I'm a teacher and Paulo Freire says that the point of education is liberation. " “If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come here because you recognise that your liberation is bound up in mine, then let us work together”. Hit me so hard. That quote is going up in my classroom! Thank you so much for the work you are doing. Your liberation is absolutely bound up in mine 💛
I am neither black nor trans, but I consider empathy one of my best qualities. That empathy relies on being able to listen to the perspective of another, so I wanted to thank D-L for his incredible presentation and ask for him to hold onto his patience, courage and strength. The world will get there and we are making progress, thank you.
I'll try to explain, but let me preface this by saying that black trans lives do matter. This person's Tedtalk was basically a meditation on victimhood. D-L is blaming all of their problems on racism, sexism, and transphobia, with nothing to back it up, other than an intersectional feminist perspective. So, for example, D-L's doctor decided D-L's gender presentation was "more neutral." D-L claims that this is because the doctor and all of society are racist against black women, because we see black women as more masculine. Is there any research to back up that claim? Just take a minute to think how ridiculous that claim is when half of popular music sexualizes black women. Go watch any popular R&B or hiphop video from the last 30 years and you'll see black women hyper-sexualized. Hiphop happens to be the most popular music in the US, so this isn't a niche segment of the population we're talking about; this is society sexualizing black women. D-L honestly has no clue why the doctor made that decision. Did D-L do any sort of research on how doctors perceive black trans people? Of course not. D-L just looked through the intersectional feminist lens and saw that the doctor has a privileged identity and D-L has an oppressed identity, therefore, the doctor used that power to oppress D-L. See, D-L "knew" what the doctor was thinking because that's how the world works according to intersectional feminism. You don't need to run any sort of scientific analysis, you just look at people's identity. And that's the problem with this Tedtalk. It's just a mouthpiece for intersectional feminism. In my personal opinion, give trans equal rights, I'll call you whatever you want, and lets try to be more accepting. But, D-L's approach is toxic because D-L only see's power dynamics according to identity. You know, there's a reason Dr. MLK Jr. was so popular and successful in affecting change. He focused on what we had in common, not what divides us.
ladi jada that’s not rubbish. To be black is to be masculinized by society, regardless of your gender. Suddenly a particularly masculine woman is just a normal woman because she’s black. What’s rubbish is your cognition.
@@VyvienneEaux Except that this speaker looks and talks like a woman, and no amount of buttons on the right side of a shirt is going to change the speaker's height, body shape, facial structure, or voice.
@@bromine_35 saying the transgender suicide rate isn't "bringing awareness" its just a way to attack transgender people, it is very sad, but this isn't a way to bring attention to it
@@bromine_35 if youd really like to support trans people you can: learn more about the subject donate to lgbtq+ groups start/sign petitions talk about issues in the trans community and best of all, just treat trans people like human beings, that's the best thing you can do with no effort
Interesting. I agree in the fact that your are the sole sovereign of your body, and that all lives matter. Seems pretty obvious to me and uninteresting to talk about. Allthough it seems necessary to remind everyone of it, which is a shame. The second part is that it seems that you want to be recognized as the gender you want to be recognized as. But isn't that a right of the person observing? You seem to be offended that other people recognize you otherwise, and I understand that hurts. But who are you to say their observation is wrong (as long it comes from an honest observation). Also gender stereotyping also seems like something you want to get rid of. I agree that everyone should get equal opportunity and start from a level playing field. But you cannot deny there are differences between man and women. Should we simply start denying that there are? Would women want to share bathrooms with men? Should we merge women and men sports into one? ect... Because there are differences, you automatically associate traits to one class and another. It's normal and useful behaviour. That being said, we should never limit another persons freedoms and abilities because of it. As long as you don't limit another persons rights. These are my honest thoughts, I could be wrong or I can have limited insight, but please enlighten me if I do.
Kenneth De Leener it appears you as an honest person can see some of the ridiculous inconsistencies here. Better to just accept people for who they are and be nice to everyone rather than try to push certain agendas.
Stop using these words to describe yourself. You're a person, just like everyone else. You aren't special, because no one is. You aren't a victim, so don't act like one. Grow up.
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I'm a teacher and Paulo Freire says that the point of education is liberation. " “If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come here because you recognise that your liberation is bound up in mine, then let us work together”. Hit me so hard. That quote is going up in my classroom! Thank you so much for the work you are doing. Your liberation is absolutely bound up in mine 💛
I am neither black nor trans, but I consider empathy one of my best qualities. That empathy relies on being able to listen to the perspective of another, so I wanted to thank D-L for his incredible presentation and ask for him to hold onto his patience, courage and strength. The world will get there and we are making progress, thank you.
So true, empathy is the key to compassion/ understanding and opens a world beyond just tolerance!
Thank you for your story as a white trans woman, seeing the differences in our stories is truely eye opening.
Why would someone dislike this though? Does it offend them?
For trans people some christians don’t like trans or gay people cause it’s not gods way so they dint support it
I'll try to explain, but let me preface this by saying that black trans lives do matter.
This person's Tedtalk was basically a meditation on victimhood. D-L is blaming all of their problems on racism, sexism, and transphobia, with nothing to back it up, other than an intersectional feminist perspective.
So, for example, D-L's doctor decided D-L's gender presentation was "more neutral." D-L claims that this is because the doctor and all of society are racist against black women, because we see black women as more masculine. Is there any research to back up that claim? Just take a minute to think how ridiculous that claim is when half of popular music sexualizes black women. Go watch any popular R&B or hiphop video from the last 30 years and you'll see black women hyper-sexualized. Hiphop happens to be the most popular music in the US, so this isn't a niche segment of the population we're talking about; this is society sexualizing black women.
D-L honestly has no clue why the doctor made that decision. Did D-L do any sort of research on how doctors perceive black trans people? Of course not. D-L just looked through the intersectional feminist lens and saw that the doctor has a privileged identity and D-L has an oppressed identity, therefore, the doctor used that power to oppress D-L. See, D-L "knew" what the doctor was thinking because that's how the world works according to intersectional feminism. You don't need to run any sort of scientific analysis, you just look at people's identity. And that's the problem with this Tedtalk. It's just a mouthpiece for intersectional feminism.
In my personal opinion, give trans equal rights, I'll call you whatever you want, and lets try to be more accepting. But, D-L's approach is toxic because D-L only see's power dynamics according to identity. You know, there's a reason Dr. MLK Jr. was so popular and successful in affecting change. He focused on what we had in common, not what divides us.
Perhaps because she's speaking rubbish? "Blackness challenges the limitations of what gender can be"
ladi jada that’s not rubbish. To be black is to be masculinized by society, regardless of your gender. Suddenly a particularly masculine woman is just a normal woman because she’s black. What’s rubbish is your cognition.
@@VyvienneEaux Except that this speaker looks and talks like a woman, and no amount of buttons on the right side of a shirt is going to change the speaker's height, body shape, facial structure, or voice.
43%.
shut up
@@benja7423 How so? I see this message more as one to bring awareness to to sad reality.
Trying to ignore it is the true act of violence.
@@bromine_35 saying the transgender suicide rate isn't "bringing awareness" its just a way to attack transgender people, it is very sad, but this isn't a way to bring attention to it
@@benja7423How would you approach it then?
@@bromine_35 if youd really like to support trans people you can:
learn more about the subject
donate to lgbtq+ groups
start/sign petitions
talk about issues in the trans community
and best of all, just treat trans people like human beings, that's the best thing you can do with no effort
great talk, thats some real speech skill besides the great story. really enjoyed it thanks
Interesting.
I agree in the fact that your are the sole sovereign of your body, and that all lives matter. Seems pretty obvious to me and uninteresting to talk about. Allthough it seems necessary to remind everyone of it, which is a shame.
The second part is that it seems that you want to be recognized as the gender you want to be recognized as. But isn't that a right of the person observing? You seem to be offended that other people recognize you otherwise, and I understand that hurts. But who are you to say their observation is wrong (as long it comes from an honest observation).
Also gender stereotyping also seems like something you want to get rid of. I agree that everyone should get equal opportunity and start from a level playing field. But you cannot deny there are differences between man and women. Should we simply start denying that there are? Would women want to share bathrooms with men? Should we merge women and men sports into one? ect...
Because there are differences, you automatically associate traits to one class and another. It's normal and useful behaviour. That being said, we should never limit another persons freedoms and abilities because of it. As long as you don't limit another persons rights.
These are my honest thoughts, I could be wrong or I can have limited insight, but please enlighten me if I do.
Kenneth De Leener it appears you as an honest person can see some of the ridiculous inconsistencies here. Better to just accept people for who they are and be nice to everyone rather than try to push certain agendas.
Powerful important poetic message THANK YOU !!!!!!
Hes so cute.
Thank you.
Stop using these words to describe yourself. You're a person, just like everyone else. You aren't special, because no one is. You aren't a victim, so don't act like one. Grow up.
We're in a victim-virtue culture.
Word salad. Narcissism. Victimhood. What have you done in your life? Whose lives have you benefited? Will this really be the whole of your legacy?
She put up a World War 1 propaganda poster. That poster depicted a German Hun as a gorilla. It did NOT depict a black person as she supposed.
🤢🤮
Hes cute.