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Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.59,0:00:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I am actually going to do something\Nthat you guys do every single day.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.02,0:00:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to ask you guys\Nto judge me right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.44,0:00:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Bumbys were just doing it;\Nit's very appropriate.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.02,0:00:40.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take a good look,\Nand describe me in your head.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.61,0:00:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, based on those descriptions, \Nhow would you categorize me?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.05,0:00:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By my height?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.76,0:00:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By my skin color?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.31,0:00:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By my hair?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.45,0:00:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, would any of those descriptions\Nscream comic-book editor?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.07,0:01:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe my t-shirt, actually;\NI think that might have given it away.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.16,0:01:02.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But no, probably not.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.21,0:01:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm actually one of the few South Asian,\Nfemale comic-book editors out there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.83,0:01:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think, actually,\NI might be the only one,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.34,0:01:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so for any of you South Asian females\Ninterested, it's a good gig.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.50,0:01:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I highly recommend it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.03,0:01:14.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Holler at my ladies? No?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.59,0:01:16.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, that's cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.99,0:01:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what I do as a comic-book editor\Nis I make things up.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.62,0:01:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I work with creators
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.77,0:01:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell the most uncanny,\Namazing, sensational stories
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.15,0:01:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about seemingly ordinary individuals
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.78,0:01:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who come to possess\Nextraordinary identities.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.76,0:01:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We call them superheroes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.05,0:01:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, when I was first asked\Nto speak at this event,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.46,0:01:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was actually after the announcement\Nof a character I had co-created:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.96,0:01:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ms. Marvel, the all-new Ms. Marvel,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.17,0:01:46.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was the first Muslim American superhero \Nto have her own series.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.54,0:01:49.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It really was the most obvious thing \Nin the world in my mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.45,0:01:53.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had created a character \Nthat I could identify with.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.78,0:01:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet it was quite possibly
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.02,0:02:01.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the biggest publicity that Marvel\Nhad seen in quite some time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.50,0:02:03.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Parents called us,\Nthanking us for creating a book
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.83,0:02:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they could finally share\Nwith their daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.30,0:02:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fans called us thanking us
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.96,0:02:11.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for creating a character\Nthat they could finally relate to.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.29,0:02:14.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'd clearly tapped\Ninto something really powerful,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.13,0:02:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something people had been craving \Nfor quite some time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.22,0:02:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet it was the simplest idea, \Njust masked as the craziest.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.96,0:02:26.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, to understand\Nthe origins of Ms. Marvel,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.93,0:02:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have to take a trip
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.62,0:02:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a land far, far away,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.60,0:02:33.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[It was New Jersey]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.92,0:02:34.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.94,0:02:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a long, long time ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.84,0:02:39.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where - come on -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.43,0:02:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where a young girl with a cowlick\Nand bad taste in clothes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.07,0:02:46.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never felt like she could fit in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.73,0:02:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She didn't look like\Nthe other girls in her class,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.55,0:02:53.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,couldn't eat the delicious,\Ndelicious BLTs that they could eat.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.56,0:02:56.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She began to become fascinated with bacon.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.57,0:02:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is that delicious meat?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.97,0:02:59.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She had no idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.09,0:03:03.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her parents weren't on the PTA.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.38,0:03:06.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She didn't get Christmas presents.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.75,0:03:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in fact, she had to wear a t-shirt \Nover her bathing suit
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.41,0:03:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every single time she swam.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.64,0:03:15.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So clearly this girl was different.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.49,0:03:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But she did have an outlet,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.19,0:03:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it wasn't her parents, who she adored,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.39,0:03:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who just didn't quite understand her yet,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.88,0:03:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or her three older brothers,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.51,0:03:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who were too busy\Nwith hair gel and light sabers
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.78,0:03:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pay any attention to her.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.24,0:03:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was something else\Naltogether different.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.74,0:03:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the X-Men.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.46,0:03:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes! Yes!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.02,0:03:37.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.05,0:03:41.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The X-Men were mutants,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.63,0:03:46.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,individuals with mutated and enhanced\Ngenes that triggered in adolescence,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.85,0:03:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving them superpowers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.85,0:03:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the coolest thing in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.72,0:03:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A woman with brown skin and white hair\Nwho can manipulate the weather,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.38,0:03:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a gigantic beast of a man with blue fur,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.56,0:04:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a shy girl with a Southern drawl\Nwho couldn't touch anyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.35,0:04:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these people were\Nthat little girl's safe place.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.60,0:04:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These people she understood\Nbecause they, too, were different.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.56,0:04:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it also helped that they\Nalso wore ridiculous-looking outfits.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.17,0:04:20.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know, Mom, I have no idea\Nwhat you were doing in that picture.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.95,0:04:22.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I apologize.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.97,0:04:27.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the X-Men embraced who they are.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.17,0:04:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Adamantium claws, weird\Nweather-controlling habits, mutations.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.20,0:04:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They owned it:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.21,0:04:37.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they knew who they were,\Nand they would defend it, no matter what.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.37,0:04:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So every Saturday morning,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.50,0:04:43.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when this little girl used to rush\Ndown the stairs to watch that show,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.42,0:04:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she felt a little less alone
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.30,0:04:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they had fulfilled a need\Nto see herself in the world outside.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.43,0:04:53.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's talk about why that need\Nexisted in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.34,0:04:56.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, remember when I was asking \Nyou guys earlier about categories?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.78,0:05:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why don't you guys think about\Nthe categories that you all belong to.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.05,0:05:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to do that up here for myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.12,0:05:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I am a Muslim, a woman,\Nan American, a comic book editor,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.26,0:05:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a short person, a lazy person, a nerd -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.11,0:05:11.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can ignore that, though.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.45,0:05:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the strange thing\Nabout defining yourself in this way
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.28,0:05:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that it simplifies who you are.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.01,0:05:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can everything that I am\Nbe encompassed into a label?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.21,0:05:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, some of these labels\Nwe choose for ourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.87,0:05:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others we're born into\Nand others are assigned for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.52,0:05:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But regardless, all of them\Ncome with preconceived notions -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.03,0:05:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,assumptions and expectations -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.56,0:05:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of what they mean.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.93,0:05:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if I'm Muslim,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.96,0:05:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people may expect that I cover my head,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.08,0:05:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I don't associate with men,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.60,0:05:43.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I don't drink alcohol.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.13,0:05:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Others may assume that I'm a terrorist -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.10,0:05:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.18,0:05:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I hate Americans.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.32,0:05:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I'm an American,\Nso I certainly don't hate myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.51,0:05:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.92,0:05:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm an oppressed woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.32,0:06:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm way too stubborn for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.52,0:06:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can ask my poor parents;\Nthey deal with it every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.47,0:06:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, because we allow others\Nto create these definitions for us,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.23,0:06:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we inherently accept them to be true,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.52,0:06:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's a conscious decision or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.48,0:06:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So at some point, the line between\Nperspective and reality begins to blur.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.82,0:06:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we are told by others,\Nconstantly and incessantly, who we are,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.00,0:06:24.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we allow others to define ourselves -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.15,0:06:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's the media, \Nour parents, our friends -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.18,0:06:32.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we begin to accept a standard of self\Nthat is not of our own choosing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.23,0:06:36.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We become a splintered version\Nof the person we are destined to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.31,0:06:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember in junior high school -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.27,0:06:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was actually right after\Nthe first World Trade Center bombing,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.36,0:06:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was a very confusing time for me\Nfor a bunch of reasons,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.61,0:06:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in particular\Nbecause it was the first time
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.86,0:06:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my religion was made\Nsynonymous with violence
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.08,0:06:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in such a public way.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.66,0:06:59.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd walked into school the next morning,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.95,0:07:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a classmate who I'd never\Nactually talked to before
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.54,0:07:04.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tapped me on the shoulder, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.05,0:07:10.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he said, "Hey, tell your people\Nto stop attacking us."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.56,0:07:15.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was confused, hurt, stunned.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.58,0:07:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Us?"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.86,0:07:18.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought I was "us."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.08,0:07:23.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I certainly wasn't "them," was I?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.90,0:07:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That would be the first time
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.63,0:07:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I saw the way the world viewed\Nthe category I belonged to.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.70,0:07:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Names like Muhammed, Ahmed, Sharif,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.23,0:07:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,names I had grown up with all of my life
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.98,0:07:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were equated with terms\Nlike "terrorist," "hate monger," "enemy."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.30,0:07:46.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was angry at those men who had warped\Nmy faith into a vengeful weapon,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.57,0:07:51.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at the same time at the media\Nfor propagating those stereotypes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.74,0:07:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I swung from self-defense to self-doubt,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.36,0:07:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pride to shame.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.34,0:08:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who was I? What side was I on?\NWhere did I fit in?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.74,0:08:02.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had no idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.85,0:08:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For years, I had\Nconstantly measured myself
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.44,0:08:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against images\Nthat looked nothing like me.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.95,0:08:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't see myself in the TV,\Nin the classroom or in magazines.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.20,0:08:19.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And suddenly, my face was everywhere\Nwith a big red X painted over it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.72,0:08:24.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why did I feel so uncertain\Nand insecure about my identity?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.58,0:08:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to throw some\Nsocial-psychological jargon out at you
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.40,0:08:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make myself sound really smart.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.29,0:08:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's something\Ncalled a "stereotype threat,"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.49,0:08:38.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what it says is that individuals\Nof a particular group
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.43,0:08:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,internalize and react to the negative\Nstereotypes associated with that group.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.65,0:08:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So because I'm so afraid\Nof everybody thinking
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.01,0:08:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that all those bad things\Nthat people say about me are true,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.50,0:08:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes, I don't act\Nto the best of my abilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.01,0:08:52.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I underperform.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.62,0:08:56.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether it's academically, socially -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.34,0:08:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was definitely\Nan introvert for a reason.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.57,0:09:05.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And basically what that means\Nis that you act against your true nature
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.05,0:09:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you're constantly trying\Nto live up to other people's expectations
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.22,0:09:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or deny their assumptions.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.22,0:09:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You mask who you truly are.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.10,0:09:19.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, how to we deflect these threats?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.01,0:09:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, you're right: with more jargon!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.24,0:09:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is something\Ncalled a "mirror-neuron theory."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.94,0:09:28.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What it means is that your brain neurons\Nreact in the same way,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.05,0:09:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether or not you\Nare the one doing the action.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.46,0:09:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, if I'm watching you\Neat a really delicious cheeseburger,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.23,0:09:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my brain is reacting in the same way
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.09,0:09:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if I was eating that really delicious\Ncheeseburger myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.47,0:09:41.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is why the Food Network
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.85,0:09:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is quite possibly the greatest\Nprogramming of all time.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.52,0:09:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only show I watch!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.27,0:09:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, imagine if what we saw on the media
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.52,0:09:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reflected a positive portrayal\Nof the group that we belonged to.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.68,0:09:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How would our brains react?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.34,0:09:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How would our perceptions change?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.65,0:10:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the secret of the success\Nof the show "The Cosby Show,"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.06,0:10:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the groundbreaking and intelligent sitcom
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.02,0:10:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that truly helped to adjust\Nperception of African Americans.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.20,0:10:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the first of its kind.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.95,0:10:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By focusing on the comedic\Ntrials and tribulations
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.72,0:10:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a successful and lovable family\Nthat just happened to be African American,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.96,0:10:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it took away those\Nlimiting qualifiers of race
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.92,0:10:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and helped to redefine what it meant\Nto just be an American family,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.52,0:10:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all through the power of story.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.82,0:10:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now while we look to the media to bring us\Nthe stark realities of humankind,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.96,0:10:39.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we seek stories to find\Nsome emotional connectivity with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.100,0:10:43.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stories give us a glimpse into\Nthe inner workings of the human spirit,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.57,0:10:46.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its pitfalls and its potentials.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.14,0:10:51.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they stir within us a desire\Nto reach the excesses of our imagination.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.15,0:10:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They challenge us and force us to look\Nat one another for who we truly are
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.80,0:10:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the hopes of possibly\Nconnecting our souls,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.78,0:11:01.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for that reason, they are sacred.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.96,0:11:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at the same time,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.84,0:11:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can be the shields\Nagainst the threats to our soul,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.16,0:11:09.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,threats to our identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.22,0:11:11.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what the mirror-neuron theory is saying
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.22,0:11:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that it's human nature\Nto follow the actions of the masses.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.74,0:11:18.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We repeat and/or believe\Nwhat people tell us to believe -
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.05,0:11:21.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about others and about ourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.43,0:11:26.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why not tell stories\Nthat are empowering and aspirational
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.76,0:11:29.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and challenge us to be better?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.52,0:11:31.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.66,0:11:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is exactly what superhero stories do.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.91,0:11:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The history of comics is about the misfit,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.36,0:11:50.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the unlikely hero,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.78,0:11:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ability to create greatness\Nwhere there was once doubt.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.60,0:11:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The unassuming Peter Parker,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.38,0:11:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the wallflower who's picked on\Nand misunderstood,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.36,0:12:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gets bitten by a radioactive spider
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.34,0:12:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that gives him extraordinary powers\Nand extraordinary responsibilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.51,0:12:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet his path is filled with villains\Nwho would doubt his determination,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.78,0:12:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who would threaten those he loves,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.52,0:12:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,threaten his life choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.79,0:12:25.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet Spider-Man, being the hero\Nthat he is, would always swing back,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.82,0:12:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he'd always beat the bad guy
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.35,0:12:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he'd always get the girl.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.17,0:12:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or girls, in Spider-Man's case.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.41,0:12:36.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lots of love drama there.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.32,0:12:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For 75 years, Marvel has been telling\Nthe tale of the outcast behind the mask.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.01,0:12:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's through his flaws and desires that we\Nconnect with the heart of the character
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.86,0:12:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that when he emerges as a hero,\Nwe have a real reason to champion him
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.64,0:12:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we understand\Nthose struggles too, don't we?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.90,0:12:58.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we also want to move past them.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.88,0:13:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Heroes make a choice to fight injustice,\Nto protect the innocent,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.52,0:13:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to put the balance back\Non the side of the good,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.38,0:13:08.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no matter how much\Nthey sacrifice of themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.13,0:13:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're willing to die for it\Nbecause they've chosen who they are.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.31,0:13:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they will defend it no matter what.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.12,0:13:20.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when that little girl\Nsat rapt to attention,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.95,0:13:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all those years ago\Nat her television screen,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.85,0:13:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watching the X-Men,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.43,0:13:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it wasn't just because they had taken her\Non an astonishing adventure.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.32,0:13:33.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's because they told her\Nthat it was okay to be different.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.91,0:13:36.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, you had to fight for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.86,0:13:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we all\Nwant to be heroes, don't we?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.35,0:13:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And wouldn't it be amazing\Nif heroes looked just like us?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.20,0:13:49.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why does a character like Kamala Khan\Nresonate with so many people?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.07,0:13:54.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like the first African-American\Nand Latino Spider-Man, Miles Morales,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.73,0:13:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kamala Khan is so much larger\Nthan just a pop-culture icon.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.98,0:13:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She came together
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.11,0:14:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in response to that global\Nsubconscious desire for representation
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.50,0:14:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for those Muslim American,\Nbacon-sniffing, short, nerdy girls like me
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.80,0:14:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for anyone else,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.40,0:14:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regardless of their gender,\Nsexuality, race, religion,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.62,0:14:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who just feel like misfits themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.70,0:14:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the actual Ms. Marvel series,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.91,0:14:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kamala Khan is just a girl\Ntrying to fit in.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.11,0:14:29.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's constantly negotiating,\Nrenegotiating who she is
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.79,0:14:32.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and all of the rules that come with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.55,0:14:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where does she belong?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.08,0:14:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She has no idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.76,0:14:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's still figuring out\Nthat journey to her authentic self.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.06,0:14:43.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But all she knows
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.07,0:14:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that she does not want to be limited\Nby the labels imposed upon her.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.34,0:14:53.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So really, Kamala Khan's story\Nis everyone's.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.53,0:14:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about confronting the labels\Nyou've been assigned
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.65,0:14:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sculpting them and redefining them
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.20,0:15:05.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until you figure out who you truly are\Nand what you actually believe.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.27,0:15:08.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of my favorite mottos -
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.20,0:15:12.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually I have it written\Non a post-it over my computer.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.07,0:15:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I look at it every single day,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.52,0:15:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was said by a poet named Rumi.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.77,0:15:18.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it goes,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.99,0:15:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Do not be satisfied with stories,\Nthat which has come before.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.64,0:15:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfold your own myth."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.43,0:15:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is our challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.78,0:15:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every single one of us,\Nno matter the categories we've inherited,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.86,0:15:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we must unfold our own myth.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.28,0:15:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it won't be easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.34,0:15:44.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're constantly navigating,\Nrearranging, reinventing
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.73,0:15:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,others' expectations\Nof ourselves every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.87,0:15:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But every word we write\Nin the narrative of our own lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.08,0:15:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we come closer to uncovering \Nwhat's beneath our own masks,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.27,0:16:01.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe even embracing that true misfit,\Nthat true crazy one within.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.19,0:16:05.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, it'll be a fight, that's for sure.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.65,0:16:07.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that battle for your soul,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.84,0:16:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for your authentic self,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.95,0:16:13.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's worth it, isn't it?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.99,0:16:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's bold; it's brave.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.28,0:16:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I would say it's heroic.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.52,0:16:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now it's your turn.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.83,0:16:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tell me your story.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.32,0:16:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.78,0:16:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)