Jamaica Kincaid reads "Girl" [CC]

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Jamaica Kincaid reads her short story, "Girl."
This is an excerpt from "Jamaica Kincaid on writing, her life, and The New Yorker." Watch the full program: • Jamaica Kincaid on wri...
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@Ferny313 Жыл бұрын

Thanks girl now I have to write a essay thanks so much

@asucenaleon545 Жыл бұрын

😂😂 right

@planeegg_1763 3 жыл бұрын

who here for school?

@chrismac826 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao yup

@planeegg_1763 3 жыл бұрын

@Ceren Akkaya dude i had this bs last semester man. so fuckin dumb

@devattack3816 3 жыл бұрын

yessir

@alexiscam9996 3 жыл бұрын

I hate it here

@moosemouse1049 3 жыл бұрын

I is here fot school also well

@kristinaconnolly2787 3 жыл бұрын

I love the way Jamaica reads "Girl" you can tell it is personal for her. The changes in her tone are my favorite part. I very much enjoy this short story.

@ikkakukempachi4866 4 жыл бұрын

sometimes, Laughing is not a sign of mockery. Here it is a sign of a common understanding of the irony this mother's words. And the author intend for humor too.

@ramj0y 3 жыл бұрын

Irony? I don't read this as irony so much so as Kincaid's lament over the violence of patriarchal colonial desires

@jessicathinks8379 3 жыл бұрын

@@ramj0y Omg. Give me a break. I am from Antigua as is Jamaica and know exactly what she's talking about down to the foods she called out which you probably never even ate. I laughed... because it's relatable. It's how we sometimes deal with things we find to be awkwardly true and laugh to release that tension. Try and understand people before trying to judge.

@zariawebb-atkinson1976 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicathinks8379 you do realize that with poetry, people are allowed to interpret it in different ways? That's the whole purpose of writing; people can relate or comprehend it in a way they believe makes sense.

@na5567 3 жыл бұрын

@@zariawebb-atkinson1976 Not exactly, while you're partially correct, people are also supposed to understand how that relates to the author and try to get their perspective, especially if they're going to judge others for laughing at something made to be funny.

@zariawebb-atkinson1976 3 жыл бұрын

@@na5567 you're allowed to have your own reactions..that isn't dictated by an author. Regardless of how they acknowledged how the author may have perceived their writing it doesnt prohibit them on having their own understanding

@dragonsember 5 жыл бұрын

Every girl is raised with different variations of the same behavioral conditioning.

@44DimensionSeven 4 жыл бұрын

she is a genius and inspiration to writers and artists of all kind. This piece is amazing and so much deeper than just what initially meets the eye.

@thatonemoodyguy Жыл бұрын

Love her! I can listen to her all day, it’s like my Grandma reading a bed time story

@mirnac.9104 2 жыл бұрын

Just now discovering Jamaica Kincaid and I instantly fell in love with her work. This short story "Girl", I discovered it from Veronica Chambers in Glory Edim's book Well Read Black girl. Love it!

@adrianonline69 8 жыл бұрын

she is incredible... a few words and you are totally into her stories

@tylermccann848 4 жыл бұрын

The discussion being had about the audience laughing I think is being taken a little too seriously. Art has always been an expression of the artist, followed by a reaction or interpretation of the beholder. She may have had a hard life to which she is referencing, and perhaps those in the audience can share those feelings or experiences. I am sure we all have experiences that we look back on and say "that wasn't good," but we are capable of laughing at it. I say, don't get too worked up. She's a talented writer and is able to connect with the audience in a positive way.

@maxwellnaslund1989 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely astonishing and beautiful tone, and the elaborate variation to convey the meaning of this short story is marvelous!

@sky_sky4172 6 жыл бұрын

Ditto.... @Brady Compaan

@heatherfulton-house4876 4 жыл бұрын

This was first published in 1978. Likely laughing was an uncomfortable type of laugh and possibly because it was a different time back then.

@mrsanti_history 5 жыл бұрын

Such a masterpiece by Kincaid!

@aedr04 7 жыл бұрын

Similar type of flow to "A Small Place," and also a masterpiece...

@atharvarya3636 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the assignment, "Girl".

@Mushy_illustrates Жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who isn't laughing because I am extremely confused?

@thefool2007 Жыл бұрын

That was brilliant.

@neptuneskiess 10 ай бұрын

this is so real

@Pearson1142 6 жыл бұрын

I'm hella shooketh

@raskinblog Жыл бұрын

🫶🏽 since i was 16. ❤

@SELFMADEG27 7 жыл бұрын

Omg Very Incredible.

@rlynn6658 18 күн бұрын

You have to laugh, or you'll cry? I understand the reaction to laugh when she says the word "slut" because she's reading it in such a serious tone that the word sort of slaps you in the face. There are so many emotions involved in the memory of being warned against being a slut... and I think there is a tendency to laugh it off as though we are all adult women now, we don't need to dwell on how traumatizing our puberty was, we can find mothers talking about sluts funny if not charming. But underneath this is such a sad sentiment. It's about what the mother does NOT say. She doesn't say here's how to be find happiness, here's how to make a friend, here's how to understand yourself, here's how to face hardship and build character, here's how to explore the world. It's all about how the girl should be for everyone else's benefit but her own. I hope I'm understanding her correctly. Someone let me know.

@marioriospinot 8 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@nanaafiab-a5631 6 жыл бұрын

Wondering why the people are laughing...

@muadabdi888 3 жыл бұрын

Its a form of showing how they are relating to what she is saying.

@bricevanderwoodsan2433 8 жыл бұрын

pretty accent

@exdol4662 5 жыл бұрын

All this for a loaf of bread

@tiagoledesma4866 4 жыл бұрын

Si ves esto y sos del Brighton sos un capo xd

@ornellarodriguezeleicegui6303 4 жыл бұрын

Equisde xd

@nicolaspettigrew3694 4 жыл бұрын

Equisde ×2

@livi4989 3 жыл бұрын

How to throw a child away before it even becomes a child

@beansummoner21 3 жыл бұрын

Hol up

@devattack3816 3 жыл бұрын

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@vladthe_cat 3 жыл бұрын

"Yeet the child"

@HongNguyen-zm3pd 2 жыл бұрын

the sound is not good I am quite disappointed

@simonabella 3 жыл бұрын

I don't see any irony in her mother's words. I see predestination which is very sad.

@sharayabutterfly3410 2 жыл бұрын

You are culturally incompetent

@agustinmamianetti7289 3 жыл бұрын

Soy solo un pobre niño latinoamericano que tiene un profesor de literatura inglesa que lo obliga a mirar cosas que no entiende ni le importa, por favor, sáqueme de Latinoamérica.

@savannahw9450 7 жыл бұрын

The parts where the people are laughing disturbs me because these are actual things young girls are told........I'm glad they find it funny........I don't

@michelinmaan9410 6 жыл бұрын

FTFY - Brown and black tragedy is white comedy.

@zechariahkeith2300 6 жыл бұрын

That's dark, sad, and unfortunetly somewhat accurate.

@zechariahkeith2300 6 жыл бұрын

+savannah w The laughter isn't because the things that are horrible are funny to them, it's because they're wrong, and laughter is a way to deal with it + things that we understand as blatantly wrong are sometimes funny to us humans.

@zechariahkeith2300 6 жыл бұрын

+savannah w like farting at a funeral. The fart itself isn't funny, it just stinks. Whats funny is the juxtaposition between the loud obnoxious stinky thing, inturrupting something somber and serious unceremoniously.

@luciacecilia 6 жыл бұрын

IKR. It felt so weird to listen to this with laughter in the background... I'd like to think they laugh cuz they're nervous. We def did not laugh while reading this in my Literature class.

@sophia6297 4 ай бұрын

Anyone here from "Girlhood' by Melissa Febos?

@bubboostewart2012 3 жыл бұрын

Here from mr trager 😳

@meharawan6685 3 жыл бұрын

2:34 Is that Robin Williams?

@ashley3392 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@manuelmurillo9254 10 ай бұрын

Me😂😂

@agustinmamianetti7289 3 жыл бұрын

Jaja, se parece a un personaje de Soul. Haha, she look like a Soul character.

@hassanwakcroun8919 7 ай бұрын

Who is here from iben zoher university 😁

@matiassalvago9363 4 жыл бұрын

if people who laughed knew that they suffered this and some women suffer, they would not laugh

@michaelzhang2626 4 жыл бұрын

A laugh can be recognizing how funny it was that this was normal back then.

@jcyoung5854 4 жыл бұрын

They do know, that's why there laughing. It's a laugh of understanding. Like how people make jokes about real stories that are relatable it's no different

@draco4569 Жыл бұрын

@@jcyoung5854 I'm more prone to laughing at someone if they experience some mild misfortune that I myself have gone though because it's partly out of empathy and understanding. If it's something traumatizing I wouldn't dare.