Chris Abani: Telling stories of our shared humanity



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http://www.ted.com Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity. It's "ubuntu," he says: the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me.


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Your anal rectal ... ( 4 months ago by NatService)
Your anal rectal structure is very weak, man! From getting pounded in the ass all day, every day of ur life by ur dad. U said the word period! Is that coz ur having ur period, dude? Is that y ur so pissed, bro? Just coz ur forced to suck ur Dad's cock every day, man, is no reason to throw a hissy fit baby girl on the net. This fat guy on da tv here bro' has eaten all the meat pies man! I want some meat pies! I is hungry, bro!
nice talk but .. ... ( 4 months ago by itsanicelife)
nice talk but ..whats is right with all you guys? strange..pitiful and worrying!
That is one ... ( 4 months ago by NatService)
That is one Super-Sized mega fat fuck!
Your ugliness is ... ( 4 months ago by bdsign)
Your ugliness is showing. Is this what you are made of? Where is your compassion and simple respect?
Where is Abani's ... ( 4 months ago by NatService)
Where is Abani's respect for the world's limited food resources? Where is that fat butterball's compassion for hungry people? That fat fuck is stealing everybody's food!
Stories made me ... ( 4 months ago by dooovde)
Stories made me both laugh and cry...amazing talk.
He couldn't kill a ... ( 4 months ago by Bellybusterr)
He couldn't kill a goat. His mom made fun of a young kids language bla bla bla. Nice stories and all it's just that the way he presents them it's like he has something fantastic to share. He hasn't! Still people react with comments like "the world needs more people like this"
This is one of the ... ( 4 months ago by DSBrekus)
This is one of the great things about the web, books are great, but nothing can compare to a first hand story you know?
If you watch enough ... ( 4 months ago by icyadore)
If you watch enough of these TED videos it starts to give you hope about the future(I think).
go read some books ( 4 months ago by shickboy)
go read some books
what are you doing ... ( 4 months ago by shickboy)
what are you doing to slove the world's food resources? maybe you should start a movement instead of insulting people because of the way they look
if you watch enough ... ( 3 months ago by srudlak)
if you watch enough of these vids, you should get a feeling of what these supremacist-nazi-faschists believe in.
i like some of these vids, but at the buttomline this whole community represents the most evil bunch of men one can imagine.
Some of these ... ( 3 months ago by sabymoon)
Some of these memories are light weight, and outside our culture, but we laugh. The evil ones in this story are the fascist governments who do NOT see other people as real, as their equal. In essence, your neighbor=yourself. And the world is a small place today. Doesn't matter what label the ones in power take on. Look to what they do. Do you all remember what happened in South Africa, and why Mandela is a hero? In my mind, these videos combat fascism.
I love british ... ( 3 months ago by asomatusenforcer)
I love british black guys
Chris Abani came to ... ( 3 months ago by ygjeff21)
Chris Abani came to my school, his words changed me. And his story is so crazy sad.
Many thanks for ... ( 3 months ago by HatshepsutSheba)
Many thanks for sharing these stories that have stirred my mind and heart as I remember that we are in essence all one.
Wow you got a -5 ... ( 3 months ago by Dboy66)
Wow you got a -5 heh. Why do you consider TED evil?
dboy
i remember my own ... ( 3 months ago by ooglebydoogleby)
i remember my own mother threatening a huge man with the rspca who she suspected of beating a small boy. he towered over her she wieghed about 8 stone but she totally intimidated him and he imediatly protested his inocense and remorse in a confused panic. it was very moving and funny all at the same time of course she meant the rspcc. ive never been as brave as her.
Now this is what a ... ( 3 months ago by ratholin)
Now this is what a TED lecture should be like :D
WOW ! ( 3 months ago by ananda133)
WOW !
You're a good ... ( 3 months ago by st3althman)
You're a good person.
"Anything a man can ... ( 2 months ago by BeggsAndAcon)
"Anything a man can do, I can fix" Best quote ever.
are you kidding, ... ( 2 months ago by rboneza)
are you kidding, Name of rape same for mariage. that is a lie. i guess you can't speak kinyarwanda .....this guy is a fake
:'( ( 2 months ago by loripiqoni)
:'(




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