TED Salon: Radical Craft
Gabby Rivera: The story of Marvel's first queer Latina superhero
Gabby Rivera: Kisah superhero Marvel Latin lesbian pertama
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Pada "America Chavez" Marvel, Gabby Rivera menulis bentuk lain pada superhero - salah satu superhero yang mampu menghantam portal ke dimensi lain namun ia juga baik, konyol, dan lemah lembut. Dari obrolan pribadi dan humoris, Rivera berbagi bagainana masa kecilnya sebagai seorang lesbian puerto rico di Bronx menghadirkan narasi baru - dan menunjukkan gambar dari buku komik yang mengungkapkan apa yang terjadi jika superhero peduli kemanusiaan. Seperti ia bilang " Mitos yang mengatakan bahwa kita berjuang sendiri dan mesti tegar, tidak selalu cocok untuk kita."
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00:13
At no point did I think superheroes
would become such a huge part of my life.
would become such a huge part of my life.
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Tak pernah saya berpikir superhero
menjadi bagian besar pada hidup saya
menjadi bagian besar pada hidup saya
00:21
As a kid, I looked at them,
and I saw everything I wasn't.
and I saw everything I wasn't.
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waktu kecil, saya lihat mereka punya
yang tidak saya miliki
yang tidak saya miliki
00:25
They had big muscles,
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Mereka punya otot besar
00:27
supermodel good looks,
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Supermodel dengan tampang cakep
00:28
and phenomenal cosmic powers.
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dan kekuatan kosmiknya yang fenomenal itu
00:32
And me?
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Saya sendiri?
00:34
I kind of looked like this,
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Saya terlihat seperti ini,
00:36
except shorter and with frizzier hair,
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Kecuali lebih pendek dan rambut keriting
00:39
and I never felt powerful.
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Saya tidak pernah merasa kuat
00:43
I was always just one big ball
of nervous, soft energy,
of nervous, soft energy,
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Ibaratnya bola besar, selalu gugup
dan lemah lembut
dan lemah lembut
00:46
and superheroes,
much like the bullies at school,
much like the bullies at school,
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dan superhero seperti perundung
di sekolah
di sekolah
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didn't seem to have
a lot of room for that, for me.
a lot of room for that, for me.
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Sepertinya tidak butuh seperti itu,
seperti saya
seperti saya
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So I stayed away.
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Jadi saya memilih menyingkir
00:57
And besides, who needs superheroes
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dan juga, siapa yang butuh superhero
00:59
when you're surrounded
by Puerto Rican women from the Bronx?
by Puerto Rican women from the Bronx?
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Saat Anda dikelilingi wanita
Puerto Rico dari Bronx?
Puerto Rico dari Bronx?
01:02
(Laughter)
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(Ketawa)
01:05
My tías were cops and paramedics,
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Bibi saya polisi dan paramedis
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my abuelas were seamstresses
and sold jewelry up the street,
and sold jewelry up the street,
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Nenek saya penjahit dan
jual perhiasan di jalanan
jual perhiasan di jalanan
01:12
and my mom got her master's degree
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Dan ibu saya memiliki gelar master
01:15
in education and taught kindergarten
in New York City public schools
in New York City public schools
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pendidikan dan guru taman kanak-kanak
sekolah negeri kota New York
sekolah negeri kota New York
01:18
for over 30 years.
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Selama lebih dari 30 tahun
01:20
So my superheroes were sitting
around the dinner table with me.
around the dinner table with me.
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Jadi superhero saya duduk
di meja makan dengan saya
di meja makan dengan saya
01:24
And I don't know how much time
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Dan saya tidak tahu berapa lama
01:25
you've spent with Puerto Rican
women from the Bronx,
women from the Bronx,
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Anda habiskan waktu dengan wanita
Puerto Rico dari bronx
Puerto Rico dari bronx
01:28
but we're also some
of the world's greatest storytellers.
of the world's greatest storytellers.
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Kami pendongeng terhebat di dunia,
01:33
And I'd sit there
at my grandmother's dining room table
at my grandmother's dining room table
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saya duduk di ruang makan nenek saya
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and I'd listen to the women in my family
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Saya simak obrolan wanita
di keluarga saya
di keluarga saya
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tell these wild, rambunctious tales
about navigating their lives in the Bronx.
about navigating their lives in the Bronx.
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Tentang cara navigasi hidup
mereka di Bronx
mereka di Bronx
01:47
And I wanted to be them so bad.
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Dan saya ingin sekali seperti mereka
01:50
But I wasn't tough like them either.
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Tapi saya tidak tangguh seperti mereka
01:52
So mostly, I listened,
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Jadi, saya cuma mendengar saja
01:54
and I soaked it in,
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Saya meresapi cerita mereka
01:56
and I found myself gravitating
to the soft threads in their stories,
to the soft threads in their stories,
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saya tertarik sisi lembut
pada cerita mereka
pada cerita mereka
02:02
and I wrote those down.
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Dan saya tulis semuanya.
02:04
The funny, the goofy, the gentle --
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yang lucu, konyol, dan lembut
02:08
those were my in to storytelling,
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pada cerita saya
02:12
so much so that I wrote
a young-adult novel
a young-adult novel
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Cukup banyak sehingga saya menulis
novel untuk dewasa muda
novel untuk dewasa muda
02:16
called "Juliet Takes a Breath,"
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berjudul "Juliet Takes a Breath"
02:18
about a chubby, queer
Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx
Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx
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soal anak gadis Puerto Rico
dari Bronx yang gendut dan lesbian
dari Bronx yang gendut dan lesbian
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navigating sexuality, family and identity.
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mencari jati diri, seksualitas,
dan keluarga
dan keluarga
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And on the strength of "Juliet,"
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Dan karena kekuatan "Juliet",
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Marvel Comics tapped me
to write the solo series
to write the solo series
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Marvel Comics mengajak saya menulis
seri solo
seri solo
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for their first-ever
Latina lesbian superhero,
Latina lesbian superhero,
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soal superhero lesbian Latin pertama,
02:38
America Chavez.
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America Chavez
02:40
Yeah!
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Yeah!
02:41
(Cheers)
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(tepuk tangan)
02:43
(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
02:45
Listen, OK.
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Ok, dengarkan
02:46
Created by Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta
for the Marvel miniseries "Vengeance,"
for the Marvel miniseries "Vengeance,"
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Dibuat oleh Joe Casey dan Nick Dragotta
untuk miniseri Marvel "Vengeance,"
untuk miniseri Marvel "Vengeance,"
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America Chavez has been
in the Marvel Universe
in the Marvel Universe
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America Chavez ada di Marvel Universe
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for over seven years.
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lebih dari tujuh tahun
02:57
She's tough, Latina,
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Dia kuat, Latin,
02:59
and she's so strong that she can punch
portals into other dimensions.
portals into other dimensions.
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Begitu kuatnya hingga ia bisa pukul portal
dan pindah ke dimensi lain
dan pindah ke dimensi lain
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(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
03:04
I know, right?
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Ya, kan?
03:05
(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
03:07
And people were so excited,
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Dan orang-orang sangat
semangat
semangat
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because finally, someone who shared
her identities -- queer and Latina --
her identities -- queer and Latina --
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karena akhirnya, seseorang berbagi
identitas - lesbian dan Latin -
identitas - lesbian dan Latin -
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would be writing her story.
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akan menulis ceritanya
03:15
And I saw that, right?
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dan saya perhatikan itu, bukan?
03:17
And also, when I looked at America,
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Lalu, saat saya lihat America,
03:19
I saw a young Latina in survival mode.
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Saya lihat anak muda Latin yang
berusaha bertahan hidup
berusaha bertahan hidup
03:24
See, because her moms
had sacrificed themselves to the universe
had sacrificed themselves to the universe
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karena ibunya berkorban
untuk dunia
untuk dunia
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when she was a kid,
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Saat ia masih kecil
03:29
and she'd been on her own ever since.
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sejak itu, dia hidup sendiri
03:32
No wonder she had to be tough.
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Tidak heran ia tangguh.
03:35
And that link, that link
of having to be tough,
of having to be tough,
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dan hubungan itulah,
menjadi tangguh
menjadi tangguh
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that rested heavy with me.
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berkesan bagi saya
03:41
Like I said, I'm from the Bronx,
and the Bronx is tough,
and the Bronx is tough,
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Seperti yang saya bilang, saya dari Bronx
dan Bronx keras
dan Bronx keras
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tough like walking past sidewalk memorials
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tangguh seperti berjalan melewati
tempat penuh kenangan
tempat penuh kenangan
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and dodging cop towers
on your way to the train type of tough.
on your way to the train type of tough.
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atau menghindari polisi
saat menuju ke kereta
saat menuju ke kereta
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When stuff happens that's bad,
people are like,
people are like,
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Ketika hal buruk terjadi, orang
akan mengatakan
akan mengatakan
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"Yo, you gotta keep it moving.
You gotta keep trucking.
You gotta keep trucking.
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"Yo, jalan terus. Kamu harus jalan terus"
03:56
Don't cry. Don't let it get to you."
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"Jangan menangis.
Jangan terbawa emosi"
Jangan terbawa emosi"
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And my mom and my tías and my abuelas,
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dan ibu, bibi, dan nenek saya,
04:02
I never saw them take a moment to rest
or to invest in self-care.
or to invest in self-care.
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Saya tidak pernah lihat mereka istirahat
sejenak atau merawat diri
sejenak atau merawat diri
04:08
And their soft? It never left the house.
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Sisi lembut mereka? Tidak pernah
keluar dari rumah
keluar dari rumah
04:13
And so that was the first thing
that I wanted to give to America,
that I wanted to give to America,
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Itulah hal pertama yang
saya beri ke America,
saya beri ke America,
04:16
the thing that I wished I'd been able
to give to my abuelas and my tías,
to give to my abuelas and my tías,
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hal yang saya harap bisa berikan ke nenek
dan bibi saya
dan bibi saya
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the thing that I'm trying
to give to my mom now:
to give to my mom now:
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hal itu juga yang akan saya beri
ke ibu saya saat ini
ke ibu saya saat ini
04:24
permission to be soft.
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izinkan diri menjadi lembut
04:26
Like, it's OK to sit in silence
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Contohnya, tidak masalah duduk diam
04:31
and go on a journey
just to discover yourself,
just to discover yourself,
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dan jalan-jalan untuk mencari jati diri
04:33
and your pain will make you
crumble and you will fall
crumble and you will fall
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dan rasa sakit membuat Anda
hancur dan jatuh
hancur dan jatuh
04:36
and you will need to ask people for help,
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dan Anda butuh bantuan orang lain
04:38
and that's OK,
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itu tidak masalah,
04:40
and that being vulnerable is good for us.
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Jadi rentan baik untuk kita,
04:44
But see, I didn't come to all this
compassion and healing stuff
compassion and healing stuff
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Tapi, ide mengenai kasih sayang dan
penyembuhan diri
penyembuhan diri
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like, you know, out of nowhere,
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tidak datang tiba-tiba
04:49
and so when it came to America's story,
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jadi setiap saya tulis cerita America,
04:52
I wanted to give her the space
to be human, to mess up,
to be human, to mess up,
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saya mau beri ruang menjadi
manusia, untuk gagal
manusia, untuk gagal
04:57
and to find soft on her own.
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dan temukan sisi lembut pada diri anda
05:01
So she kind of had to quit her day job.
You know what I'm saying?
You know what I'm saying?
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ia berhenti kerja, dan
Anda tahu apa yang saya ucapkan?
Anda tahu apa yang saya ucapkan?
05:04
I had to give her a superhero sabbatical,
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saya beri Anda cuti panjang jadi superhero
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(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
05:08
and the first thing I did was enroll her
in Justice Sonia Sotomayor University.
in Justice Sonia Sotomayor University.
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pertama-tama saya daftarkan
ia ke Universitas Justice Sonia Sotomayor
ia ke Universitas Justice Sonia Sotomayor
05:13
(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
05:17
(Applause)
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(tepuk tangan)
05:18
Because where else would she feel safe
and represented and liberated
and represented and liberated
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ke mana lagi ia merasa aman, terwakili,
dan bebas
dan bebas
Kalau bukan di Universitas pertama
Puerto Rico, didedikasikan untuk wanita
Puerto Rico, didedikasikan untuk wanita
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but a university dedicated
to the first Puerto Rican woman
to the first Puerto Rican woman
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05:27
nominated to the Supreme Court
of the United States?
of the United States?
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dinominasikan oleh Mahkamah Agung
Amerika Serikat
Amerika Serikat
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And her first class is "Intergalactic
Revolutionaries and You,"
Revolutionaries and You,"
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Kelas petamanya
"Intergalaksi Revolusioner dan Anda"
"Intergalaksi Revolusioner dan Anda"
05:36
and America is so excited,
she's ready to show off her strength,
she's ready to show off her strength,
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America sangat bersemangat dan siap
untuk tunjukkan kekuatannya,
untuk tunjukkan kekuatannya,
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she's ready to show off
her portal-punching skills,
her portal-punching skills,
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Dia siap untuk tunjukkan keterampilan
memukul portal,
memukul portal,
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(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
05:44
and I stripped that safety net
from her right away.
from her right away.
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Saya lepaskan jaringan pengaman darinya
05:47
And I limited her powers,
and I changed up her location
and I changed up her location
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saya batasi kekuatannya, dan ganti lokasi
05:50
and shook up her world,
because that is what college is like,
because that is what college is like,
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guncang dunianya, karena begitulah
kehidupan kuliah
kehidupan kuliah
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(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
05:56
especially if you're alone.
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Terutama, saat Anda sendiri.
05:59
But I didn't want America
to be alone for long,
to be alone for long,
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Saya tidak mau America kesepian
terlalu lama
terlalu lama
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and so in a homework assignment
gone totally wrong,
gone totally wrong,
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Jadi, saat tugas kuliah tidak
berjalan mulus
berjalan mulus
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she lands on a battlefield with the X-Men.
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ia gabung ke medan perang bersama X-Men,
06:09
(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
06:10
Because, when I was in college,
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Karena, saat saya kuliah,
06:12
the Reverend Kelly Brown Douglas
was my mentor,
was my mentor,
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Mentor saya ialah Pendeta
Kelly Brown Douglas
Kelly Brown Douglas
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and I knew that America Chavez
needed one, too.
needed one, too.
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saya mengerti bahwa America Chavez
butuh mentor juga
butuh mentor juga
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And who better to mentor
America Chavez than Storm,
America Chavez than Storm,
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Siapa lagi mentor terbaik untuk
America Chavez selain Storm,
America Chavez selain Storm,
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the first black female superhero
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Superhero wanita kulit hitam pertama
06:29
and one of the most powerful
members of the X-Men?
members of the X-Men?
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dan salah satu anggota X-Men terkuat?
06:32
Nobody, that's who.
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Tidak ada lagi
06:34
(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
06:36
And Storm teaches America
how to quiet her mind
how to quiet her mind
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Storm mengajarkan America
cara menenangkan pikiran
cara menenangkan pikiran
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inside of a star portal,
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saat dalam portal bintang
06:41
and when America quiets her mind,
she opens up the dimensions,
she opens up the dimensions,
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Ketika America menenangkan pikirannya,
ia buka beberapa dimensi,
ia buka beberapa dimensi,
06:45
and in that silence,
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dan dalam diam
06:46
she can listen for anything and anyone.
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ia bisa dengar apa dan siapa saja
06:52
And no one has ever offered her
silence and deep reflection
silence and deep reflection
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Tidak ada yang pernah menawarkannya
hening dan refleksi mendalam
hening dan refleksi mendalam
06:56
as a way to be powerful.
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sebagai cara menjadi kuat.
06:59
And at first, she rejects it,
but with Storm's encouragement,
but with Storm's encouragement,
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Pertama ia menolak, namun dengan
bujukan Storm,
bujukan Storm,
07:03
it clicks,
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berhasil,
07:05
and America quiets the world around her,
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Dan America menenangkan dunia sekitarnya
07:09
and she leans into a deep vulnerability.
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Ia bersandar pada kerentanan yang mendalam
07:12
I mean, her and Storm even hug.
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Maksud saya, ia dan storm
bahkan berpelukan
bahkan berpelukan
07:15
I know.
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Saya paham.
07:17
And that's because my mentors
loved me enough
loved me enough
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itu karena mentor saya cukup
mencintai saya
mencintai saya
07:22
to encourage me to investigate
myself and my ancestors,
myself and my ancestors,
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mendorong saya menginvestigasi diri
dan leluhur saya
dan leluhur saya
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and when you're 19,
how do you even know what that means?
how do you even know what that means?
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dan saat umur 19, bagaimana Anda
tahu apa artinya?
tahu apa artinya?
07:30
I didn't learn about the history
of my people in college.
of my people in college.
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Saya tidak pernah belajar sejarah
leluhur saya di kuliah
leluhur saya di kuliah
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I learned about the history of my people
sitting on my grandmother's lap
sitting on my grandmother's lap
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Saya belajar sejarah leluhur saya
di pangkuan nenek
di pangkuan nenek
07:38
when she pulled out the photo album
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Ketika ia mengeluarkan photo album
07:40
and she named everyone that was here
and everyone still left on the island.
and everyone still left on the island.
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dan ia menyebutkan semua orang
dan yang masih tinggal di pulau itu
dan yang masih tinggal di pulau itu
07:44
So obviously, I had to crash-land
a grandma on America Chavez,
a grandma on America Chavez,
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Jelas, saya datangkan nenek
untuk America Chavez
untuk America Chavez
07:49
and not just any grandma --
a big, strong, luchador grandma,
a big, strong, luchador grandma,
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tidak sekadar nenek biasa--
besar, kuat, nenek petarung
besar, kuat, nenek petarung
07:54
one that loved her enough
to take her to the ancestral plain,
to take her to the ancestral plain,
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yang sayang dengannya dan
membawanya ke tempat leluhur
membawanya ke tempat leluhur
08:00
where America Chavez
could see the history of her people
could see the history of her people
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tempat America Chavez
bisa melihat sejarah bangsanya
bisa melihat sejarah bangsanya
08:03
play out in the skies above.
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bermain-main di angkasa
08:07
And America gets to see Planeta Fuertona,
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dan America mengunjungi Planet Fuertona,
08:10
the birth planet of her grandmother,
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planet kelahiran neneknya,
08:13
and she sees it get invaded,
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ia melihat planetnya diserang
08:15
and she sees her grandmother
and her mom flee.
and her mom flee.
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ia lihat nenek dan ibunya melarikan diri
08:19
And she also sees the joy
that they experience
that they experience
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dan ia juga menyaksikan pengalaman
menyenangkan mereka
menyenangkan mereka
08:22
when their new homeland
accepts them openly
accepts them openly
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ketika tempat tinggal baru
menerima mereka dengan terbuka
menerima mereka dengan terbuka
08:26
and offers them tremendous care.
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dan menawarkan rasa peduli
yang besar
yang besar
08:29
She gets to see great pain
met with even greater compassion,
met with even greater compassion,
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ia menyaksikan kepedihan bertemu
dengan belas kasih yang besar
dengan belas kasih yang besar
08:33
and that's right alongside
the tremendous strength of her family.
the tremendous strength of her family.
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bersamaan dengan kekuatan
keluarganya
keluarganya
08:39
And so everywhere that I could, right,
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begitu juga di tempat lain, bukan
08:41
I wrote her little love notes
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saya tulis catatan cinta kecilnya
08:44
for her and for all the other
queer kids of color
queer kids of color
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untuk ia dan semua anak
kulit berwarna dan lesbian
kulit berwarna dan lesbian
08:47
trying to be magnificent.
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mencoba menjadi pribadi luar biasa
08:50
Like, when you lose yourself,
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seperti saat Anda hilang jati diri
08:53
dig deep into your ancestry,
because you will find the pieces there.
because you will find the pieces there.
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gali lebih dalam soal leluhur Anda,
karena Anda akan temukan di sana.
karena Anda akan temukan di sana.
08:59
And also, reminders that soft
is not a pass to duck,
is not a pass to duck,
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Sebagai pengingat sisi lembut
bukan untuk dihindari
bukan untuk dihindari
09:05
to hide, to be silent, to cower.
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disembunyikan, didiamkan, direndahkan
09:09
Soft is also a push
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sisi lembut kita sebagai pendorong
09:11
to hold ourselves accountable.
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sebagai tanggung jawab diri sendiri
09:14
Kind of like when America
lands in World War II
lands in World War II
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seperti America masuk
ke perang dunia kedua
ke perang dunia kedua
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and comes face-to-face with Hitler,
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dan bertarung dengan Hitler,
09:19
and she knocks him the hell out ...
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dia habis-habisan menjatuhkannya
09:21
(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
09:23
just like Captain America did in 1941,
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Sama seperti yang Kapten Amerika
lakukan pada tahun 1941
lakukan pada tahun 1941
09:26
and who knew we'd need America Chavez
to punch Nazis in 2018.
to punch Nazis in 2018.
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siapa yang mengira kita butuh
America Chavez untuk meninju Nazi di 2018
America Chavez untuk meninju Nazi di 2018
09:29
(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
09:31
(Applause)
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(tepuk tangan)
09:35
(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
09:36
And even that, that justified act
kind of wrecks her a little bit,
kind of wrecks her a little bit,
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Walaupun kejadian itu
membuatnya hancur
membuatnya hancur
09:41
so I made sure that she linked up
with her best friend,
with her best friend,
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saya pastikan dia tetap
ketemu sahabatnya
ketemu sahabatnya
09:44
and they talk feelings
and they go on a road trip
and they go on a road trip
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mereka ngobrol soal perasaan mereka
dan jalan-jalan
dan jalan-jalan
09:47
and they sing "Just a Girl" by No Doubt
at the top of their lungs.
at the top of their lungs.
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bernyanyi "Just a Girl" dari No Doubt
sekencang-kencangnya
sekencang-kencangnya
09:51
(Laughter)
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(ketawa)
09:53
And when Midas, a sinister corporation,
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dan saat Midas, perusahaan jahat
09:56
takes control of Sotomayor,
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mengambil alih Sotomayor,
09:58
threatens to ban portals
and almost kills America ...
and almost kills America ...
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mengancam membatasi portal,
dan hampir membunuh America
dan hampir membunuh America
10:04
her ancestors reach for her ...
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leluhurnya mengontaknya...
10:08
because they know that she needs to heal.
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karena mereka paham ia butuh pulih
10:12
And it is that burst of care,
that healing, that gives her the fuel
that healing, that gives her the fuel
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dengan rentetan kepedulian mereka,
ia sembuh, dan semangat lagi
ia sembuh, dan semangat lagi
10:16
to defeat Midas and reclaim herself.
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mengalahkan Midas dan balik
menjadi dirinya sendiri
menjadi dirinya sendiri
10:22
See, because that myth
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Lihat, karena mitos
10:24
of having to go it alone
and having to be tough ...
and having to be tough ...
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harus berjalan sendiri
dan harus tangguh
dan harus tangguh
10:29
doesn't serve us.
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tidak cocok untuk kita
10:31
America Chavez is a whole superhero,
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America Chavez adalah superhero utuh
10:34
and she still needed a team of support
to help her find herself.
to help her find herself.
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ia butuh dukungan untuk membantu
menemukan dirinya
menemukan dirinya
10:40
And she needed that gentleness,
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ia butuh lemah lembut
10:43
the type of gentleness
that is rooted in compassion
that is rooted in compassion
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tipe kebaikan yang berasal
dari rasa kasih sayang
dari rasa kasih sayang
10:46
and still very much invested
in justice and liberation.
in justice and liberation.
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dan investasi lebih banyak pada
keadilan dan kebebasan
keadilan dan kebebasan
10:53
Because it's in that space where softness
and vulnerability meet strength
and vulnerability meet strength
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karena dalam ruang kelembutan dan
kerentanan bertemu kekuatan
kerentanan bertemu kekuatan
11:00
that we transcend our everyday selves,
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kita melampaui diri kita sendiri
11:03
that we become something greater,
something majestic,
something majestic,
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kita menjadi sesuatu yang besar dan agung
11:07
maybe even something super.
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mungkin bahkan menjadi super
11:10
Thank you.
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Terima Kasih
11:12
(Applause)
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(Tepuk Tangan)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gabby Rivera - WriterGabby Rivera is a Bronx-born, queer Latinx writer.
Why you should listen
Gabby Rivera is the author of AMERICA, the debut solo series for America Chavez, Marvel's first queer Latina superhero.
Rivera's critically acclaimed debut novel Juliet Takes a Breath was called "f*cking outstanding" by Roxane Gay and will be published in hardcover for the first time in fall 2019. Rivera has also written in the Lumberjanes universe for Boom! Studios. Her latest short story, "O.1," can be found in Victor LaValle's upcoming anthology A People's Future of the United States. She is currently working on her next novel.
When not writing, Rivera speaks at events across the country on her experiences as a queer Puerto Rican from the Bronx, an LGBTQ youth advocate and on the importance of centering joy in narratives as Latinx people and people of color.
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