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Safwat Saleem: Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent
Safvat Salim (Safwat Saleem): Zašto govorim sve glasnije, čak iako se judi rugaju mom akcentu
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Umetnik Safvat Salim je odrastao s mucanjem - ali kao slobodni animator, odlučio je da sam radi svoje sinhronizacije kako bi podario život svojim likovima. Kad su u komentarima na Jutjubu počeli da ismevaju njegov pakistanski akcenat, to ga je slomilo i njegov glas je počeo da napušta njegovo delo. Poslušajte u ovom šarmantnom, pronicljivom govoru kako je ovaj učesnik TED Fellows programa povratio svoj glas i samopouzdanje.
Safwat Saleem - Artist, graphic designer, filmmaker
Safwat Saleem uses satire and art to bring to light stories of adversity. Full bio
Safwat Saleem uses satire and art to bring to light stories of adversity. Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
00:12
I used to have this recurring dream
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Nekad mi se stalno ponavljao sledeći san
00:14
where I'd walk into a roomful of people,
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u kom bih ušetao u prostoriju punu ljudi
00:18
and I'd try not to make
eye contact with anyone.
eye contact with anyone.
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i pokušao da ne pravim
kontakt očima s bilo kim.
kontakt očima s bilo kim.
00:22
Until someone notices me,
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Sve dok me neko primeti,
00:23
and I just panic.
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i ja prosto počnem da paničim.
00:26
And the person walks up to me,
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A osoba mi priđe
00:28
and says, "Hi, my name is So-and-so.
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i kaže: "Zdravo, zovem se tako-i-tako.
00:30
And what is your name?"
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A kako se ti zoveš?"
00:32
And I'm just quiet, unable to respond.
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A ja sam prosto nem, ne mogu da odgovorim.
00:37
After some awkward silence, he goes,
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Nakon neprijatne tišine, on kaže:
00:39
"Have you forgotten your name?"
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"Jesi li zaboravio svoje ime?"
00:41
And I'm still quiet.
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A ja i dalje ćutim.
00:44
And then, slowly, all the other people
in the room begin to turn toward me
in the room begin to turn toward me
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A onda, polako, svi drugi ljudi
iz prostorije počinju da se okreću ka meni
iz prostorije počinju da se okreću ka meni
00:48
and ask, almost in unison,
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i pitaju, skoro jednoglasno,
00:51
(Voice-over, several voices)
"Have you forgotten your name?"
"Have you forgotten your name?"
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(Sinhronizacija; nekoliko glasova)
"Jesi li zaboravio svoje ime?"
"Jesi li zaboravio svoje ime?"
00:56
As the chant gets louder,
I want to respond, but I don't.
I want to respond, but I don't.
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Kako hor postaje glasniji,
želim da odgovorim, ali ne odgovaram.
želim da odgovorim, ali ne odgovaram.
01:02
I'm a visual artist.
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Ja sam vizuelni umetnik.
01:04
Some of my work is humorous,
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Neka moja dela su duhovita,
01:07
and some is a bit funny but in a sad way.
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a neka su malčice smešna,
ali na tužan način.
ali na tužan način.
01:12
And one thing that I really enjoy doing
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A nešto u čemu zaista uživam
01:16
is making these little animations
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je pravljenje ovih kratkih animacija
01:19
where I get to do the voice-over
for all kinds of characters.
for all kinds of characters.
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gde dajem glas raznim likovima.
01:22
I've been a bear.
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Bio sam medved.
(Video) Medved
(Glas Safvata Salima): Zdravo.
(Glas Safvata Salima): Zdravo.
01:24
(Video) Bear (Safwat Saleem's voice): Hi.
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01:26
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:28
Safwat Saleem: I've been a whale.
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Safvat Salim: Bio sam kit.
01:29
(Video) Whale (SS's voice): Hi.
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(Video) Kit (Glas SS-a): Zdravo.
01:31
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:32
SS: I've been a greeting card.
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SS: Bio sam čestitka.
01:34
(Video) Greeting card (SS's voice): Hi.
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(Video) Čestitka (Glas SS-a): Zdravo.
01:36
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:37
SS: And my personal favorite
is Frankenstein's monster.
is Frankenstein's monster.
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SS: I moj lični favorit
je Frankenštajnovo čudovište.
je Frankenštajnovo čudovište.
01:40
(Video) Frankenstein's monster
(SS's voice): (Grunts)
(SS's voice): (Grunts)
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(Video) Frankenštajnovo čudovište
(Glas SS-a): (Groktanje)
(Glas SS-a): (Groktanje)
01:43
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:44
SS: I just had to grunt
a lot for that one.
a lot for that one.
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SS: Samo sam morao
da grokćem za taj snimak.
da grokćem za taj snimak.
01:46
A few years ago,
I made this educational video
I made this educational video
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Pre nekoliko godina
sam napravio ovaj obrazovni snimak
sam napravio ovaj obrazovni snimak
01:49
about the history of video games.
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o istoriji video igara.
01:52
And for that one, I got to do
the voice of Space Invader.
the voice of Space Invader.
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I za njega sam radio glas
svemirskog osvajača.
svemirskog osvajača.
01:55
(Video) Space Invader (SS's voice): Hi.
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(Video) Svemirski osvajač
(Glas SS): Zdravo.
(Glas SS): Zdravo.
01:57
SS: A dream come true, really,
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SS: Ostvarenje sna, zaista.
01:59
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
02:00
And when that video was posted online,
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A kad je taj snimak
postavljen na internet,
postavljen na internet,
02:02
I just sat there on the computer,
hitting "refresh,"
hitting "refresh,"
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prosto sam sedeo za kompjuterom,
pritiskajući "rifreš",
pritiskajući "rifreš",
02:05
excited to see the response.
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uzbuđen da vidim reakcije.
02:07
The first comment comes in.
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Prvi komentar je stigao.
02:08
(Video) Comment: Great job.
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(Video) Komentar: Sjajno.
02:09
SS: Yes!
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SS: To!
02:11
I hit "refresh."
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Pritisnem "rifreš".
02:12
(Video) Comment: Excellent video.
I look forward to the next one.
I look forward to the next one.
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(Video) Komentar: Odličan snimak.
Radujem se sledećem.
Radujem se sledećem.
02:16
SS: This was just the first
of a two-part video.
of a two-part video.
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SS: ovo je bilo samo za prvi deo
dvodelnog snimka.
dvodelnog snimka.
02:18
I was going to work
on the second one next.
on the second one next.
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Trebalo je da radim na sledećem.
02:20
I hit "refresh."
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Pritisnem "rifreš".
02:21
(Video) Comment: Where is part TWO?
WHEREEEEE? I need it NOWWWWW!: P
WHEREEEEE? I need it NOWWWWW!: P
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(Video) Komentar: Gde je DRUGI deo?
GDEEEEEE? Potreban mi je SAAAAAD! :p
GDEEEEEE? Potreban mi je SAAAAAD! :p
02:25
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
02:27
SS: People other than my mom
were saying nice things about me,
were saying nice things about me,
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SS: Ljudi koji nisu moja mama
su govorili lepe stvari o meni,
su govorili lepe stvari o meni,
02:30
on the Internet!
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na internetu!
02:31
It felt like I had finally arrived.
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Činilo se da sam se konačno probio.
02:33
I hit "refresh."
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Pritisnem "rifreš".
02:35
(Video) Comment: His voice
is annoying. No offense.
is annoying. No offense.
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(Video) Komentar: Glas mu je iritantan.
Bez uvrede.
Bez uvrede.
02:37
SS: OK, no offense taken. Refresh.
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SS: U redu, ne vređam se. Rifreš.
02:40
(Video) Comment: Could you remake this
without peanut butter in your mouth?
without peanut butter in your mouth?
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(Video) Komentar: Možeš li ovo da snimiš
bez kikiriki putera u ustima?
bez kikiriki putera u ustima?
SS: U redu, bar je povratna informacija
unekoliko konstruktivna.
unekoliko konstruktivna.
02:44
SS: OK, at least the feedback
is somewhat constructive. Hit "refresh."
is somewhat constructive. Hit "refresh."
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Pritisnem "rifreš".
(VIdeo) Komentar: Molim te
ne koristi više ovog naratora,
ne koristi više ovog naratora,
02:48
(Video) Comment: Please don't use
this narrator again
this narrator again
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02:51
u can barely understand him.
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jedva se razume.
02:52
SS: Refresh.
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SS: Rifreš.
02:53
(Video) Comment: Couldn't follow
because of the Indian accent.
because of the Indian accent.
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(VIdeo) Komentar: Nisam mogao da pratim
zbog indijskog akcenta.
zbog indijskog akcenta.
02:56
SS: OK, OK, OK, two things.
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SS: OK, OK, OK, dve stvari.
02:58
Number one, I don't have an Indian accent,
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Pod jedan: nemam indijski akcenat,
03:00
I have a Pakistani accent, OK?
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imam pakistanski akcenat, u redu?
03:02
And number two, I clearly
have a Pakistani accent.
have a Pakistani accent.
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I pod dva: očito imam pakistanski akcenat.
03:05
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:08
But comments like that kept coming in,
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Ali slični komentari su i dalje stizali,
03:10
so I figured I should just ignore them
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pa sam shvatio da bi trebalo
prosto da ih ignorišem
prosto da ih ignorišem
03:13
and start working
on the second part of the video.
on the second part of the video.
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i da počnem da radim
na drugom delu snimka.
na drugom delu snimka.
03:16
I recorded my audio,
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Snimio sam svoj audio,
03:17
but every time I sat down to edit,
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ali svaki put kad bih seo da ga montiram,
03:20
I just could not do it.
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prosto nisam mogao.
03:23
Every single time, it would take me
back to my childhood,
back to my childhood,
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Svaki put bi me to vratilo u detinjstvo,
03:26
when I had a much harder time speaking.
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kad mi je bilo teže da govorim.
03:29
I've stuttered for as long
as I can remember.
as I can remember.
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Mucao sam od kad pamtim.
03:34
I was the kid in class
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Bio sam dete iz odeljenja
03:35
who would never raise his hand
when he had a question --
when he had a question --
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koje nikad ne podiže ruku
kad ima nešto da pita -
kad ima nešto da pita -
03:38
or knew the answer.
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ili zna odgoor.
Svaki put kad bi telefon zazvonio,
03:39
Every time the phone rang,
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03:40
I would run to the bathroom
so I would not have to answer it.
so I would not have to answer it.
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otrčao bih u kupatilo
kako ne bih morao da se javim.
kako ne bih morao da se javim.
03:44
If it was for me, my parents
would say I'm not around.
would say I'm not around.
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Ako bi poziv bio za mene,
moji roditelji bi rekli da nisam tu.
moji roditelji bi rekli da nisam tu.
03:48
I spent a lot of time in the bathroom.
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Proveo sam mnogo vremena u kupatilu.
03:51
And I hated introducing myself,
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I mrzeo sam da se predstavljam,
03:54
especially in groups.
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naročito u grupama.
03:55
I'd always stutter on my name,
and there was usually someone who'd go,
and there was usually someone who'd go,
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Uvek bi zamuckivao svoje ime,
i obično bi neko prokomentarisao:
i obično bi neko prokomentarisao:
03:59
"Have you forgotten your name?"
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"Jesi li zaboravio svoje ime?"
04:00
And then everybody would laugh.
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I onda bi se svi nasmejali.
04:02
That joke never got old.
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Ta šala nikad nije zastarela.
04:06
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:09
I spent my childhood
feeling that if I spoke,
feeling that if I spoke,
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Proveo sam svoje detinjstvo
osećajući da ako progovorim,
osećajući da ako progovorim,
04:13
it would become obvious
that there was something wrong with me,
that there was something wrong with me,
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postaće očigledno
da nešto nije u redu sa mnom,
da nešto nije u redu sa mnom,
04:18
that I was not normal.
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da nisam normalan.
04:21
So I mostly stayed quiet.
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Te sam uglavnom ćutao.
04:24
And so you see, eventually for me to even
be able to use my voice in my work
be able to use my voice in my work
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Pa, vidite, kasnije je čak i mogućnost
korišćenja mog glasa u mom radu
korišćenja mog glasa u mom radu
04:27
was a huge step for me.
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bila ogroman korak za mene.
04:29
Every time I record audio,
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Svaki put kad snimim zvuk,
04:31
I fumble my way through saying
each sentence many, many times,
each sentence many, many times,
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napipavao bih izlaz izgovarajući
svaku rečenicu mnogo, mnogo puta,
svaku rečenicu mnogo, mnogo puta,
04:35
and then I go back in
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a potom bih se vraćao
04:36
and pick the ones
where I think I suck the least.
where I think I suck the least.
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i birao one za koje sam verovao
da su najmanje bezvezne.
da su najmanje bezvezne.
04:42
(Voice-over) SS: Audio editing
is like Photoshop for your voice.
is like Photoshop for your voice.
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(Sinhronizacija) SS: Obrada zvuka
je poput fotošopa vašeg glasa.
je poput fotošopa vašeg glasa.
04:46
I can slow it down, speed it up,
make it deeper, add an echo.
make it deeper, add an echo.
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Mogu da ga usporim, ubrzam,
učinim dubljim, dodam eho.
učinim dubljim, dodam eho.
04:49
And if I stutter along the way,
and if I stutter along the way,
and if I stutter along the way,
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A ako zamucam usput,
a ako zamucam usput,
a ako zamucam usput,
04:53
I just go back in and fix it.
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prosto se vratim i popravim to.
04:55
It's magic.
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To je magija.
04:56
SS: Using my highly edited
voice in my work
voice in my work
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SS: Upotreba mog izuzetno obrađenog
glasa u mom radu
glasa u mom radu
04:59
was a way for me
to finally sound normal to myself.
to finally sound normal to myself.
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je bio način za mene
da konačno sebi zvučim normalno.
da konačno sebi zvučim normalno.
05:04
But after the comments on the video,
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Ali nakon komentara na snimak,
05:06
it no longer made me feel normal.
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više se zbog toga nisam osećao normalno.
05:09
And so I stopped
using my voice in my work.
using my voice in my work.
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Te sam prestao da koristim
moj glas u mom radu.
moj glas u mom radu.
05:13
Since then, I've thought a lot
about what it means to be normal.
about what it means to be normal.
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Od tad sam mnogo razmišljao
o tome šta znači biti normalan.
o tome šta znači biti normalan.
05:19
And I've come to understand
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I stigao sam do zaključka
05:21
that "normal" has a lot to do
with expectations.
with expectations.
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da "normalnost" uveliko zavisi
od očekivanja.
od očekivanja.
05:25
Let me give you an example.
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Dozvolite da vam dam primer.
05:26
I came across this story
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Naišao sam na priču
05:28
about the Ancient Greek writer, Homer.
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o antičkom grčkom piscu Homeru.
05:30
Now, Homer mentions
very few colors in his writing.
very few colors in his writing.
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Sad, Homer retko pominje boje
u svom pisanju.
u svom pisanju.
05:34
And even when he does,
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Pa čak i kad to radi,
05:36
he seems to get them quite a bit wrong.
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čini se da ih baš i ne pogodi.
05:38
For example, the sea
is described as wine red,
is described as wine red,
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Na primer, more opisuje
da je crveno kao vino,
da je crveno kao vino,
05:42
people's faces are sometimes green
and sheep are purple.
and sheep are purple.
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ljudska lica su ponekad zelena,
a ovce su ljubičaste.
a ovce su ljubičaste.
05:46
But it's not just Homer.
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No ne radi se samo o Homeru.
05:48
If you look at all
of the ancient literature --
of the ancient literature --
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Ako pogledate celokupnu
drevnu književnost -
drevnu književnost -
05:50
Ancient Chinese, Icelandic, Greek, Indian
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drevnu kinesku,
islandsku, grčku, indijsku,
islandsku, grčku, indijsku,
05:52
and even the original Hebrew Bible --
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pa čak i originalnu jevrejsku Bibliju -
05:55
they all mention very few colors.
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u svima njima se retko pominju boje.
05:58
And the most popular theory
for why that might be the case
for why that might be the case
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A najpopularnija teorija
o tome zašto je tako
o tome zašto je tako
06:02
is that cultures begin
to recognize a color
to recognize a color
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je da su kulture počele
da prepoznaju neku boju
da prepoznaju neku boju
06:04
only once they have the ability
to make that color.
to make that color.
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tek kad su bile u mogućnosti
da naprave tu boju.
da naprave tu boju.
06:07
So basically, if you can make a color,
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U suštini, ako možete napraviti boju,
06:09
only then can you see it.
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tek onda je možete videti.
06:11
A color like red, which was fairly easy
for many cultures to make --
for many cultures to make --
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Boja poput crvene, koju je bilo
prilično lako napraviti u većini kultura -
prilično lako napraviti u većini kultura -
06:15
they began to see that color
fairly early on.
fairly early on.
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počeli su da vide tu boju prilično rano.
No boja poput plave,
koju je bilo značajno teže napraviti -
koju je bilo značajno teže napraviti -
06:18
But a color like blue,
which was much harder to make --
which was much harder to make --
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06:21
many cultures didn't begin to learn
how to make that color
how to make that color
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mnoge kulture nisu savladale
kako da naprave tu boju
kako da naprave tu boju
06:23
until much later.
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sve do mnogo kasnije.
06:24
They didn't begin to see it
until much later as well.
until much later as well.
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Nisu je ni raspoznavali
sve do mnogo kasnije, takođe.
sve do mnogo kasnije, takođe.
06:27
So until then, even though
a color might be all around them,
a color might be all around them,
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Pa je sve do tad, iako je boja
mogla da bude svuda oko njih,
mogla da bude svuda oko njih,
06:31
they simply did not have
the ability to see it.
the ability to see it.
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prosto nisu bili u stanju da je vide.
06:33
It was invisIble.
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Bila je nevidljiva.
06:34
It was not a part of their normal.
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Nije bila deo njihove normalnosti.
06:38
And that story has helped
put my own experience into context.
put my own experience into context.
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A ta priča mi je pomogla
da stavim sopstveno iskustvo u kontekst.
da stavim sopstveno iskustvo u kontekst.
06:42
So when I first read
the comments on the video,
the comments on the video,
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Pa kad sam prvi put čitao
komentare na snimak,
komentare na snimak,
06:44
my initial reaction was to take it
all very personally.
all very personally.
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moja prvobitna reakcija
je bila da to sve primim lično.
je bila da to sve primim lično.
Ali ljudi koji su komentarisali nisu znali
06:48
But the people commenting did not know
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how self-conscious I am about my voice.
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koliko sam samosvestan svog glasa.
06:54
They were mostly reacting to my accent,
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Većinom su reagovali na moj akcenat,
06:56
that it is not normal
for a narrator to have an accent.
for a narrator to have an accent.
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da nije normalno za naratora
da ima akcenat.
da ima akcenat.
07:01
But what is normal, anyway?
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Ali šta je uopšte normalno?
07:03
We know that reviewers will find
more spelling errors in your writing
more spelling errors in your writing
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Znamo da će lektori da nađu
više omaški u pisanju,
više omaški u pisanju,
07:06
if they think you're black.
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ako misle da ste crnac.
07:09
We know that professors are less likely
to help female or minority students.
to help female or minority students.
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Znamo da su profesori manje skloni
da pomažu ženama ili studentima manjinama.
da pomažu ženama ili studentima manjinama.
07:14
And we know that resumes
with white-sounding names
with white-sounding names
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I znamo da biografije
sa prezimenima koja zvuče belački
sa prezimenima koja zvuče belački
07:17
get more callbacks than resumes
with black-sounding names.
with black-sounding names.
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dobijaju više poziva od biografija
s prezimenima koja zvuče crnački.
s prezimenima koja zvuče crnački.
07:21
Why is that?
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Zašto je tako?
07:23
Because of our expectations
of what is normal.
of what is normal.
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Zbog našeg očekivanja
toga šta je normalno.
toga šta je normalno.
07:26
We think it is normal
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Smatramo da je normalno
07:27
when a black student has spelling errors.
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da đak crnac pravi više grešaka u pisanju.
07:30
We think it is normal
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Smatramo da je normalno
07:32
when a female or minority student
does not succeed.
does not succeed.
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kad žena ili đak manjina ne uspeju.
07:35
And we think it is normal
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I smatramo da je normalno
07:37
that a white employee
is a better hire than a black employee.
is a better hire than a black employee.
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da je radnika belca
bolje zaposliti nego crnca.
bolje zaposliti nego crnca.
Istraživanja takođe pokazuju
da su ovakve diskriminacije
da su ovakve diskriminacije
07:41
But studies also show
that discrimination of this kind,
that discrimination of this kind,
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in most cases, is simply favoritism,
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u većini slučajeva prosto pristrasnost
07:46
and it results more from wanting
to help people that you can relate to
to help people that you can relate to
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i proističu više iz želje da pomognemo
ljudima s kojima se poistovećujemo
ljudima s kojima se poistovećujemo
07:50
than the desire to harm people
that you can't relate to.
that you can't relate to.
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nego iz želje da povredimo ljude
s kojima se ne poistovećujemo.
s kojima se ne poistovećujemo.
07:54
And not relating to people
starts at a very early age.
starts at a very early age.
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A nepoistovećivanje s ljudima
počinje u veoma ranom uzrastu.
počinje u veoma ranom uzrastu.
07:58
Let me give you an example.
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Dozvolite da vam dam primer.
07:59
One library that keeps track of characters
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Jedna biblioteka
koja vodi evidenciju o likovima
koja vodi evidenciju o likovima
08:03
in the children's book
collection every year,
collection every year,
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u dečjim kolekcijama knjiga svake godine
08:06
found that in 2014,
only about 11 percent of the books
only about 11 percent of the books
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je otkrila da je 2014.
svega oko 11 procenata knjiga
svega oko 11 procenata knjiga
08:12
had a character of color.
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imalo obojenog lika.
08:14
And just the year before,
that number was about eight percent,
that number was about eight percent,
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A samo godinu ranije,
taj broj je bio oko osam procenata,
taj broj je bio oko osam procenata,
08:18
even though half of American children
today come from a minority background.
today come from a minority background.
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iako danas polovina američke dece
vodi poreklo iz manjinskih okruženja.
vodi poreklo iz manjinskih okruženja.
08:21
Half.
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Polovina.
08:23
So there are two big issues here.
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Ovde imamo dva velika problema.
08:25
Number one, children are told
that they can be anything,
that they can be anything,
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Pod jedan, deci govore
da mogu da budu bilo šta,
da mogu da budu bilo šta,
08:27
they can do anything,
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da mogu da postignu sve,
08:28
and yet, most stories
that children of color consume
that children of color consume
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pa ipak većina priča
koju konzumiraju obojena deca
koju konzumiraju obojena deca
08:31
are about people who are not like them.
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je o ljudima koji nisu poput njih.
08:33
Number two is that majority groups
don't get to realize
don't get to realize
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Pod dva, većina većinskih grupa ne shvata
08:36
the great extent to which
they are similar to minorities --
they are similar to minorities --
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u kolikoj su meri slični manjinama -
08:39
our everyday experiences, our hopes,
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naša svakodnevna iskustva, naše nade,
08:42
our dreams, our fears
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naši snovi, naši strahovi
08:44
and our mutual love for hummus.
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i naša uzajamna ljubav prema humusu.
08:45
It's delicious!
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Preukusan je!
08:47
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
08:49
Just like the color blue
for Ancient Greeks,
for Ancient Greeks,
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Baš kao plava boja kod antičkih Grka,
08:52
minorities are not a part
of what we consider normal,
of what we consider normal,
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manjine nisu deo onoga
što smatramo normalnim
što smatramo normalnim
08:57
because normal is simply a construction
of what we've been exposed to,
of what we've been exposed to,
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jer je normalnost prosto konstrukcija
onoga čemu smo izloženi
onoga čemu smo izloženi
09:02
and how visible it is around us.
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i koliko nam je to vidljivo.
09:05
And this is where things
get a bit difficult.
get a bit difficult.
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A ovde stvari postaju
malčice komplikovane.
malčice komplikovane.
09:08
I can accept the preexisting notion
of normal -- that normal is good,
of normal -- that normal is good,
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Mogu da prihvatim formiranu pretpostavku
normalnosti - da je normalnost dobra,
normalnosti - da je normalnost dobra,
09:13
and anything outside of that very
narrow definition of normal is bad.
narrow definition of normal is bad.
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i da je sve van te svedene definicije
normalnosti loše.
normalnosti loše.
09:17
Or I can challenge
that preexisting notion of normal
that preexisting notion of normal
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Ili mogu da dovedem u pitanje
tu formiranu pretpostavku normalnosti
tu formiranu pretpostavku normalnosti
09:22
with my work
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svojim radom
09:24
and with my voice
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i svojim glasom
09:26
and with my accent
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i svojim akcentom
09:28
and by standing here onstage,
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i stojeći ovde na sceni,
09:30
even though I'm scared shitless
and would rather be in the bathroom.
and would rather be in the bathroom.
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iako sam se usrao od straha
i radije bih bio u kupatilu.
i radije bih bio u kupatilu.
09:33
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:34
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
09:45
(Video) Sheep (SS's voice):
I'm now slowly starting to use my voice
I'm now slowly starting to use my voice
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(Video) Ovca (Glas SS-a): Trenutno
polako počinjem da koristim glas
polako počinjem da koristim glas
09:48
in my work again.
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u svom radu, opet.
09:49
And it feels good.
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I dobar je osećaj.
09:50
It does not mean I won't have a breakdown
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Ne znači da neću doživeti slom
sledeći put kad nekoliko desetina
ljudi kaže da govorim
ljudi kaže da govorim
09:52
the next time a couple dozen
people say that I talk
people say that I talk
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(Mrmljanje) kao da u ustima imam
puter od kikirikija.
puter od kikirikija.
09:55
(Mumbling) like I have peanut
butter in my mouth.
butter in my mouth.
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09:57
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:58
SS: It just means I now have
a much better understanding
a much better understanding
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SS: To prosto znači da sad
mnogo bolje razumem
mnogo bolje razumem
10:01
of what's at stake,
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šta je u pitanju,
10:03
and how giving up is not an option.
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i kako odustajanje nije opcija.
10:08
The Ancient Greeks didn't just wake up
one day and realize
one day and realize
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Antički Grci se nisu prosto
probudili jednog dana i shvatili
probudili jednog dana i shvatili
10:11
that the sky was blue.
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da je nebo plavo.
10:13
It took centuries, even, for humans
to realize what we had been ignoring
to realize what we had been ignoring
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Trebalo je čak vekovi da prođu
da bi ljudi shvatili šta smo ignorisali
da bi ljudi shvatili šta smo ignorisali
10:16
for so long.
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toliko dugo.
10:18
And so we must continuously challenge
our notion of normal,
our notion of normal,
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Stoga moramo stalno da dovodimo u pitanje
našu pretpostavku o normalnosti
našu pretpostavku o normalnosti
10:22
because doing so is going
to allow us as a society
to allow us as a society
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jer će nam, kao društvu, to omogućiti
10:27
to finally see the sky for what it is.
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da konačno vidimo nebo kakvo jeste.
10:32
(Video) Characters: Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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(Video) Likovi: Hvala vam. Havala vam.
Hvala vam. Hvala vam. Havala vam.
Hvala vam. Hvala vam. Havala vam.
Frankenštajnovo čudovište: (Grokće)
10:38
Frankenstein's monster: (Grunts)
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10:39
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
10:40
SS: Thank you.
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SS: Hvala vam.
10:41
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Safwat Saleem - Artist, graphic designer, filmmakerSafwat Saleem uses satire and art to bring to light stories of adversity.
Why you should listen
Safwat Saleem is a Pakistani-American visual artist, graphic designer and filmmaker. He's best known for making politically-charged satirical art. Safwat's artwork has used a variety of media, including illustration, writing, animation, audio, film and sculpture. He often combines several media to create multimedia storytelling experiences that get his audiences talking -- and laughing -- about subjects that tend to otherwise make people feel uncomfortable. Saleem is also the founder of Bandbaja, a Pakistani music magazine that promoted the use of modern popular music as a socio-political tool.
Saleem has a penchant for doing voiceovers in his films for all kinds of silly characters like a bear, sheep, greeting card and a whale to name a few. His work is shown regularly in galleries around the U.S. and has been featured in publications such as Wired, BoingBoing and Brainpickings. Safwat is a TED Senior Fellow and he likes pizza (like, a lot).
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