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Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems ... palsy is just one
Maysoon Zayid: Tinc 99 problemes i la paràlisi només n'és un
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"Tinc paràlisi cerebral. Tremolo constantment" anuncia la Maysoon Zayed al començament d'aquesta estimulant i divertida xerrada (de debò, molt divertida). "Sóc com una barreja entre la Shakira i en Muhammad Ali" Amb gràcia i enginy, la comediant àrab-nord-americana ens convida a recórrer les seves aventures com a actriu, monologuista còmica, filantropa i defensora de les persones amb discapacitat.
Maysoon Zayid - Comedian and writer
Writer, actor, comedian, Maysoon Zayid is the co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival. Full bio
Writer, actor, comedian, Maysoon Zayid is the co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival. Full bio
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00:12
Hello, TEDWomen, what's up.
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Hola TEDWomen, què passa?
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(Cheers)
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(Aclamació)
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Not good enough.
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No és suficient.
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Hello, TEDWomen, what is up?
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Hola TEDWomen, què passa?
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(Cheers)
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(Aclamació)
00:21
My name is Maysoon Zayid,
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El meu nom és Maysoon Zayid
00:23
and I am not drunk,
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y no estic èbria,
00:26
but the doctor who delivered me was.
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però sí el metge que em va portar al món
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He cut my mom six different times
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Va tallar a ma mare 6 cops
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in six different directions,
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en 6 direccions diferents,
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suffocating poor little me in the process.
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asfixiant la pobra de mi en el procés.
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As a result, I have cerebral palsy,
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Com a resultat, tinc paràlisi cerebral,
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which means I shake all the time.
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per això tremolo tot el temps.
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Look.
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Observin.
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It's exhausting. I'm like Shakira, Shakira
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És esgotador. Sóc com una mescla de Shakira
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meets Muhammad Ali.
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i Muhammad Alí.
00:51
(Laughter)
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(Riures)
00:54
C.P. is not genetic.
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La paràlisi cerebral no és genètica.
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It's not a birth defect. You can't catch it.
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No és congènita ni es pot contreure.
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No one put a curse on my mother's uterus,
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Ningú maleí l'úter de ma mare
01:02
and I didn't get it because
my parents are first cousins,
my parents are first cousins,
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i no la vaig adquirir perquè els meus peres fossin cosins,
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which they are.
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que ho són.
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(Laughter)
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(Riures)
01:11
It only happens from accidents,
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Sols és causada per accidents,
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like what happened to me on my birth day.
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com el que em va succeir al néixer.
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Now, I must warn you, I'm not inspirational,
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Ara, us adverteixo, no sóc una font d'inspiració.
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and I don't want anyone in this room
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I no vull que cap dels presents
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to feel bad for me,
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se senti malament per mi,
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because at some point in your life,
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perquè en algun moment de la vida,
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you have dreamt of being disabled.
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han desitjat ser discapacitats.
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Come on a journey with me.
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Anem a fer un tomb.
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It's Christmas Eve, you're at the mall,
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Nit de Nadal, són al centre comercial,
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you're driving around in circles looking for parking,
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condueixen a la recerca d'aparcament
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and what do you see?
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i, què veuen?
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Sixteen empty handicapped spaces.
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16 llocs buits per a discapacitats.
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And you're like, "God, can't I just be
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I pensen: "Déu, puc ser almenys
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a little disabled?"
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una miqueta discapacitat?".
01:50
(Laughter)
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(Riures)
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Also, I gotta tell you,
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A més, els hi dic,
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I got 99 problems, and palsy is just one.
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tinc 99 problemes, i la paràlisi sols n'és un d'ells.
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If there was an Oppression Olympics,
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Si existís una olimpíada de la opressió,
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I would win the gold medal.
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jo guanyaria la medalla d'or.
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I'm Palestinian, Muslim, I'm female, I'm disabled,
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Sóc palestina, musulmana, dona, discapacitada
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and I live in New Jersey.
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i visc a Nova Jersey.
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Riures) (Aplaudiments)
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If you don't feel better about
yourself, maybe you should.
yourself, maybe you should.
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Si amb això no se senten millor, doncs haurien de fer-ho.
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Cliffside Park, New Jersey is my hometown.
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Sóc de Parc Cliffside, a Nova Jersey.
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I have always loved the fact
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Sempre m'ha encantat que
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that my hood and my affliction
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el meu barri i la meva malaltia
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share the same initials.
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portin les mateixes inicials.
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I also love the fact that if I wanted to walk
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També m'encanta que si volgués caminar
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from my house to New York City, I could.
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de casa meva a Nova York, podria.
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A lot of people with C.P. don't walk,
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Moltes persones amb paràlisi cerebral no caminen,
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but my parents didn't believe in "can't."
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però els meus pares no creuen en el "no es pot".
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My father's mantra was,
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El mantra del meu pare era:
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"You can do it, yes you can can."
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"Pots [can] fer-ho; ballar cancan".
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(Laughter)
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(Riures)
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So, if my three older sisters were mopping,
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Si les meves tres germanes grans netejaven,
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I was mopping.
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jo netejava.
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If my three older sisters went to public school,
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Si les tres anaven a una escola pública,
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my parents would sue the school system
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els meus pares posaven una demanda al sistema escolar
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and guarantee that I went too,
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i s'asseguraven que jo també hi pogués anar,
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and if we didn't all get A's,
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i si no trèiem totes la nota màxima
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we all got my mother's slipper.
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totes rebíem la sabatada de ma mare.
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(Laughter)
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(Riures)
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My father taught me how to walk
when I was five years old
when I was five years old
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El meu pare em va enseñar a caminar als 5 anys
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by placing my heels on his feet
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col·locant els meus talons sobre els seus peus
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and just walking.
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i simplement caminava.
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Another tactic that he used is he would dangle
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Una altra tàctica que utilitzava era penjar
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a dollar bill in front of me and have me chase it.
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un dòlar davant meu per tal que jo el perseguís.
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(Laughter)
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(Riures)
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My inner stripper was very strong, and by --
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La stripper que porto dintre era molt forta i...
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(Laughter)
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(Riures)
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Yeah. No, by the first day of kindergarten,
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Sí. El primer dia a l'escoleta
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I was walking like a champ
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caminava com un campió de boxa
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who had been punched one too many times.
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que ha rebut molts cops.
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Growing up, there were only six Arabs in my town,
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Així, com anava creixent, sols hi havia 6 àrabs a la meva ciutat
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and they were all my family.
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i tots eren de la família.
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Now there are 20 Arabs in town,
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Ara hi ha 20 àrabs,
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and they are still all my family. (Laughter)
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i segueixen sent tots de la família. (Riures)
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I don't think anyone even noticed we weren't Italian.
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Crec que ningú no va sospitar que no érem italians.
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Riures) (Aplaudiments)
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This was before 9/11 and before politicians
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Això va ser abans de l'11-S i de que els polítics
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thought it was appropriate to use "I hate Moslems"
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creguessin oportú utilitzar "Odio els musulmans"
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as a campaign slogan.
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com a lema de campanya.
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The people that I grew up with
had no problem with my faith.
had no problem with my faith.
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Les persones amb les que vaig créixer no tenien problemes amb la meva fe.
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They did, however, seem very concerned
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No obstant, semblava preocupar-los molt
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that I would starve to death during Ramadan.
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que em morís de fam durant el ramadà.
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I would explain to them that I have enough fat
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Jo els hi deia que tenia prou greix
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to live off of for three whole months,
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per a viure 3 mesos sencers sense menjar,
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so fasting from sunrise to sunset is a piece of cake.
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així que estar en dejú de la matinada fins a la posta de sol és molt fàcil.
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I have tap-danced on Broadway.
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Vaig ballar tap a Broadway.
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Yeah, on Broadway. It's crazy. (Applause)
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Sí, a Broadway. És de bojos. (Aplaudiments)
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My parents couldn't afford physical therapy,
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Els meus pares no podien pagar la teràpia física,
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so they sent me to dancing school.
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per aquest motiu m'enviaven a l'escola de dansa.
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I learned how to dance in heels,
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Vaig aprendre a baillar amb sabates de taló,
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which means I can walk in heels.
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o sigui que puc caminar amb sabates de taló.
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And I'm from Jersey,
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Sóc de Nova Jersey,
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and we are really concerned with being chic,
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i allà volem ser "chic",
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so if my friends wore heels, so did I.
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així que les meves amigues calçaven sabates de taló, i jo també.
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And when my friends went and
spent their summer vacations
spent their summer vacations
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I quan les meves amigues anaven a passar les vacances d'estiu
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on the Jersey Shore, I did not.
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a la costa de Jersey, jo no hi anava.
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I spent my summers in a war zone,
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Jo passava els estius en una zona de guerra,
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because my parents were afraid
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perquè els meus pares temien
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that if we didn't go back to Palestine
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que si no tornàvem a Palestina
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every single summer,
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tots els estius,
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we'd grow up to be Madonna.
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ens transformaríem en Madonna.
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(Laughter)
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(Riures)
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Summer vacations often consisted of
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Durant les vacances d'estiu sovint
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my father trying to heal me,
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mon pare intentava curar-me
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so I drank deer's milk,
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així que jo bevia llet de cérvol,
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I had hot cups on my back,
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em posaven tasses calentes a l'esquena,
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I was dunked in the Dead Sea,
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em submergia al Mar Mort,
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and I remember the water burning my eyes
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i recordo que l'aigua em cremava els ulls
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and thinking, "It's working! It's working!"
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i pensava: "Funciona, funciona!".
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(Laughter)
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(Riures)
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But one miracle cure we did find was yoga.
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Però la cura miraculosa va ser el ioga.
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I have to tell you, it's very boring,
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He de dir que és molt avorrit,
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but before I did yoga,
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però abans de fer ioga
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I was a stand-up comedian who can't stand up.
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era una comediant d'stand-up que no podia posar-se de peu [stand up].
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And now I can stand on my head.
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I ara puc mantenir-me sobre el meu cap.
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My parents reinforced this notion
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Els meus pares varen reforçar aquesta idea
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that I could do anything,
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de que podia fer qualsevol cosa,
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that no dream was impossible,
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de que cap somni no era impossible,
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and my dream was to be
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i el meu somni era participar
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on the daytime soap opera "General Hospital."
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a la telenovel·la Hospital General.
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I went to college during affirmative action
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Vaig anar a la universitat mitjançant la discriminació positiva
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and got a sweet scholarship to ASU,
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i vaig aconseguir una beca per a la UEA,
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Arizona State University,
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Universitat de l'Estat d'Arizona,
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because I fit every single quota.
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perquè entrava a totes les quotes.
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I was like the pet lemur of the theater department.
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Era com un lèmur mascota del departament de teatre.
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Everybody loved me.
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Tothom m'adorava.
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I did all the less-than-intelligent kids' homework,
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Vaig fer totes les feines dels menys intel·ligents,
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I got A's in all of my classes,
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vaig treure la nota més alta de la meva classe,
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A's in all of their classes.
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i també de la seva classe.
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Every time I did a scene
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Cada cop que interpretava una escena
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from "The Glass Menagerie,"
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de El zoo de cristall
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my professors would weep.
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els meus professors ploraven.
06:28
But I never got cast.
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Però mai no vaig aconseguir el paper.
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Finally, my senior year,
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Finalment, en el meu últim any,
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ASU decided to do a show called
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la UEA va decidir realitzar una obra anomenada
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"They Dance Real Slow in Jackson."
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Ballen molt lent a Jackson.
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It's a play about a girl with C.P.
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És una obra d'una noia amb paràlisi cerebral.
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I was a girl with C.P.
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Jo era una noia amb paràlisi cerebral.
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So I start shouting from the rooftops,
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Així que vaig començar a cridar als quatre vents:
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"I'm finally going to get a part!
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"Finalment tindré un paper!"
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I have cerebral palsy!
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Tinc paràlisi cerebral!
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Free at last! Free at last!
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A la fi lliure! A la fi lliure!
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Thank God almighty, I'm free at last!"
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Gracies a Déu totpoderós, a la fi sóc lliure!
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I didn't get the part. (Laughter)
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No vaig aconseguir el paper. (Riures)
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Sherry Brown got the part.
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L'hi donaren a la Sherry Brown.
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I went racing to the head of the theater department
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Vaig anar a intimidar a la directora del departament de teatre,
07:02
crying hysterically, like someone shot my cat,
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plorant histèricament, com si algú 'hagués matat el meu gat,
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to ask her why,
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a demanar-li per què
07:06
and she said it was because
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i ella em va respondre que perquè
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they didn't think I could do the stunts.
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creien que no podria fer les escenes de risc.
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I said, "Excuse me, if I can't do the stunts,
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I li vaig dir: "Perdoni, si jo no puc fer les escenes de risc,
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neither can the character."
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el meu personatge tampoc no pot ".
07:15
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Riures) (Aplaudiments)
07:22
This was a part that I was literally born to play
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Era un paper pel qual literalment havia nascut
07:28
and they gave it, they gave it to a non-palsy actress.
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i li varen donar a una actriu sense paràlisi cerebral.
07:32
College was imitating life.
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La universitat estava imitant la meva vida.
07:35
Hollywood has a sordid history
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Hollywood té una sòrdida història
07:37
of casting able-bodied actors
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d'utilitzar actors sense discapacitat
07:39
to play disabled onscreen.
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per a papers de discapacitats.
07:42
Upon graduating, I moved back home,
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Un cop graduada, vaig tornar a casa,
07:44
and my first acting gig was
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i la meva primera gira com a actriu va ser
07:46
as an extra on a daytime soap opera.
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fent d'extra a una telenovel·la.
07:49
My dream was coming true.
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El meu somni s'havia complert.
07:51
And I knew that I would be promoted
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I sabia que rebria una promoció
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from "diner diner" to "wacky best friend" in no time.
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de "companya" a "millor amiga boja" en un tres i no res.
07:58
But instead, I remained a glorified piece of furniture
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En canvi, vaig quedar allà com un estaquirot,
08:00
that you could only recognize
from the back of my head,
from the back of my head,
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no se'm veia res més que l'esquena,
08:03
and it became clear to me
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i era evident per a mi
08:05
that casting directors
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que els directors de repartiment
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didn't hire fluffy, ethnic, disabled actors.
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no contractaven actrius grassonetes, no blanques, amb discapacitat.
08:11
They only hired perfect people.
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Sols contractaven a persones perfectes.
08:13
But there were exceptions to the rule.
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Però hi havia excepcions a la regla.
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I grew up watching Whoopi Goldberg,
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Vaig créixer veient la Whoopi Goldberg,
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Roseanne Barr, Ellen,
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Roseanne Barr, Ellen...
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and all of these women had one thing in common:
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i totes aquestes dones tenien una cosa en comú:
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they were comedians.
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eren comediants.
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So I became a comic.
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Per aquest motiu em vaig fer humorista.
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Riures) (Aplaudiments)
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My first gig was driving famous comics
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Durant la meva primera gira vaig portar còmics famosos
08:35
from New York City to shows in New Jersey,
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de Nova York a Nova Jersey,
08:38
and I'll never forget the face of the first comic
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i mai no oblidaré la cara del primer còmic
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I ever drove when he realized
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que vaig portar quan va adonar-se
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that he was speeding down the New Jersey Turnpike
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de que anava a alta velocitat per l'autopista de Nova Jersey
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with a chick with C.P. driving him.
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amb una conductora que tenia parálisi cerebral.
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I've performed in clubs all over America,
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Vaig treballar en clubs d'arreu d'EEUU,
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and I've also performed in Arabic in the Middle East,
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i també en àrab a l'Orient Pròxim,
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uncensored and uncovered.
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sense censura i sense mocador.
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Some people say I'm the first
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Alguns diuen que sóc la primera
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stand-up comic in the Arab world.
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monologuista del món àrab.
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I never like to claim first,
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Mai no m'ha agradat reclamar el primer lloc,
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but I do know that they never heard
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però sí sé que mai no havien escoltat
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that nasty little rumor that women aren't funny,
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aquell petit murmuri desagradable que diu que les dones no som divertides,
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and they find us hysterical.
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i ens troben molt divertides.
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In 2003, my brother from another mother and father
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Al 2003, el meu germà d'una altra mare i pare,
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Dean Obeidallah and I started
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Dean Obeidallah, i jo llançarem
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the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival,
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el Festival de la Comèdia anglo-àrab de Nova York,
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now in its 10th year.
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ara en el seu desè aniversari.
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Our goal was to change the negative image
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El nostre objectiu era canviar la imatge negativa
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of Arab-Americans in media,
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dels àrab-nord-americans als mitjans de comunicació
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while also reminding casting directors
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i al mateix temps recordar als directors de repartiment
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that South Asian and Arab are not synonymous.
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que sud-asiàtic i àrab no són sinònims.
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(Laughter)
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(Riures)
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Mainstreaming Arabs was much, much easier
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Integrar als àrabs fou molt més fàcil
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than conquering the challenge
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que lluitar contra el repte
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against the stigma against disability.
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de l'estigma de la discapacitat.
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My big break came in 2010.
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La meva gran oportunitat va arribar el 2010.
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I was invited to be a guest
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Vaig anar com a convidada
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on the cable news show
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al programa de noticies per cable
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"Countdown With Keith Olbermann."
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Compte enrere amb Keith Olbermann.
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I walked in looking like I was going to the prom,
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Vaig entrar com si fos un ball de graduació.
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and they shuffle me into a studio
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em varen arrossegar a un estudi
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and seat me on a spinning, rolling chair.
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i em varen seure a una cadira de rodes.
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So I looked at the stage manager and I'm like,
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Vaig mirar a la directora i li vaig dir:
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"Excuse me, can I have another chair?"
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"Perdoni, pot donar-me una altra cadira?".
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And she looked at me and she went,
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Ella em va mirar i digué:
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"Five, four, three, two ..."
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"Cinc, quatre, tres, dos...".
10:18
And we were live, right?
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I era en directe!
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So I had to grip onto the anchor's desk
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Així que em vaig abraçar a l'escriptori del presentador
10:22
so that I wouldn't roll off the
screen during the segment,
screen during the segment,
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per no sortir rodant de la pantalla durant el segment,
10:26
and when the interview was over, I was livid.
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i quan va acabar l'entrevista, estava pàlida.
10:29
I had finally gotten my chance and I blew it,
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Finalment vaig tenir la meva oportunitat i la vaig desaprofitar.
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and I knew I would never get invited back.
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Sabia que no tornarien a convidar-me.
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But not only did Mr. Olbermann invite me back,
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Però no sols el senyor Olbermann va tornar a convidar-me,
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he made me a full-time contributor,
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sinó que vaig quedar com a participant a temps complet
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and he taped down my chair.
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i va enganxar la meva cadira.
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Riures) (Aplaudiments)
10:49
One fun fact I learned while on the air
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Quelcom divertit que vaig aprendre del directe
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with Keith Olbermann
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amb Keith Olbermann
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was that humans on the Internet are scumbags.
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fou que les persones per Internet són escòria.
10:56
People say children are cruel,
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Es diu que els nens són cruels,
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but I was never made fun of as a child or an adult.
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però mai no se'n rigueren de mi ni de nena ni de gran
11:02
Suddenly, my disability on the
world wide web is fair game.
world wide web is fair game.
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De cop, la meva discapacitat a Internet, va esdevenir motiu de burla.
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I would look at clips online
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Veia clips en línia
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and see comments like,
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amb comentaris com:
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"Yo, why's she tweakin?"
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"Per què tremola?",
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"Yo, is she retarded?"
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"És retardada?".
11:14
And my favorite, "Poor Gumby-mouth terrorist.
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I el meu preferit: "Pobre bufona terrorista.
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What does she suffer from?
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Quina malaltia té?
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We should really pray for her."
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Realment hauríem de pregar per ella".
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One commenter even suggested
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Un comentarista va suggerir inclús
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that I add my disability to my credits:
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que afegís la meva discapacitat al currículum:
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screenwriter, comedian, palsy.
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guionista, comediant, paralítica.
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Disability is as visual as race.
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La discapacitat és tan visual com la raça.
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If a wheelchair user can't play Beyoncé,
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Si algú en cadira de rodes no pot fer de Beyoncé,
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then Beyoncé can't play a wheelchair user.
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aleshores Beyoncé no pot fer d'algú en cadira de rodes.
11:41
The disabled are the largest —
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Els discapacitats són la...
11:43
Yeah, clap for that, man. C'mon.
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Sí, aplaudeixin, home. Va.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
11:51
People with disabilities are the largest minority
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Els discapacitats som la minoria més gran
11:53
in the world, and we are the most underrepresented
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del món, i tot i així els menys representats
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in entertainment.
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en el món de l'entreteniment.
11:58
The doctors said that I wouldn't walk,
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Els metges deien que no caminaria,
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but I am here in front of you.
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però sóc aquí davant de vosaltres.
12:03
However, if I grew up with social media,
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No obstant, si hagués crescut amb els mitjans de comunicació,
12:06
I don't think I would be.
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no crec que fos aquí.
12:08
I hope that together
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Espero que junts
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we can create more positive images
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poguem crear imatges més positives
12:12
of disability in the media and in everyday life.
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de la discapacitat en els mitjans i en la vida quotidiana.
12:15
Perhaps if there were more positive images,
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Potser si hi hagués imatges més positives,
12:18
it would foster less hate on the Internet.
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això fomentaria menys l'odi a Internet.
12:21
Or maybe not.
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O per ventura no.
12:23
Maybe it still takes a village
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Tal volta encara necessitem a tota la societat
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to teach our children well.
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per educar bé els nostres nens.
12:28
My crooked journey has taken me
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El meu tortuós viatge m'ha portat
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to some very spectacular places.
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a llocs espectaculars.
12:32
I got to walk the red carpet
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Vaig arribar a caminar per la catifa vermella
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flanked by soap diva Susan Lucci
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flanquejada per la diva de les telenovel·les Susan Lucci
12:38
and the iconic Lorraine Arbus.
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i la cèlebre Lorraine Arbus.
12:40
I got to act in a movie with Adam Sandler
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He arribat a actuar en una pel·lícula amb Adam Sandler
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and work with my idol,
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i a treballar amb el meu ídol,
12:44
the amazing Dave Matthews.
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l'increïble Dave Matthews.
12:46
I toured the world as a headliner
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He recorregut el món pilotant
12:48
on Arabs Gone Wild.
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"Els àrabs s'ha tornat bojos".
12:50
I was a delegate
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He estat delegada
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representing the great state of New Jersey
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en representació del gran estat de Nova Jersey
12:56
at the 2008 DNC.
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a la CND del 2008.
12:58
And I founded Maysoon's Kids,
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I he fundat "Els nen de Maysoon",
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a charity that hopes
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una organització benèfica
13:02
to give Palestinian refugee children
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per a donar als nens refugiats palestins
13:04
a sliver of the chance my parents gave me.
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una ínfima part del que els meus pares em varen donar a mi.
13:07
But the one moment that stands out the most
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Però el moment més important
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was when I got -- before this moment --
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-abans d'avui- va ser quan...
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(Laughter) (Applause) —
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(Riures) (Aplaudiments)
13:20
but the one moment that stands out the most
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El moment més memorable
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was when I got to perform
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va ser quan vaig actuar
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for the man who floats like a butterfly
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per a l'home que vola com una papallona
13:28
and stings like a bee,
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i pica com una abella,
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has Parkinson's and shakes just like me,
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té Parkinson i es remena com jo,
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Muhammad Ali.
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Muhammad Alí.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
13:43
It was the only time
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Va ser l'únic cop
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that my father ever saw me perform live,
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que mon pare em va veure actuar en directe,
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and I dedicate this talk to his memory.
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i l'hi dedico aquesta xerrada a la seva memòria.
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(In Arabic)
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الله يرحمك يابا [descansa en pau, pare]
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My name is Maysoon Zayid,
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El meu nom és Maysoon Zayid,
13:56
and if I can can, you can can.
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i si jo puc, vosaltres també podeu.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Maysoon Zayid - Comedian and writerWriter, actor, comedian, Maysoon Zayid is the co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.
Why you should listen
Early in her acting career, Maysoon Zayid realized she'd get a lot more stage time if she showed off how funny she was. As she told the BBC, "It became very obvious to me that in the United States of America, a fluffy ethnic disabled chick was never going to get a job unless she did stand-up."
A Palestinian woman from New Jersey, Zayid jokes about her family, global culture, and her life with cerebral palsy. Along with Dean Obeidallah, she founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival, now in its 10th year. She spends several months of the year in the Palestinian Territories running workshops for disabled and orphaned kids in refugee camps, using art to help them deal with trauma. And yes -- if you're an Adam Sandler fan, you'll recognize Zayid as the woman behind the beauty-shop counter in You Don't Mess With the Zohan.
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