Roadman or Man on the Road | Caleb Femi | TEDxPeckham
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2017
- As a resident, he is fully aware of some of the misconceptions the wider community has about Peckham, London and wants to share an insight gained from the cultures he was immersed in, growing up in and around the area.
Caleb Femi is the Young People’s Laureate for London. He is also an English teacher, filmmaker and photographer. As a poet, Caleb’s commissions include the Tate Mordern, The Royal Society for Literature, St Paul’s Cathedral and the Guardian. Caleb has graced major stages such as the Roundhouse mainstage, Barbican, British Library, Royal Festival Hall. He has also opened up for Lianne La Havas and has performed at many festivals including Latitude, Ed Fringe, Boomtown, Lovebox and Greenbelt to name a few. Caleb has also won the Roundhouse Poetry Slam and Genesis Poetry Slam and is currently working on a debut pamphlet. Also, Caleb leads poetry workshops and talks around the UK.
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
This is what happens when you educate a roadman. You get s well spoken and eloquent roadman.
I'm in love with the articulation !
This is amazing. He is trying to change our perspective of road culture. We view road culture in such a bad light but look around mainstream media, fashion, music, sports & business (most notably Jamal Edwards) and see the positive outcomes road culture is creating. Big fan of this dude
Touching on real subjects. Respect for talking up and not focusing on the negativity that others would rather hear about.
The issue with road culture is the violence g
Da Real a lot of them won’t be honest
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i really really loved this, I understand where many people might think he is missing a bigger picture as some of the outputs of road culture e.g. the violence have a very large and very negative impact on the wider community but to understand at least some of the perspective of those within the culture rather than judge and stigmatise might be part of the cure. And we must note that he is talking about his experience and his understanding of it all, I don't think he is defending negative aspects at all. And of course it was amazingly articulated, which just goes to show the potential that some of these young people who find themselves 'on the road' might have.
Fantastic articulation.
We don't demonise geordies and scousers for speaking in their slang/accents. So why must we change how we speak within informal setting.
I know bankers and engineers, and when we come back home you wouldn't be able to differeciate us from everyone else. We talk the way we have been growing up, some speak that way to their kids.
I like me accent, I like my music, I like how I dress. Why should we change that just so people that don't come from where we're from feel comfortable.
David Boat its more about being unserstood than making others feel comfortable. I can relate to this in a way because I'm from glasgow and that city has the worst, most inaudible accent on earth imo
He's amazing man
This is amazing
Chinny Bonav it was okay
i like that keep up the good work
excellent
Man like caleb unoe this guy I went school with him still
How u gonna miss out all the violence that comes with doing road and make it seem like it's just harmless
I think he was aiming to highlight all of the stuff that doesn't get spoken about - the violence is usually the main part that gets spoken about/criticized by media etc. He does say that the content in rap and grime is often difficult and negative. He doesn't say it's all sunshine and roses. He's highlighting the fact that a lot of trauma issues and social inequality and racism is also relevant to the concept of "road" but gets swept under the carpet and dismissed. Plus it's a 15 minute ted talk he was doing to an audience who are probably wayyyyyy out of their usual topics to listen to lol, there were limitations.
Whether you thought this was a good talk or not, I recommend listening to Karl Lokko aka "Lox's" Ted Talk. Personally, I think this talk was terrible in its entirety.
This guy is waffling
Mothers
waffling? what does it mean? pls help me out
All the mothers and fathers that have lost their children , whether its drugs , dead or in prison, and this guy is trying to justify the road life.
What is roadman?
Lisia123MSP A man who hangs around on the road wearing tracksuits...selling drugs
Road means street right? Or it means something else in the U.K?
Lisia123MSP Jamaican slang for someone who hangs around the streets usually considered unsavoury characters
Is he trying to redefine the word road man. I never here anyone use that word like yes hey am a Road man. I will listen till the end.
Standardising 'correct' language while it might be more efficient ostensibly for the needs of society it also has the affect of discriminatiing against other forms of linguistic expression which are more deeply imbued with the important nuance and passions of people's everyday lives. Standardising stagnates language and invites control and hostility to any form of deviation from it. If a new generation speaks in a certain way this is telling you something very significant about the world you also reside in and you should at least listen.
Sorry but I was born and was raised by my parents in a council estate with 2 brothers in London and we didn't need youth clubs or other activities within "the community" to keep us off the streets. It all boils down to having a good family unit to instil values and a great morality to help mould you into the person you are today. As a person of colour I can honestly say that the "road culture" is detrimental to our community and it should never be glorified. People rebuke it for a reason. These teenagers who get expelled from school spend their endless time on the streets robbing and assaulting other young people over a postcode. And guess what perpetuates that & breeds this sick culture? *Road Rap* .
You don't see white people blaming rock for the overuse of drugs so why do you as a person of colour have to blame 'road rap'
How can you blame someone for expressing their lives? It's true that some may glorify it but doesn't it make more sense to rap about what you know and keeping it real?
Rico Guwop yes you do. You'd be blind not to notice the massive impact music can have on people, whether they admit it or not. Clothing, speech, mindset. Music is an extremely valid point
Road culture or gang culture?
better than you I agree road rap does play a part, even more so in this New generation of social media, but I don't it's the biggest cause and in most situations it helps individuals to steer away from that life. There's nothing wrong with writing what you've experienced or any situations you may be in, I think the problem is that most rappers (nowadays anyway) glorify it. Take giggs for example I feel like he's the perfect example of rapper who doesn't glorify the life he was living, while also doing 'gangsta rap'
ROAD CULTURE IS EDUCATIONAL AND IT BRINGS THE REALITIES OF THE PLANET IT BENIFICIAL TO SOCIETY
So wtf is road culture?
Manz not hot
Unknown Horse take off your jacket
He's talking absolute shite.
Total waffle