what do you think of when you look at me do you think of a student a woman of
do you think of a student a woman of
do you think of a student a woman of faith or even maybe a sister or do you
faith or even maybe a sister or do you
faith or even maybe a sister or do you think of a religious fanatic a threat to
think of a religious fanatic a threat to
think of a religious fanatic a threat to national security
national security
national security oppressed if some of the first things
oppressed if some of the first things
oppressed if some of the first things that came to your head or negative
that came to your head or negative
that came to your head or negative perceptions I don’t blame you this is
perceptions I don’t blame you this is
perceptions I don’t blame you this is just the way women who dress and look
just the way women who dress and look
just the way women who dress and look the way that I do have been portrayed in
the way that I do have been portrayed in
the way that I do have been portrayed in Western media I want to take you on my
Western media I want to take you on my
Western media I want to take you on my own personal journey being a woman who
own personal journey being a woman who
own personal journey being a woman who embraced wearing the hijab this piece of
embraced wearing the hijab this piece of
embraced wearing the hijab this piece of cloth on my head four years ago
cloth on my head four years ago
cloth on my head four years ago something that has been a visual marker
something that has been a visual marker
something that has been a visual marker of my identity identity for years now I
of my identity identity for years now I
of my identity identity for years now I want to share with you my story my story
want to share with you my story my story
want to share with you my story my story that is one of many September 2nd 2013
that is one of many September 2nd 2013
that is one of many September 2nd 2013 this is a day I walked into the first
this is a day I walked into the first
this is a day I walked into the first day of seventh grade with my legs
day of seventh grade with my legs
day of seventh grade with my legs trembling my heart pounding but still
trembling my heart pounding but still
trembling my heart pounding but still attempting to keep my head held up high
attempting to keep my head held up high
attempting to keep my head held up high in confidence this is the day that I
in confidence this is the day that I
in confidence this is the day that I chose to wear the hijab little did I
chose to wear the hijab little did I
chose to wear the hijab little did I know then that this piece of cloth on my
know then that this piece of cloth on my
know then that this piece of cloth on my head would become one of the most
head would become one of the most
head would become one of the most integral parts of my identity
integral parts of my identity
integral parts of my identity growing up I had always seen and admired
growing up I had always seen and admired
growing up I had always seen and admired female role models in my life including
female role models in my life including
female role models in my life including my aunts my cousin’s was particularly
my aunts my cousin’s was particularly
my aunts my cousin’s was particularly actually my mom all of whom had chosen
actually my mom all of whom had chosen
actually my mom all of whom had chosen and taken the brave decision to start
and taken the brave decision to start
and taken the brave decision to start wearing my job and done so courageously
wearing my job and done so courageously
wearing my job and done so courageously with pride and grace looking up to this
with pride and grace looking up to this
with pride and grace looking up to this I knew that I wanted to do this one day
I knew that I wanted to do this one day
I knew that I wanted to do this one day I knew that I was going to take the
I knew that I was going to take the
I knew that I was going to take the decision to start wearing the job and
decision to start wearing the job and
decision to start wearing the job and hopefully do it with as much love
hopefully do it with as much love
hopefully do it with as much love integrity and dignity as they had but
integrity and dignity as they had but
integrity and dignity as they had but just like any part of the future I
just like any part of the future I
just like any part of the future I didn’t know when this was going to come
didn’t know when this was going to come
didn’t know when this was going to come into play was it when I was 13 years old
into play was it when I was 13 years old
into play was it when I was 13 years old only a seventh grader or when I was
only a seventh grader or when I was
only a seventh grader or when I was thirty so what happens next
thirty so what happens next
thirty so what happens next is how I lift you up with the HUD job
is how I lift you up with the HUD job
is how I lift you up with the HUD job what the head job means to me so the
what the head job means to me so the
what the head job means to me so the word had job most obviously is that
word had job most obviously is that
word had job most obviously is that religious headscarf or were in my head
religious headscarf or were in my head
religious headscarf or were in my head but the word head job comes from the
but the word head job comes from the
but the word head job comes from the word head Java and Arabic meaning to
word head Java and Arabic meaning to
word head Java and Arabic meaning to conceal or to hide from view in its most
conceal or to hide from view in its most
conceal or to hide from view in its most base level meaning in the Arabic
base level meaning in the Arabic
base level meaning in the Arabic language it means modesty but as we all
language it means modesty but as we all
language it means modesty but as we all know modesty can encompass many
know modesty can encompass many
know modesty can encompass many different things in Islam most visually
different things in Islam most visually
different things in Islam most visually the headscarf
the headscarf
the headscarf is a representation of my modesty as a
is a representation of my modesty as a
is a representation of my modesty as a Muslim woman however this can also
Muslim woman however this can also
Muslim woman however this can also include being humble in my interactions
include being humble in my interactions
include being humble in my interactions with other people in my speech in the
with other people in my speech in the
with other people in my speech in the clothing that I choose to wear in the
clothing that I choose to wear in the
clothing that I choose to wear in the scarf that I use to conceal my beauty
scarf that I use to conceal my beauty
scarf that I use to conceal my beauty although Muslim women choose to wear the
although Muslim women choose to wear the
although Muslim women choose to wear the hijab
hijab
hijab for many different reasons can’t name
for many different reasons can’t name
for many different reasons can’t name them all right now I would say that the
them all right now I would say that the
them all right now I would say that the most important and fundamental reason
most important and fundamental reason
most important and fundamental reason women choose to wear the hijab is out of
women choose to wear the hijab is out of
women choose to wear the hijab is out of devotion for God something that is of
devotion for God something that is of
devotion for God something that is of emphasis in Islam devotion of the mind
emphasis in Islam devotion of the mind
emphasis in Islam devotion of the mind the body and the soul
the body and the soul
the body and the soul I wear my hobby as a form of
I wear my hobby as a form of
I wear my hobby as a form of self-respect self-preservation that is
self-respect self-preservation that is
self-respect self-preservation that is only at the end a day for God and for
only at the end a day for God and for
only at the end a day for God and for myself so where does that lead us
myself so where does that lead us
myself so where does that lead us initially when I started wearing the
initially when I started wearing the
initially when I started wearing the hijab I was really blessed to actually
hijab I was really blessed to actually
hijab I was really blessed to actually to have such a good support system my
to have such a good support system my
to have such a good support system my friends my family my school community
friends my family my school community
friends my family my school community everyone admired the decision I had made
everyone admired the decision I had made
everyone admired the decision I had made it was actually very easy and kind of
it was actually very easy and kind of
it was actually very easy and kind of unusual because nobody actually was
unusual because nobody actually was
unusual because nobody actually was curious the asking questions about why I
curious the asking questions about why I
curious the asking questions about why I had actually started kind of a contrast
had actually started kind of a contrast
had actually started kind of a contrast to here everybody asks me like do you
to here everybody asks me like do you
to here everybody asks me like do you wear that in the shower like what
wear that in the shower like what
wear that in the shower like what happens if I touch your head job like do
happens if I touch your head job like do
happens if I touch your head job like do you take it off when you go home or do
you take it off when you go home or do
you take it off when you go home or do you sleep with it on and I don’t sleep
you sleep with it on and I don’t sleep
you sleep with it on and I don’t sleep with that on by the way just once so
with that on by the way just once so
with that on by the way just once so those are the questions I got here but
those are the questions I got here but
those are the questions I got here but actually my old school this was never
actually my old school this was never
actually my old school this was never the thing I think maybe because kids
the thing I think maybe because kids
the thing I think maybe because kids were young it was a middle school they
were young it was a middle school they
were young it was a middle school they didn’t know it was just a cloth in my
didn’t know it was just a cloth in my
didn’t know it was just a cloth in my head or maybe the curiosity was not
head or maybe the curiosity was not
head or maybe the curiosity was not there as we see it as in Laurel students
there as we see it as in Laurel students
there as we see it as in Laurel students which is obviously a good thing needless
which is obviously a good thing needless
which is obviously a good thing needless to say I never felt that I was
to say I never felt that I was
to say I never felt that I was discriminated against because of the
discriminated against because of the
discriminated against because of the piece of cloth I chose to wore on my
piece of cloth I chose to wore on my
piece of cloth I chose to wore on my head I was treated the same as everyone
head I was treated the same as everyone
head I was treated the same as everyone else but being a kid I was oblivious
else but being a kid I was oblivious
else but being a kid I was oblivious although I personally had not faced any
although I personally had not faced any
although I personally had not faced any discrimination I fail to notice that
discrimination I fail to notice that
discrimination I fail to notice that many Muslim women who do choose to wear
many Muslim women who do choose to wear
many Muslim women who do choose to wear the hijab do they are in a constant
the hijab do they are in a constant
the hijab do they are in a constant struggle while trying to reconcile two
struggle while trying to reconcile two
struggle while trying to reconcile two different aspects of their identity one
different aspects of their identity one
different aspects of their identity one being their faith and the other being
being their faith and the other being
being their faith and the other being acceptance from the Western world I can
acceptance from the Western world I can
acceptance from the Western world I can tell you hold heartedly and if you’re
tell you hold heartedly and if you’re
tell you hold heartedly and if you’re going to ask anyone might as well ask me
going to ask anyone might as well ask me
going to ask anyone might as well ask me wearing the hijab in the West is
wearing the hijab in the West is
wearing the hijab in the West is difficult it is not an easy decision it
difficult it is not an easy decision it
difficult it is not an easy decision it is actually i catching when you see a
is actually i catching when you see a
is actually i catching when you see a woman on the street wearing that jab you
woman on the street wearing that jab you
woman on the street wearing that jab you know why because it’s so uncommon but
know why because it’s so uncommon but
know why because it’s so uncommon but what makes the head job such a challenge
what makes the head job such a challenge
what makes the head job such a challenge is not because many Muslim women do not
is not because many Muslim women do not
is not because many Muslim women do not do it
do it
do it I actually told my friends as many times
I actually told my friends as many times
I actually told my friends as many times I like being the only hijab’ on campus
I like being the only hijab’ on campus
I like being the only hijab’ on campus you can see me from a mile away
you can see me from a mile away
you can see me from a mile away unless Emory the black ajob that looks
unless Emory the black ajob that looks
unless Emory the black ajob that looks like I’ve hair but what makes a hood job
like I’ve hair but what makes a hood job
like I’ve hair but what makes a hood job so difficult to wear in Western society
so difficult to wear in Western society
so difficult to wear in Western society is the fact that people have such a lack
is the fact that people have such a lack
is the fact that people have such a lack of understanding about the Muslim women
of understanding about the Muslim women
of understanding about the Muslim women who choose to wear the head job this is
who choose to wear the head job this is
who choose to wear the head job this is where problems arise so Muslim women for
where problems arise so Muslim women for
where problems arise so Muslim women for a long time have been trying to portray
a long time have been trying to portray
a long time have been trying to portray the ha job as a symbol of feminine
the ha job as a symbol of feminine
the ha job as a symbol of feminine strength as they choose to defy Western
strength as they choose to defy Western
strength as they choose to defy Western ideals of women as sexual commodities
ideals of women as sexual commodities
ideals of women as sexual commodities however for some reason the West seems
however for some reason the West seems
however for some reason the West seems to latch on to this idea of the head job
to latch on to this idea of the head job
to latch on to this idea of the head job as a symbol of oppression I’m not sure
as a symbol of oppression I’m not sure
as a symbol of oppression I’m not sure where this comes from but it is what it
where this comes from but it is what it
where this comes from but it is what it is this symbol of oppression this is
is this symbol of oppression this is
is this symbol of oppression this is something that I think many hijabis
something that I think many hijabis
something that I think many hijabis struggle with why is it that we are
struggle with why is it that we are
struggle with why is it that we are viewed as somebody that is oppressed why
viewed as somebody that is oppressed why
viewed as somebody that is oppressed why do we feel like we need to be liberated
do we feel like we need to be liberated
do we feel like we need to be liberated this is actually why many Muslim women
this is actually why many Muslim women
this is actually why many Muslim women face discrimination today it’s because
face discrimination today it’s because
face discrimination today it’s because we become susceptible to this when the
we become susceptible to this when the
we become susceptible to this when the outside world views us in such a
outside world views us in such a
outside world views us in such a negative light
Muslim women have actually most of them
Muslim women have actually most of them neither at least interacted with have
neither at least interacted with have
neither at least interacted with have actually come to the point where they’re
actually come to the point where they’re
actually come to the point where they’re in tears they don’t know how to fix this
in tears they don’t know how to fix this
in tears they don’t know how to fix this problem how do you change this how do
problem how do you change this how do
problem how do you change this how do you tell the world that fails to listen
you tell the world that fails to listen
you tell the world that fails to listen to you that silence is your voice that
to you that silence is your voice that
to you that silence is your voice that the ha job is not something that needs
the ha job is not something that needs
the ha job is not something that needs rescuing how do you tell the world this
rescuing how do you tell the world this
rescuing how do you tell the world this in 1994 a woman walking home from school
in 1994 a woman walking home from school
in 1994 a woman walking home from school named Amelia Oh Mae she was a 13 year
named Amelia Oh Mae she was a 13 year
named Amelia Oh Mae she was a 13 year old girl from high school in Montreal
old girl from high school in Montreal
old girl from high school in Montreal québec was told that she could not wear
québec was told that she could not wear
québec was told that she could not wear the hijab in her school because it did
the hijab in her school because it did
the hijab in her school because it did not conform to her school’s dress code
not conform to her school’s dress code
not conform to her school’s dress code this is just one of numerous incidents
this is just one of numerous incidents
this is just one of numerous incidents where women in the West are told that
where women in the West are told that
where women in the West are told that they should take off the head jab you
they should take off the head jab you
they should take off the head jab you don’t look pretty with it on people will
don’t look pretty with it on people will
don’t look pretty with it on people will actually like you if you wear it how
actually like you if you wear it how
actually like you if you wear it how will you fit in in the West in the
will you fit in in the West in the
will you fit in in the West in the States at least it has become a trend
States at least it has become a trend
States at least it has become a trend where Muslim women feel the pressure to
where Muslim women feel the pressure to
where Muslim women feel the pressure to actually take off the hood job because
actually take off the hood job because
actually take off the hood job because they are scared or live in fear of
they are scared or live in fear of
they are scared or live in fear of discrimination of not being wanted or
discrimination of not being wanted or
discrimination of not being wanted or liked by other people by being harassed
liked by other people by being harassed
liked by other people by being harassed and violated so this begs the question
and violated so this begs the question
and violated so this begs the question is the head job itself an issue or is it
is the head job itself an issue or is it
is the head job itself an issue or is it a reflection of the marginalization of
a reflection of the marginalization of
a reflection of the marginalization of Muslims in Western society altogether
Muslims in Western society altogether
Muslims in Western society altogether where does this rhetoric of a job as an
where does this rhetoric of a job as an
where does this rhetoric of a job as an oppressive institution come from the
oppressive institution come from the
oppressive institution come from the negative perception of the HUD job in
negative perception of the HUD job in
negative perception of the HUD job in the West can impart be explained by its
the West can impart be explained by its
the West can impart be explained by its inability to be clonally modified into
inability to be clonally modified into
inability to be clonally modified into an acceptable form of attire by Western
an acceptable form of attire by Western
an acceptable form of attire by Western standards let’s go back to the 19th
standards let’s go back to the 19th
standards let’s go back to the 19th century this is when the British and
century this is when the British and
century this is when the British and European colonists came into Muslim
European colonists came into Muslim
European colonists came into Muslim countries and tried to find means for
countries and tried to find means for
countries and tried to find means for justification of their colonization
justification of their colonization
justification of their colonization which they had done in many other
which they had done in many other
which they had done in many other countries not just Muslim countries as
countries not just Muslim countries as
countries not just Muslim countries as we all know enforces okay so this is
we all know enforces okay so this is
we all know enforces okay so this is what they tried to do and they did this
what they tried to do and they did this
what they tried to do and they did this by dismissing the traditional Muslim
by dismissing the traditional Muslim
by dismissing the traditional Muslim cultures of these Muslim countries and
cultures of these Muslim countries and
cultures of these Muslim countries and by labeling them as regressive and
by labeling them as regressive and
by labeling them as regressive and backwards so what they did was put
backwards so what they did was put
backwards so what they did was put Muslim women in a box they told them
Muslim women in a box they told them
Muslim women in a box they told them that you we want to liberate you from
that you we want to liberate you from
that you we want to liberate you from this burden of your faith they chose to
this burden of your faith they chose to
this burden of your faith they chose to fixate upon the head job and tell them
fixate upon the head job and tell them
fixate upon the head job and tell them that this is the only way you can be
that this is the only way you can be
that this is the only way you can be empowered in our society from then on
empowered in our society from then on
empowered in our society from then on onwards Washington society would always
onwards Washington society would always
onwards Washington society would always tell Muslim women that you cannot be
tell Muslim women that you cannot be
tell Muslim women that you cannot be proud of your faith and be empowered at
proud of your faith and be empowered at
proud of your faith and be empowered at the same time
the same time
the same time so now let’s flashback forward to
so now let’s flashback forward to
so now let’s flashback forward to present day you might all think how does
present day you might all think how does
present day you might all think how does this how does this even relate to
this how does this even relate to
this how does this even relate to present day I mean we’ve all changed I
present day I mean we’ve all changed I
present day I mean we’ve all changed I mean so much has changed I mean slavery
mean so much has changed I mean slavery
mean so much has changed I mean slavery slavery has been abolished we’ve come
slavery has been abolished we’ve come
slavery has been abolished we’ve come into a world as much more accepting and
into a world as much more accepting and
into a world as much more accepting and peaceful but that’s what it might be on
peaceful but that’s what it might be on
peaceful but that’s what it might be on the surface when we look under that you
the surface when we look under that you
the surface when we look under that you can see that this idea of modesty in
can see that this idea of modesty in
can see that this idea of modesty in relation to clothing exists even today
modesty in relation to clothing sceen is
modesty in relation to clothing sceen is outmoded primitive body shaming
outmoded primitive body shaming
outmoded primitive body shaming systematic oppression but what I can
systematic oppression but what I can
systematic oppression but what I can fail to understand is that why is it
fail to understand is that why is it
fail to understand is that why is it when I refuse to be refused to be
when I refuse to be refused to be
when I refuse to be refused to be objectified because of my body is this
objectified because of my body is this
objectified because of my body is this oppressive how does that make any sense
oppressive how does that make any sense
oppressive how does that make any sense why is it if I choose to wear the hijab
why is it if I choose to wear the hijab
why is it if I choose to wear the hijab as an act of modesty in a world and in a
as an act of modesty in a world and in a
as an act of modesty in a world and in a society that promotes the sexualization
society that promotes the sexualization
society that promotes the sexualization of women as this scene as regressive
of women as this scene as regressive
of women as this scene as regressive backwards why is it that the successful
backwards why is it that the successful
backwards why is it that the successful stories of Muslim women who wear the
stories of Muslim women who wear the
stories of Muslim women who wear the hijab and see it as a feminist tool
hijab and see it as a feminist tool
hijab and see it as a feminist tool silenced have you ever seen that on the
silenced have you ever seen that on the
silenced have you ever seen that on the headlines of a news channel and the
headlines of a news channel and the
headlines of a news channel and the biggest question actually I can ask
biggest question actually I can ask
biggest question actually I can ask actually kinda makes me laugh when I
actually kinda makes me laugh when I
actually kinda makes me laugh when I think of it is why is the Western world
think of it is why is the Western world
think of it is why is the Western world so obsessed with my headscarf I don’t
so obsessed with my headscarf I don’t
so obsessed with my headscarf I don’t understand I mean I look at myself
understand I mean I look at myself
understand I mean I look at myself headscarf in the mirror 50 times a day
headscarf in the mirror 50 times a day
headscarf in the mirror 50 times a day but like why do you guys think it’s such
but like why do you guys think it’s such
but like why do you guys think it’s such a big deal why does the West think that
a big deal why does the West think that
a big deal why does the West think that they need to rescue me when did I ever
they need to rescue me when did I ever
they need to rescue me when did I ever cry for help
so now this takes me kind of back to my
so now this takes me kind of back to my story in relation to the stories of
story in relation to the stories of
story in relation to the stories of other women as well so in France a 21
other women as well so in France a 21
other women as well so in France a 21 year old Muslim woman who is pregnant at
year old Muslim woman who is pregnant at
year old Muslim woman who is pregnant at the time was attacked by two men and
the time was attacked by two men and
the time was attacked by two men and beaten to the point that she had a
beaten to the point that she had a
beaten to the point that she had a miscarriage all because she was wearing
miscarriage all because she was wearing
miscarriage all because she was wearing a hijab on her head as a visible marker
a hijab on her head as a visible marker
a hijab on her head as a visible marker of her Muslim identity in another place
of her Muslim identity in another place
of her Muslim identity in another place in France a woman was told she had to
in France a woman was told she had to
in France a woman was told she had to publicly strip off her Muslim bathing
publicly strip off her Muslim bathing
publicly strip off her Muslim bathing suit on a beach and was humiliated well
suit on a beach and was humiliated well
suit on a beach and was humiliated well I don’t understand is if the European
I don’t understand is if the European
I don’t understand is if the European government had told Muslim women had
government had told Muslim women had
government had told Muslim women had told women that they put a ban on
told women that they put a ban on
told women that they put a ban on revealing clothing such as short
revealing clothing such as short
revealing clothing such as short miniskirts or shirts that show too much
miniskirts or shirts that show too much
miniskirts or shirts that show too much cleavage Europe would have been in an
cleavage Europe would have been in an
cleavage Europe would have been in an uproar you know what everybody would
uproar you know what everybody would
uproar you know what everybody would have said how dare you legislate what a
have said how dare you legislate what a
have said how dare you legislate what a woman may and may not wear yet woman
woman may and may not wear yet woman
woman may and may not wear yet woman when a woman wishes to dress modestly an
when a woman wishes to dress modestly an
when a woman wishes to dress modestly an act of her own choice she is an affront
act of her own choice she is an affront
act of her own choice she is an affront to Western sensibilities
so this always brings me back to just my
so this always brings me back to just my perception of a job why is this the idea
perception of a job why is this the idea
perception of a job why is this the idea in Western countries why do we see this
in Western countries why do we see this
in Western countries why do we see this as so and what do we do about it well I
as so and what do we do about it well I
as so and what do we do about it well I can tell you that these stories I told
can tell you that these stories I told
can tell you that these stories I told you about women’s in France and other
you about women’s in France and other
you about women’s in France and other places in Europe in the States
places in Europe in the States
places in Europe in the States this does not make it okay why would we
this does not make it okay why would we
this does not make it okay why would we let this type of violence against women
let this type of violence against women
let this type of violence against women who choose to wear the hijab perpetuate
who choose to wear the hijab perpetuate
who choose to wear the hijab perpetuate in our society do we want women in the
in our society do we want women in the
in our society do we want women in the states to have horror stories to tell
states to have horror stories to tell
states to have horror stories to tell about their wearing the hijab is that
about their wearing the hijab is that
about their wearing the hijab is that what we really want and how is this okay
what we really want and how is this okay
what we really want and how is this okay then for this happen in our world and
then for this happen in our world and
then for this happen in our world and for us to say silent ladies and
for us to say silent ladies and
for us to say silent ladies and gentlemen we have come to the point
gentlemen we have come to the point
gentlemen we have come to the point where we have stopped asking people
where we have stopped asking people
where we have stopped asking people about their stories and about what they
about their stories and about what they
about their stories and about what they chose to do we have come to a point
chose to do we have come to a point
chose to do we have come to a point where we have stopped asking Muslim
where we have stopped asking Muslim
where we have stopped asking Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab why
women who choose to wear the hijab why
women who choose to wear the hijab why they choose to do so their motivation
they choose to do so their motivation
they choose to do so their motivation behind it the power that the head job
behind it the power that the head job
behind it the power that the head job gives them the sense of liberation it
gives them the sense of liberation it
gives them the sense of liberation it provides them instead we have placed
provides them instead we have placed
provides them instead we have placed them in a box and we have labeled them
them in a box and we have labeled them
them in a box and we have labeled them with words such as oppressed religious
with words such as oppressed religious
with words such as oppressed religious fanatics women that can never be
fanatics women that can never be
fanatics women that can never be empowered let me tell you we need to
empowered let me tell you we need to
empowered let me tell you we need to stop denying Muslim women their agency
stop denying Muslim women their agency
stop denying Muslim women their agency and their ability to act and think
and their ability to act and think
and their ability to act and think independently let me and other Muslim
independently let me and other Muslim
independently let me and other Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab
women who choose to wear the hijab
women who choose to wear the hijab define ourselves
it is time that the world understands it
it is time that the world understands it is up to me to choose what I wish and do
is up to me to choose what I wish and do
is up to me to choose what I wish and do not wish to embody but it is up to you
not wish to embody but it is up to you
not wish to embody but it is up to you guys and the people who surround me to
guys and the people who surround me to
guys and the people who surround me to not dismiss my intelligence but to
not dismiss my intelligence but to
not dismiss my intelligence but to acknowledge and respect the choices that
acknowledge and respect the choices that
acknowledge and respect the choices that I have come to make thank you
you
you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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