Gender transgression | Carly Mitchell | TEDxJacksonHole
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- čas přidán 6. 11. 2014
- This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Carly Mitchell explores dispelling the illusion of gender.
Carly Mitchell is a genderqueer who works as an industrial designer, illustrator, photographer, gardener, certified arborist and occasionally rescues cats stuck in trees. Carly grew up in both Jackson Hole, Wyoming and New York City, but now resides in Oakland, California where they have the best of both city and country environments.
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I love teaching my children to be gender fluid. My three year old often tells me that she's a boy so I'm not really sure what to do with her, so I let her wear "boy" clothes and "girl" clothes when she wants. She's one hell of a kid and every time she tells me she wants to be a dad, or a brother, or a boy, I just ask "are you going to be a good one?"
sisyphus I had role models. I was raised as a girl. And this is exactly WHY I went through an identity crisis- just to find out how I feel the best.
"It's a child, why would you.." can go either way, believe me.
That's the kind of parenting I want to do when I have kids.
@@Callimo sick world we live in today mate.........teaching kids they could be any gender is crazy ...
it is called no supression. but obviously biology is taught.
Bless you for blessing your young one so with the knowledge that self esteem is not gender determined.
I'm a twenty-eight-year-old transfemale you had me crying when you talked about Carl Sagan and talking about us being Stardust we literally are Stardust it's ours to play with for the short fleeting moment you have me in tears
Awe, thank you for reaching out Cara. Yeah, I forgot what I preached for awhile, so lately I've made it a practice to look up at the night sky every night before I go to sleep, even in the city when there's only one star in the sky to see, just to remind myself where I come from and how small I am. Hope you're having a gender Euphoric day.
“Gender transgression is necessary for gender equality ”
Do you notice that it's always the women talking about gender boundaries, and not the men... It's seems that men are happier with their gender, and women are the ones whining about it...
Well done and very powerfully delivered! Nice contribution to the discussion of the flaws and the weaknesses in our cultural gender binary system. It's unfortunate that we humans take our cultural norms as gospel truths rather than the artificial constructs that they absolutely are. It's our own ignorance to be sure, but we are also capable of learning and growing. I think you've help at least some of us to grow-up, and for that I thank you!
As a woman in the Army I had the ‘opportunity’ to embrace the lean, green, communicatin’ machine AND the compassionate, nurturing person I am. True story, bein’ kinda southern, I called everybody in my platoon honey or sweetie. Until a private-lowest-class called me honey. I locked his heels and said “that’s Sergeant Honey to you private.” And thereafter modified my speech. So, citizen. I understand, a bit.
Oh shut up
"citizen"
The last time I heard about a paratrooper (fresh back from combat) mouthing off and tossing drinks, he ended up half beaten to death behind the alley by the 300 pound Somoan "citizen" he didn't understand he'd better bow to.
Learn your place, soldier.
Good choice on the not going bald thing.
That was great!
My testosterone is high too. I’m comfortable in myself. Her arms are amazing. Power to her!!
Awesome video. Nature thrives in diversity, the colors are in the grey zone!
I was your neighbor a few floors down in NYC when you were a child, I remember you always refusing to wear a dress and saying you are a boy. I'm happy you created the life you wanted. I have a few photos of you from when you were 3 or 4 with my daughter and your older sister.
Phenomenal talk. All those labels.
The Gender Bianay . . . is making humanity sick.
Thank you Carly for a beautiful and well delivered talk.
Carly, you are a great speaker. You are personable, relatable, funny, and attractive. You go, Carly. There’s no telling where you can go!
so proud to share a name with this amazing person!!!
power to you !
gender fluid here, thank you for this interesting video. I love being gender fluid, I feel privileged to able to express myself and find support in my family, society has a long way to go in accept us but thanks to talks like this we are one step closer to educated people and create a more equal and accepted society
I KNOW HER! She is the most magnetic, articulate person IRL
At 75 I am also trans fluid. There are issues that I am working around here.
I know this comment is 6 years late, but myoh, how you are charming and well spoken. I also feet weird in "assigned gender". Your speech shows understanding; this and the general trend promises relief. But when you spoke about suicide :'(
nice job
Great speech! Thank you for helping us understand.
Thank you for this video. "Gender pirate!" My new term. Peace to you!
I’m trans and even I think all these new labels are getting crazy.
Finally someone with common sense, gender ideology is nothing more than insanity.
You are lucky that your parents raised you that way ❤
you forgot to add "chromosome milkshake" :P
Biodiversity does not refer to diversity within one species.
There are lots of silly rules.
Rules exist for a reason, some are necessary, others are not. Man snd Woman labels exist for a reason and its not because "whites" want to opress, thats just a brainwashing technique made by anarchists
Your references to people as male-assigned”/“female -assigned” is annoying.
no ur annoying
@@limbal People are called male or female.
@@limbal no you are. It’s male and female
@@xz740 non binary people exist but go off i guess. i was afab but im a dude now sooo
@@limbal Congrats on becoming a dude Elliot. I like your name btw.
I'm concerned. This individual seems to be explaining their identity as though it's an active decision.
Kyle Montenegro So...? My existence is literally based on my parent's decision to have a kid.
I decided that I wanted to be this way, not that way and I worked on things that I didn't like on my. How is your identity not an active decision?
It certainly can be.
‘i mainly played with boy-assigned people’ God has truly left the internet
Notice it's just those very unfortunate looks wise that are all up in arms about countless perceived slights.
Interesting... I my opinion I think when someone is born is born with a gender, of course there are some rare cases (maybe not so rare) when there is a medical problem or difference i should say better.
After that you are free to choose whatever you like. For instance you are a man and you feel attractive to women or to men or even to both, but you are a man.
I think the real issue is the social gender and disparity that there is. We dont need a social gender but we are not ready for that unfortunately.
WROOOOOONG
There is and will be no "Gender transgression" You shall retain the gender you were born with your entire lifetime
Robert Phelps you sound like you're giving an order " You shall not" it doesn't work that way you have no authority to command others on who they are. It doesn't affect you so back off
Here you are again. Get a life Robert Phelps. Robert Phelps on the crusade again with his mental block in your pathetic brain against Transgenders. God bless Transgenders they bring a breath of fresh air into this tired old world as individuals in their own right.
haha watch me
I identify as an attack helicopter...
The Obfuscating Apologist K, cool. Do that. None of our business, lol
I honestly hate how because transphobic people are the majority of the population, they make fun of non-binary people and pretend they are right. Reminds me of the times when religions were strong, just annoying ignoarce.
@@Yveldi so because I dont agree im transphobic ???? Go fly a Kite
@David Vanpatten You are proud of having illogical thoughts? Not unusual.
Also expected that you don't know the difference betwen "than" and "then".
@@Yveldi go sit in the corner please ... I'm done with you now.