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Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.04,0:00:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, here I am:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.25,0:00:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a straight, white, male,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.77,0:00:24.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without even glasses
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.15,0:00:27.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talking to you about racism.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.05,0:00:31.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may be thinking,\N"What does he know about discrimination?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.63,0:00:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to remind you\Nthat I also have a red beard.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.61,0:00:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I do know a bit about discrimination.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.34,0:00:42.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the past four years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.15,0:00:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been lucky enough to call Jerusalem,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.82,0:00:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Montreal, and then London my home town.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.48,0:00:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It didn't hit me straight away,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.51,0:00:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but then I realized that all three cities
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.94,0:00:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have a very interesting\Nrelationship with diversity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.53,0:01:02.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those experiences coupled\Nwith an education
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.85,0:01:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to [inaudible] me inclusiveness,\Nopenness, and respect,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.34,0:01:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made me very aware of the discrimination\Nthat happens around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.77,0:01:16.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With all the unfolding events\Nat the moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.67,0:01:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really felt that I had to do,\Nor at least, say something;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.53,0:01:23.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and because I'm a minimalist,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.48,0:01:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to say something,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.74,0:01:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and apparently, it's worth spreading.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.48,0:01:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to start by telling you a story.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.24,0:01:36.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The year is 1934, in Nuremberg, Germany.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.53,0:01:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My great-grandparents are the owners
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.71,0:01:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of one of the most prestigious\Nhat shop in the city.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.21,0:01:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their family came from AufseB,\Na small country town outside this city.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.04,0:01:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At one point,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.50,0:01:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was best known for having\Nthe highest rate of breweries per capita.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.50,0:01:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And also... No; actually, that's it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.36,0:02:00.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was a small town with nothing much,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.55,0:02:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that's where my family came from,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.31,0:02:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's where they lived\Nfor over 200 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.46,0:02:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were proud of their origins.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.59,0:02:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were not really religious,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.41,0:02:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but still, they were very proud\Nof their Jewish heritage, as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.16,0:02:21.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is for that sole reason,\Nthat in 1934,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.24,0:02:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after one of my grandad's classmate\Nwas attached to a fence the whole night,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.58,0:02:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they decided to flee\Nwhat was their home for a new one;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.97,0:02:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what was then called Palestine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.86,0:02:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their heritage, their roots\Nwere in Germany,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.27,0:02:41.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Nuremberg, in AufseB,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.74,0:02:44.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where my name literally comes from.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.29,0:02:48.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because of racism\Nand Nazism, they had to flee.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.58,0:02:54.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we challenge that?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.95,0:02:59.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a society, how do we make sure\Nthat this kind of event
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.16,0:03:01.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't happen again in the future?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.27,0:03:05.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is where the magic trick happens.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.20,0:03:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together, we'll see how we can use\Nracist tools against them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.69,0:03:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together, let's reverse\Nengineering racism.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.13,0:03:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, I was on YouTube watching videos,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.94,0:03:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we often do,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.61,0:03:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then, I saw\Na panel discussion on Fox News,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.26,0:03:33.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,America's largest news channel\Nand its strongest conservative voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.20,0:03:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The panel was discussing Jesus and Santa.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.52,0:03:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was baffled.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.67,0:03:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There it was: a panel of professional,\Nwell-educated journalists
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.83,0:03:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vehemently defending the fact\Nthat both icons were white.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.66,0:03:56.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it comes to Santa,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.26,0:03:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- spoiler alert -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.59,0:04:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he doesn't exist.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.04,0:04:03.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it doesn't really matter;\Nhe's a commercial product.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.52,0:04:07.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it comes to Jesus, however,\Nit's a whole other story.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.59,0:04:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we can say that he had\Nquite an impact on our world,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.14,0:04:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so his figure is quite important.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.62,0:04:19.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This panel was defending\Nthe fact that he was white
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.34,0:04:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so seriously,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.28,0:04:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it felt that for them\Nif he weren't, he would be less of a God.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.72,0:04:27.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that troubled me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.73,0:04:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you will, let's look\Ninto Jesus's origins.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.30,0:04:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus was born in Nazareth,\Nas most of you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.42,0:04:41.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in today's West Bank.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.52,0:04:43.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, it was called Judea.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.50,0:04:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Jesus actually comes from Galilea
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.56,0:04:49.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is just north of Judea.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.50,0:04:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to anthropologist Richard Neave,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.74,0:04:57.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is what a Galilean\Nwould've looked like at that time.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.04,0:05:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Interesting, isn't it?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.90,0:05:06.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's more of what\Nwe would refer to today as an Arab
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.52,0:05:09.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than a white Caucasian male.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.10,0:05:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that by looking into the origins\Nof certain things or people,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.03,0:05:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're able to show,\Nexplain, and gap bridges
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.25,0:05:23.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between people that thought\Nthey had nothing in common;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.10,0:05:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for example, Fox News and an Arab.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.20,0:05:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another admirable man is Trevor Noah.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.80,0:05:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's a South-African comedian
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.78,0:05:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he's the host\Nof "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.31,0:05:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Comedy Central.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.66,0:05:48.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trevor was born in 1984,\Nin Johannesburg, South Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.65,0:05:51.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he has a very interesting story.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.57,0:05:57.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His mom was a Black South African woman,\Nand his dad was a Swiss white man.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.46,0:06:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Trevor's very own existence\Nwas illegal.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.68,0:06:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was referred as "colored,"\Nand he couldn't go to play outside
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.56,0:06:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as he was rejected\Nby both Black and white communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.41,0:06:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a very interesting documentary\Ncalled "You laugh but it's true,"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.23,0:06:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trevor explains\Nhow in post-apartheid South Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.82,0:06:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as he was becoming a comedian,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.03,0:06:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what was once a handicap\Nbecame an advantage,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.03,0:06:27.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what was once a threat to his life
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.92,0:06:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,became a way for him to distinguish\Nhimself from other comedians.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.85,0:06:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He could relate to both communities,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.44,0:06:40.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and both Black and white communities\Nsaw him as an outsider and an insider.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.09,0:06:44.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From a Johannesburg's slum,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.71,0:06:50.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he came to host one of the America's\Nprogressive, most influential shows.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.34,0:06:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all of this by a lot of work,\Na lot of talent, of course,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.02,0:06:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also by understanding\Nhow to use his origins
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.44,0:07:00.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to his own advantage.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.45,0:07:05.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now that we understood
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.49,0:07:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can use origins to fight racism,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.76,0:07:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's see how we can apply it
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.66,0:07:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to one of today's most important issues:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.92,0:07:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the rise of islamophobia.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.00,0:07:19.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because when you go to Yad Vashem,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.58,0:07:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jerusalem's Holocaust Museum,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.13,0:07:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I've visited over five times,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.59,0:07:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you come to realize
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.24,0:07:30.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that one of the main issues\Nthat allowed this atrocity to happen
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.67,0:07:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was the passivity and the silence
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.22,0:07:35.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of those who were not concerned.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.66,0:07:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not that they were especially racist,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.60,0:07:40.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they just didn't act out.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.64,0:07:47.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, there is a problem today\Nwith Muslim extremists,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.81,0:07:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but Islam is not the problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.80,0:07:56.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a political, a financial issue,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.32,0:07:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but definitely, religion is not the issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.88,0:08:02.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is important to make this distinction,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.42,0:08:07.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we should include\Nthose Muslims who are not extremists
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.56,0:08:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not exclude them\Nin the arms of those who are.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.25,0:08:13.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To those who say,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.43,0:08:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Well, Islam is not compatible\Nwith our modern society,"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.34,0:08:21.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It is a hateful,\Nit is a destructive religion,"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.43,0:08:23.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to challenge you,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.37,0:08:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and once again, let's go look\Ninto Islam's origin and history.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.15,0:08:35.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First thing: the numbers.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.01,0:08:39.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever tried counting\Nfrom one to ten without numbers?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.01,0:08:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pretty hard task.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.68,0:08:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to thank the influence\Nof Islam for this invention.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.12,0:08:53.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,al-Razi, a Persian scientist,\Nwas the first to use alcohol in medicine.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.18,0:08:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Quite ironic, isn't it?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.50,0:09:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who here hasn't heard\Nof the "One thousand and one nights"?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.10,0:09:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A poetry masterpiece.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.02,0:09:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, this was written\Nunder the influence of Islam.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.58,0:09:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Taj Mahal -
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.54,0:09:14.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an architectural prowess.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.49,0:09:19.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was both requested\Nand designed by Muslims.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.14,0:09:24.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For those who have seen it,\Nyou know how beautiful it is:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.45,0:09:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the details, the arts,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.64,0:09:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the little stones\Nthat make the beauty of it all.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.64,0:09:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, finally - belly dancing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.94,0:09:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, yes, we have to thank\NMuslim influence for this, as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.41,0:09:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can have a real impact in fighting\Nracism and discrimination around you,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.02,0:09:53.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply by speaking out
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.35,0:09:56.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by using racist tools against them
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.68,0:09:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because nothing hurts more
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.01,0:10:01.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than being beaten\Nat your own game, with you own tools.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.05,0:10:03.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine a golfer
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.19,0:10:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being beaten by his opponents;\Nbut with his own clubs.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.30,0:10:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He would probably disregard\Nthe importance of the clubs
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.79,0:10:14.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just admit his opponent was better.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.00,0:10:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe it goes\Nthe same way with racism.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.00,0:10:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you can fight their ideology\Nwith their logic,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.24,0:10:23.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you put them in a position
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.100,0:10:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they are not able to say\Nthat your argument is invalid.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.25,0:10:33.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I urge you to speak out.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.29,0:10:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All people are countable\Nfor what they say.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.22,0:10:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't be afraid of arguing with someone.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.34,0:10:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't be afraid of being a fool,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.05,0:10:47.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because in front of a racist,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.78,0:10:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they will always be the fool.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.21,0:10:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just a student.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.02,0:10:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have more credentials than you do.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.35,0:10:59.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't have more knowledge than you do.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.70,0:11:03.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just have the will to be\Non right side of history.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.16,0:11:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So tap into your origins,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.52,0:11:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your story, and your history,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.63,0:11:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use them to fight discrimination\Nand racism around you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.87,0:11:15.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I finish,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.28,0:11:18.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to share with you a quote
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.45,0:11:20.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than I saw when I was visiting
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.08,0:11:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Genocide Museum\Nin Kigali, Rwanda, this summer.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.28,0:11:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to this date, it's stuck with me.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.23,0:11:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"When we said never again\Nafter the holocaust,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.21,0:11:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did it concern only certain people\Nand not others?"
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.20,0:11:41.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.65,0:11:42.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)