Tackling mixed race stereotypes and identity crisis | Simran Merali Pawar

Tackling mixed race stereotypes and identity crisis | Simran Merali Pawar | TEDxIUEA

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"What are you?" is a question Ms. Merali often finds herself answering in regards to her race. Coming from a multiracial family she often deals with various stereotypes and belonging to so many races can often leave one feeling like they don't really belong anywhere. So how does she deal with this? Listen to her touching personal story to find out.
Ms. Simran Merali is a journalism student, media personality and youth influencer. She is a radio show host on Nxt Radio and famous for hosting one of Uganda’s biggest youth shows: MTN pulse vibes. Ms. Simran Merali is a journalism student, media personality and youth influencer. She is a radio show host on Nxt Radio and famous for hosting one of Uganda’s biggest youth shows: MTN pulse vibes. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@missvida6251 2 жыл бұрын

Kenya, Uganda and Jamaican are nationalities. Not races. She's African and South Asian (Indian) . The end

@icetrip2417 2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@JonnyRootsDem Жыл бұрын

Right

@mixeduniverse111 2 жыл бұрын

My experience is mostly being asked what I am and I gladly say mixed then tell them what my parents are. I think the more people know who we are the better.

@bdmenne 2 жыл бұрын

You being proud insinuates a “us vs. them” mentality. People aren’t proud to say they are White anymore. But mix and melanated is in.

@evitaarena1362 2 жыл бұрын

Literally you said everything I was thinking ❤️I’m so tired of people assuming I’m from here and there like just stop

@iamnatechristian 3 жыл бұрын

Authentic talk, well delivered🙏🏼

@iuea_uganda 3 жыл бұрын

Emotional talk! Thank you for sharing your story which surely many can relate to as the world becomes more diverse.

@hollykanyamunyu1971 3 жыл бұрын

Real and beautiful so proud of my girl !❤️

@fie1917 2 жыл бұрын

Why did no one laugh WHEN SHE SAID HER MOM THOUGHT TED WAS A PERSON IT WAS SO FUNNY WTF

@uyuvt 2 жыл бұрын

i think this presentation mightve just been recorded without an audience

@vm8762 Жыл бұрын

I'm a mixed music artist!!!! Identity had always been a big issue for me

@kadogo7712 Жыл бұрын

Your parents messed up

@fatousow9304 Жыл бұрын

@@kadogo7712how😂

@kirajeanarnaud8063 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!👏

@hunnybadger442 2 жыл бұрын

I'm adopted and mixed race... It's a weird place to be...

@Henryfordisright 4 ай бұрын

People shouldnt race mix. It's wrong.

@mohamedshallo8757 3 жыл бұрын

well said Simran

@mr.manishmajithia6435 3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

@IAMHANSERA 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@matthewalicea4860 Жыл бұрын

As a mixed race boy, I can confirm I am very loyal 😂

@geenyomudug2422 3 жыл бұрын

Salam alaikum part😂😂😂😭😭 well said sim

@mimimonica7751 3 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@gabriellalaplace 2 жыл бұрын

A good portion of your accent sounds Jamaican. I'm part Jamaican.

@timoteooo94 Жыл бұрын

I wanna go to Uganda now to visit

@thatwoman3367 2 жыл бұрын

Mixed race people we are the hybrids. Mix a lion with a tiger and it creates the majestic liger who is bigger and physically stronger. Never forget how special you are 💗

@Henryfordisright 4 ай бұрын

Except it doesnt always go down like that. Often it doesn't. And those animals become infertile.

@renata_mulatta 4 ай бұрын

a lion and a tiger are two different species. a european and an african are the same species.

@markowembabazi5030 2 жыл бұрын

“With the amount of anime I’ve watched”😂😂😂

@xmyriis6404 4 ай бұрын

um, how can you do a TED talk on race and not know the difference between race and ethnicity?

@thewillsfamilyaccount6486 2 жыл бұрын

Mixed race is the best!! I love it.. soon we will take over the world! Lol .

@pseudonymphmusic7721 2 жыл бұрын

Bro stop that kind of talk but it’s good to be healthily proud!

@sarahdight1341 2 жыл бұрын

@@pseudonymphmusic7721 y not

@trollking6315 Жыл бұрын

@@pseudonymphmusic7721 Why stop? Mixing cultures is what will lead to a true utopia. If there are no differences, there is no racism. There is no racism if we all are the same race. Like it or not, that is slowly where humanity is headed. Join the march of progress sister, or fall behind alone and selfish.

@JonnyRootsDem Жыл бұрын

@@trollking6315 here will always be differences, im mixed and have other mixed people telling how im too dark, racism will never ever go

@Henryfordisright 4 ай бұрын

And humanities IQ continues to drop kek.@@trollking6315

@osobeautiful5581 2 жыл бұрын

Jamaican and African does not equal “mixed race.” That would be like saying a French and American baby is mixed race… Wow!

@mariabarnes9197 3 ай бұрын

Mixed culture, & maybe mixed race. For example are we assuming the French person is Caucasian? They might be of Arabic descent or Caucasian-Arabic, etc. The American could be any race, ot just Caucasian. So it's possible to loosely make the statement, "Oh, they're mixed race, French & American," & mean that the person is mixed culturally & racially.

@trollking6315 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful talk, but do note that being a weeb does NOT make you Japanese. I can sip Ramen all day long it wont make me of Asian decent.

@Frrrdm Жыл бұрын

Thanks for conflating Japanese with anime. So much for complaining about stereotypes

@hello-sz7hp Жыл бұрын

It's not fair that mixed people have these symptoms

@user-ym9rc1me6z 2 жыл бұрын

I am “African White”

@roseadams8003 Жыл бұрын

People don’t care anymore. They only ask for conversations sake

@Lynn-zq5ik 20 күн бұрын

Lets be totally honest here any way we look at it on all honestly if our European 4 fathers didn't colonize everything they seen and touched we wouldn't have the stereotypes we'd have our culture.(period)

@banukasilva6153 Жыл бұрын

B-BBEE

@Gelo-tz4ib 2 жыл бұрын

@andi-nf9fd 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you can’t tell a mixed race person it’s only if they mention it. Most mixed race people are the ones who make big deals out of being mixed race. I have mixed race people in my family and we embrace them.

@manosphereprime7744 Жыл бұрын

Don’t speak on struggle you don’t know

@julesa1754 Жыл бұрын

If someone is voicing they have a struggle with fitting in, you shouldn't be so dismissive. Their pain might be different but it is still pain at the end of the day

@khanom3033 Жыл бұрын

Then their lucky but not all mixed race people have such positive experiences :) When a mixed race person struggles it has triggers and does not just happen out of nowhere.

@mariabarnes9197 3 ай бұрын

If a person has an invisible disability-- it's not seen, but they still bear the weight of it. No one may notice unless they mention it.... However, it still exists, & furthermore, the person w/ this invisible disability hears the many not so positive comments of others who can't tell they are disabled. As a result, they are very aware of others' feelings about people like them. In other words, the issue is not that, "see they would appear "normal" or like everyone else around them if the didn't say anything." Whether or not they say anything, they are like & unlike others around them. Their speaking up about it doesn't bring about the unlikeness to the majority, they are actually similar & dissimilar to the majority. This experience is very likely the experience of the mixed-race person you've described.

@ohlawd3699 2 жыл бұрын

1:08 Idi Amin must be rolling in his grave right now. 🤣

@theangelking96 Жыл бұрын

you are not a "biracial"!!! it's like saying that Moroccan and Iraqi are "mixed" where they are both arabs!!!

@ngoctruongpaulnguyen6503 Жыл бұрын

Not all Moroccans are Arabs

@kadogo7712 Жыл бұрын

Yep ,u are right

@mariabarnes9197 3 ай бұрын

But she said her dad is (East) Indian & her mom is mixed race Jamaican-- as such she isn't bi-racial (meaning 2 races), but mixed-race, meaning several races combined.

@RankedShooter 2 жыл бұрын

The thing about some mixed race people I don't get is if you don't ask, they'll usually tell you what they are without you having any interest, whatsoever. But if you ask them, they say, "I'm human." with an attitude. Oh 🆗️ 🆒️

@jessieperson 2 жыл бұрын

Well if you're obviously monoracial, you don't get the "What are you?" question. I personally don't mind if people ask me politely about my ethnic background out of curiosity, but it does get tiring to have to constantly explain myself.

@zoemorin1623 2 жыл бұрын

Well the “what are you question” seems a little rude and invasive to begins with. No mixed person owes others an explanation of what their mixed with and it’s true we’re all human 🤷‍♀️

@carminenights5768 2 жыл бұрын

The "attitude" is self respect,why should us mixed people or anyone tbh have to go out of their way to explain our existence?

@temitao Жыл бұрын

cap

@johnthan9578 2 жыл бұрын

LEARNED NOTHING WATCHING THIS HONESTLY

@SipMyCharlatte Жыл бұрын

Thank God someone said it. She had a LOT more to talk about, and completely disregarded mixed people who are not in touch with their families and who do not live/experience within multiple cultures. I'm very mixed, and I found it very hard to relate most of the time :/

@JonnyRootsDem Жыл бұрын

Lol true