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What’s the color of being human? | Shivangi Dharne | TEDxAPU


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[Music] okay yeah

[Music]

[Music] thank you okay I don’t

thank you okay I don’t

thank you okay I don’t [Music]

let’s take it up a notch

let’s take it up a notch I want you guys to try to get their

I want you guys to try to get their

I want you guys to try to get their gender

I like you and I like the feeling of

I like you and I like the feeling of fresh air in the morning and how I felt

fresh air in the morning and how I felt

fresh air in the morning and how I felt so light and free and all those

so light and free and all those

so light and free and all those assumptions weren’t even close to

assumptions weren’t even close to

assumptions weren’t even close to reality I did it because it made me

reality I did it because it made me

reality I did it because it made me happy happiness is worth fighting for

happy happiness is worth fighting for

happy happiness is worth fighting for now similarly gender stereotypes we also

now similarly gender stereotypes we also

now similarly gender stereotypes we also look it’s do tax based on somebody’s

look it’s do tax based on somebody’s

look it’s do tax based on somebody’s nationality or the color of their skin

nationality or the color of their skin

nationality or the color of their skin if you it’s a multicultural

if you it’s a multicultural

if you it’s a multicultural people over 70 countries but we have I

people over 70 countries but we have I

people over 70 countries but we have I can’t go and I don’t like that most of

can’t go and I don’t like that most of

can’t go and I don’t like that most of the students always ask me questions see

the students always ask me questions see

the students always ask me questions see him to questions every single time and

him to questions every single time and

him to questions every single time and both questions are in the exact same

both questions are in the exact same

both questions are in the exact same order

order

order the first question is where you from I

the first question is where you from I

the first question is where you from I think either the second question can you

think either the second question can you

think either the second question can you do my motto book anyway those babies

do my motto book anyway those babies

do my motto book anyway those babies that we saw on the screen don’t know

that we saw on the screen don’t know

that we saw on the screen don’t know their identity here they don’t know

their identity here they don’t know

their identity here they don’t know whether they’re supposed to like think

whether they’re supposed to like think

whether they’re supposed to like think of me but it’s something else one of the

of me but it’s something else one of the

of me but it’s something else one of the engraved into their mindsets growing up

engraved into their mindsets growing up

engraved into their mindsets growing up and society we always try to tie us down

and society we always try to tie us down

and society we always try to tie us down and keep us inside a box that box is

and keep us inside a box that box is

and keep us inside a box that box is called be normal and picking in airports

called be normal and picking in airports

called be normal and picking in airports has rules about what your accent should

has rules about what your accent should

has rules about what your accent should be like what you should wear how you

be like what you should wear how you

be like what you should wear how you should talk how you should be give based

should talk how you should be give based

should talk how you should be give based on what gender or the country you come

on what gender or the country you come

on what gender or the country you come from your childhood we have to take the

from your childhood we have to take the

from your childhood we have to take the decision to be different now and here we

decision to be different now and here we

decision to be different now and here we go

go

go I did another thing I deleted all my

I did another thing I deleted all my

I did another thing I deleted all my social media from you but it taught me

social media from you but it taught me

social media from you but it taught me to live life and other than that I also

to live life and other than that I also

to live life and other than that I also took a gap you know money my parents

took a gap you know money my parents

took a gap you know money my parents will take me to the mental hospital they

will take me to the mental hospital they

will take me to the mental hospital they just put me up for adoption I was

just put me up for adoption I was

just put me up for adoption I was studying 12 hours a day and I got

studying 12 hours a day and I got

studying 12 hours a day and I got invited to a conference in Australia to

invited to a conference in Australia to

invited to a conference in Australia to speak and something interesting happened

speak and something interesting happened

speak and something interesting happened I went there and one day before the

I went there and one day before the

I went there and one day before the actual event what is the emcee

actual event what is the emcee

actual event what is the emcee mocking me and said why I said Shivani

mocking me and said why I said Shivani

mocking me and said why I said Shivani I’m 17 I was 17 at the time he said

I’m 17 I was 17 at the time he said

I’m 17 I was 17 at the time he said there probably a million 17 euro it

there probably a million 17 euro it

there probably a million 17 euro it should boundaries in this world who are

should boundaries in this world who are

should boundaries in this world who are you I said I’m from India he said no one

you I said I’m from India he said no one

you I said I’m from India he said no one I knew I was like um okay

I knew I was like um okay

I knew I was like um okay that question about me thinking what is

that question about me thinking what is

that question about me thinking what is it that really defines me because all

it that really defines me because all

it that really defines me because all those things that I used to introduce

those things that I used to introduce

those things that I used to introduce myself didn’t matter anymore because age

myself didn’t matter anymore because age

myself didn’t matter anymore because age is just a number

is just a number

is just a number Shivani is just a name and countries are

Shivani is just a name and countries are

Shivani is just a name and countries are just lines drawn on sand anyway the next

just lines drawn on sand anyway the next

just lines drawn on sand anyway the next day when I was introduced to the

day when I was introduced to the

day when I was introduced to the audience I was introduced by my work and

audience I was introduced by my work and

audience I was introduced by my work and my achievements and I realize that we

my achievements and I realize that we

my achievements and I realize that we are defined by the impact we make in

are defined by the impact we make in

are defined by the impact we make in this world see you types alone labeling

this world see you types alone labeling

this world see you types alone labeling is gender inequality discrimination is

is gender inequality discrimination is

is gender inequality discrimination is and if we wanna treat everyone equally

and if we wanna treat everyone equally

and if we wanna treat everyone equally we need to unlearn anything that we’ve

we need to unlearn anything that we’ve

we need to unlearn anything that we’ve grown accustomed to and never question

grown accustomed to and never question

grown accustomed to and never question we need to so I wanna leave you with

we need to so I wanna leave you with

we need to so I wanna leave you with this question right here what’s the

this question right here what’s the

this question right here what’s the color of being human because it’s family

color of being human because it’s family

color of being human because it’s family ask me next time hey what color is your

ask me next time hey what color is your

ask me next time hey what color is your she I’m just gonna say people sell go

she I’m just gonna say people sell go

she I’m just gonna say people sell go figure it out

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