(sirens wailing)
- Do you know I pulled you over just now, sir?
- Sorry, I was speeding.
- I'm gonna have to write you a speeding ti--
- Because my wife is giving birth to my baby, my son.
- [Policeman] Which hospital?
(suspenseful music)
- Welcome to South Central General.
How can I help you?
- Hi, I was wondering if there are any mothers here
who are giving birth to babies,
and there isn't a father.
- A lot.
- Oh, thank God.
That's excellent.
(baby cooing)
- Oh, I'll take her, I'll take her.
Hey, hon!
I'm trying to get out of a speeding ticket.
Just play along until he leaves.
- You're late.
- [Young Man] Nice.
(gentle music)
(sirens wailing)
(dramatic music)
(upbeat music)
(sirens wailing)
(somber music)
(inspiring music)
(clock ticking)
- (sighing) All right.
I'll let you off with a warning.
(dramatic music)
- Nice.
Got away with it.
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Redmi Note 5 Pro Camera Review - Duration: 7:06.
hey gathered saga from tech works and I finally have the redmi note 5 pros
camera review for you guys Shammi really stepped up the camera came amongst
budget devices with the me even and with the redmi note 5 through they want to
take this game even further these vertical dual cameras look exactly
like the ones from the iphone 10 and depending on your design taste you might
or might not like that it doesn't matter to me as long as these sensors are
capable of taking good images mean camera has a 12 megapixel sensor which
have 2.2 aperture secondary camera has a 5 megapixel sensor with have 2.0
aperture and this sensor is used for capturing depth information for the
portrayed shots you cannot switch between the lenses while taking images
for videos so the secondary camera is only used for portrait shots at this
moment video capture is limited to 1080p at 30 frames per second but Shami says
that 4k video capture should be coming in one of the future software updates if
you want to shoot 4k videos right now you can use third-party camera apps like
open camera there is no optical stabilization but the 1080p videos i
electronically stabilized there is a dual LED single color flash which sits
between these two cameras at the front you get a 20 megapixel camera with f 2.2
aperture and a pixel size of one micron you also have a dedicated front-facing
flash and now you can take HDR and portrait mode images with the
front-facing camera as well interface on the camera is a bit different on the
redmi note 5 pro you can now switch between various modes by swiping to the
left or right now before we get to the image and video samples make sure to hit
the subscribe button so you don't miss out on any of the amazing videos coming
up the images in daylight a vivid and sharp you can see a lot of details being
captured in these images color balance is accurate for most part which is
something me even struggled at in certain situations camera the redmi note
5 pro will be closely compared with the likes of oh no 7x me a1 and the Moto G
5s plus and looking at these images I think it is performing very well so far
colors appear to be bright and vivid they are slightly more saturated than
some of shammies other smartphones but that also makes these images look really
good it uses face detection for autofocus and the focusing speed is lot
better than that of the me a won those are shots
a crisp and detailed these are normal close-up shots and not portrayed shots
but you can still see the background being blurred out really well
thanks to the F 2.2 aperture it might take a bit longer to focus in lower
lighting conditions but be patient and it will latch on the focus there is no
auto HDR mode so you will have to switch it on and off in situations like these
in some situations like these HDR mode can be a bit too aggressive but in the
end I like how the image turned out to be look at the dynamic range in this
shot we have the Sun peeking in from behind the building and still we can
make out the colors and details on the coconut tree you need a very good camera
to capture such amazing dynamic range here is the shot of me against a bright
background since this is a shot with HDR turned on you can see the building in
the background and at the same time you can also see me you can edit this
picture to bring up the shadows on my face and the image now looks really good
secondary lens is used only while capturing portrait images and the
results are truly amazing the imaging algorithm works really well
and differentiates the subject from the background very nicely the linear
blurring to the background looks very natural to the eyes and the edge
detection is also very polished here even with a bright light source in the
background the portrait mode did a good job in this image portrait images of
non-human subjects turned out to be equally impressive just look at how well
it differentiates between the subject and the background and we have to
compare this with the me even on a 7ex and the motor g5s plus to see how it
performs against the portrait mode images of those cameras but looking at
these images individually they look really good and you move to lower
lighting conditions still captures good colors the image algorithm keeps noise
level under control for most of the path but the images are not sharpest or most
detail in these lighting conditions since there is no OS the shutter cannot
be open for a longer time to capture more information but the good thing is
most of these images look very good as long as you don't zoom in or try to
pixel peep on them some of the images even in low lighting conditions turn out
really great the front-facing camera can take sharp and detailed selfies and you
can now take portrait images with a front-facing camera as well
these images are bright sharp and the blurring algorithm again does a very
good job there is no secondary lens at the front so all of the blurring is
achieved by a software which makes this camera even more impressive some of the
shots from the front-facing camera are overexposed but you can easily tap on
the screen and adjust the exposure to your liking before you click the image
now coming to videos you can shoot 1080p videos and these are super smooth thanks
to you electronically polarization one of my biggest gripe with the me Evan was
that the video grommet was really really bad but I am so glad that Xiaomi has
fixed this with the redmi note 5 Pro you can't shoot 4k videos with the native
camera app as of now but with a third-party app like open camera you can
record 4k videos these 4k videos are not stabilized and they are not a very high
bitrate and that is a reason they don't look the best so as we saw from these
image and video samples we finally have a great set of cameras on a red my
smartphone these dual cameras have way better than the camera on shammies own
flagship the mimicks 2 and this can very well be on its way to be the best camera
on any smartphone in under 15 thousand rupees if you are looking to buy a
smartphone at around 15,000 rupees and wanted to have a very good set of
cameras look no further than the redmi note 5 pro i think it is going to be
tough for the competition to come up with smartphones having cameras this
good at this price but I am still looking forward to the Moto G 6 plus
maybe moto might surprise us by giving even better set of cameras than these
looking at these image and video samples what are your thoughts about the camera
on the redmi note 5 pro let me know in the comments section I will compare the
camera on this phone with a lot of other phones in this price range in the coming
days so keep your eyes on that that is it for this video guys please
the like button if you enjoyed this video and subscribe to our channel for
more quality tech videos like this you can also check out some of the other
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♡MMD♡Eddsworld♡Devil May Cry♡ - Duration: 1:05.
I'm starting to crave it
I'm starting to need it
I'm not gonna fake what I know I believe in
Because you are,
holy water
i'm dying of thirst, no I'm not gonna make it
Ooooo
I'd sell you my soul, if all it bought was another day
I'd give you my love, if all I got was a heartbreak
Please save me from hell, 'cause I've got one foot in the grave
If I make you my God
The Devil may cry
The Devil may cry
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An Unexpected Party,Part 2 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Movie Clip HD - Duration: 4:53.
Excuse me, that's my chicken. Um...
if... If you don't... That's my wine. Excuse me!
He's got an injury.
You mean the ax in his head?
Dead? No, only between his ears.
His legs work fine.
Put those back.
- Put that back. - Put that back.
Not the jam.
Excuse me. Excuse me.
It's a tad excessive, isn't it? Have you got a cheese knife?
- "Cheese knife"? He eats it by the block. Ugh.
No, that's Grandpa Mungo's chair... No, so is that. Take it back, please.
- I cannot hear what you're saying. It's an antique. Not for sitting on.
That is a book, not a coaster. And put that map down.
- Excuse me, Mr. Gandalf? - Yes?
May I tempt you with a cup of chamomile?
Oh, no, thank you, Dori. A little red wine for me, I think.
Whoop! Mind out. - Yes. Ah.
Uh, Fili, Kili. Uh...
Oin, Gloin.
Dwalin, Balin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur...
- ... Dori, Nori. Ori! - No. Not my prizewinners, thank you.
No, thank you.
Yes, you're quite right, Bifur.
We appear to be one Dwarf short.
He is late, is all. He traveled north to a meeting of our kin. He will come.
Mr. Gandalf? A little glass of red wine, as requested.
It's got a fruity bouquet.
Oh. Cheers.
Bombur's on his second leg of lamb already.
Hmm.
No chance. Not from that distance.
Wanna bet? Bombur...
...catch!
I'll help you with that.
Oh, you great...
...galumphing git!
Who wants an ale? There you go.
Over here, brother.
I said have another...
...drink. Here you go.
Ale on the count of three!
One...
- ... two... - Up!
I knew you had it in you!
Excuse me, that is a doily not a dishcloth.
But it's full of holes.
It's supposed to look like that. It's crochet.
And a wonderful game it is too, if you've got the balls for it.
Bebother and confusticate these Dwarves!
My dear Bilbo, what on earth is the matter?
What's the matter? I'm surrounded by Dwarves.
What are they doing here?
Oh, they're quite a merry gathering once you get used to them.
I don't want to get used to them.
Look at the state of my kitchen. There's mud trod into the carpet.
They've pillaged the pantry.
I won't tell you what they've done in the bathroom.
They've destroyed the plumbing. I don't understand what they're doing in my house!
Excuse me. I'm sorry to interrupt, but what should I do with my plate?
Here you go, Ori. Give it to me.
Take that back.
Excuse me.
That's my mother's...
...West Farthing pottery. It's over...
...100 years old!
And can you...
...not do that?
You'll blunt them.
Ooh. Do you hear that, lads?
He says...
...we'll blunt the knives.
Blunt the knives, bend the forks
Smash the bottles and burn the corks
Chip the glasses an crack the plates
That's what Bilbo Baggins
Hates
Cut the cloth, tread on the fat
Leave the bones on the bedroom mat
Pour the milk on the pantry floor
Splash the wine
On every door
Dump the crooks in a boiling bowl
Pound them up with a thumping pole
When you're finished
If they are whole
Send them down the hall to roll
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates
Bilbo.
He is here.
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A Map & A Key,Thorin Oakenshield (Scene) | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) CLIP HD - Duration: 4:57.
Bilbo.
He is here.
Gandalf.
I thought you said...
...this place would be easy...
...to find. I lost my way, twice.
I wouldn't have found it at all had it not been for that mark on the door.
Mark? There's no mark on that door. It was painted a week ago.
There is a mark. I put it there myself.
Bilbo Baggins, allow me to introduce the leader of our company:
Thorin Oakenshield.
So...
...this is the Hobbit.
Tell me, Mr. Baggins, have you done much fighting?
- Pardon me? Ax or sword?
What's your weapon of choice?
Well, I do have some skill at conkers, if you must know...
...but I fail to see why that's relevant.
Thought as much.
He looks more like a grocer than a burglar.
What news...
...from the meeting in Ered Luin? Did they all come?
- Aye. Envoys from all seven kingdoms. All of them!
And what did the Dwarves of the Iron Hills say?
Is Dain with us?
They will not come.
They say this quest...
...is ours and ours alone.
You're going on a quest?
Bilbo, my clear fellow, let us have a little more light.
Far to the east...
...over ranges and rivers...
...beyond woodlands and wastelands...
...lies a single, solitary peak.
"The Lonely Mountain. "
Aye, Oin has read...
...the portents, and the portents say it is time.
Ravens have been seen...
...flying back to the mountain, as it was foretold.
"When the birds of yore return...
...to Erebor...
...the reign of the beast...
...will end. "
- Uh, what beast? That would be a reference...
...to Smaug the Terrible...
...chiefest and greatest...
...calamity of our age.
Airborne fire-breather.
Teeth like razors...
...claws like meat hooks.
Fond of precious metals.
I know what a dragon is.
I'm not afraid. I'm up for it.
I'll give him a taste of Dwarfish iron right up his jacksie!
Good lad, Ori!
Sit down.
The task would be difficult...
...with an army behind us...
...but we number just 13.
And not 13 of the best...
...nor brightest.
Here, who are you calling dim?
Sorry, what did he say?
We may be few in number...
...but we're fighters, all of us...
...to the last Dwarf.
And you forget, we have a Wizard in our company.
Gandalf will have killed hundreds of dragons.
Oh, well, no. I wouldn't say...
How many, then? - What?
How many dragons have you killed?
Go on.
Give us a number.
Excuse me. Please.
If we have read these signs...
...do you not think others will have read them too?
Rumors have begun to spread.
The dragon, Smaug, has not been seen for 60 years.
Eyes look east to the mountain, assessing...
...wondering, weighing the risk.
Perhaps the vast wealth of our people now lies unprotected.
Do we sit back while others claim what is rightfully ours?
Or do we seize this chance...
...to take back Erebor?
You forget, the Front Gate is sealed.
There is no way...
...into the mountain.
That, my dear Balin, is not entirely true.
How came you by this?
It was given to me...
...by your father.
By Thrain.
For safekeeping.
It is yours...
...now.
If there is a key...
...there must be a door.
These runes...
...speak of a hidden passage to the Lower Halls.
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What Is Thrive Diet? What Are Its Benefits? - Duration: 6:29.
What Is Thrive Diet?
What Are Its Benefits?
What is Thrive Diet?
Designed and proposed by a professional endurance triathlete Branden Brazier the thrive diet
is a leafy diet plan that aims at helping people maintain healthy body weight and avoid
chronic diseases like cardiovascular problems, high blood pressure and diabetes type 2.
Brazier has put forward a book guide The Thrive Diet as well as online diet plans to help
his followers gain the ultimate goal of well-being.
Thrive diet is principally similar to going vegan.
It restricts its followers to green un-cooked food (or cooked at low temperature) and frees
them from counting their calorie in and out.
The Main Idea The main idea of the thriving diet is to allow
people eat frequently in a day rather than restricting them to specific times and menus
for their on-diet interval.
People following thrive diet don't have to keep the record of their calorie intake
and fats burnt.
It permits followers to eat gentle and lightly cooked green meals four to five times a day
and even more.
Thrive diet promises the healthy body weight, good heart health, controlled cholesterol
and blood sugar level, the energy level of body, stress releasing and overall good health.
However, all of its claims are theoretical with few of them empirically tested.
The researchers are indeed working to evaluate the long-term effects of such vegan diet on
human health.
What Can You Eat?
In thrive diet, you are supposed to give up on all animal products whether its meat or
other dairy products.
This diet is primarily based on all-green, cooked at low-temperature multiple meals a
day.
But under the umbrella of thrive diet, you must be extremely careful about what you shop.
Brazier even has introduced a shopping list that includes beets, celery, avocado, onion,
dinosaur kale, sweet potatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, chickpeas, nori sheets, flaxseed, pumpkin
seed, hemp, amaranth, wild rice, quinoa, apples, dates, coconut oil, bananas, grapefruit, walnuts,
spelt flour, almonds, brown rice, apple cider vinegar, agave nectar and some fresh herbs.
In short, you're only allowed to eat beans, seeds, leafy green vegetables, fruits, sea
vegetable, brown rice, herbs and apple cider vinegar.
All of the meals you prepare make it sure they contain all necessary ingredients with
a lot of proteins, fibre, necessary minerals and healthy fats with no animal fat.
These meals must be healthy enough to serve your hunger and other biological requirements.
The thrive diet aims at providing you with the best and raw nutrients without requiring
the supplements through all green food that you'll have a huge choice in.
What You Can't Eat As told before, thrive diet is all about going
green at least and almost no contact with animal products.
You are bound to avoid meat (lamb, beef, pork etc.), fish (salmon, tuna, white fish etc.),
eggs and poultry (chicken or turkey), seafood (oyster, shrimp, scallops, crab, calamari
etc.) and all dairy products (milk, cream, cheese etc.)
You are also required to leave all processed meals with oil, fats, salt, sugar and artificial
flavours no matter how much energy they offer you.
Thrive diet will deal it your way.
Does Thrive Diet is Risky?
Thrive diet is all about going green, eating food in their natural state without burning
them over the stove and following a persistent several-meals-a-day routine.
But it's healthy for only those who adopt it gradually not abruptly.
If you're going to jump to thrive vegan diet right away, skipping every other thing,
you might be at risk of nutrient deficiency.
Because nutrients you majorly find in animal products such as vitamin B-12, calcium, iron,
DHA etc. aren't really abundant in green foods.
So, specialists recommend making your body habitual of thrive diet gradually rather than
cutting the whole energy intake all at once.
Another important thing to consider is that if you make this gradual change in a short
period of time, you might also experience stomach and gut issues such as bloating, irritability
and even headache.
Therefore, it's better if you give yourself some time.
Potential Benefits of Thrive Diet
People who follow the thrive diet and go vegan are reported to have good and healthy body
weight, normal blood pressure, relatively low cholesterol and blood sugar level and
they are at lower risks of developing cardiovascular diseases and illnesses like diabetes type
2.
Research has backed up the idea for these after effects but things are still needed
to be dug deeper to identify the long-term benefits of these foods.
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Sleep Disorders Magazine?
Let's get him back in the tent,
fictional magazines will be discussed later.
♪ I love walking, ♪
♪ like that moon, so so I love walking. ♪
♪ I love walking, ♪
♪ it's music, I feel good with her, I love walking. ♪
♪ Kill the time is always a hit, ♪
♪ and rhyme in rhythm, write in the sky. ♪
♪ I'll just put my leg over a leg and I go and I like to walk. ♪
♪ Under the sea of stars, ♪
♪ I'm fine, even if it's a cliché. ♪
♪ Everywhere a million paths, ♪
♪ and the obstacles, we won't afraid and we also try the barbers. ♪
♪ Turn off the brain, be offline beside me, ♪
♪ what I want you to want too and in that you listen to me. ♪
♪ I just over everything loves walking. ♪
♪ I love walking, ♪
♪ like that moon, so so I love walking. ♪
♪ I love walking, ♪
♪ It's music, and I'm blessed with it, I like to love it. ♪
♪ Time to get up is always a hit, ♪
♪ and rhyme in rhythm, write in heaven. ♪
♪ I'll just put my leg over a leg and I go and I like to walk. ♪
♪ I'll just put my leg over a leg and I go and I like to walk. ♪
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How To Select a Precision Gearbox - Sure Gear - Servo Gearbox - Stepper Gearbox - Duration: 5:14.
In this video, we will cover Servosystem Precision Gearboxes and how to select the correct gearbox
for your servo motor application.
When and why would you need a precision gearbox?
Servos can be used without gearboxes; however, some applications can benefit from the high
torque output by utilizing a gearbox.
The output torque is increased by direct proportion to the gear
ratio.
Inertia balancing is another key reason for using a
gearbox.
Some applications may have size restraints where a 90-degree gearbox will solve a mounting
space issue.
Planetary gearboxes use high precision helical planetary gears that offer very low backlash
and are built for accuracy and reliability.
Using a precision gearbox allows for slower output speeds without strain on the servo
motor.
Here at AutomationDirect, we currently carry 2 styles of precision gearboxes.
We offer Precision gearboxes for servomotors in Inline, right
angle and inline with hub style output.
We also offer precision gearboxes that fit small NEMA motors
such as servomotors, stepper motors or small DC
motors.
All of our SureGear gearboxes are supplied and filled with lubrication.
They are lubricated for life and no grease change is necessary.
These gearboxes are not field serviceable.
Our Sure Gear Planetary Gearboxes as mentioned are available in:
Inline PGA series Right Angle PGB series
Inline with Hub Style output (no shaft) PGD series.
All three of these styles come in 5:1, 10:1, and 15:1 ratios and have an input flange sized
to fit our SureServo line of servomotors.
AutomationDirect offers several options for selecting the correct gearbox for your SureServo
motor.
If you follow the link on our webpage, you will
find an interactive online selector tool.
Lets take a look: (demo selector tool)
The easiest way to locate all our selector tools is to go to our home page product info
product selectors.
Let's scroll down to the SureGear Gearbox Selector.
Here we can enter our desired torque requirements or pick one of AutomationDirect's
servo motors.
Here we select one of our Motors: The SVL-207 low inertia motor.
Next, we can select our required output speed, or pick a gear ratio.
We pick gear ratio 10:1.
This gives us 3 different gearboxes we can select from.
Currently they are displaying inline, right angle and hub style.
If we select Right Angle only, we have the correct gearbox shown for our
application: PGB090-10A3.
To clear all of our data, simply refresh the screen.
This selector tool only has our SureGear precision gearboxes and does not include our NEMA style
gearboxes.
Automation Direct also offers Precision Gearboxes for small NEMA Motors in the PGCN Series.
These will ONLY work with NEMA servo motors, NEMA
stepper motors and other small NEMA motors.
These NEMA frames will not match up to non NEMA
style motors.
They are available in NEMA 17, 23 and 34.
The NEMA gearboxes are only available as inline shaft gearboxes.
Our NEMA gearboxes are available in 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 to 1 ratios.
They offer a very low backlash and have a 20,000-hour service life.
These are maintenance free as well.
Keep in mind, gearboxes must be carefully matched to the servo motor.
If you require help selecting a gearbox, please feel free to contact our FREE,
award winning technical support team.
Their contact information can be found on our website here:
(show link) Optional accessories include input shaft bushings
and output shaft keys.
Don't forget, we sell Stepper Motor systems, Servo Motor systems, linear
motion slides, drive couplings and more.
If you have any questions about using AutomationDirect's SureGear precision gearboxes, please contact
AutomationDirect's free award-winning support team during regular business hours.
They will be happy to help.
Click on this short video to learn more about AutomationDirect's support options and click
here to learn more or see more videos on the SureGear
products.
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dunce
flows back into your esophagus or food pipe
heartburns include a burning feeling in the chest
just behind the breastbone that happens after eating in lasts a few minutes to
several hours
chest pain especially after bending over lying down or eating burning in the
throat
hot sour acidic or salty tasting fluid at the back of the throat difficulty
swallowing
a feeling of food sticking in the middle of the chest or throat
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"Homescapes Level 364"
"Homescapes Level 364 - How to complete Level 364 on Homescapes"
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Colorism in the Latinx Community! Ft. Lee Chin | Decoded | MTV - Duration: 5:30.
- Why would black people in Brazil get upset about
a black woman winning a beauty contest?
The answer ends with "ism" but
probably not the one you think.
(soft techno music)
Today we're talking about a mode of discrimination
that predominantly impacts people of color
and you might be surprised hearing this from me,
but this episode's not about racism.
I'm talking about "colorism".
First, let's be clear about
what the word colorism actually means.
Colorism is not synonymous with racism.
It's a form of discrimination based on skin color.
And before you're like,
wait, isn't that like the literal definition of racism?
Hold on to your social constructs
because we're going to knock a few down.
And today we've got a special guest to
help us with this demolition project.
Hey Lee, let's break this one down.
- Claro que si.
As a Latino of color,
colorism is something I'm all too familiar with.
Racism involves discrimination based on things
such as skin color,
but it's also dependent on
power dynamics that become perpetuated
by years of structural oppression.
Black and Latino men getting longer sentences
for the same crime as white men, racism.
Black and Latino aunts telling you
to date light skin men, colorism.
Because we all think of race with skin color
sometimes distinguishing between
colorism and racism can get tricky,
particularly in Latin American communities
where someone's heritage might include a combination
of indigenous, black, and white European ancestry.
And let me give you a hint,
it usually doesn't get better the darker you are,
unless you're Big Papi.
Everyone loves that guy.
The start of colorism we recognize in Latin America today
likely began when the Spanish brought a European
caste system to the Americas.
Illustrations from Mexico in the 1700s depict
classifications for individuals based on their
gender, race, skin color, or place of birth.
And while this era generated terms like "mestizo",
meant to refer to mixed race individuals,
these hierarchies set the groundwork for associating
whiteness with power and desirability.
How does this influence Latinx culture today?
Buckle up.
First, is privilege.
In a lot of ways, lighter skin is still seen
as better in Latinx communities
and can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Sociologist Margaret Hunter writes in her research,
Mexican Americans with light skin earn more money,
complete more years of education,
live in more integrated neighborhoods,
and have better mental health
than do darker skin Mexican Americans.
A 2012 study showed that employers viewed light skinned
Black and Latino job candidates as more
intelligent than the darker counterparts.
And for those of you who haven't figured this out yet,
skin color doesn't determine intelligence.
Go ask Bill Nye or Neil Degrasse Tyson, thank you.
Prioritizing light skin tone also illustrates how
colorism operates as a mechanism that
encourages "passing", particularly among Latinos.
That's how you end up with a 2010 census where almost
76% of Puerto Ricans identified as white, despite data
estimating up to 46% of Puerto Ricans
had significant African heritage.
Puerto Ricans: who are we lying to?
Which brings us to Number Two: Self Image.
In Brazil, a model named Nayara Justino faced
the impact of colorism head-on.
In 2014 she entered a competition to become the reigning
queen of the Globeleza Carnival,
which is televised throughout Brazil.
The title had always gone
to a woman of Afro-Brazilian heritage,
but Justino was Black and very dark-skinned,
whereas previous winners were traditionally lighter skinned.
Despite that, she ended up winning the competition,
only to have her title stripped away after the Brazilian
public was up in arms because she was
"too black" to be the Carnival's queen.
In this instance, the outrage over Justino's skin color
came from both white and black Brazilians.
She was eventually replaced by Erika Moura,
a lighter skinned woman more in line
with the color of previous winners.
Colorism, it sucks.
This is one way racism and colorism are different.
Systems of oppression favor white people,
meaning black people can't technically be racist toward
other black people, but clearly in this case they can and do
perpetuate colorism in their own communities.
The discrimination is coming from inside of the house.
Example number three: language.
There's a pretty common phrase people in Puerto Rico
and the Dominican Republic grow up with, cafre.
Among Spanish speakers in the Caribbean the word means
someone low class or brutish and is said of people of
all colors and racial backgrounds.
The word implies you're acting darker
in both complexion and behavior.
But the word itself carries a linguistic
and cultural connection to blackness.
It shares roots with the South African racial slur, kaffir.
Should we have bleeped that?
A colonial phrase that rose to prominence
during apartheid and that's often compared
to the "n" word in the United States.
While cafre might not carry the weight of an ethnic slur
in Spanish, it's indicative of how colorism can
quietly become a part of everyday life.
So how do we begin to eradicate
colorism from our communities?
Let's get to work.
It starts with some self-reflection.
Sometimes our learned prejudices
can take over like muscle memory.
So first and foremost,
ending colorism means unlearning
what we've been told about what
beauty and success should look like.
So that goes for you,
the "I'm not Black, I'm Dominican" guy.
You can be Black and Dominican, guy.
But it also means breaking the steady stream of
whiteness that still dominates
Latin American media, politics, and culture.
Trust me, I've been working in entertainment
for a while and I've seen things.
Perhaps, most important, be conscious of elevating
and uplifting voices that break our
cultural expectations when it comes to colorism.
And yes, have those tough conversations with family members,
especially the ones encouraging a premitas
to date a lighter skinned guy.
Grandma, ta quieta, back to you Franchesca.
- Ultimately, no one wants to be judged solely
based on their external appearance.
Whether these judgements come from people
who look like you or don't,
your skin color shouldn't determine your
job prospects, your worth, or your place in society.
We don't have to be colorblind
but combating colorism means embracing the full
spectrum of our skin tones,
especially in our own communities.
Special thanks to Lee Chin for helping out this week.
And thanks for watching,
we'll see you next time right here on Decoded.
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