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The Value of Your Anger | Salma Al Khalidi | TEDxYouth@ACSAmman


they international student accepting

they international student accepting different mindsets is crucial being in a

different mindsets is crucial being in a

different mindsets is crucial being in a diverse community embracing their

diverse community embracing their

diverse community embracing their differences is what makes as a private

differences is what makes as a private

differences is what makes as a private community it’s detrimental when

community it’s detrimental when

community it’s detrimental when individuals take that little community

individuals take that little community

individuals take that little community away due to the fear but they don’t

away due to the fear but they don’t

away due to the fear but they don’t understand or go to are different it’s

understand or go to are different it’s

understand or go to are different it’s frustrating when those same individuals

frustrating when those same individuals

frustrating when those same individuals use freedom of speech or right to

use freedom of speech or right to

use freedom of speech or right to opinion as an excuse for their ignorance

opinion as an excuse for their ignorance

opinion as an excuse for their ignorance what’s even more frustrating is from

what’s even more frustrating is from

what’s even more frustrating is from those who preach acceptance and equality

those who preach acceptance and equality

those who preach acceptance and equality are those who don’t make a sound when

are those who don’t make a sound when

are those who don’t make a sound when justice is loud so stirs the excitement

justice is loud so stirs the excitement

justice is loud so stirs the excitement in times of justice are either in

in times of justice are either in

in times of justice are either in agreement with the oppressor or are

agreement with the oppressor or are

agreement with the oppressor or are afraid the labels that we begin to them

afraid the labels that we begin to them

afraid the labels that we begin to them if they should to speak up activists are

if they should to speak up activists are

if they should to speak up activists are often seen as radical angry or

often seen as radical angry or

often seen as radical angry or aggressive for simply believing in the

aggressive for simply believing in the

aggressive for simply believing in the greater good there’s this negative

greater good there’s this negative

greater good there’s this negative connotations behind a positive label

connotations behind a positive label

connotations behind a positive label which brainwashes others into believing

which brainwashes others into believing

which brainwashes others into believing that if they choose to speak up they’ll

that if they choose to speak up they’ll

that if they choose to speak up they’ll be seen as annoying social justice

be seen as annoying social justice

be seen as annoying social justice warriors I’ve encountered the reality of

warriors I’ve encountered the reality of

warriors I’ve encountered the reality of speaking up

speaking up

speaking up I’ve been confronted with obvious

I’ve been confronted with obvious

I’ve been confronted with obvious unethical in justices and the only word

unethical in justices and the only word

unethical in justices and the only word I can describe how I felt is I agree

I can describe how I felt is I agree

I can describe how I felt is I agree I don’t filter my words and I say when

I don’t filter my words and I say when

I don’t filter my words and I say when you speak them but I’m always taken

you speak them but I’m always taken

you speak them but I’m always taken aback by the words there any I’m

aback by the words there any I’m

aback by the words there any I’m suddently C&C has unfair disrespectful

suddently C&C has unfair disrespectful

suddently C&C has unfair disrespectful or

or

or mystic for saving a lot of human decency

mystic for saving a lot of human decency

mystic for saving a lot of human decency I’m also taken aback with my attempts to

I’m also taken aback with my attempts to

I’m also taken aback with my attempts to educate on why these justices are

educate on why these justices are

educate on why these justices are unethical are seen as attempts to

unethical are seen as attempts to

unethical are seen as attempts to degrade another’s intelligence or

degrade another’s intelligence or

degrade another’s intelligence or morality I used to be scared I didn’t

morality I used to be scared I didn’t

morality I used to be scared I didn’t want to be seen as the annoying social

want to be seen as the annoying social

want to be seen as the annoying social justice warrior but it’s open

justice warrior but it’s open

justice warrior but it’s open exhilarating every moment of it being

exhilarating every moment of it being

exhilarating every moment of it being loud and being clear and finding the

loud and being clear and finding the

loud and being clear and finding the confidence in yourself that you never

confidence in yourself that you never

confidence in yourself that you never thought you had when this so wrong about

thought you had when this so wrong about

thought you had when this so wrong about wanting to see a positive change in

wanting to see a positive change in

wanting to see a positive change in society

society

society let’s take feminism for example feminism

let’s take feminism for example feminism

let’s take feminism for example feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the

is the advocacy of women’s rights on the

is the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of the Equality of the sexes

grounds of the Equality of the sexes

grounds of the Equality of the sexes that’s not so bad correct

that’s not so bad correct

that’s not so bad correct I mean what’s so sinful about wanting to

I mean what’s so sinful about wanting to

I mean what’s so sinful about wanting to grant women their fundamental human

grant women their fundamental human

grant women their fundamental human rights

rights

rights I personally identify as a feminist and

I personally identify as a feminist and

I personally identify as a feminist and no that doesn’t mean I hate you of your

no that doesn’t mean I hate you of your

no that doesn’t mean I hate you of your man that means I want my rights my

man that means I want my rights my

man that means I want my rights my daughter’s rights my granddaughters

daughter’s rights my granddaughters

daughter’s rights my granddaughters rights and every other person who

rights and every other person who

rights and every other person who identifies as a woman’s rights but

identifies as a woman’s rights but

identifies as a woman’s rights but suddenly once one possesses desire to

suddenly once one possesses desire to

suddenly once one possesses desire to demand their own human rights they are

demand their own human rights they are

demand their own human rights they are suddenly seen as radical man haters

those who have those who are threatened

those who have those who are threatened by the motives behind feminism are those

by the motives behind feminism are those

by the motives behind feminism are those who have generated a stigma behind the

who have generated a stigma behind the

who have generated a stigma behind the word feminist so yes I am angry I’m

word feminist so yes I am angry I’m

word feminist so yes I am angry I’m furious actually and I used to be

furious actually and I used to be

furious actually and I used to be insecure about how my motives were

insecure about how my motives were

insecure about how my motives were grounded by anger I can’t even tell you

grounded by anger I can’t even tell you

grounded by anger I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve gotten the phrase

how many times I’ve gotten the phrase

how many times I’ve gotten the phrase chill out or don’t take everything so

chill out or don’t take everything so

chill out or don’t take everything so seriously however I once wrote this

seriously however I once wrote this

seriously however I once wrote this quote by Tim McIlrath who states real

quote by Tim McIlrath who states real

quote by Tim McIlrath who states real revolution starts at learning if you’re

revolution starts at learning if you’re

revolution starts at learning if you’re not angry then you’re not paying

not angry then you’re not paying

not angry then you’re not paying attention that’s when I began to wonder

attention that’s when I began to wonder

attention that’s when I began to wonder am I too angry or people not angry

am I too angry or people not angry

am I too angry or people not angry enough I’d like to go back several years

enough I’d like to go back several years

enough I’d like to go back several years akshay I’d like to go back to December

akshay I’d like to go back to December

akshay I’d like to go back to December 1st 1955 in Montgomery Alabama when

1st 1955 in Montgomery Alabama when

1st 1955 in Montgomery Alabama when civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused

civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused

civil rights activist Rosa Parks refused to obey a bus drivers order to give a

to obey a bus drivers order to give a

to obey a bus drivers order to give a in the colored section after the

in the colored section after the

in the colored section after the right section was filled for a right

right section was filled for a right

right section was filled for a right woman Rosa

woman Rosa

woman Rosa parks transformed an entire nation

parks transformed an entire nation

parks transformed an entire nation because she was angry she was angry and

because she was angry she was angry and

because she was angry she was angry and she was frustrated and that’s why we

she was frustrated and that’s why we

she was frustrated and that’s why we know her name today what’s so wrong

know her name today what’s so wrong

know her name today what’s so wrong about wanting to see a positive change

about wanting to see a positive change

about wanting to see a positive change in society hashtag black lives matter

in society hashtag black lives matter

in society hashtag black lives matter for Eric garner John Crawford the 3rd

for Eric garner John Crawford the 3rd

for Eric garner John Crawford the 3rd and Tamir rice and suddenly our white

and Tamir rice and suddenly our white

and Tamir rice and suddenly our white hating savage attend the women’s March

hating savage attend the women’s March

hating savage attend the women’s March for all those years of systemic

for all those years of systemic

for all those years of systemic oppression and patriarchy and suddenly

oppression and patriarchy and suddenly

oppression and patriarchy and suddenly here a radical feminazi why are we not

here a radical feminazi why are we not

here a radical feminazi why are we not curious as to why our anger is

curious as to why our anger is

curious as to why our anger is constantly suppressed why are we

constantly suppressed why are we

constantly suppressed why are we allowing labels to define our actions

allowing labels to define our actions

allowing labels to define our actions people are afraid of those who are

people are afraid of those who are

people are afraid of those who are different once those who are different

different once those who are different

different once those who are different are given a platform to express their

are given a platform to express their

are given a platform to express their thoughts and values they are shut down

thoughts and values they are shut down

thoughts and values they are shut down once they begin to speak derogatory

once they begin to speak derogatory

once they begin to speak derogatory words and labels will be thrown in

words and labels will be thrown in

words and labels will be thrown in defense silencing ourselves in times of

defense silencing ourselves in times of

defense silencing ourselves in times of injustice is allowing the fears of

injustice is allowing the fears of

injustice is allowing the fears of others to govern our own actions but

others to govern our own actions but

others to govern our own actions but your silence is more dangerous than what

your silence is more dangerous than what

your silence is more dangerous than what silences you transfer the power of the

silences you transfer the power of the

silences you transfer the power of the fear of labels to the strength of your

fear of labels to the strength of your

fear of labels to the strength of your voice be loud be clear and be angry

voice be loud be clear and be angry

voice be loud be clear and be angry thank you

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