Tracee Ellis Ross: A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom
Tracee Ellis Ross: La furia de una mujer encierra siglos de sabiduría
Tracee Ellis Ross is the star of the ABC comedy series “Black-ish” and an influential voice in the modern conversation around equality, respect, beauty and feeling empowered in your skin. Full bio
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she was at the post office.
fue a la oficina postal.
as it is around the holidays,
como sucede para esa fecha
someone moved her out of the way --
que la aparta del camino,
and moved her out of the way.
las manos sobre ella.
that she was blocking,
algo y mi amiga le obstruía el paso,
maybe he didn't, she didn't hear it ...
o quizá no, o ella no lo oyó...
completando el formulario
she was filling out the form.
there were hands on her,
lo que pretendía
le impedía obtener--
al principio, naturalmente.
that she could not explain:
una furia que no supo explicar:
y gritarle en la cara".
even in her telling of it,
con solo escuchar su relato,
that I was hearing a lot about lately.
a little bit uncomfortable.
a sentirse algo incómodos.
that I have been chomping on
en Estados Unidos.
les ocurre lo mismo.
exclusivamente de mi amiga.
helping themselves to women's bodies
sin su consentimiento.
helping themselves to women,
aparentemente inofensiva,
recibe el trato de un salero de mesa:
so I can get to the fries" --
llego a las papas fritas",
are wondering what the connection is
cuál es la relación
on opposite ends of the spectrum.
en los extremos opuestos del espectro.
for the horrific.
with the effects of both
con el efecto de ambos
and just takes it out of your hand?
de la mano, así como así?
I don't know why you're getting so upset,
por qué te fastidias,
as soon as I'm done.
that cell phone out of your hands --
el móvil de las manos,
you got a fancy case,"
taken it out of your pocket,"
sacado del bolsillo",
the person who took the cell phone.
de la persona que tomó el móvil.
simplificado al extremo,
themselves, that it's like ...
acostumbrados a servirse sin permiso,
are fundamentally less moral,
en esencia menos éticos,
blind spot for most men.
punto ciego para la mayoría de ellos.
discomfort and distress,
of our mothers' lives,
silenciosas de nuestras madres,
de mujeres en el pasado.
que debieron lidiar con hombres
than we know for ourselves,
mejor que nosotras mismas,
de propiedad de los maridos,
the fate of our lady parts;
de nuestras partes íntimas.
for love and objects of desire,
que soportaron el uso de su cuerpo
and use as we choose;
y usarlo a nuestro antojo.
we play by their rules or not,
acatando o no las reglas del hombre,
as property that can be hit and hurt,
nuestro cuerpo sea una propiedad
deserving of respect;
the anger of our bodies.
la ira contenida en nuestro cuerpo.
we start to rationalize,
empieza a buscar excusas,
something, and I didn't hear him.
to think that we are overreacting
para creer que estamos exagerando,
or unreasonable.
sensibles, o poco razonables,
some hidden place in our minds,
en alguna parte de la mente,
as we practice our smiles --
instalada mientras ensayamos una sonrisa,
"Yes, yes, of course,"
"Sí, sí, claro".
aren't supposed to get angry.
la mujer no debería enojarse.
holds centuries
sintió encierra siglos
or express our indignation,
ni expresar nuestra indignación,
they can help themselves to our bodies,
servirse de nuestro cuerpo,
at the post office
tranquilo en la oficina postal
of women's experiences
vividas por mujeres en todo el mundo
that we're overreacting
son señaladas como responsables
to change men's bad behavior.
cambiar su conducta inadecuada.
within this particular window
que nos toca transitar juntos,
towards women's equality,
hacia la igualdad de las mujeres,
that does not yet exist,
que aún no existe,
and self-reflective,
de sus propios actos,
and be of service to change.
a una mujer y colaborar para el cambio
de identificación seguros
to be afraid of.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tracee Ellis Ross - Actress, performance artist, motivational speakerTracee Ellis Ross is the star of the ABC comedy series “Black-ish” and an influential voice in the modern conversation around equality, respect, beauty and feeling empowered in your skin.
Why you should listen
Tracee Ellis Ross, a global influencer with a cross-cultural and joyful point of view, is a co-founding signatory of the Time's Up movement. In November 2017, she gave a powerful speech that went viral about dismantling expectations and claiming your own life at Glamour's Women of the Year Summit.
When Ross was Emmy-nominated for her work on Black-ish in 2016, it made her the first black woman in 30 years to garner a nomination in the category and only one in five all-time. She's the recipient of multiple NAACP Image awards and nominations for her work. You also may spot her as the host of many award shows, including Black Girls Rock! and the 2017 American Music Awards, where her heart, humor and style are on full blast.
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