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Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems ... palsy is just one
Mejsun Zajid (Maysoon Zayid): Imam 99 problema... paraliza je samo jedan o njih
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"Imam cerebralnu paralizu. Tresem se sve vreme," ovako se Mejsun Zajid najavljuje na početku svog uzbudljivog, urnebesnog govora. (Zaista je urnebesan.) "Ja sam mešavina Šakire i Muhameda Alija." Graciozno i duhovito, ova američka komičarka arapskog porekla nas vodi kroz svoje avanture kao glumice, kao stendap komičarke, filantropa i zaštitnika osoba sa invaliditetom.
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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Zdravo, TEDWomen, šta ima.
00:14
(Cheers)
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(Bodrenje)
00:16
Not good enough.
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Jače to malo.
00:17
Hello, TEDWomen, what is up?
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Zdravo, TEDWomen, šta ima!
00:19
(Cheers)
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(Bodrenje)
00:21
My name is Maysoon Zayid,
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Zovem se Mejsun Zajid
00:23
and I am not drunk,
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i nisam pijana,
00:26
but the doctor who delivered me was.
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ali doktor koji je porađao mamu, bio je.
00:28
He cut my mom six different times
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Sekao je moju majku šest puta
00:32
in six different directions,
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u šest različitih pravaca,
00:35
suffocating poor little me in the process.
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a sirota mala ja sam se pritom gušila.
00:37
As a result, I have cerebral palsy,
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Zbog toga imam cerebralnu paralizu,
što znači da se stalno tresem.
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which means I shake all the time.
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00:43
Look.
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Pogledajte.
00:46
It's exhausting. I'm like Shakira, Shakira
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Naporno je. Ja sam kao Šakira,
00:49
meets Muhammad Ali.
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kao mešavina Šakire i Muhameda Alija.
00:51
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:54
C.P. is not genetic.
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CP nije genetska.
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It's not a birth defect. You can't catch it.
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Nije urođena bolest.
Ne možete se zaraziti.
Ne možete se zaraziti.
00:59
No one put a curse on my mother's uterus,
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Niko nije prokleo matericu moje majke,
01:02
and I didn't get it because
my parents are first cousins,
my parents are first cousins,
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a ja CP nisam dobila zato što su mi
roditelji u krvnom srodstvu,
roditelji u krvnom srodstvu,
01:05
which they are.
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a jesu.
01:07
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:11
It only happens from accidents,
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To se dešava samo kao nesrećan slučaj,
01:13
like what happened to me on my birth day.
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kao što se to desilo na dan mog rođenja.
Moram da vas upozorim, nisam inspirativna,
01:16
Now, I must warn you, I'm not inspirational,
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i ne želim da me iko ovde
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and I don't want anyone in this room
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01:23
to feel bad for me,
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sažaljeva,
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because at some point in your life,
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jer ste i vi nekad u životu
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you have dreamt of being disabled.
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sanjali da budete invalid.
01:30
Come on a journey with me.
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Zamislite sada ovo.
01:32
It's Christmas Eve, you're at the mall,
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Badnje veče je, vi ste u tržnom centru,
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you're driving around in circles looking for parking,
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vozikate se unaokolo tražeći parking,
01:39
and what do you see?
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i šta vidite?
01:41
Sixteen empty handicapped spaces.
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Šesnaest slobodnih mesta
za hendikepirane.
za hendikepirane.
01:45
And you're like, "God, can't I just be
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A vi uzviknete: "Bože, mogu li
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a little disabled?"
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bar malo biti invalid?"
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:55
Also, I gotta tell you,
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Moram i ovo da vam kažem,
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I got 99 problems, and palsy is just one.
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imam 99 problema,
a paraliza je samo jedan od njih.
a paraliza je samo jedan od njih.
02:01
If there was an Oppression Olympics,
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Kada bi postojala Olimpijada ugnjetavanih,
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I would win the gold medal.
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osvojila bih zlatnu medalju.
02:06
I'm Palestinian, Muslim, I'm female, I'm disabled,
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Palestinka sam, muslimanka,
žensko sam, invalid sam
žensko sam, invalid sam
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and I live in New Jersey.
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i živim u Nju Džerziju.
02:13
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Smeh) (Aplauz)
02:19
If you don't feel better about
yourself, maybe you should.
yourself, maybe you should.
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Ako se do sad niste osećali dobro,
sada bi trebalo.
sada bi trebalo.
02:23
Cliffside Park, New Jersey is my hometown.
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Klifsajd Park u Nju Džersiju
je moj rodni grad.
je moj rodni grad.
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I have always loved the fact
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Oduvek sam volela to,
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that my hood and my affliction
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što moj kraj i moja nedaća
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share the same initials.
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nose iste inicijale.
02:32
I also love the fact that if I wanted to walk
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A volim i to što sam, ako sam htela
da odšetam
da odšetam
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from my house to New York City, I could.
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od kuće do Njujorka, mogla sam i to.
02:37
A lot of people with C.P. don't walk,
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Mnogo osoba sa CP-om ne može da hoda,
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but my parents didn't believe in "can't."
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ali moji roditelji nisu verovali
u "ne može".
u "ne može".
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My father's mantra was,
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Mantra moga oca bila je
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"You can do it, yes you can can."
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"Možeš ti to, možeš, možeš."
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
02:51
So, if my three older sisters were mopping,
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Ako bi moje tri sestre ribale pod,
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I was mopping.
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i ja sam ribala.
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If my three older sisters went to public school,
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Ako su moje tri sestre
išle u državnu školu,
išle u državnu školu,
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my parents would sue the school system
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moji roditelji bi tužili školski sistem
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and guarantee that I went too,
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i pobrinuli se
da i ja idem u državnu školu,
da i ja idem u državnu školu,
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and if we didn't all get A's,
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i ako ne bismo svi dobili sve petice,
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we all got my mother's slipper.
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sve bi nas mama gađala papučom.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:09
My father taught me how to walk
when I was five years old
when I was five years old
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Otac me je naučio da hodam
kada sam imala pet godina
kada sam imala pet godina
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by placing my heels on his feet
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tako što je postavio moje pete
na svoja stopala
na svoja stopala
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and just walking.
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i tako hodao.
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Another tactic that he used is he would dangle
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Druga taktika mu je bila da maše
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a dollar bill in front of me and have me chase it.
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novčanicom od jednog dolara ispred mene
i tera me da je vijam.
i tera me da je vijam.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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My inner stripper was very strong, and by --
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Striptizeta u meni je baš bila jaka -
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:30
Yeah. No, by the first day of kindergarten,
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i do prvog dana vrtića
hodala sam kao šampionka
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I was walking like a champ
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03:34
who had been punched one too many times.
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koju su malo više pesničili.
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Growing up, there were only six Arabs in my town,
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Dok sam odrastala, u gradu je bilo
samo šest Arapa
samo šest Arapa
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and they were all my family.
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i svi su oni bili moja porodica.
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Now there are 20 Arabs in town,
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Danas u gradu ima 20 Arapa,
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and they are still all my family. (Laughter)
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i opet su svi moja porodica.
Mislim da niko nije primetio
da nismo Italijani.
da nismo Italijani.
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I don't think anyone even noticed we weren't Italian.
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03:52
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Smeh) (Aplauz)
Ovo je bilo pre 11. septembra
i pre nego što su političari
i pre nego što su političari
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This was before 9/11 and before politicians
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04:03
thought it was appropriate to use "I hate Moslems"
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pomislili da je prikladno upotrebiti
"Mrzim muslimane"
"Mrzim muslimane"
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as a campaign slogan.
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kao predizborni slogan.
04:08
The people that I grew up with
had no problem with my faith.
had no problem with my faith.
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Ljudima sa kojima sam odrasla
nije smetala moja vera.
nije smetala moja vera.
Bili su, međutim, veoma zabrinuti
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They did, however, seem very concerned
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04:14
that I would starve to death during Ramadan.
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kada sam nasmrt gladovala tokom Ramazana.
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I would explain to them that I have enough fat
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Objasnila bih im da imam dovoljno sala
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to live off of for three whole months,
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da preživim cela tri meseca,
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so fasting from sunrise to sunset is a piece of cake.
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i zato je post od svitanja do sumraka
mačji kašalj.
mačji kašalj.
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I have tap-danced on Broadway.
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Stepovala sam na Brodveju.
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Yeah, on Broadway. It's crazy. (Applause)
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Da, da, na Brodveju. Ludilo!
(Aplauz)
(Aplauz)
04:32
My parents couldn't afford physical therapy,
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Moji roditelji nisu mogli
da mi priušte fizioterapiju
da mi priušte fizioterapiju
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so they sent me to dancing school.
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pa su me poslali u plesnu školu.
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I learned how to dance in heels,
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Naučila sam da plešem u štiklama,
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which means I can walk in heels.
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što znači da mogu i da hodam u štiklama.
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And I'm from Jersey,
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Uz to sam iz Džerzija,
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and we are really concerned with being chic,
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i stvarno brinemo da budemo šik,
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so if my friends wore heels, so did I.
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pa ako su moje prijateljice nosile štikle,
i ja sam ih nosila.
i ja sam ih nosila.
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And when my friends went and
spent their summer vacations
spent their summer vacations
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A kad su moje prijateljice
odlazile na letnji odmor
odlazile na letnji odmor
04:51
on the Jersey Shore, I did not.
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na Džerzi Šor, ja nisam.
04:54
I spent my summers in a war zone,
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Leta sam provodila u ratnoj zoni,
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because my parents were afraid
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pošto su se moji roditelji plašili
da ćemo,
da ćemo,
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that if we didn't go back to Palestine
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ako se ne budemo vraćali u Palestinu
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every single summer,
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svakog leta,
05:02
we'd grow up to be Madonna.
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kad odrastemo, postati Madona.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
05:09
Summer vacations often consisted of
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Letnji odmori često su se sastojali
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my father trying to heal me,
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od pokušaja mog oca da me izleči,
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so I drank deer's milk,
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tako da sam pila srneće mleko,
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I had hot cups on my back,
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vakuumirali su mi leđa vrućim čašama,
05:18
I was dunked in the Dead Sea,
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potapali su me u Mrtvo more,
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and I remember the water burning my eyes
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i sećam da su me oči toliko pekle od vode
05:23
and thinking, "It's working! It's working!"
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da sam pomislila "Deluje, deluje!".
05:26
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
05:29
But one miracle cure we did find was yoga.
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Ali čudotvorni lek koji smo otkrili
bila je joga.
bila je joga.
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I have to tell you, it's very boring,
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Da vam kažem samo, joga je veoma dosadna.
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but before I did yoga,
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Ali pre nego što sam počela
da se bavim jogom,
da se bavim jogom,
05:37
I was a stand-up comedian who can't stand up.
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bila sam stendap komičar
koji ne može da ustane.
koji ne može da ustane.
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And now I can stand on my head.
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A sad mogu da napravim stoj na glavi.
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My parents reinforced this notion
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Roditelji su me osnažili u ideji
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that I could do anything,
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da mogu sve da uradim,
05:51
that no dream was impossible,
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da nema nemogućeg sna,
05:53
and my dream was to be
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a moj san je bio
05:54
on the daytime soap opera "General Hospital."
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da budem u sapunici "Opšta bolnica".
05:58
I went to college during affirmative action
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Fakultet sam pohađala za vreme
pozitivne diskriminacije
pozitivne diskriminacije
06:01
and got a sweet scholarship to ASU,
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i dobila sam stipendiju za ASU,
06:03
Arizona State University,
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državni Univerzitet Arizone,
06:05
because I fit every single quota.
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jer sam upala u svaku moguću kategoriju.
06:08
I was like the pet lemur of the theater department.
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Na odseku za pozorište bila sam kao
lemur-ljubimac.
lemur-ljubimac.
06:13
Everybody loved me.
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Svi su me voleli.
06:14
I did all the less-than-intelligent kids' homework,
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Uradila sam sav domaći zadatak
za ne baš bistru decu,
za ne baš bistru decu,
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I got A's in all of my classes,
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Imala desetke iz svih predmeta,
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A's in all of their classes.
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i desetke iz svih njihovih predmeta.
06:22
Every time I did a scene
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Kad god bih odglumila nešto
06:24
from "The Glass Menagerie,"
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iz "Staklene menažerije",
06:26
my professors would weep.
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moji profesori bi plakali.
06:28
But I never got cast.
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Ali nikad nisam dobila ulogu.
06:31
Finally, my senior year,
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Konačno, na završnoj godini,
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ASU decided to do a show called
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ASU je spremio predstavu koja se zvala
06:34
"They Dance Real Slow in Jackson."
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"U Džeksonu baš sporo igraju".
06:36
It's a play about a girl with C.P.
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To je predstava o devojci
sa cerebralnom paralizom.
sa cerebralnom paralizom.
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I was a girl with C.P.
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Ja sam bila ta devojka.
06:41
So I start shouting from the rooftops,
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Vikala sam od sreće:
06:44
"I'm finally going to get a part!
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"Konačno ću dobiti ulogu!
06:46
I have cerebral palsy!
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Imam cerebralnu paralizu!
06:48
Free at last! Free at last!
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Konačno slobodna! Konačno slobodna!
06:50
Thank God almighty, I'm free at last!"
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Hvala svemogućem bogu,
konačno sam slobodna!"
konačno sam slobodna!"
06:53
I didn't get the part. (Laughter)
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Nisam dobila ulogu. (Smeh)
06:57
Sherry Brown got the part.
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Šeri Braun je dobila ulogu.
06:59
I went racing to the head of the theater department
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Pojurila sam do šefa dramskog odseka
07:02
crying hysterically, like someone shot my cat,
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histerično plačući, kao da je kraj sveta,
07:04
to ask her why,
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da je pitam zašto
07:06
and she said it was because
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i ona mi je rekla da je to zato,
07:07
they didn't think I could do the stunts.
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što misle da ne mogu izvedem akrobacije.
07:10
I said, "Excuse me, if I can't do the stunts,
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Rekla sam: "Izvinite,
ako ne mogu ja da ih izvedem
ako ne mogu ja da ih izvedem
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neither can the character."
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ne može ni lik."
07:15
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Smeh) (Aplauz)
07:22
This was a part that I was literally born to play
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Ovo je bila uloga
za koju sam bukvalno bila rođena,
za koju sam bukvalno bila rođena,
07:28
and they gave it, they gave it to a non-palsy actress.
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a oni su je dali glumici bez CP.
07:32
College was imitating life.
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Fakultet je oponašao život.
07:35
Hollywood has a sordid history
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Holivud je poznat
07:37
of casting able-bodied actors
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po angažovanju glumica
bez fizičkih nedostataka
bez fizičkih nedostataka
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to play disabled onscreen.
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za uloge osoba sa nedostacima.
07:42
Upon graduating, I moved back home,
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Nakon diplomiranja vratila sam se kući
07:44
and my first acting gig was
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i moja prva uloga je bila
07:46
as an extra on a daytime soap opera.
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statiranje u jednoj sapunici.
07:49
My dream was coming true.
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Moj san se ostvario.
07:51
And I knew that I would be promoted
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Znala sam da će me odmah unaprediti
07:53
from "diner diner" to "wacky best friend" in no time.
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od "gosta u restoranu"
do "otkačene najbolje prijateljice".
do "otkačene najbolje prijateljice".
07:58
But instead, I remained a glorified piece of furniture
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Međutim, ostala sam proslavljeni
komad nameštaja
komad nameštaja
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that you could only recognize
from the back of my head,
from the back of my head,
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koji ste mogli prepoznati samo s leđa
08:03
and it became clear to me
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i postalo mi je jasno
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that casting directors
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da direktori za kasting ne biraju glumce
08:07
didn't hire fluffy, ethnic, disabled actors.
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manjinske pripadnosti sa invaliditetom.
08:11
They only hired perfect people.
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Angažuju samo savršene ljude.
08:13
But there were exceptions to the rule.
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Ali bilo je izuzetaka od pravila.
08:15
I grew up watching Whoopi Goldberg,
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Odrasla sam gledajući Vupi Goldberg,
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Roseanne Barr, Ellen,
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Rozen Bar, Elen,
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and all of these women had one thing in common:
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i ove tri žene imale su nešto zajedničko:
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they were comedians.
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bile su komičarke.
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So I became a comic.
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Tako sam i ja postala komičarka.
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(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Smeh) (Aplauz)
08:31
My first gig was driving famous comics
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Prvi zadatak mi je bio da prevozim
poznate komičare
poznate komičare
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from New York City to shows in New Jersey,
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od Njujorka do Nju Džerzija,
08:38
and I'll never forget the face of the first comic
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i nikad neću zaboraviti
lice prvog komičara
lice prvog komičara
08:40
I ever drove when he realized
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koga sam vozila, kada je shvatio
08:42
that he was speeding down the New Jersey Turnpike
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da juri autoputem u Nju Džerziju,
08:45
with a chick with C.P. driving him.
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a vozi ga devojka
sa cerebralnom paralizom.
sa cerebralnom paralizom.
08:48
I've performed in clubs all over America,
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Nastupala sam u klubovima širom Amerike.
08:51
and I've also performed in Arabic in the Middle East,
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Nastupila sam i na arapskom,
na Srednjem istoku,
na Srednjem istoku,
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uncensored and uncovered.
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necenzurisana i otkrivena.
08:58
Some people say I'm the first
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Neki kažu da sam prva
09:00
stand-up comic in the Arab world.
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stendap komičarka u arapskom svetu.
09:02
I never like to claim first,
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Ne volim da tvrdim da sam prva,
09:04
but I do know that they never heard
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ali znam da nikad pre nisu čuli
09:06
that nasty little rumor that women aren't funny,
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za ona ružna govorkanja,
da žene nisu zabavne
da žene nisu zabavne
09:10
and they find us hysterical.
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i misle da smo urnebesne.
09:15
In 2003, my brother from another mother and father
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2003. moj brat od druge majke i oca,
09:19
Dean Obeidallah and I started
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Din Obejdala i ja, osnovali smo
09:21
the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival,
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Njujorkško-arapski festival komedije,
09:24
now in its 10th year.
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koji traje već 10 godina.
09:25
Our goal was to change the negative image
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Naš cilj je bio da promenimo
sliku u medijima
sliku u medijima
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of Arab-Americans in media,
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o amerikancima arapskog porekla
09:31
while also reminding casting directors
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i istovremeno i da podsetimo
direktore za kasting
direktore za kasting
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that South Asian and Arab are not synonymous.
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da južnoazijski i arapski nisu sinonimi.
09:37
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:40
Mainstreaming Arabs was much, much easier
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Pomeriti Arape sa margine
bilo je zaista lakše
bilo je zaista lakše
09:45
than conquering the challenge
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nego izboriti se sa problemom
09:47
against the stigma against disability.
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stigme prema fizičkim nedostacima.
09:50
My big break came in 2010.
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Mojih prvih pet minuta desilo se 2010.
09:53
I was invited to be a guest
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Pozvana sam da budem gost u emisiji
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on the cable news show
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na kablovskoj televiziji,
09:56
"Countdown With Keith Olbermann."
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"Odbrojavanje sa Kitom Olbermanom".
09:58
I walked in looking like I was going to the prom,
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Ušetala sam kao da idem
na matursku svečanost,
na matursku svečanost,
10:01
and they shuffle me into a studio
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a oni su me smestili u studio
10:03
and seat me on a spinning, rolling chair.
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na stolicu koja se okreće i ima točkiće.
10:08
So I looked at the stage manager and I'm like,
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Pogledala sam direktorku scene i rekla:
10:11
"Excuse me, can I have another chair?"
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"Izvinite, mogu li dobiti drugu stolicu?"
10:14
And she looked at me and she went,
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Pogledala me je i počela da odbrojava
10:15
"Five, four, three, two ..."
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"Pet, četiri, tri, dva...".
10:18
And we were live, right?
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I to sve uživo, znate.
10:20
So I had to grip onto the anchor's desk
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Morala sam čvrsto da se držim
za sto voditelja
za sto voditelja
10:22
so that I wouldn't roll off the
screen during the segment,
screen during the segment,
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da se ne bih otkotrljala sa scene
u toku programa,
u toku programa,
10:26
and when the interview was over, I was livid.
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a kada se intervju završio.
bila sam besna.
bila sam besna.
10:29
I had finally gotten my chance and I blew it,
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Konačno sam dobila priliku, a uprskala je.
10:31
and I knew I would never get invited back.
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Znala sam da me više neće zvati.
10:34
But not only did Mr. Olbermann invite me back,
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Ali ne samo da me je gospodin Olberman
ponovo pozvao
ponovo pozvao
10:37
he made me a full-time contributor,
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nego me je i unajmio za stalnog saradnika
10:40
and he taped down my chair.
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i pričvrstio mi je stolicu.
10:43
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(Smeh) (Aplauz)
10:49
One fun fact I learned while on the air
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Zanimljivost koju sam saznala radeći
10:51
with Keith Olbermann
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sa Kitom Olbermanom jeste,
10:52
was that humans on the Internet are scumbags.
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da su ljudi na internetu ološ.
10:56
People say children are cruel,
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Ljudi kažu da su deca okrutna,
10:58
but I was never made fun of as a child or an adult.
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ali meni se nisu rugali ni kao detetu
ni kao odrasloj osobi.
ni kao odrasloj osobi.
11:02
Suddenly, my disability on the
world wide web is fair game.
world wide web is fair game.
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Odjednom je moj hendikep na netu
postao laka meta.
postao laka meta.
11:05
I would look at clips online
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Pogledala bih onlajn klipove
11:07
and see comments like,
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i videla bih komentare kao:
11:09
"Yo, why's she tweakin?"
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"Što se ova trza?"
11:12
"Yo, is she retarded?"
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"Je l' ona retard?"
11:14
And my favorite, "Poor Gumby-mouth terrorist.
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I moj omiljeni:
"Sirota krivousta teroristkinja.
"Sirota krivousta teroristkinja.
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What does she suffer from?
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Od čega boluje?
11:19
We should really pray for her."
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Zaista treba da se pomolimo za nju."
11:23
One commenter even suggested
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Jedan komentator čak predlaže
11:24
that I add my disability to my credits:
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da invaliditet ubacim u CV:
11:27
screenwriter, comedian, palsy.
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scenarista, komičarka, paralizovana.
11:32
Disability is as visual as race.
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Invaliditet je vidljiv
koliko i rasna pripadnost.
koliko i rasna pripadnost.
11:35
If a wheelchair user can't play Beyoncé,
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Ako osoba u kolicima
ne može da glumi Bijonse,
ne može da glumi Bijonse,
11:38
then Beyoncé can't play a wheelchair user.
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onda ni Bijonse
ne može da glumi osobu u kolicima.
ne može da glumi osobu u kolicima.
11:41
The disabled are the largest —
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Osobe sa invaliditetom su najveća -
11:43
Yeah, clap for that, man. C'mon.
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Da, aplaudirajte ljudi.
11:46
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
11:51
People with disabilities are the largest minority
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Ljudi sa invaliditetom
su najveća manjina na svetu,
su najveća manjina na svetu,
11:53
in the world, and we are the most underrepresented
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a najmanje su predstavljeni
11:56
in entertainment.
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u svetu zabave.
11:58
The doctors said that I wouldn't walk,
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Doktori su rekli da neću prohodati,
12:01
but I am here in front of you.
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ali ja sam ovde pred vama.
12:03
However, if I grew up with social media,
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Međutim, da sam odrasla
uz društvene mreže,
uz društvene mreže,
12:06
I don't think I would be.
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mislim da ne bih bila ovde.
12:08
I hope that together
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Nadam se da zajedno
12:09
we can create more positive images
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možemo napraviti pozitivniju sliku
12:12
of disability in the media and in everyday life.
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invaliditeta u medijima
i u svakodnevnom životu.
i u svakodnevnom životu.
12:15
Perhaps if there were more positive images,
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Da ima više pozitivnih slika,
12:18
it would foster less hate on the Internet.
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bilo bi manje mržnje na internetu.
12:21
Or maybe not.
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A možda i ne bi.
12:23
Maybe it still takes a village
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Možda je još uvek cela zajednica
12:25
to teach our children well.
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odgovorna za dobro vaspitanje dece.
12:28
My crooked journey has taken me
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Moje krivudavo putovanje odvelo me je
12:30
to some very spectacular places.
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na neka spektakularna mesta.
12:32
I got to walk the red carpet
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Hodala sam crvenim tepihom
12:35
flanked by soap diva Susan Lucci
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okružena divom sapunica, Suzan Luči,
12:38
and the iconic Lorraine Arbus.
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i legendarnom Loren Arbus.
12:40
I got to act in a movie with Adam Sandler
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Glumila sam sa Adamom Sandlerom
12:42
and work with my idol,
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i radila sam sa mojim idolom,
12:44
the amazing Dave Matthews.
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neverovatnim Dejvom Metjuzom.
12:46
I toured the world as a headliner
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Putovala sam svetom kao zvezda
12:48
on Arabs Gone Wild.
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u "Arapi su poludeli".
12:50
I was a delegate
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Bila sam delegat
12:53
representing the great state of New Jersey
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koji predstavlja veliku državu Nju Džerzi
12:56
at the 2008 DNC.
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na nacionalnoj konvenciji
Demokratske stranke 2008.
Demokratske stranke 2008.
12:58
And I founded Maysoon's Kids,
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Osnovala sam dobrotvornu organizaciju
13:00
a charity that hopes
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"Mejsunina deca", koja će, nadam se,
13:02
to give Palestinian refugee children
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dati izbegloj deci Palestine
13:04
a sliver of the chance my parents gave me.
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bar delić one šanse,
koju su meni pružili moji roditelji.
koju su meni pružili moji roditelji.
13:07
But the one moment that stands out the most
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Najistaknutiji momenat mi je bio
13:10
was when I got -- before this moment --
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kada sam - pre ovog momenta -
13:12
(Laughter) (Applause) —
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(Smeh) (Aplauz)
13:20
but the one moment that stands out the most
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najistaknutiji momenat mi je bio
13:23
was when I got to perform
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kada sam nastupila
13:25
for the man who floats like a butterfly
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za čoveka koji leprša kao leptir,
13:28
and stings like a bee,
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a bode kao pčela,
13:29
has Parkinson's and shakes just like me,
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ima Parkinsonovu bolest i trese se kao ja,
13:33
Muhammad Ali.
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Muhamed Ali.
13:35
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
13:43
It was the only time
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To je bio jedini put da me je tata
13:45
that my father ever saw me perform live,
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video na živom nastupu
13:47
and I dedicate this talk to his memory.
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i ovaj govor posvećujem njemu.
13:51
(In Arabic)
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(Arapski)
13:53
My name is Maysoon Zayid,
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Ja sam Mejsun Zajid,
13:56
and if I can can, you can can.
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i ako ja mogu ovo, možete i vi.
13:59
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
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.
Maysoon Zayid | Speaker | TED.com