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Cheyenne Cochrane: A celebration of natural hair
夏妍柯克蘭: 對自然頭髮的頌揚
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夏妍柯克蘭探究了在美國黑人歷史中髮質所扮演的角色 – 從內戰後時期的熱燙產品，到現今數以千計的女性決定要停止追求被視為慣例的美之標準，開始擁抱她們的自然頭髮。「這並不只與髮型有關。」夏妍柯克蘭說：「它是關於不要在他人期望的壓力之下彎腰。」
Cheyenne Cochrane - Storyteller
Cheyenne Cochrane is an ambassador for the natural hair movement. Full bio
Cheyenne Cochrane is an ambassador for the natural hair movement. Full bio
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00:12
I am from the South Side of Chicago,
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我來自芝加哥南區，
00:15
and in seventh grade,
I had a best friend named Jenny
I had a best friend named Jenny
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七年級時，我最好的朋友叫珍妮，
00:19
who lived on the Southwest
Side of Chicago.
Side of Chicago.
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她住在芝加哥的西南區。
00:23
Jenny was white,
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珍妮是白人，
00:25
and if you know anything about
the segregated demographics of Chicago,
the segregated demographics of Chicago,
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若你對芝加哥的種族隔離
分佈特性略知一二的話，
分佈特性略知一二的話，
00:29
you know that there are
not too many black people
not too many black people
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就會知道沒多少黑人
00:32
who live on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
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住在芝加哥的西南部。
00:34
But Jenny was my girl
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但是珍妮是我朋友，
00:35
and so we would hang out every so often
after school and on the weekends.
after school and on the weekends.
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所以我們經常會在放學後
以及週末混在一起。
以及週末混在一起。
00:40
And so one day we were
hanging out in her living room,
hanging out in her living room,
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有天，我們在她家客廳打發時間，
00:44
talking about 13-year-old things,
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聊些 13 歲孩子聊的事情，
00:47
and Jenny's little sister Rosie
was in the room with us,
was in the room with us,
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珍妮的妹妹蘿西也
和我們一起在那房間裡，
和我們一起在那房間裡，
00:50
and she was sitting behind me
just kind of playing in my hair,
just kind of playing in my hair,
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她坐在我身後，玩弄我的頭髮，
00:53
and I wasn't thinking too much
about what she was doing.
about what she was doing.
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對她的這個動作，我並沒有想太多。
00:58
But at a pause in the conversation,
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但在談話中短暫的空檔時，
01:00
Rosie tapped me on the shoulder.
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蘿西拍了一下我的肩膀。
01:03
She said, "Can I ask you a question?"
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她說：「我能問你一個問題嗎？」
01:06
I said, "Yeah, Rosie. Sure."
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我說：「蘿西，當然可以啊。」
01:08
"Are you black?"
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「你是黑人嗎？」
01:10
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
01:12
The room froze.
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房間內的空氣瞬間凍結。
01:14
Silence.
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一片寂靜。
01:16
Jenny and Rosie's mom
was not too far away.
was not too far away.
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珍妮和蘿西的媽媽就在附近。
01:19
She was in the kitchen
and she overheard the conversation,
and she overheard the conversation,
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她在廚房裡，聽到了我們的對話，
01:22
and she was mortified.
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她覺得很窘。
01:24
She said, "Rosie! You can't
ask people questions like that."
ask people questions like that."
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她說：「蘿西，你不能
問別人這種問題。」
問別人這種問題。」
01:28
And Jenny was my friend,
and I know she was really embarrassed.
and I know she was really embarrassed.
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珍妮是我的朋友，
我知道她十分尷尬。
我知道她十分尷尬。
01:32
I felt kind of bad for her,
but actually I was not offended.
but actually I was not offended.
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我為她感到難受，
但其實我並不覺得被冒犯到。
但其實我並不覺得被冒犯到。
01:36
I figured it wasn't Rosie's fault
that in her 10 short years on this earth,
that in her 10 short years on this earth,
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我知道這不是蘿西的錯，
她來到地球才短短十年，
她來到地球才短短十年，
01:41
living on the Southwest Side of Chicago,
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住在芝加哥的西南區，
01:44
she wasn't 100 percent sure
what a black person looked like.
what a black person looked like.
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她無法完全肯定黑人
看起來是什麼樣子的。
看起來是什麼樣子的。
01:47
That's fair.
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那很正常。
01:48
But what was more surprising to me was,
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但讓我更驚訝的是，
01:51
in all of this time I had spent
with Jenny and Rosie's family --
with Jenny and Rosie's family --
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在我和珍妮及蘿西一家人
共渡的所有時間中——
共渡的所有時間中——
01:55
hanging out with them,
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與他們一起打發時間、一起玩耍、
01:57
playing with them,
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01:58
even physically interacting with them --
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甚至和他們有身體上的互動，
02:01
it was not until Rosie
put her hands in my hair
put her hands in my hair
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卻直到蘿西把手放在我的頭髮裡，
02:05
that she thought to ask me if I was black.
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她才想到要問我是不是黑人。
02:09
That was the first time I would realize
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這是我第一次了解到
02:12
how big of a role the texture of my hair
played in confirming my ethnicity,
played in confirming my ethnicity,
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頭髮質感在判斷我的種族淵源上
扮演了多重要的角色，
扮演了多重要的角色，
02:17
but also that it would play a key role
in how I'm viewed by others in society.
in how I'm viewed by others in society.
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也在社會上其他人怎麼
看待我上扮演了關鍵角色。
看待我上扮演了關鍵角色。
02:23
Garrett A. Morgan
and Madame CJ Walker were pioneers
and Madame CJ Walker were pioneers
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嘉瑞特摩根和 CJ 沃克夫人
是二十世紀黑人護髮
和美容產業的先鋒。
和美容產業的先鋒。
02:26
of the black hair-care and beauty
industry in the early 1900s.
industry in the early 1900s.
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02:30
They're best known as the inventors
of chemically-based hair creams
of chemically-based hair creams
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他們最為人所知的事蹟，
是發明了化學髮乳、
是發明了化學髮乳、
02:34
and heat straightening tools
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及加熱燙直的工具，
02:36
designed to permanently,
or semipermanently,
or semipermanently,
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這些工具是設計來
永久性地、或半永久性地
永久性地、或半永久性地
02:39
alter the texture of black hair.
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改變黑人頭髮的質地。
02:43
Oftentimes when we think
about the history of blacks in America,
about the history of blacks in America,
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通常在想到美國的黑人歷史時，
02:47
we think about the heinous acts
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我們就會想到那些
十惡不赦的行為、
十惡不赦的行為、
02:50
and numerous injustices
that we experienced as people of color
that we experienced as people of color
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及我們身為有色人種所
受到的許多不公平待遇，
受到的許多不公平待遇，
02:54
because of the color of our skin,
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原因只是我們的膚色，
02:56
when in fact, in post-Civil War America,
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但事實上，在內戰後的美國，
03:00
it was the hair of an
African-American male or female
African-American male or female
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非裔美國人的頭髮，不論男女，
03:05
that was known as the most
"telling feature" of Negro status,
"telling feature" of Negro status,
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是辨識黑人身份的
最「顯著特徵」，
最「顯著特徵」，
03:10
more so than the color of the skin.
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比膚色更顯著。
03:13
And so before they were staples
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所以，在這些工具與產品
03:15
of the multibillion-dollar
hair-care industry,
hair-care industry,
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成為市場規模達數十億元的
護髮產業的主要商品之前，
護髮產業的主要商品之前，
我們對它們的依賴性，
03:19
our dependency on tools and products,
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對直髮膏及直髮梳之類
產品的依賴性，
產品的依賴性，
03:22
like the hair relaxer
and the pressing comb,
and the pressing comb,
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03:25
were more about our survival
and advancement as a race
and advancement as a race
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比較是與我們這個種族
身在奴隸制度之後的美國的
身在奴隸制度之後的美國的
03:30
in postslavery America.
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生存與進展有關。
03:33
Over the years,
we grew accustomed to this idea
we grew accustomed to this idea
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這些年來，我們
漸漸習慣了這個想法：
漸漸習慣了這個想法：
03:37
that straighter and longer
hair meant better and more beautiful.
hair meant better and more beautiful.
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比較長、比較直的頭髮，
就是比較好、比較美。
就是比較好、比較美。
03:43
We became culturally obsessed
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我們對於這個想法，
03:46
with this idea of having
what we like to call ...
what we like to call ...
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產生了文化上的著迷，並稱之為
03:50
"good hair."
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「好頭髮」。
03:53
This essentially means:
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基本上，這意味著：
03:55
the looser the curl pattern,
the better the hair.
the better the hair.
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捲髮的形態若比較鬆，就比較好。
03:59
And we let these institutionalized ideas
form a false sense of hierarchy
form a false sense of hierarchy
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而我們讓這些被變成慣例的想法，
形成了一種謬誤的階級觀念，
形成了一種謬誤的階級觀念，
04:06
that would determine
what was considered a good grade of hair
what was considered a good grade of hair
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這個階級觀念能決定頭髮的
04:11
and what was not.
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好壞等級。
04:15
What's worse is that
we let these false ideologies
we let these false ideologies
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更糟的是，我們讓
這些謬誤的意識形態
這些謬誤的意識形態
04:18
invade our perception of ourselves,
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入侵了我們對自己的感受，
04:21
and they still continue
to infect our cultural identity
to infect our cultural identity
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它們現今還在持續感染我們
04:24
as African-American women today.
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身為非裔美國女性的文化身份。
04:28
So what did we do?
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所以我們怎麼做？
04:30
We went to the hair salon
every six to eight weeks,
every six to eight weeks,
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我們每六到八週去髮廊一次，
04:34
without fail,
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從來沒例外，
04:35
to subject our scalps
to harsh straightening chemicals
to harsh straightening chemicals
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讓我們的頭皮受到
直髮化學物的嚴厲摧殘，
直髮化學物的嚴厲摧殘，
04:39
beginning at a very young age --
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這從非常年輕時就開始了——
04:41
sometimes eight, 10 --
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有時甚至是八歲、十歲時——
04:43
that would result in hair loss,
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結果會造成落髮、
04:46
bald spots,
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禿斑、
04:47
sometimes even burns on the scalp.
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有時甚至會有頭皮燙傷。
04:50
We fry our hair at temperatures
of 450 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
of 450 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
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我們用華氏 450 度
或更高的溫度來炙燒頭髮，
或更高的溫度來炙燒頭髮，
04:55
almost daily,
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且幾乎是天天，
04:56
to maintain the straight look.
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來維持直髮的外貌。
04:59
Or we simply cover our hair up
with wigs and weaves,
with wigs and weaves,
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或是我們就很簡單地把頭髮
用假髮及織物來蓋住，
用假髮及織物來蓋住，
05:04
only to let our roots breathe in private
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只讓我們的髮根「私下」呼吸，
05:07
where no one knows
what's really going on under there.
what's really going on under there.
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沒有人知道在假髮
及織物底下是什麼情況。
及織物底下是什麼情況。
05:11
We adopted these practices
in our own communities,
in our own communities,
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我們連在我們自己的社區內，
也採用這些慣例，
也採用這些慣例，
05:14
and so it's no wonder
why today the typical ideal vision
why today the typical ideal vision
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也就難怪現今對於職業黑人女性的
05:20
of a professional black woman,
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典型理想憧憬，
05:22
especially in corporate America,
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特別是在美國的大企業中，
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tends to look like this,
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傾向是像這樣的，
05:28
rather than like this.
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而不是像這樣的。
05:31
And she certainly doesn't look like this.
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且肯定也不會是像這樣。
05:35
In September of this year,
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今年九月，
05:37
a federal court ruled it lawful
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聯邦法庭判定一家公司
05:39
for a company to discriminate
against hiring an employee
against hiring an employee
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根據應徵者是否
有細髮辮來決定是否
有細髮辮來決定是否
05:44
based on if she or he wears dreadlocks.
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僱用這個人的歧視行為是合法的。
05:48
In the case,
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在這個案件中，
05:49
the hiring manager in Mobile, Alabama
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在阿拉巴馬州莫比爾的招聘經理
05:52
is on record as saying,
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公開這麼說：
05:54
"I'm not saying yours are messy,
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「我並不是說你們的頭髮邋遢，
05:57
but ...
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但是……
05:59
you know what I'm talking about."
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你知道我的意思的。」
06:02
Well, what was she talking about?
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嗯，她的意思是什麼？
06:05
Did she think that they were ugly?
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她認為他們的頭髮很醜嗎？
06:08
Or maybe they were
just a little too Afrocentric
just a little too Afrocentric
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或許是對她的口味而言，
他們看來有點太
他們看來有點太
以非洲為中心且偏向支持黑人。
06:13
and pro-black-looking for her taste.
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06:16
Or maybe it's not about Afrocentricity,
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也許重點不在以非洲為中心，
06:18
and it's more just about
it being a little too "urban"
it being a little too "urban"
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比較是因為對於專業的環境來說，
06:21
for the professional setting.
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那造型有點太「城市」。
06:23
Perhaps she had a genuine concern
in that they looked "scary"
in that they looked "scary"
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也許她有基因上的考量，
覺得他們看起來太「可怕」，
覺得他們看起來太「可怕」，
06:27
and that they would intimidate
the clients and their customer base.
the clients and their customer base.
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他們可能會嚇到
客戶以及他們的客源。
客戶以及他們的客源。
06:32
All of these words are ones
that are too often associated
that are too often associated
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上述所有這些形容詞，都太常跟
06:37
with the stigma
attached to natural hairstyles.
attached to natural hairstyles.
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天然髮型的污名拉上關係。
06:42
And this ...
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而這現象……
06:43
this has got to change.
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這現象得要改變。
06:47
In 2013,
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在 2013 年，
06:48
a white paper published by the Deloitte
Leadership Center for Inclusion,
Leadership Center for Inclusion,
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德勤大學包容領導力中心
出版的一篇白皮書，
出版的一篇白皮書，
06:53
studied 3,000 individuals
in executive leadership roles
in executive leadership roles
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研究了 3,000 個擔任
主管領導角色的人，
主管領導角色的人，
06:56
on the concept
of covering in the workplace
of covering in the workplace
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研究他們在工作場所
06:59
based on appearance,
advocacy, affiliation and association.
advocacy, affiliation and association.
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依據外表、擁護、隸屬
和聯結四種概念的掩飾。
和聯結四種概念的掩飾。
07:04
When thinking about
appearance-based covering,
appearance-based covering,
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談到掩飾外表，
07:07
the study showed
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這份研究顯示，
07:08
that 67 percent of women
of color cover in the workplace
of color cover in the workplace
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67% 的有色女性會在工作場所
掩飾她們的外表。
07:14
based on their appearance.
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07:17
Of the total respondents who
admitted to appearance-based covering,
admitted to appearance-based covering,
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所有承認會掩飾外表的受試者中，
07:21
82 percent said that it was
somewhat to extremely important
somewhat to extremely important
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有 82% 說，這樣做
對於他們的職業進展
從有點重要到極為重要不等。
從有點重要到極為重要不等。
07:26
for them to do so
for their professional advancement.
for their professional advancement.
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07:29
Now, this is Ursula Burns.
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這位是耳舒拉伯恩斯，
07:33
She is the first African-American
female CEO of a Fortune 500 company --
female CEO of a Fortune 500 company --
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她是一間全球五百大企業中的
第一個非裔美國人總裁——
第一個非裔美國人總裁——
07:38
of Xerox.
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這間公司是全錄。
07:40
She's known by her signature look,
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她以她的招牌外貌聞名，
07:42
the one that you see here.
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也就是這張照片上的樣子。
07:44
A short, nicely trimmed,
well-manicured Afro.
well-manicured Afro.
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修剪整齊的短圓蓬式髮型。
07:49
Ms. Burns is what
we like to call a "natural girl."
we like to call a "natural girl."
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伯恩斯女士是我們
所謂的「天然女孩」。
所謂的「天然女孩」。
07:53
And she is paving the way
and showing what's possible
and showing what's possible
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她在舖路，讓大家看見可能性，
07:56
for African-American women
seeking to climb the corporate ladder,
seeking to climb the corporate ladder,
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非裔美國女性也
有可能爬上企業階梯，
有可能爬上企業階梯，
08:00
but still wishing
to wear natural hairstyles.
to wear natural hairstyles.
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同時還能夠保有自然的髮型。
08:03
But today the majority
of African-American women
of African-American women
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但，現今，大多數仍然被我們視為
08:08
who we still look to as leaders,
icons and role models,
icons and role models,
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領導人、偶像、典範的
非裔美國女性，
非裔美國女性，
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still opt for a straight-hair look.
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都仍然選擇直髮的外觀。
08:16
Now,
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那麼，
08:17
maybe it's because they want to --
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也許是因為她們想要——
08:19
this is authentically
how they feel best --
how they feel best --
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這確實是她們感覺最好的方式——
08:22
but maybe --
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但也許，
08:23
and I bet --
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且我敢說，
08:25
a part of them felt like they had to
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她們當中有些人覺得必須要這樣做
08:28
in order to reach the level of success
that they have attained today.
that they have attained today.
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才能夠做到她們現今這樣的成功。
08:34
There is a natural hair movement
that is sweeping the country
that is sweeping the country
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有一項自然頭髮運動正橫掃全國，
08:39
and also in some places in Europe.
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歐洲的一些地方也有。
08:42
Millions of women are exploring what
it means to transition to natural hair,
it means to transition to natural hair,
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數百萬的女性正在探索
轉變為自然頭髮的意涵是什麼，
轉變為自然頭髮的意涵是什麼，
08:47
and they're cutting off
years and years of dry, damaged ends
years and years of dry, damaged ends
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她們剪掉了經年累月
乾燥受傷的髮末，
乾燥受傷的髮末，
08:51
in order to restore
their natural curl pattern.
their natural curl pattern.
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以回復到她們的自然捲髮形式。
08:54
I know because I have been an advocate
and an ambassador for this movement
and an ambassador for this movement
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我知道這些是因為約在過去三年間
我曾任這項運動的提倡者和大使。
08:59
for roughly the last three years.
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09:01
After 27 years of excessive heat
and harsh chemicals,
and harsh chemicals,
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我的頭髮經過了 27 年的
過度燙髮及化學物的嚴厲摧殘，
過度燙髮及化學物的嚴厲摧殘，
09:07
my hair was beginning to show
extreme signs of wear and tear.
extreme signs of wear and tear.
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開始呈現出損耗的極端徵兆了。
09:13
It was breaking off,
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頭髮開始斷裂，
09:15
it was thinning,
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開始變細，
09:16
looking just extremely dry and brittle.
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看起來極乾燥且易受損。
09:19
All those years of chasing
that conventional image of beauty
that conventional image of beauty
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這些年來，追求著我們
先前看到的那個
先前看到的那個
大家認定的美麗形象，
09:22
that we saw earlier
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09:24
was finally beginning to take its toll.
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終於開始產生惡果了。
09:27
I wanted to do something about it,
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對此，我想要採取行動，
09:30
and so I started what I called
the "No Heat Challenge,"
the "No Heat Challenge,"
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於是我開始了一個計畫，
被我稱為「無熱挑戰」，
被我稱為「無熱挑戰」，
09:34
where I would refrain
from using heat styling tools on my hair
from using heat styling tools on my hair
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我要忍住不對我的頭髮
使用熱造型工具，
使用熱造型工具，
09:38
for six months.
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為期六個月。
09:40
And like a good millennial,
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我做了千禧世代的人會做的事，
09:43
I documented it on social media.
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我用社交媒體記錄了這個計畫。
09:46
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
09:47
I documented as I reluctantly cut off
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當我很不情願地
讓理髮師把我摯愛的頭髮
讓理髮師把我摯愛的頭髮
09:51
three to four inches of my beloved hair.
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剪掉三到四英吋時，
我記錄了過程。
我記錄了過程。
09:56
I documented as I struggled
to master these natural hairstyles,
to master these natural hairstyles,
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當我很掙扎地想要掌控好
這些自然髮型時，我記錄了過程，
這些自然髮型時，我記錄了過程，
10:01
and also as I struggled to embrace them
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還有，當我掙扎地想要
擁抱這些髮型、說服自己
擁抱這些髮型、說服自己
10:05
and think that they actually looked good.
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它們其實真的很好看時，
我也記錄了過程。
我也記錄了過程。
10:09
And I documented as my hair texture
slowly began to change.
slowly began to change.
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我也記錄了我的髮質
開始慢慢改變的過程。
開始慢慢改變的過程。
10:16
By sharing this journey openly,
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藉由公開分享這趟旅程，
10:18
I learned that I was not
the only woman going through this
the only woman going through this
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我發現我並非唯一一個
在經歷這些的女性，
在經歷這些的女性，
10:22
and that in fact there were thousands
and thousands of other women
and thousands of other women
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還有數以千計的其他女性
10:26
who were longing to do the same.
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也很渴望做這件事。
10:28
So they would reach out to me
and they would say,
and they would say,
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所以她們來聯絡我，她們會說：
10:31
"Cheyenne, how did you do
that natural hairstyle
that natural hairstyle
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「夏妍，我之前看到你的那個
10:33
that I saw you with the other day?
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自然髮型，是怎麼弄的？
10:35
What new products have you started using
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你開始用什麼新產品？
10:37
that might be a little better
for my hair texture
for my hair texture
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我髮質開始變糟了，
那新產品是否會有些幫助？」
10:39
as it begins to change?"
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10:41
Or, "What are some
of the natural hair routines
of the natural hair routines
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或「如果想要讓我的
頭髮慢慢恢復健康，
頭髮慢慢恢復健康，
10:45
that I should begin to adopt
to slowly restore the health of my hair?"
to slowly restore the health of my hair?"
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有哪些自然頭髮的例行程序
是我應該要開始採用的？」
是我應該要開始採用的？」
10:51
But I also found that there were
a large number of women
a large number of women
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但我也發現，有很多的女性
10:54
who were extremely hesitant
to take that first step
to take that first step
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非常猶豫要不要踏出第一步，
10:59
because they were paralyzed by fear.
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因為恐懼讓她們無法行動。
11:03
Fear of the unknown --
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對未知的恐懼——
11:05
what would they now look like?
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她們現在看來會像什麼？
11:07
How would they feel about themselves
with these natural hairstyles?
with these natural hairstyles?
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換了自然髮型之後，
她們對自己會有什麼感覺？
她們對自己會有什麼感覺？
11:11
And most importantly to them,
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對她們而言，最重要的是，
11:14
how would others view them?
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其他人會怎麼看她們？
11:17
Over the last three years
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在過去三年間，
11:19
of having numerous conversations
with friends of mine
with friends of mine
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我與我的朋友們，以及世界各地
11:23
and also complete strangers
from around the world,
from around the world,
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完全不認識的人，做過多次對談，
11:27
I learned some really important things
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我學到了一些很重要的事，
11:29
about how African-American women
identify with their hair.
identify with their hair.
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關於非裔美國女性如何
認同她們的頭髮的事。
認同她們的頭髮的事。
11:34
And so when I think back
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所以，當我回想起
11:36
to that hiring manager in Mobile, Alabama,
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那位阿拉巴馬州莫比爾的招聘經理，
11:40
I'd say, "Actually, no.
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我會說：「事實上，不，
11:43
We don't know what you're talking about."
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我們不知道你的意思。」
11:45
But here are some things that we do know.
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但有些事是我們知道的。
11:48
We know that when black women
embrace their love for their natural hair,
embrace their love for their natural hair,
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我們知道，當黑人女性擁抱
她們對自己的自然頭髮的愛，
她們對自己的自然頭髮的愛，
11:53
it helps to undo generations of teaching
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就能協助消除延續了
數個世代的這項教誨：
數個世代的這項教誨：
11:57
that black in its natural state
is not beautiful,
is not beautiful,
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自然狀態下的黑人並不美麗，
12:00
or something to be hidden or covered up.
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或是那是應該要被隱藏或掩飾的。
12:04
We know that black women
express their individuality
express their individuality
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我們知道，黑人女性會
藉由經常試驗不同的髮型，
藉由經常試驗不同的髮型，
12:08
and experience feelings of empowerment
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來表現出她們的個性，
12:11
by experimenting with different
hairstyles regularly.
hairstyles regularly.
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並體驗到賦權的感受。
12:16
And we also know
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我們也知道，
12:18
that when we're invited
to wear our natural hair in the workplace,
to wear our natural hair in the workplace,
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當我們被邀請在工作場所中
留著自然的頭髮，
留著自然的頭髮，
12:23
it reinforces that we are uniquely valued
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就能強化我們對自己
獨特價值的感受，
獨特價值的感受，
12:26
and thus helps us to flourish
and advance professionally.
and advance professionally.
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因而協助我們
在職業上成功和進步。
在職業上成功和進步。
最後，留給各位思考。
12:32
I leave you with this.
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12:34
In a time of racial and social tension,
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在種族及社會很緊張的時代，
12:38
embracing this movement
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擁抱這項運動，
12:40
and others like this
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及其他相似的運動，
12:42
help us to rise above
the confines of the status quo.
the confines of the status quo.
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能協助我們擺脫現狀的限制。
12:46
So when you see a woman with braids
or locks draping down her back,
or locks draping down her back,
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當你看見一名女性，有髮辮
或幾綹頭髮垂在背後時，
或幾綹頭髮垂在背後時，
12:52
or you notice your colleague
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或是你注意到你的同事
12:55
who has stopped
straightening her hair to work,
straightening her hair to work,
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不再將頭髮弄直之後才去工作，
12:59
do not simply approach her and admire
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不要只是簡單地走向她、誇獎她、
13:02
and ask her if you can touch it --
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問她你是否能碰看看她的頭髮——
13:05
(Laughter)
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（笑聲）
13:07
Really appreciate her.
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要真正去欣賞她。
13:09
Applaud her.
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為她鼓掌。
13:11
Heck, even high-five her
if that's what you feel so inclined to do.
if that's what you feel so inclined to do.
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管它的，甚至和她擊掌吧，
如果你想要這麼做的話。
如果你想要這麼做的話。
13:15
Because this --
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因為這——
13:17
this is more than about a hairstyle.
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這並不只與髮型有關。
13:20
It's about self-love and self-worth.
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它是關於自愛和自我價值。
13:24
It's about being brave enough
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它是關於要有足夠的勇氣，
13:26
not to fold under the pressure
of others' expectations.
of others' expectations.
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不要在他人期望的壓力之下彎腰。
13:31
And about knowing that making
the decision to stray from the norm
the decision to stray from the norm
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它是關於了解到，
做出偏離標準的決定，
做出偏離標準的決定，
13:36
does not define who we are,
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並不會定義你是什麼人，
13:38
but it simply reveals who we are.
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只是揭示出你是什麼人。
13:42
And finally,
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最後，
13:43
being brave is easier
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當我們能仰賴他人的同理心，
13:45
when we can count
on the compassion of others.
on the compassion of others.
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就會比較容易鼓起勇氣。
13:48
So after today,
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所以，今天之後，
13:50
I certainly hope that we can count on you.
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我很希望我們能仰賴你們。
13:54
Thank you.
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謝謝。
13:55
(Applause)
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（掌聲）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Cheyenne Cochrane - StorytellerCheyenne Cochrane is an ambassador for the natural hair movement.
Why you should listen
Cheyenne Cochrane is a storyteller who leverages digital and social media to share her ideas and experiences with her followers and subscribers, seasoned with a dash of humor. A Chicago native and Howard University Graduate, Cochrane lives to inspire, inform and connect with diverse audiences. She is currently the development manager for a national education non-profit. When she's not raising funds to support educational equity for underserved students around the country, she is the creator and visionary behind The Level Up blog, as well as her social media brand, @onmylevel_chey.
Cochrane began documenting her natural hair journey in 2014, while struggling to maintain the integrity of her hair after so many years of applying heat and harsh chemicals. She wanted to adopt a new routine, but like so many other women of color she'd been programmed to believe that straight, long hair was the most appealing, most professional and widely accepted look for a black woman. She knew that deciding to "go natural" would be a journey of self-exploration and would require her to let go of the conventional standards of beauty that she'd adhered to for so many years. What she did not know, however, was how many other women she'd inspire and empower along the way by sharing her journey.
Today, Cheyenne continues to share her natural hair story and lessons with women around the world via her social media platforms and YouTube channel. She also maintains a blog where she posts about all things natural hair and beauty, millennial culture and features young entrepreneurs of color.
Cheyenne Cochrane | Speaker | TED.com