United States I have an American and then also Canadian opinion legally and
then also Canadian opinion legally and
then also Canadian opinion legally and legitimately definitions of my existence
legitimately definitions of my existence
legitimately definitions of my existence on paper Jamaica also claims me by blood
on paper Jamaica also claims me by blood
on paper Jamaica also claims me by blood by heritage however sometimes it claims
by heritage however sometimes it claims
by heritage however sometimes it claims me by the way I speak
me by the way I speak
me by the way I speak like most mixed-race children my family
like most mixed-race children my family
like most mixed-race children my family history is a complicated one some of the
history is a complicated one some of the
history is a complicated one some of the stories that I hear see mythical
stories that I hear see mythical
stories that I hear see mythical impossible almost as of near arena so I
impossible almost as of near arena so I
impossible almost as of near arena so I see a claim to my definition is about
see a claim to my definition is about
see a claim to my definition is about seeing African are being Indian white
seeing African are being Indian white
seeing African are being Indian white including Scottish and Irish and who
including Scottish and Irish and who
including Scottish and Irish and who knows what else really time or maybe
knows what else really time or maybe
knows what else really time or maybe artwork so come on and the confusion of
artwork so come on and the confusion of
artwork so come on and the confusion of it all and the collection of definitions
it all and the collection of definitions
it all and the collection of definitions that call me their own if you ask me who
that call me their own if you ask me who
that call me their own if you ask me who I am I can say all of these things and
I am I can say all of these things and
I am I can say all of these things and if she doesn’t proudly and so who and
if she doesn’t proudly and so who and
if she doesn’t proudly and so who and every year you can tell you because
every year you can tell you because
every year you can tell you because you’re able to define who you are and
you’re able to define who you are and
you’re able to define who you are and how you want to be as an individual the
how you want to be as an individual the
how you want to be as an individual the human race has created and how the
human race has created and how the
human race has created and how the suburb names and categories and
suburb names and categories and
suburb names and categories and expressions though used to define
expressions though used to define
expressions though used to define ourselves and to find others to label to
ourselves and to find others to label to
ourselves and to find others to label to unify and separate sometimes we need
unify and separate sometimes we need
unify and separate sometimes we need these labels we want them it is
these labels we want them it is
these labels we want them it is important for us to be able to define
important for us to be able to define
important for us to be able to define ourselves as weak
ourselves as weak
ourselves as weak there’s beauty in this desire for
there’s beauty in this desire for
there’s beauty in this desire for self-expression
self-expression
self-expression however when we see these labels that
however when we see these labels that
however when we see these labels that we’ve created as real tangible things
we’ve created as real tangible things
we’ve created as real tangible things that truly separate us there is a
that truly separate us there is a
that truly separate us there is a problem we believe it in a fabricated
problem we believe it in a fabricated
problem we believe it in a fabricated reality one of us and that what if here
from this way of thinking there arises a
from this way of thinking there arises a strange complex that we formed if that
strange complex that we formed if that
strange complex that we formed if that person doesn’t look like you or thinking
person doesn’t look like you or thinking
person doesn’t look like you or thinking like you or sweet like you or has the
like you or sweet like you or has the
like you or sweet like you or has the same cultural background as you you’re
same cultural background as you you’re
same cultural background as you you’re probably like consciously I need to
probably like consciously I need to
probably like consciously I need to label anything we see in the media or
label anything we see in the media or
label anything we see in the media or anyone is embedded into the way there’s
anyone is embedded into the way there’s
anyone is embedded into the way there’s us and there’s that there’s here and
us and there’s that there’s here and
us and there’s that there’s here and there’s that they’re huge and that
there’s that they’re huge and that
there’s that they’re huge and that people like you and there are the ones
people like you and there are the ones
people like you and there are the ones who don’t understand and there are other
who don’t understand and there are other
who don’t understand and there are other we’re looking at a time in a country
we’re looking at a time in a country
we’re looking at a time in a country where someone who represents me of white
where someone who represents me of white
where someone who represents me of white hatred and bigotry narcissistic
hatred and bigotry narcissistic
hatred and bigotry narcissistic interests ingredient ignorance of the 1%
interests ingredient ignorance of the 1%
interests ingredient ignorance of the 1% and the softness abuse has been elected
and the softness abuse has been elected
and the softness abuse has been elected into a position of a consequential
into a position of a consequential
into a position of a consequential executive health we live in a time of
executive health we live in a time of
executive health we live in a time of the era making use and where the people
the era making use and where the people
the era making use and where the people who have been chosen to lead us question
who have been chosen to lead us question
who have been chosen to lead us question our basic human rights
our basic human rights
our basic human rights I
the time is not for us to choose to
the time is not for us to choose to fight for our rights for the rights of
fight for our rights for the rights of
fight for our rights for the rights of women to choose for the rights of Native
women to choose for the rights of Native
women to choose for the rights of Native American people’s to keep the small pots
American people’s to keep the small pots
American people’s to keep the small pots of life a lot of them but the very
of life a lot of them but the very
of life a lot of them but the very Association has stolen those American
Association has stolen those American
Association has stolen those American sisters for the rights of people of
sisters for the rights of people of
sisters for the rights of people of color as people for the rights of LGBTQ
color as people for the rights of LGBTQ
color as people for the rights of LGBTQ people to love they look for the rights
people to love they look for the rights
people to love they look for the rights of trans people once again here go to
of trans people once again here go to
of trans people once again here go to the bathroom in public and for the
the bathroom in public and for the
the bathroom in public and for the rights of immigrants who come here
rights of immigrants who come here
rights of immigrants who come here asking for safety and shelter the
asking for safety and shelter the
asking for safety and shelter the dangerous situation is that too often
dangerous situation is that too often
dangerous situation is that too often our country has been the cause of
our country has been the cause of
our country has been the cause of another question it is in this time that
another question it is in this time that
another question it is in this time that we know we no longer choose to turn our
we know we no longer choose to turn our
we know we no longer choose to turn our backs and say it’s not my problem
backs and say it’s not my problem
backs and say it’s not my problem or it’s not scared or I am done is the
or it’s not scared or I am done is the
or it’s not scared or I am done is the longer times much good as much as people
longer times much good as much as people
longer times much good as much as people may call themselves such if they
may call themselves such if they
may call themselves such if they wouldn’t believe it
wouldn’t believe it
wouldn’t believe it of label it goes we do not now or now
of label it goes we do not now or now
of label it goes we do not now or now and she is to ignore the truth of their
and she is to ignore the truth of their
and she is to ignore the truth of their identity I’m not saying that is supposed
identity I’m not saying that is supposed
identity I’m not saying that is supposed to pretend you don’t see color or that
to pretend you don’t see color or that
to pretend you don’t see color or that never experienced prejudice we label
never experienced prejudice we label
never experienced prejudice we label people in our heads by accident
people in our heads by accident
people in our heads by accident stereotypes are inedible but what we are
stereotypes are inedible but what we are
stereotypes are inedible but what we are those of us who wish to progress as the
those of us who wish to progress as the
those of us who wish to progress as the Mediterranean group costume is learn to
Mediterranean group costume is learn to
Mediterranean group costume is learn to see with someone anyone matter who they
see with someone anyone matter who they
see with someone anyone matter who they are no matter the color of their skin no
are no matter the color of their skin no
are no matter the color of their skin no matter what clothes they were about of
matter what clothes they were about of
matter what clothes they were about of how they speak I know that they and all
how they speak I know that they and all
how they speak I know that they and all you need try to recognize it try to fix
you need try to recognize it try to fix
you need try to recognize it try to fix it we need labels sometimes their way
it we need labels sometimes their way
it we need labels sometimes their way for us to stand up say something shut up
for us to stand up say something shut up
for us to stand up say something shut up speak up
speak up
speak up given into yourself did many nice
given into yourself did many nice
given into yourself did many nice yourself given into someone else given
yourself given into someone else given
yourself given into someone else given into a cause like yes sometimes these
into a cause like yes sometimes these
into a cause like yes sometimes these levels can bring an illusion of
levels can bring an illusion of
levels can bring an illusion of separation so great that it leads us
separation so great that it leads us
separation so great that it leads us mostly those of us who are of great
mostly those of us who are of great
mostly those of us who are of great privilege to believe that our personal
privilege to believe that our personal
privilege to believe that our personal comfort you may not be able to help
comfort you may not be able to help
comfort you may not be able to help causes people even if they each are
causes people even if they each are
causes people even if they each are waves or obvious gestures but there’s
waves or obvious gestures but there’s
waves or obvious gestures but there’s always something you do I dream I
always something you do I dream I
always something you do I dream I haven’t given labels and the tools to Oh
haven’t given labels and the tools to Oh
haven’t given labels and the tools to Oh myself into whoever I’m gonna cut you up
myself into whoever I’m gonna cut you up
myself into whoever I’m gonna cut you up to
to
to as hopefully the pivotal point in
as hopefully the pivotal point in
as hopefully the pivotal point in history it’s not such a each of us to
history it’s not such a each of us to
history it’s not such a each of us to choose what’s how do we want to stand
choose what’s how do we want to stand
choose what’s how do we want to stand for it is up to each of us to choose
for it is up to each of us to choose
for it is up to each of us to choose whether we stand the people’s right to
whether we stand the people’s right to
whether we stand the people’s right to choose what labels they love with
choose what labels they love with
choose what labels they love with themselves and how they wanted to find
themselves and how they wanted to find
themselves and how they wanted to find themselves but she’s integrity or to
themselves but she’s integrity or to
themselves but she’s integrity or to choose to turn our backs and directly or
choose to turn our backs and directly or
choose to turn our backs and directly or if they’re standing in equality remember
if they’re standing in equality remember
if they’re standing in equality remember indifference is the same thing as using
indifference is the same thing as using
indifference is the same thing as using the side of the oppressor what what you
the side of the oppressor what what you
the side of the oppressor what what you must do what can be terrifying to all of
must do what can be terrifying to all of
must do what can be terrifying to all of us it’s one simple thing the simple act
we can hold what other values we like
we can hold what other values we like close to us and treat the same and
close to us and treat the same and
close to us and treat the same and follow them through the sake of our
follow them through the sake of our
follow them through the sake of our morality but they’re useless to everyone
morality but they’re useless to everyone
morality but they’re useless to everyone else that we’ve been we used to be not
else that we’ve been we used to be not
else that we’ve been we used to be not allowed it can’t really be scary I know
allowed it can’t really be scary I know
allowed it can’t really be scary I know when I decided to become a tech speaker
when I decided to become a tech speaker
when I decided to become a tech speaker for this event I was very loved it there
for this event I was very loved it there
for this event I was very loved it there could be an exhaustion attached to being
could be an exhaustion attached to being
could be an exhaustion attached to being the one who’s always speaking out the
the one who’s always speaking out the
the one who’s always speaking out the feeling of frustration that you gotta
feeling of frustration that you gotta
feeling of frustration that you gotta hear in a peer group a social gathering
hear in a peer group a social gathering
hear in a peer group a social gathering in a conversation wherever and you say
in a conversation wherever and you say
in a conversation wherever and you say something that is against the common
something that is against the common
something that is against the common thought or opinion or the conversation
thought or opinion or the conversation
thought or opinion or the conversation all of a sudden you find yourself one
all of a sudden you find yourself one
all of a sudden you find yourself one out of many the one who has become the
out of many the one who has become the
out of many the one who has become the other defending her opinion on earth
recently I talked to carrots
recently I talked to carrots for the sake of acknowledgment of
for the sake of acknowledgment of
for the sake of acknowledgment of blackenstein it was both fascinating and
blackenstein it was both fascinating and
blackenstein it was both fascinating and ears of you how many people came up to
ears of you how many people came up to
ears of you how many people came up to me after my presentation and said
me after my presentation and said
me after my presentation and said something wrong relaxer thank you so
something wrong relaxer thank you so
something wrong relaxer thank you so much for saying something I was thinking
much for saying something I was thinking
much for saying something I was thinking distinction
distinction
distinction all along or I’m so glad someone said
all along or I’m so glad someone said
all along or I’m so glad someone said something finally I was so good at first
something finally I was so good at first
something finally I was so good at first I felt that I had been left animate I
I felt that I had been left animate I
I felt that I had been left animate I felt like they had simply not bothered
felt like they had simply not bothered
felt like they had simply not bothered to stand up for anything they were
to stand up for anything they were
to stand up for anything they were thinking at all but then I remember
thinking at all but then I remember
thinking at all but then I remember thinking back to that time standing up
thinking back to that time standing up
thinking back to that time standing up and speaking of really can be scary we
and speaking of really can be scary we
and speaking of really can be scary we find ourselves alone all of a sudden all
find ourselves alone all of a sudden all
find ourselves alone all of a sudden all the 70d kind of up we become the other
the 70d kind of up we become the other
the 70d kind of up we become the other there’s a crowd looking at us and we’re
there’s a crowd looking at us and we’re
there’s a crowd looking at us and we’re looking back at the crowd it is our fear
looking back at the crowd it is our fear
looking back at the crowd it is our fear of being labeled and judge the whole
of being labeled and judge the whole
of being labeled and judge the whole spectrum we’re individuals we want
spectrum we’re individuals we want
spectrum we’re individuals we want labels but not for others to us we want
labels but not for others to us we want
labels but not for others to us we want them for ourselves to tell the civility
them for ourselves to tell the civility
them for ourselves to tell the civility so I decided to make it stop and address
so I decided to make it stop and address
so I decided to make it stop and address to all of you but as especially to those
to all of you but as especially to those
to all of you but as especially to those of you who are young people like myself
each and every one of you is individual
each and every one of you is individual each and every one of us have a trait
each and every one of us have a trait
each and every one of us have a trait that could make us father
that could make us father
that could make us father so in our fight for our rights for the
so in our fight for our rights for the
so in our fight for our rights for the rest of people we get to speak up we got
rest of people we get to speak up we got
rest of people we get to speak up we got to speak up for the rights of those of
to speak up for the rights of those of
to speak up for the rights of those of us working for the rights of those of us
us working for the rights of those of us
us working for the rights of those of us who are members of the LGBT you can be
who are members of the LGBT you can be
who are members of the LGBT you can be whether you’re out or not for the rights
whether you’re out or not for the rights
whether you’re out or not for the rights of those of us who are in our way we
of those of us who are in our way we
of those of us who are in our way we have been given the privilege to speak
have been given the privilege to speak
have been given the privilege to speak up and I encourage you to do this
up and I encourage you to do this
up and I encourage you to do this because I know that whether others have
because I know that whether others have
because I know that whether others have the same courage as you surely do in the
the same courage as you surely do in the
the same courage as you surely do in the act of speaking on whether they are
act of speaking on whether they are
act of speaking on whether they are fearful or not if one speaks up stands
fearful or not if one speaks up stands
fearful or not if one speaks up stands up and finds herself standing alone the
up and finds herself standing alone the
up and finds herself standing alone the other does the back job others will come
other does the back job others will come
other does the back job others will come others will feel the gratitude towards
others will feel the gratitude towards
others will feel the gratitude towards her and others may label her but she’s
her and others may label her but she’s
her and others may label her but she’s creating a rock to stand upon and she
creating a rock to stand upon and she
creating a rock to stand upon and she will be the one determining her future
when someone thanks you after you had
when someone thanks you after you had the experience of standing up and
the experience of standing up and
the experience of standing up and speaking up and have to do it alone
speaking up and have to do it alone
speaking up and have to do it alone try not to be CrossFit hey guys hope
try not to be CrossFit hey guys hope
try not to be CrossFit hey guys hope you’ve opened the door for hope we’ve
you’ve opened the door for hope we’ve
you’ve opened the door for hope we’ve given them the courage to speak up in
given them the courage to speak up in
given them the courage to speak up in the future remind yourself especially if
the future remind yourself especially if
the future remind yourself especially if you’re a young person or are pleasant a
you’re a young person or are pleasant a
you’re a young person or are pleasant a young person
young person
young person the new generation is the future it is
the new generation is the future it is
the new generation is the future it is your choice whether you decide to speak
your choice whether you decide to speak
your choice whether you decide to speak up enough
up enough
up enough I hope you do when you have spoken up
I hope you do when you have spoken up
I hope you do when you have spoken up and stood alone and made yourself the
and stood alone and made yourself the
and stood alone and made yourself the other as I have done by standing here on
other as I have done by standing here on
other as I have done by standing here on the stage I promise will feel more
the stage I promise will feel more
the stage I promise will feel more liberated when we ever have one face
liberated when we ever have one face
liberated when we ever have one face that start acting you have you are alone
that start acting you have you are alone
that start acting you have you are alone everyone these labels we use them to
everyone these labels we use them to
everyone these labels we use them to label other people to define them for
label other people to define them for
label other people to define them for ourselves but then again remind yourself
ourselves but then again remind yourself
ourselves but then again remind yourself you are the only one who can
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