,
has this interesting quality.
brought the world together,
was being dumped on us
eram jogadas sobre nós,
of people across the globe.
is a lot like money.
com o dinheiro.
inside you and amplifies it.
o que já está dentro de nós.
with the phenomenon of the internet troll.
do "troll" da internet.
beneath the bridges
das pontes dessa superestrada...
the enlightenment of the internet age.
sobre a sabedoria da era da internet.
the anonymity of the internet
a anonimidade da internet
were pretty creative, actually,
the post-traumatic world
do mundo pós-traumático
being killed on my timeline.
sendo assassinada.
can be kind of divisive?
pode ser bem polêmico?
in epic battles in the comment section --
lutas épicas na seção de comentários...
actually had brains,
realmente tinham cérebros;
and what to understand them even further.
e eu queria entendê-los ainda mais.
to be original thought,
ser pensamentos originais
getting these arguments from?
esses argumentos?
de universo alternativo
of alternative universe
optional over there?
Like, I wanted to know.
about digital echo chambers.
sobre câmaras de eco digitais.
de segmentação de mercado
of the products you like to buy
dos produtos que você quer compra
of the news that you like to hear.
que você gosta de ouvir.
my worldview back to me.
or Infowars or Fox News.
nem a Fox News.
and The Daily Show,
só MSNBC e "The Daily Show".
the dimensional doorway
a porta da entrada dimensional
o algoritmo do Facebook
that I didn't necessarily agree with,
das quais eu discordasse,
but it wasn't enough,
mas não era o bastante,
that I like to hear.
os padrões do meu gosto.
and went crazy.
it was very simple,
it was kind of daunting,
that I had experienced.
que eu tinha experienciado.
is that my trolls were inoculating me,
estavam me vacinando,
that I didn't necessarily agree with,
das quais discordava,
as I would have several months prior.
que teria reagido meses antes.
also worked on YouTube,
funcionava também no YouTube,
white supremacist lurker --
supremacista branco...
the infamous alt-right movement.
no movimento da direita alternativa.
John Carter character --
um personagem da HQ do John Carter...
a Confederate soldier.
que tinha sido um soldado confederado.
I would have needed acting training
de um treinamento de atuação,
"American Renaissance",
commenting on videos,
and Black Lives Matter.
e do "Black Lives Matter".
like Eric Holder and Barack Obama
como o Eric Holder e o Barack Obama,
the antiblack sentiments
it was kind of exhilarating.
clicking through my new racist profile --
com meu novo perfil racista...
It was something else.
foi algo bem diferente.
visiting some of the pages
were just regular Joes,
hunters, computer nerds,
são caçadores, nerds de computador,
with videos of their families.
vídeos de suas famílias.
could be in this room right now. Right?
estar aqui nesta sala, né?
I found a lovely plethora of characters,
abundância de personalidades,
Richard Spencer and David Duke.
Richard Spencer e David Duke.
thought leaders in their own right,
do pensamento da direita,
ended up using their information
alternativa acabou usando suas informações
led to the momentum of the alt-right:
da direita alternativa:
of everything white and male.
tudo que seja branco e masculino.
you're in league with Satan.
você está de segredos com o Satã.
find that offensive?
pessoas se ofendem com isso?
get a lifetime of diet brand history.
só estuda a história fragmentada.
on filling its textbooks
decididos a encher os livros
of its dark past.
sobre seu passado obscuro.
race and the anger associated with it,
a raça e a raiva que vem com ela,
for alt-facts to grow.
para que fatos alternativos surjam.
rebranded "Mein Kampf" ideas
do "Mein Kampf" reformuladas
failed by public schools.
nas escolas públicas.
facilmente desmascaradas.
têm essa característica.
through the subtext of those arguments,
chamou muito minha atenção,
for who I cannot help but be?
que não posso evitar ser?
that resonated with me.
nos EUA, isso me marcou.
against attempts to demonize me
de me demonizar
as something that I'm not,
como algo que eu não era:
a menace to society.
uma ameaça à sociedade.
of black males and white males
de homens brancos e negros
by this perspective,
com esta perspectiva,
that I could have some kind of compassion
que poderia ter compaixão
like I want to be friends.
querer ser amigo deles.
infinita pelas pessoas
to extend to people
to see me on this planet. Right?
how they got to where they are.
para entender a postura deles.
have this wide acceptance for everybody
receberem todos de braços abertos,
conservative viewpoints.
visões conservadoras.
this country and mean it. Right?
mesmo seu país e Deus, né?
was this fear that they had
as "white genocide,"
that would wipe them out.
uma força que irá apagá-los.
violência de gangues,
gentrification, police shootings,
gentrificação e brutalidade policial,
than enough reasons to stay up at night.
para se preocupar.
and you are not,
à diversidade e você não,
about your race. That's man-made.
raça; isso foi criação do homem.
traços étnicos serão ignorados.
are expendable to that aim.
of that racist identity
se desprende da sua identidade de raça
what race ain't about to die out:
está prestes a acabar:
but that's another TED Talk.
mas esta é uma outra palestra TED.
to this point of understanding,
a esse entendimento,
will not take that journey
não entrarão nesta jornada
and conservatives.
de direita também.
as some of their points were,
dos argumentos fossem válidos,
in their own echo chambers,
nas suas câmaras de eco,
de vista velho e arcaico,
in their worldview.
certain anti-racist and political voices,
políticas e antirracistas,
Boyce Watkins, Tariq Nasheed.
Boyce Watkins, Tariq Nasheed.
to the questions that they want,
as repostas que eles procuram,
due to the power of these echo chambers.
devido ao poder das câmaras de eco.
of these digital divides,
become more dangerous.
se tornam mais perigosas.
taught me something:
que nossos dispositivos não nos salvarão.
out there, not the one in here.
mas não aqui dentro.
the emotional intelligence,
a inteligência emocional,
forbearance, compassion,
indulgência, compaixão,
that these devices, however advanced,
com que esses dispositivos
needs an upgrade.
está precisando de uma atualização.
in any kind of unbeatable monster.
monstros invencíveis.
without perhaps a simple Achilles heel.
um calcanhar de Aquiles.
to actually overcome this
the same way that you see the world?
da mesma maneira que você?
indeed the key to that upgrade,
mesmo a chave para a atualização,
of virtual reality.
forma de realidade virtual.
of the physical world,
simbólica do mundo físico,
we change the physical world.
podemos mudar o mundo físico.
acabam com a violência,
that humans use
ferramenta que humanos usam
about online safe conversations
de conversas on-line seguras
conversations with real, breathing people.
com pessoas de verdade.
like running a community forum
um fórum da comunidade
somebody's been there, right?
that change lives.
bem onde ela se encontra,
right where they are,
from divert gang violence in real time
violência de gangues ao vivo,
of trust in the black community
existia uma séria falta de confiança
agency into our own hands,
sem esperar por ninguém.
você irá vê-los na barbearia.
in that barber shop.
organizar o que já acontecia.
organize what was already going on.
was mining these alternative viewpoints
digitais alternativos,
into controversial talking points.
em tópicos controversos.
these live conversations
essas conversas ao vivo
the safety of their laptops
do conforto de seus laptops
to have real conversations
e conversar de verdade
and I reflect on the paradox
os problemas em nossas comunidades.
in our own communities --
to so many other communities,
com tantas comunidades,
to the Arab immigrant community
à de imigrantes árabes
with a Confederate flag on their hat
uma bandeira confederada no chapéu
that actually matter.
que realmente importam.
around the human experience.
each other to get these things.
are the way that these bridges are built.
que pontes são construídas.
seeing people as people
pessoas como pessoas
that we project onto them or react to.
que projetamos nelas ou às quais reagimos.
to the very things that we want.
para as coisas que desejamos.
and conscious evolution.
a terribly popular cell phone video
com um famoso vídeo de celular
da conexão humana.
and start a community dialogue
e comece um diálogo comunal
of your existence,
da sua existência,
that the key to this upgrade
para a atualização
not some device that we create,
e não um dispositivo que criamos,
to this experience is now,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Theo E.J. Wilson - Public intellectualTheo E.J. Wilson encourages us to break through the divides that separate us.
Why you should listen
Theo E.J. Wilson is a founding member of the Denver Slam Nuba team, who won the National Poetry Slam in 2011. He's also know as slam poet Lucifury. He began his speaking career in the N.A.A.C.P. at the age of 15, and he has always had a passion for social justice. He attended Florida A&M University, where he obtained his B.A. in theater performance. Upon graduating, he interned as a full-time actor at the St. Louis Black repertory company.
Wilson is the executive director of Shop Talk Live, Inc. The organization uses the barbershop as a staging ground for community dialogue and healing. In 2013, Wilson began speaking with "Rachel's Challenge," an organization dedicated to ending school violence through compassion. After viral video success beginning in 2015, he published his first book in 2017, The Law of Action. The book addresses some of the misconceptions about the law of attraction and the role direct action plays into manifestation.
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