I'll give you something to stare at | Phyllida Swift | TEDxRNCM
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- Phyllida Swift is a Campaign Manager at the charity 'Changing Faces' (changingfaces.org.uk). Her story, told @ TEDxRNCM June 2018, is not just that of her own life-changing experiences but how they have ignited a passion for equality and the empowerment of people living with a disfigurement. Phyllida's appearance @ TEDxRNCM was just days after 'Face Equality Day' on 23rd May, observed across the UK.
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About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. 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 Phyllida was set to enter into her third year studying on a Modelmaking Degree when she was involved in a major car accident that left her with facial scarring. She has since become a media volunteer for the charity Changing Faces. Phyllida is passionate about highlighting the difficulties to live in a society with such pressures around looks, especially if you are seen as profoundly ‘flawed’. 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
I am also different. I turn my face away. For 30 years I am suffering, being emotionally and mentally abused. School was a horrific nightmare. Today I have such a longing and need to embrace myself; love myself. Those that want to say something encouraging, say that my scars are not me. It hurts. My scars are part of my life and my world. Now, it became who I am. My family had so much expectations of me. Especially my mother. At the end I ran away. Hiding.
Same as me, I decided to go monk mode, being from this world, but not of this world...
I am so sorry for you. How are you now? I also damaged. But i have to keep moving forward. I still strrugle everyday. Really tired of it
What a wonderful talk! So honest, vulnerable and eloquent! Gave me so much to think about! “Scars are what
you stamp on a marvel character to give you a bit more grit” - perfectly put!
I relate so much. She said it all. It feels good to know that other people understand.
Such a powerful talk Phyllida, am super proud of you. Not allowing ourselves to be defined by how we look, or defining others for how they look is such an important message for all of us.
i feel this, i just got a huge scar on my forehead from a very bad car accident, i lost my 1985 monte carlo CL i bought off my dad and woke up in the hospital, now i am trying to live my life with a scar that most likly will not go away but will fade abit kinda like this ladys phyllida swift scar but only on my forehead, so it does make you change you way of thinking!
I get treated very badly all the time because of my scars
I just don't notice scars or anything like that. I have been criticized for my lack of awareness. I am busy listening to people. Also, someone's presence is more apparent than looks. I don't notice clothes or faces or jewelry or anything--I just pay attention to the interaction. Paying attention to this woman who is speaking, I must say she is so gorgeous, really, a little scar on her face and crude people bring it up? That's terrible. She is really beautiful and is a great speaker. I enjoyed her talk.
We were raised with class, that's the key. We are interested in the person not anything petty or superficial. I'd be proud to have had that woman as a friend, and even more proud to have a friend like you; I totally respect those who see the world in a profound way.
I have a scar on my left frontal orbital that looks a bit like a lightning bolt that I gained from a tbi at the age of four. I don't want plastic surgery because it would hide the insult to my brain which makes me twice as likely to die from a fall or getting hit. I never wore a helmet because they say it isn't always so helpful as doctors have taught in the past. I've never been married, but that's okay with me right now. Abraham from the Bible married Sarah at the age of 38, and I am 36. They didn't have children til they were old and gray, and that'd be okay with me. I think you're cute.
I have a car that occupies the entire right side of my face, and body, over 1000 stitches at the time. The gender narrative isn't 100% true. Ive been approached by women asking if I wanted to use their make up to cover up my scar. As a man, having half of my face covered in make up wasn't an option - perhaps create greater attention to the difference. Nonetheless, this talk was fantastic and nails the narrative around scarring and visible differences. Thank you.
Why in Ghana..WHY. OF ALL PLACES..HEY GO TO PARIS
Because that’s where she wanted to go and volunteer to help people. Phyllida is phenomenal, follow her and what she’s doing. If your take away from this empowering talk was ‘well you shouldn’t of gone to ghana’ it’s frankly ridiculous. She was in a car accident. Which can happen anywhere in the world. The work she’s doing is brilliant.
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