拥抱你内心的少女英语演讲稿

1、EveEasier:EmbraceyourinnergirlGoodmorning.ImveryhappytobehereinIndia.AndIvebeenthinkingalotaboutwhat1havelearnedovertheselastparticularly11yearswithV-Dayand"ThuVaginaMonologues/travelingtheworld,essentiallymeetingsthwomenandgirlsacrosstheplanettostopnolciiccagjiinstwomen.What1wanttotalkabouttod

2、ayisisthisparticularcull,orgroupingofcells,thatisineachandeveryoneofus.AndIwaintocallitthegirlcell.Andit'sinmenaswellasinwomen.Iwantyoutoimaginethatthisparticulargroupingofcellsiscentraltotheevolutionofourspeciesandthecontinuationofthehumanrace.AndIwantyouimaginethatatsomepointinhistoryagroupofp

3、owcrfi.ilpeopleinvestedinowningandcontrollingtheworldunderstoodthatthesuppressionofthisparticularcell,theoppressionofthesecells,thereinterpretationofthesecells,theunderminingofthesecells,gettingustobelieveintheweaknessofthesecellsandthecrushing,eradicating,destroying,reducingthesecells,basicallybega

4、ntheprocessofkillingoffthegirlcell,whichwas,bytheway,patriarchy.Iwantyoutoimaginethatthegirlisachipinthehugemacrocosmofcollectiveconsciousness.Anditisessentialtobalance,towisdom,andtoactuallythefutureofallofus.AndthenIwantyoutoimaginethatthisgirlcelliscompassion,andidsempathy,andit'spassionitsel

5、f,andit'svulnerability,andit'sopennessandit'sintensityandit'sassociation,andit'srelationship,anditisintuitive.Andthenlefsthinkh<>wcompassioninformswisdom,andthatvulnerabilityisourgreateststrength,andthatemotionshaveinherentlogic,whichleadtoradical,appropriate,savingaction.A

6、ndthenlct*srememberthatwivebeentaughttheexactoppositebythepowersthatbe,thatcompassioncloudsyourthinking,thatitgetsintheway,thatvulnurabilityiswetness,thatemotionsarcnottobetrusted,andyou*renotsupposedtotakethingspersonally,whichisoneofmyfavorites.Ithinkthewholeworldhasessentiallybeenbroughtupnottobe

7、agirl.Howdowebringupboys?Whatdoesitmeantobeaboy?Tobeaboyreallymeansnottobeagirl.Tobeamanmeansnottobeagirl.Tobeawomanmuansnottobeagirl.Tobestrongmeansnottobeagirl.Tobealeadermeansnottobeagirl.Iactuallythinkthatbeingagirlissopowerfulthatwe*vchadtotraineveryonenottobethat.(Laughter)AndPdalsoliketosayth

8、attheironyofcourse,isthatdenyinggirl,suppressinggirl,suppressingemotion,rcftisingfeelinghasleadthushere.WherewehavenowcometoliveinaworldwherethemostextremeFormsofviolencethemosthorrificpoverty,genocide,massrapes,thedestructionoftheEarth,iscompletelyoutofcontrol.Andbecausewehavesuppressedourgirlcells

9、,andsuppressedourgirl-ship,wedonotfeelwhatisgoingon.So,wearcnotbeingchargedwiththeadequateresponsetowhatishappening.1wanttotalkalittlebitabouttheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.Forme,itwastheturningpointofmylife.Ihavespentalotofrimethereinthelastthreeyears.1feeluptothatpointhadseenalotintheworld,alotofnol

10、ciicc.Iessentiallylivedintherapeminesoftheworldforthelast12years.ButthedemocraticrepublicofCongoreallywastheturningpointinmysoul.Iwentand1spenttimeinaplaceeddiedBukavuinahospitalcalledthePanziHospital,withadoctorwhowasaclosetoasaintasanypersonIveevermet.HisnameisDr.DenisMukwege.And,intheCongo,fortho

11、seofyouwhod()n*tknow,therehasbeenawarragingf(>rthelast12years,awarthathaskillednearlysixmillionpeople.Itisestimatedthatsomewherebutwuun300,000and50(),0(X)womenhavebeenrapedthere.WhenIspentmyfirstweeksatPaiizihospital1satwithwomenwhosatandlinedupeverydaytotellmetheirstories.Andtheirstoriesweresoho

12、rrificandsomind-blowing,andsoontheothersideofhumanexistence,thattobeperfectlyhonestyou,Iwasshattered.And1willtellyouthatwhathappened,isthrouithatshattering,listeningtothestoriesofciglit-ycar-oldgirlswhohadtheirinsidesconsecrated,whohadgunsandbayonetsandthingsshovedinsidethemsotheyhadholes,literally,

13、insidethemwheretheirpeeandpoopcameoutofthem.Listeningtothestoryof80-ycar-oldwomenwhoweretiedtochainsandcircled,andwheregroupsofmenwouldcomeandrapethemperiodically,allinthenameofeconomicexploitationtostealthemineralssotheWestcanhaveitandprofitfromthem.Mymindpassoshattered.Butwhathappenedformeisthatth

14、atshatteringactuallyemboldenedmeinaway3haveneverbeenemboldened.Thatshattering,thatopeningofmygirlcell,thatkindofmassivebreakthroughofmyheartallowedmetobecomemorecourageousandbraver,andactuallymorecleverthanIhadbeeninthepastinmylife.AndIwanttosaythat1thinkthepowersthatbeknowthatempirebuildingisactual

15、lythatfeelingsgetinthewayofempirebuilding.FeelingsgetinthewayofthemassacquisitionoftheEarth,andexcavatingtheEarth,anddestroyingthings.Iremember,f()rexamplewhenmyfather,whowasveryveryviolunt,usedtobeatme.Andhewouldactuallysay,whilehewasbearingme,MD()n,tyoucry.Don'tyoudarecry."Becausemycrying

16、somehowexposedhisbrutalitylx)him.Andeveninthemomenthedidn'iwanttoberemindedofwhathewasdoing.Iknowthatwehavesystematicallyannihilatedthegirlcell.AndIwanttosaywc*vcannihilalrditinmenaswellasinwomen.And1thinkinsomewavswc*vcbeenmuchharshertomenintheannihilationoftheirgirlcell.(Applause)Isechowboysha

17、vebeenbroughtup,andIsecthisacrosstheplanut,tobetough,tobehardened,todistancethemselvesfromtheirtcndcrticss,tonotcry.IactuallyrealizedonceinKesevo,when1watchedamanbreakdown,thatbulletsarcactuallyhardenedtears,thatwhenwedon'tallowmentohavetheirgirlselfandhavetheirvulnerability,andhavetheircompassi

18、on,andhavetheirhearts,thattheybecomehardenedandhurtfulandviolent.AndIthinkwehavetaughtmentobesecurewhentheyarcinsecure,topretendtheyknowthingswhentheydon'tknowthings,orwhywouldwebewherewearc?Topretendthey*renotamesswhentheyarcamess.And1willtellyouaven,funnystory.Onmywayhereontheairpkiiic,Iwaswal

19、kingupanddowntheisleoftheplane.Andallthesemen,literallyatleast10menwereintheirlittlescatswatchingchickflicks.Andtheywereallalone,andIthought,MThisisthesecretlifeofmen.M(Lautcr)Ivetraveled,asIsaid,tomanymanycountries,andIveseen,ifwedowhatwedotothegirlinsideusthenobviouslyit'shorrifictothinkwhatwe

20、dotogirlsintheworld.AndweheardfromSun汨layesterday,andKavitaaboutwhatwedotogirls.But1justwanttosaythatIvemetgirlswithknifewoundsandcigarettebums,whoarcliterallybeingtreatedlikeashtrays.Iveseengirlsbetreatedlikegjirbagecans.Iveseengirlswhowerebeatenbytheirmothers,andbrothersandfathersanduncles.Iveseen

21、girlsstarvingthcmschcstodeathinAmericaininstitutionstolooklikesomeidealizedversionofthemselves.Iveseenthatwecutgirlsandwecontrolthemandwekeepthemilliterate,orwemakethemfeelbadaboutbeingtoosmart.Wesilencethem.Wemakethemfeelguiltyforbeingsmart.Wegetthemtobehave,totoneitdown,nottobetoointense.Wesellthe

22、m,wekillthemasembryos.Weenslavethem.Werapethem.Wearcsoaccustomedtorobbinggirlsofthesubjectofbeingthesubjectsoftheirlivesthatwehavenowactuallyobjectifiedthemandturnedthemintocommodities.Thesellingofgirlsisrampantacrossthepknict.Andinmanyplacestheyarcworthlessthanandcows.ButIalsowanttotalkaboutthefact

23、thatifoneineightpeopleontheplanetarcgirlsbutwuuntheagesof10to24,theyarctheykey,really,inthedevelopingworldsaswellasinthewholeworld,tothefutureofhumanity.Andifgirlsarcintroublebecausetheyfacesystematicdisadv-uitagcsthatkeepthemwheresociutywiuitsthemtobe,includinglackofaccesstohealthcare,education,hea

24、lthyfoods,laborforceparticipation.Theburdenofallthehouseholdtasksusuallyfallsongirlsandyoungersiblings.VThichensuresthattheywillneverovercomethesebarriers.Thestaleofgirls,theconditionofgirls,will,inmybelief,andthat*sthegirlinsideusandthegirlintheworld,determinewhetherthespeciessunnves.AndwhatIwantto

25、suggestisthat,havingtalkedtogirls,becauseIjustfinishedanewbookcalledH1AmanEmotionalCreature：TheSecretLifeofGirlsAroundtheWorld,°Tvebeentalkingtogirlsfi）rfiveyears,andoneofthethingsthatIveseenistrueevuryhuruisthattheverbthat'sbeenenforcedongirlistheverbHtoplease.Marctrainedtoplease.Iwanttoch

26、angetheverb.Iwantusalltochangetheverb.Iwanttheverbtobeeducate*orractivate"orHciigagrHorMc（）nfn>ntMor"du"orcreate.*Ifweteachgirlstochangetheverbwewillactuallyenforcethegirlinsideusandthegirlinsidethem.AndIhavetonowshareafewstoriesofgirlsIveseenacrosstheplanetwhohaveungagudtheirgirl,

27、whohavetakenontheirgirlinspiteofallthecircumstancesaroundthem.Iknowa14yearoldgirlintheNetherlands,fi）rexample,whoisdemandingthatshetakeaboatandgoaroundtheentireworldbvherself.Thereisateenagegirlwhojustrecentlywentoutandknewthatsheneeded56starstattooedontherightsideofherface.Thereisagirl,JuliaButterf

28、lyHill,wholivedf（）rayearinatreebecauseshewiintcdtoprotectthewildoaks.ThereisagirlwhoImet14yearsagoinAfghanistanwhoIhaveadoptedasmydaughterbecausehermotherwaskilled.Hermotherpasarolutionary.Andthisgirl,whenshewas17yearsoldworeaburqainAfghanistan,andwentintothestadiumsanddocumentedtheatrocitiesthatwer

29、egoingontowardswomen,underneathherburqa,withavideo.Andthatvideobecamethevidu。thatwentoutallovertheworldafter9/11toshowwhatwasgoingoninAfghanistan.IwanttotalkaboutRachelCorriewhowasinherteenswhenshestoodinfrontofanIsraelitanktosayHcndtheoccupation.*1Andsheknewsheriskeddeathandshewasliterallygunneddow

30、nandrolledoverbythatLink.And1wanttotalkaboutagirlthatIjustmetrecentlyinBukavu,whowasimpregnatedbyherrapist.Andshewasholdingherbaby.And1askedherifshelovedherbaby.Andshelookedintoherbaby'sevesandshesaid,"()fcourse1lovemvbabv.HowcouldInotlovemvbaby?It*smvbabvandit'sfulloflove."Thecapa

31、cityforgirlstoovercomesituationsandtomoveonlevels,tomu,ismind-blowing.AndthereisagirlnamedDorcas.AndIjustmetherinKenya.AndDorcasis15yearsoldAndshewastrainedinself-defense.Andafewmonthsagoshewaspickeduponthestreetbythreeoldermen.Theykidnappedher,theyputherinacar.Andthrouiherselfdefense,shegrabbedthei

32、rAdam'sapples,shepunchedthemintheeyes,andshegotherselffreeandoutofthecar.InKenya,inAugustIwenttovisitoneoftheV-Daysafehousesf()rgirls,ahouseweopenedsevenyearsagowithanamazingwomannamedAgnesParcyio.Agueswasawomanwhowascutwhenshewasalittlegirl,shewasfemalegrnitallymutilated.Andshemadeadecisionasma

33、nywomendo,acrossthisplaiict,thatwhatwasdonetoherwouldnotbeenforcedanddonetootherwomenandgirls.S。，foryearsAgnuswalkudthroughtheRiftvalley.Shegirlswhatahealthyvaginalookedlike,andwhatamutilatedvaginalookedlike.Andinthattimeshesavedmanygirls.Andwhenwemetherweaskedherwhatwecoulddoforher,andshesaid.nWcll

34、,ifyougotmeaJeep1couldgetaroundalotfastcr.HSo,wugotheraJeep.Andthenshesaved4,500girls.Andthenweaskedher,H（）kay,whatelsedoyounccd?MAndshesaid,"Well,now,1needahouse.HS。，sevenyearsagoAgnesbuiltthefirstV-DaysafehouseinNarok,Kenya,intheMasailand.Anditwasahousewheregirlscouldrunaway,theycouldsavethei

35、rclitoris,theywouldn'tbecut,theycouldgotoschool.AndintheyearsthatAgueshashadthehouseshehaschangedthesituationthere.Shehasliterallybecomedeputymayor.Shehaschangedtherules.Thewholecommunityhasboughtintowhatshesdoing.Whenwewerethereshewasdoingaritual,whereshereconcilesgirlswhohaverunawar,withtheirf

36、amilies.AndtherewasayounggirlnamedJaclyn.Jaclynwas14yearsoldandshewasinherMasaifamilyandthereisadroughtinKenya.Andsocowsarcdying,andcowsarcthemostvaluablepossession.AndJaclynoverheardherfathertalkingtoanoldmanabouthowhewasabouttosellherforthecows.Andsheknewthatmeantshewouldbecut.Sheknewthatmeantshew

37、ouldn'tgotoschool.Sheknewthatmeantshewouldn'thaveafuture.Sheknewshewouldhavetomarrythatoldman,andshewas14.So,oneafternoon,shedheardaboutthesafehouse.Jaclynleftherfathershouseandshewalkedfortwodays,tw。daysthroughMasailand.Shesleptwiththehyenas.Shehidatni的tSheimaginedherfatherkillingherononeha

38、nd,andMamaAgnesgreetingher,withthehopethatshewouldgreetherwhenshegottothehouse.Andwhenshegottothehouseshewasgreeted.AndAguestookherin.AndAgnuslovedher.AndAgnussupportedherf（）rtheyear.Andshewenttoschoolandshef）undhervoiceandshef（）undheridentityandshefoundherheart.Andthen,hertimewasreadywhenshehadtogo

39、backtotalktoherfatheraboutthereconciliation,afterayear.AndIhadtheprivilugrofbeinginthehutwhenshewasreunitedwithherfatherandreconciled.Andinthathut,wewalkedin,andherfatherandhisfourwivesweresittingthere,andhersisterswhohadjustreturnedbecausetheyhadallfledwhenshehadfled,andherprimarymother,whohadbeenb

40、eateninstandingupforherwiththeelders.Andwhenherfathersawherandsawwhoshehadbecome,inherfullgirlself,hethrewhisarmsaroundherandbrokedowncning.Andhesaid,"Youarcbeautiful.Youhavegrownintoagorgeouswoman.N'uwillnotcutyou.And1giveyoumyword,hereandnow,thatwewillnotcutyoursisterseither.11Andwhatshes

41、aidtohimwas,"Youwerewillingtosellmeforfourcowsandacalf,andsomebkuikcts.ButIpromiseyou,nowthat1willbeeducatedIwillalwaystakecareofyou,and1willcomebackandIwillbuildyouahouse.And1willbeinv（）urcornerfortherestofvourlife.1,<JJFormu,thatisthepowerofgirls.Andthatisthepoweroftninsformation.1wanttocl

42、osetodaywithanewpiecefrommybook.AndIwanttodeittonightf（）rthegirlineverybodyhere.And1wanttodoitforSunitha.And1wanttodoitforthegirlsthatSunithatalkedaboutyesterday,thegirlswhosurvive,thegirlswhocanbecomesomebodyelse.But1reallywanttodoitforeachandeverypersonhere,tovaluethegirlinus,tovaluethepartthatcri

43、es,tovaluethepartthat'semotional,tovaluethepartthat'svulnerable,tounderstandthat'swherethefuturelies.Thisiscalled'TmAnEmotionalCreature/1Andithappenedbecause1metagirlinWattsL.A.1wasaskinggirlsiftheylikedbeingagirl,andallthegirlswerelike,MNo,1hateit.1can'tstandit.h'sallbad.Myb

44、rothersgetcvcnthing/*Andthisgirljustsatupandwent,nIlovebeingagirl.Tmanemotionalcrcah.irc!1,（Laughter）Thisisforher:Ilovebeingagirl.IcanfeelwhatyourefeelingasyouVefeelinginsidethefeelingbefore.Iamanemotionalcreature.Thingsdonotcometomeasintellectualtheoriesorhard-pressedideas.Theypulsethroughmyorgansa

45、ndlegsandburnupmycars.Oh,1knowwhenyourgirlfriendisreallypissedoff,eventhoughsheappearstogiveyouwhatyouwantIknowwhenastormiscoming.Icanfeeltheinvisiblestirringsintheair.1cantellyouhew（>n*tcallback.It'savibe1share.Iamanemotionalcreature.IlovethatIdonottakethingslightly.Everythingisintensetome,theway1w