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Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Enough with the fear of fat
Kelli Jean Drinkwater: Xa basta de medo á gordura
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Nunha sociedade obsesionada coa imaxe corporal e marcada polo medo á gordura, Kelli Jean Drinkwater adéntrase na radical política corporal a través da arte. Enfronta a percepción pública que se ten dos corpos grandes levándoos a lugares onde antes resultaba impensable a súa presenza (dende pasarelas de moda ata o Festival de Sydney) e ademais trata de persuadirnos para mirar de novo e repensar os nosos prexuízos. "Un corpo gordo sen complexos é capaz de asombrar as persoas", di.
Kelli Jean Drinkwater - Artist, activist
Kelli Jean Drinkwater is a multi-disciplinary artist and activist recognized for her creative practice and voice in radical body politics. Full bio
Kelli Jean Drinkwater is a multi-disciplinary artist and activist recognized for her creative practice and voice in radical body politics. Full bio
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00:12
I'm here today to talk to you
about a very powerful little word,
about a very powerful little word,
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Estou aquí hoxe para falarlles dunha
pequena e poderosa palabra,
pequena e poderosa palabra,
00:17
one that people will do almost anything
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unha palabra que a xente
quere ver lonxe de si
quere ver lonxe de si
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to avoid becoming.
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a toda custa.
00:22
Billion-dollar industries thrive
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Industrias millonarias prosperan
00:24
because of the fear of it,
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a causa do medo a esta palabra,
00:26
and those of us who undeniably are it
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e aqueles de nós
que innegablemente o somos
que innegablemente o somos
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are left to navigate a relentless storm
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quedamos relegados a navegar
en implacable treboada
en implacable treboada
00:31
surrounding it.
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arredor dela.
00:34
I'm not sure if any of you have noticed,
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Non sei se o notarades,
00:36
but I'm fat.
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pero estou gorda.
00:39
Not the lowercase,
muttered-behind-my-back kind,
muttered-behind-my-back kind,
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Non do tipo leve,
do que xera murmurios,
do que xera murmurios,
00:42
or the seemingly harmless
chubby or cuddly.
chubby or cuddly.
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ou do aparentemente inofensivo rechoncho.
00:46
I'm not even the more sophisticated
voluptuous or curvaceous kind.
voluptuous or curvaceous kind.
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Nin sequera son do sofisticado tipo
voluptuoso ou con curvas.
voluptuoso ou con curvas.
00:51
Let's not sugarcoat it.
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Non adornemos isto.
00:53
I am the capital F-A-T kind of fat.
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Son G-O-R-D-A con maiúsculas.
00:57
I am the elephant in the room.
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Son o gran tema tabú desta sala.
01:02
When I walked out on stage,
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Cando saín ao escenario,
01:03
some of you may have been thinking,
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moitos de vós seguro que pensastes,
01:05
"Aww, this is going to be hilarious,
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"Oh, isto vai ser moi gracioso,
porque todo o mundo sabe
que a xente gorda é graciosa."
que a xente gorda é graciosa."
01:07
because everybody knows
that fat people are funny."
that fat people are funny."
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01:10
(Laughter)
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(Risas)
01:12
Or you may have been thinking,
"Where does she get her confidence from?"
"Where does she get her confidence from?"
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Quizais tamén pensastes,
"De onde saca esa seguridade?"
"De onde saca esa seguridade?"
01:16
Because a confident fat woman
is almost unthinkable.
is almost unthinkable.
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Porque a idea dunha muller gorda segura
de si mesma é case impensable.
de si mesma é case impensable.
Os membros do público
que estean ao día en moda
que estean ao día en moda
01:20
The fashion-conscious
members of the audience
members of the audience
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01:23
may have been thinking how fabulous I look
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poderían pensar o fabulosa que estou
01:25
in this Beth Ditto dress --
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neste vestido de Beth Ditto
01:27
(Cheers)
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(Aclamacións)
01:28
thank you very much.
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Moitas grazas.
01:30
Whereas some of you might have thought,
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Mentres que algúns poderían pensar,
01:32
"Hmm, black would have been
so much more slimming."
so much more slimming."
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"Mmm, a cor negra estiliza máis".
01:35
(Laughter)
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(Risas)
01:36
You may have wondered, consciously or not,
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De seguro tamén pensastes,
conscientemente ou non,
conscientemente ou non,
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if I have diabetes, or a partner,
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se teño diabetes, ou parella,
01:41
or if I eat carbs after 7pm.
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ou se tomo carbohidratos
pasadas as sete da tarde.
pasadas as sete da tarde.
01:44
(Laughter)
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(Risas)
01:45
You may have worried
that you ate carbs after 7pm last night,
that you ate carbs after 7pm last night,
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Quizais vos preocupastes por onte tomardes
carbohidratos pasadas as 7 da tarde
carbohidratos pasadas as 7 da tarde
01:49
and that you really should renew
your gym membership.
your gym membership.
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e porque deberiades renovar o
abono do ximnasio.
abono do ximnasio.
01:53
These judgments are insidious.
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Eses xuízos son daniños.
01:55
They can be directed
at individuals and groups,
at individuals and groups,
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Poden dirixirse a individuos e a grupos,
01:58
and they can also
be directed at ourselves.
be directed at ourselves.
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e tamén poden dirixirse contra nós mesmos.
02:01
And this way of thinking
is known as fatphobia.
is known as fatphobia.
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E este xeito de pensar
coñécese como gordofobia.
coñécese como gordofobia.
02:05
Like any form of systematic oppression,
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Coma calquera outra forma
de opresión sistemática,
de opresión sistemática,
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fatphobia is deeply rooted
in complex structures
in complex structures
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a gordofobia está fondamente enraizada
en estruturas complexas
en estruturas complexas
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like capitalism, patriarchy and racism,
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como o capitalismo, o patriarcado
ou o racismo,
ou o racismo,
02:16
and that can make it
really difficult to see,
really difficult to see,
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e iso pode facer difícil o identificala,
02:18
let alone challenge.
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por non dicir que é un reto.
02:21
We live in a culture
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Vivimos nunha cultura
02:22
where being fat
is seen as being a bad person --
is seen as being a bad person --
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onde o ser gordo se identifica
con ser unha mala persoa
con ser unha mala persoa
02:27
lazy, greedy, unhealthy, irresponsible
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preguiceira, agarrada,
con mala saúde, irresponsable
con mala saúde, irresponsable
02:31
and morally suspect.
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e de dubidosa moral.
02:33
And we tend to see thinness
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E tendemos a ver a delgadeza
02:35
as being universally good --
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como algo xeralmente bo,
02:38
responsible, successful,
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responsable, exitoso,
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and in control of our appetites,
bodies and lives.
bodies and lives.
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e co apetito, corpo e vidas baixo control.
02:44
We see these ideas again and again
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Vemos estas ideas unha e outra vez
02:46
in the media, in public health policy,
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nos medios de comunicación,
nas políticas de saúde pública,
nas políticas de saúde pública,
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doctors' offices,
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nas consultas médicas,
02:51
in everyday conversations
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nas conversas do día a día
02:53
and in our own attitudes.
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e mesmo nas nosas actitudes.
02:55
We may even blame fat people themselves
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Ás veces incluso culpamos á xente gorda
02:58
for the discrimination they face
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pola discriminación que sofren
03:00
because, after all, if we don't like it,
we should just lose weight.
we should just lose weight.
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porque, ao remate, se non nos gusta,
tan só deberiamos perder peso.
tan só deberiamos perder peso.
03:05
Easy.
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Sinxelo.
03:07
This antifat bias has become
so integral, so ingrained
so integral, so ingrained
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Esta tendencia antigordura
volveuse tan integral e arraigada
volveuse tan integral e arraigada
03:11
to how we value ourselves and each other
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con respecto a como nos valoramos
a nós e aos demais
a nós e aos demais
03:14
that we rarely question why
we have such contempt for people of size
we have such contempt for people of size
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que raramente nos cuestionamos a causa
deste desprezo pola xente con sobrepeso
deste desprezo pola xente con sobrepeso
03:20
and where that disdain comes from.
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e de onde procede este desdén.
03:22
But we must question it,
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Mais deberiamos cuestionalo,
03:24
because the enormous value
we place on how we look
we place on how we look
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porque o enorme valor
que lle damos á aparencia
que lle damos á aparencia
03:28
affects every one of us.
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aféctanos a cada un de nós.
03:31
And do we really want to live in a society
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E queremos vivir realmente nunha sociedade
03:33
where people are denied
their basic humanity
their basic humanity
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onde se lle nega á xente
a súa humanidade básica
a súa humanidade básica
03:36
if they don't subscribe
to some arbitrary form of acceptable?
to some arbitrary form of acceptable?
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se non se axeita
a unha forma arbitraria do aceptable?
a unha forma arbitraria do aceptable?
03:42
So when I was six years old,
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Cando tiña seis anos,
03:43
my sister used to teach ballet
to a bunch of little girls in our garage.
to a bunch of little girls in our garage.
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miña irmá dáballes clases de ballet
a un grupo de nenas no noso garaxe.
a un grupo de nenas no noso garaxe.
03:48
I was about a foot taller and a foot wider
than most of the group.
than most of the group.
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Eu era uns 30 cm máis alta
e ancha ca a maioría.
e ancha ca a maioría.
03:52
When it came to doing
our first performance,
our first performance,
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Cando fixemos a nosa primeira actuación,
03:54
I was so excited
about wearing a pretty pink tutu.
about wearing a pretty pink tutu.
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eu estaba moi emocionada
por vestir un fermoso tutú rosa.
por vestir un fermoso tutú rosa.
03:59
I was going to sparkle.
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Ía brillar.
04:02
As the other girls slipped easily
into their Lycra and tulle creations,
into their Lycra and tulle creations,
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Mentres que o resto de nenas entraban
facilmente nos seus traxes de licra e tul,
facilmente nos seus traxes de licra e tul,
04:06
not one of the tutus
was big enough to fit me.
was big enough to fit me.
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ningún dos tutús era
abondo grande para que me servira.
abondo grande para que me servira.
04:10
I was determined not to be
excluded from the performance,
excluded from the performance,
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Estaba decidida
a que non me excluísen da actuación,
a que non me excluísen da actuación,
04:14
so I turned to my mother
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así que me virei cara a miña nai
04:17
and loud enough for everyone to hear
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e díxenlle alto abondo
para que todos escoitasen
para que todos escoitasen
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said, "Mom, I don't need a tutu.
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"Mamá, non preciso tutú
(soa como 'twotwo' [dous-dous])
(soa como 'twotwo' [dous-dous])
04:24
I need a fourfour."
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preciso un 'fourfour'
(en inglés catro-catro)"
(en inglés catro-catro)"
04:26
(Laughter)
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(Risas)
04:29
Thanks, Mom.
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Grazas, mamá.
04:31
(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
04:34
And although I didn't
recognize it at the time,
recognize it at the time,
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Aínda que non me decatei nese momento,
04:37
claiming space for myself
in that glorious fourfour
in that glorious fourfour
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reclamar o meu espazo
nese glorioso 'fourfour'
nese glorioso 'fourfour'
04:40
was the first step towards becoming
a radical fat activist.
a radical fat activist.
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foi o primeiro paso para converterme
nunha activista radical da gordura.
nunha activista radical da gordura.
04:46
Now, I'm not saying
that this whole body-love thing
that this whole body-love thing
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Ollo, non digo que toda esta cuestión
de amor ao corpo
de amor ao corpo
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has been an easy skip along
a glittering path of self-acceptance
a glittering path of self-acceptance
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fora un paso sinxelo ao longo
dun brillante camiño de autoaceptación
dun brillante camiño de autoaceptación
04:53
since that day in class.
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dende aquel día na clase.
04:54
Far from it.
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Nada diso.
04:56
I soon learned that living outside
what the mainstream considers normal
what the mainstream considers normal
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Axiña aprendín que vivir fóra
do que se adoita considerar normal
do que se adoita considerar normal
05:00
can be a frustrating and isolating place.
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pode resultar frustrante e solitario.
05:04
I've spent the last 20 years unpacking
and deprogramming these messages,
and deprogramming these messages,
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Pasei os últimos 20 anos desfacendo
e desprogramando esas mensaxes,
e desprogramando esas mensaxes,
05:09
and it's been quite the roller coaster.
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e foi algo así coma unha montaña rusa.
05:12
I've been openly laughed at,
abused from passing cars
abused from passing cars
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Ríronseme na cara,
insultáronme desde coches que pasaban
insultáronme desde coches que pasaban
05:16
and been told that I'm delusional.
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e chamáronme tola.
05:19
I also receive smiles from strangers
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Tamén recibo sorrisos de estraños
05:21
who recognize what it takes
to walk down the street
to walk down the street
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que recoñecen o que se precisa
para andar pola rúa
para andar pola rúa
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with a spring in your step
and your head held high.
and your head held high.
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con confianza no andar e a cabeza alta.
05:27
(Cheer)
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(Aclamacións)
05:28
Thanks.
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Grazas.
05:30
And through it all, that fierce
little six-year-old has stayed with me,
little six-year-old has stayed with me,
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E a través de todo iso, aquela forte nena
de seis anos ficou comigo,
de seis anos ficou comigo,
05:34
and she has helped me
stand before you today
stand before you today
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e axudoume a me presentar ante vós hoxe
05:37
as an unapologetic fat person,
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como unha muller gorda sen complexos,
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a person that simply refuses to subscribe
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unha persoa que simplemente
se negou a ser unha subordinada
se negou a ser unha subordinada
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to the dominant narrative
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da narrativa dominante
05:44
about how I should move
through the world in this body of mine.
through the world in this body of mine.
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acerca de como debo moverme
polo mundo co meu corpo.
polo mundo co meu corpo.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
05:56
And I'm not alone.
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E non estou soa.
05:58
I am part of an international
community of people
community of people
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Son parte dunha comunidade internacional
de persoas
de persoas
06:01
who choose to, rather
than passively accepting
than passively accepting
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que escolleron,
no canto de aceptar con pasividade
no canto de aceptar con pasividade
06:04
that our bodies are
and probably always will be big,
and probably always will be big,
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que os nosos corpos son
e probablemente serán sempre grandes,
e probablemente serán sempre grandes,
06:08
we actively choose to flourish
in these bodies as they are today.
in these bodies as they are today.
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que escollemos activamente florecer
nestes corpos tal e como son hoxe.
nestes corpos tal e como son hoxe.
06:13
People who honor our strength
and work with, not against,
and work with, not against,
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Persoas que respectan a nosa fortaleza
e traballan con, e non contra,
e traballan con, e non contra,
06:17
our perceived limitations,
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as nosas limitacións percibidas,
06:19
people who value health
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persoas que valoran a saúde
06:21
as something much more holistic
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como algo máis global
06:23
than a number on an outdated BMI chart.
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ca unha cifra nun anticuada táboa
de índice de masa corporal.
de índice de masa corporal.
06:27
Instead, we value mental health,
self-worth and how we feel in our bodies
self-worth and how we feel in our bodies
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No canto, valoramos a autoestima, a saúde
mental, e como nos sentimos no noso corpo
mental, e como nos sentimos no noso corpo
06:33
as vital aspects
to our overall well-being.
to our overall well-being.
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como aspectos vitais
do noso benestar xeral.
do noso benestar xeral.
06:37
People who refuse to believe
that living in these fat bodies
that living in these fat bodies
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Persoas que se negan a crer
que vivir nestes corpos
que vivir nestes corpos
06:40
is a barrier to anything, really.
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sexa, realmente, unha barreira para nada.
06:45
There are doctors, academics and bloggers
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Existen doutores, estudosos e blogueiros
06:48
who have written countless volumes
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que escribiron incontables libros
06:50
on the many facets
of this complex subject.
of this complex subject.
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sobre as moitas facetas
deste complexo tema.
deste complexo tema.
06:54
There are fatshionistas
who reclaim their bodies and their beauty
who reclaim their bodies and their beauty
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Hai seguidoras da moda que recuperaron
os seus corpos e beleza
os seus corpos e beleza
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by wearing fatkinis and crop tops,
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vestindo bikinis de tallas grandes
e tops curtos,
e tops curtos,
07:02
exposing the flesh
that we're all taught to hide.
that we're all taught to hide.
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amosando a carne
que lles ensinaran a agochar.
que lles ensinaran a agochar.
07:06
There are fat athletes
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Hai atletas gordas
07:07
who run marathons,
teach yoga or do kickboxing,
teach yoga or do kickboxing,
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que corren maratóns, ensinan ioga
ou practican kickboxing,
ou practican kickboxing,
07:11
all done with a middle finger
firmly held up to the status quo.
firmly held up to the status quo.
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e fano co dedo maior alzado con forza
contra o statu quo.
contra o statu quo.
07:17
And these people have taught me
that radical body politics
that radical body politics
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Todas elas ensináronme que a
política radical no que a corpos respecta
política radical no que a corpos respecta
07:21
is the antidote
to our body-shaming culture.
to our body-shaming culture.
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é o antídoto para esta cultura
do odio ao corpo.
do odio ao corpo.
07:25
But to be clear, I'm not saying
that people shouldn't change their bodies
that people shouldn't change their bodies
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Unha aclaración: non digo que a xente
non deba cambiar os seus corpos
non deba cambiar os seus corpos
07:30
if that's what they want to do.
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se é o que quere facer.
07:32
Reclaiming yourself can be one
of the most gorgeous acts of self-love
of the most gorgeous acts of self-love
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Recuperarse a si mesmo pode ser un dos
máis fermosos actos de amor a un propio
máis fermosos actos de amor a un propio
07:36
and can look like
a million different things,
a million different things,
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e pode materializarse
nun millón de cousas distintas,
nun millón de cousas distintas,
07:39
from hairstyles to tattoos
to body contouring
to body contouring
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desde peiteados ata tatuaxes,
modelado corporal,
modelado corporal,
07:43
to hormones to surgery
and yes, even weight loss.
and yes, even weight loss.
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hormonas, cirurxía e si,
incluso perder peso.
incluso perder peso.
07:47
It's simple: it's your body,
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Así de sinxelo: é o teu corpo,
07:49
and you decide what's best to do with it.
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e ti decides o que é mellor para el.
07:52
My way of engaging in activism
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O meu xeito de participar no activismo
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is by doing all the things
that we fatties aren't supposed to do,
that we fatties aren't supposed to do,
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é facer todo iso que non se espera
que fagamos os gordiños
que fagamos os gordiños
07:58
and there's a lot of them,
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e hai unha chea de cousas,
08:00
inviting other people to join me
and then making art about it.
and then making art about it.
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e invitar a outra xente a unirse a min
e facer arte sobre iso.
e facer arte sobre iso.
08:05
The common thread
through most of this work
through most of this work
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O fío que une a maior parte deste traballo
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has been reclaiming spaces that are
often prohibitive to bigger bodies,
often prohibitive to bigger bodies,
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foi recuperar os espazos que normalmente
lles están prohibidos aos corpos grandes,
lles están prohibidos aos corpos grandes,
08:12
from the catwalk to club shows,
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desde pasarelas ata espectáculos en clubs,
08:15
from public swimming pools
to prominent dance stages.
to prominent dance stages.
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desde piscinas públicas a pistas de baile.
08:20
And reclaiming spaces en masse
is not only a powerful artistic statement
is not only a powerful artistic statement
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E esta recuperación en masa non é só
unha poderosa declaración artística
unha poderosa declaración artística
08:25
but a radical community-building approach.
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senón un enfoque radical
na construción dunha comunidade.
na construción dunha comunidade.
08:29
This was so true of "AQUAPORKO!" --
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Isto foi así en "AQUAPORKO!"
08:31
(Laughter)
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(Risas)
08:33
the fat fem synchronized swim team
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o equipo de natación sincronizada
de gordas
de gordas
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I started with a group
of friends in Sydney.
of friends in Sydney.
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que creei cun grupo de amigas en Sydney.
08:40
The impact of seeing
a bunch of defiant fat women
a bunch of defiant fat women
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O impacto de ver
un grupo de gordas atrevidas
un grupo de gordas atrevidas
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in flowery swimming caps and bathers
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con floridos gorros e traxes de baño
08:46
throwing their legs in the air
without a care
without a care
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erguendo as súas pernas no aire
sen preocupación ningunha
sen preocupación ningunha
08:48
should not be underestimated.
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non debería subestimarse.
08:53
(Laughter)
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(Risas)
08:56
Throughout my career, I have learned
that fat bodies are inherently political,
that fat bodies are inherently political,
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Ao longo da miña carreira, aprendín que os
corpos gordos son por natureza políticos,
corpos gordos son por natureza políticos,
09:02
and unapologetic fat bodies
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e que os corpos gordos sen complexos
09:04
can blow people's minds.
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poden sorprender ás persoas.
09:08
When director Kate Champion,
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Cando a directora Kate Champion,
09:10
of acclaimed dance theater
company Force Majeure,
company Force Majeure,
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da aclamada compañía teatral
Force Majeure,
Force Majeure,
09:13
asked me to be the artistic associate
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me pediu que fose a súa socia artística
09:16
on a work featuring all fat dancers,
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nunha obra en que
todos os bailaríns estaban gordos
todos os bailaríns estaban gordos
09:19
I literally jumped at the opportunity.
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literalmente saltei sobre a ocasión.
09:23
And I mean literally.
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E digo "literalmente".
09:26
"Nothing to Lose" is a work made
in collaboration with performers of size
in collaboration with performers of size
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"Nada que perder" é unha obra en que
colaboran bailaríns con sobrepeso,
colaboran bailaríns con sobrepeso,
09:30
who drew from their lived experiences
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que a partir das súas experiencias
09:33
to create a work as varied
and authentic as we all are.
and authentic as we all are.
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crearon unha obra tan variada e auténtica
como o somos nós.
como o somos nós.
09:38
And it was as far from ballet
as you could imagine.
as you could imagine.
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E estaba o máis lonxe do ballet
que poidades imaxinar.
que poidades imaxinar.
09:42
The very idea of a fat dance work
by such a prestigious company
by such a prestigious company
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Xa a propia idea dunha obra de danza
de gordos feita por unha compañía
de gordos feita por unha compañía
tan prestixiosa era, por dicilo
con suavidade, controvertida.
con suavidade, controvertida.
09:46
was, to put it mildly, controversial,
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09:51
because nothing like it had ever been done
on mainstream dance stages before
on mainstream dance stages before
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Porque nunca antes se fixera algo así
en escenarios de baile convencionais
en escenarios de baile convencionais
09:56
anywhere in the world.
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en ningunha parte do mundo.
09:59
People were skeptical.
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A xente mostrouse escéptica.
10:01
"What do you mean, 'fat dancers?'
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"Que significa 'bailaríns gordos'?
10:05
Like, size 10, size 12 kind of fat?
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Coma de talla 38 ou 40?
10:10
Where did they do their dance training?
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Onde ensaiaron os bailes?
10:13
Are they going to have the stamina
for a full-length production?"
for a full-length production?"
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Van ter resistencia abonda
para unha produción completa?"
para unha produción completa?"
10:18
But despite the skepticism,
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Mais a pesar do escepticismo,
10:20
"Nothing to Lose" became
a sellout hit of Sydney Festival.
a sellout hit of Sydney Festival.
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"Nada que perder" converteuse nun éxito
de público no Festival de Sydney.
de público no Festival de Sydney.
10:24
We received rave reviews, toured,
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Recibimos eloxios da crítica, viaxamos,
10:27
won awards and were written about
in over 27 languages.
in over 27 languages.
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gañamos premios e escribiron sobre nós
en máis de 27 idiomas.
en máis de 27 idiomas.
10:31
These incredible images of our cast
were seen worldwide.
were seen worldwide.
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Estas sensacionais imaxes do noso elenco
víronse en todo o mundo.
víronse en todo o mundo.
10:37
I've lost count of how many times
people of all sizes
people of all sizes
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Perdín a conta das veces
que persoas de todas as tallas
que persoas de todas as tallas
10:42
have told me that the show
has changed their lives,
has changed their lives,
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me dixeron que a obra
lles cambiou as vidas,
lles cambiou as vidas,
10:45
how it helped them
shift their relationship
shift their relationship
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ou como lles axudou
a mudar a súa relación
a mudar a súa relación
10:47
to their own and other people's bodies,
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cos seus corpos e cos corpos dos demais,
10:49
and how it made them confront
their own bias.
their own bias.
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e como lles fixo enfrontar
os seus propios prexuízos.
os seus propios prexuízos.
10:53
But of course, work
that pushes people's buttons
that pushes people's buttons
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Non obstante, e como é de supoñer,
unha obra de tal calado emocional
unha obra de tal calado emocional
10:56
is not without its detractors.
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tamén ten detractores.
10:59
I have been told
that I'm glorifying obesity.
that I'm glorifying obesity.
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Dixéronme que estou tratando
de enxalzar a obesidade.
de enxalzar a obesidade.
11:03
I have received violent death threats
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Recibín violentas amenazas de morte
11:05
and abuse for daring to make work
that centers fat people's bodies and lives
that centers fat people's bodies and lives
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e fun insultada por ousar facer unha obra
centrada nos corpos e vidas dos gordos
centrada nos corpos e vidas dos gordos
11:11
and treats us as worthwhile human beings
with valuable stories to tell.
with valuable stories to tell.
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e que nos tratara coma seres humanos
con historias valiosas que contar.
con historias valiosas que contar.
11:18
I've even been called
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Incluso chegaron a chamarme
11:19
"the ISIS of the obesity epidemic" --
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"a ISIS da epidemia da obesidade"
11:22
(Laughter)
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(Risas)
11:24
a comment so absurd that it is funny.
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Un comentario tan absurdo
que aínda resulta gracioso.
que aínda resulta gracioso.
11:28
But it also speaks to the panic,
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Pero que tamén fala do pánico,
11:30
the literal terror,
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do terror literal,
11:32
that the fear of fat can evoke.
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que o medo á gordura pode xerar.
11:35
It is this fear that's feeding
the diet industry,
the diet industry,
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É precisamente este medo
o que alimenta a industria dietética,
o que alimenta a industria dietética,
11:39
which is keeping so many of us
from making peace with our own bodies,
from making peace with our own bodies,
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o que nos impide a moitos de nós
vivir en paz cos nosos corpos,
vivir en paz cos nosos corpos,
11:43
for waiting to be the after-photo
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esperando ser a foto do "despois"
11:46
before we truly start to live our lives.
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antes sequera de comezar a vivir
realmente as nosas vidas.
realmente as nosas vidas.
11:49
Because the real elephant
in the room here is fatphobia.
in the room here is fatphobia.
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Porque o único gran tema tabú
aquí é a gordofobia.
aquí é a gordofobia.
11:54
Fat activism refuses to indulge this fear.
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O activismo gordo
négase a aceptar este medo.
négase a aceptar este medo.
11:58
By advocating for self-determination
and respect for all of us,
and respect for all of us,
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Ao abogar pola autodeterminación
e o respecto por todos nós,
e o respecto por todos nós,
12:02
we can shift society's reluctance
to embrace diversity
to embrace diversity
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podemos cambiar o rexeitamento
da sociedade para acoller a diversidade
da sociedade para acoller a diversidade
12:06
and start to celebrate the myriad ways
there are to have a body.
there are to have a body.
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e comezar así a celebrar os mil xeitos
que hai de ter un corpo.
que hai de ter un corpo.
12:12
Thank you.
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Grazas.
12:13
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kelli Jean Drinkwater - Artist, activistKelli Jean Drinkwater is a multi-disciplinary artist and activist recognized for her creative practice and voice in radical body politics.
Why you should listen
Kelli Jean Drinkwater uses the fat body as a site to investigate the complex relationship we all have with our bodies and how that defines the world we live in.
Recurring themes in Drinkwater's work are notions of taking up space, queering fat embodiment and how this reclamation can transform and reimagine the potential of self and community. Her work is motivated by how these ideas intersect with gender, race, class and ability.
Drinkwater's work has featured in major international galleries, festivals and magazines. Now based in Sydney, Australia, her recent performances in include Force Majeure's "Nothing to Lose" for Sydney Festival, "NightCraft" for the Museum of Contemporary Art, "Tableau Vivant" for Underbelly Arts Festival, and "MonstaGras" at The Red Rattler Theatre.
Drinkwater's film Aquaporko! won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at Mardi Gras Film Festival 2013. Drinkwater is currently in production on a documentary feature that follows the making of the "Nothing to Lose" live show.
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