Tracee Ellis Ross: A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom
Tracee Ellis Ross: A fúria de uma mulher contém anos de sabedoria
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.
foi aos correios.
as it is around the holidays,
someone moved her out of the way --
alguém afastou-a para o lado,
and moved her out of the way.
e afastou-a para o lado.
that she was blocking,
que estava ao pé dela,
onde ela estava.
maybe he didn't, she didn't hear it ...
Se calhar, ela não o ouviu.
a preencher o formulário,
she was filling out the form.
there were hands on her,
que ela estava a estorvar,
se sentiu chocada.
that she could not explain:
algo que ela não conseguia explicar.
even in her telling of it,
que, quando ela me estava a contar,
that I was hearing a lot about lately.
uma palavra e um sentimento
a little bit uncomfortable.
se sentem pouco à vontade.
that I have been chomping on
eleições presidenciais nos EUA.
fazem o mesmo.
a sentir-se assim.
helping themselves to women's bodies
a usarem os corpos das mulheres
helping themselves to women,
que usam as mulheres
é como um saleiro:
so I can get to the fries" --
às batatas fritas".
are wondering what the connection is
entre o inócuo e o horrível,
on opposite ends of the spectrum.
em extremidades opostas do espectro.
for the horrific.
with the effects of both
com os efeitos das duas coisas
and just takes it out of your hand?
e tirá-lo da vossa mão?
I don't know why you're getting so upset,
"Não percebo porque estás chateado,
as soon as I'm done.
that cell phone out of your hands --
vos tirava o telemóvel,
you got a fancy case,"
taken it out of your pocket,"
the person who took the cell phone.
da pessoa que tirou o telemóvel.
themselves, that it's like ...
a usarem-nos
are fundamentally less moral,
menos morais do que nós,
blind spot for most men.
um "ponto morto" para muitos homens.
desconforto e angústia,
discomfort and distress,
of our mothers' lives,
na vida da sua mãe,
mulheres a lidarem com homens
than we know for ourselves,
para elas do que elas mesmas.
the fate of our lady parts;
a falarem da sina do nosso corpo,
for love and objects of desire,
ser usado para paixão e desejo,
and use as we choose;
we play by their rules or not,
pelas regras deles ou não,
as property that can be hit and hurt,
é usado como um objecto
manipular e mexer,
deserving of respect;
expressar esta fúria dentro de nós.
the anger of our bodies.
we start to rationalize,
começamos a raciocinar,
something, and I didn't hear him.
ele disse qualquer coisa e não ouvi.
to think that we are overreacting
a pensar que estamos a exagerar
or unreasonable.
sensíveis e pouco razoáveis.
some hidden place in our minds,
na nossa mente,
as we practice our smiles --
nos esforçamos por sorrir
"Yes, yes, of course,"
aren't supposed to get angry.
não devem zangar-se.
holds centuries
representa séculos
or express our indignation,
a nossa indignação,
they can help themselves to our bodies,
pode usar o nosso corpo,
um acto inocente nos correios
at the post office
das experiências das mulheres,
of women's experiences
that we're overreacting
que estamos a exagerar
to change men's bad behavior.
alterar o seu mau comportamento.
within this particular window
neste momento especial
towards women's equality,
para a igualdade das mulheres,
that does not yet exist,
que ainda não existe,
a fazer coisas diferentes.
para uma mudança.
and self-reflective,
and be of service to change.
e ser prestáveis para a mudança.
de identificação 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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