Back in October I had some nervous breakdowns about what was then a far-fetched election outcome and I came up with this talk idea.
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Now those actual things happened and this talk is so much more real and difficult to put together.
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I recalled being 15 years old and sitting in a police interrogation room being verbally assaulted by an out of control cop.
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And I was afraid of that future happening again. Now that threat is super real.
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My thesis for this talk is that it's okay--often better--to recognize vulnerability than to offer empty praise for strength.
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But I'm truly having difficulty reconciling that with a world where the marginalized have to once again fortify & fight for their rights.
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Maybe we'll need that little bit of added courage to not break down in front of the out of control cop.
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