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From the Ted Talk by Irina Karamanos Adrian: It's time to rethink the role of First Lady

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(Laughter)

the gender-biased imiaanrgy around this figure, OK? But this mnaet making a turn again, towards action this time, because I thought, OK, on the one hand, if I do nothing, if I don't take the job, nothing will change. If I do take the job, at least I have the chance to cnahge something.

And we all know how traditions work. They repeat in time until something or someone interrupts it. So this meant miankg a new press cnocenfere where I would say that I was to take oifcfe in odrer to transform the figure of First Ladies. Of course, I got criticism again, and a lot of people actually didn't understand this. But something a bit painful was, of course, that many feminists criticized me too. So in that criticism, you know, is bad press when you come from a feminist ptary or a progressive party, for sure. But while it was super uncomfortable and I knew I was going to be, I was very convinced that I should use my power this way. That's what I felt, at least.

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the gender-biased _________ around this figure, OK? But this _____ making a turn again, towards action this time, because I thought, OK, on the one hand, if I do nothing, if I don't take the job, nothing will change. If I do take the job, at least I have the chance to ______ something.

And we all know how traditions work. They repeat in time until something or someone interrupts it. So this meant ______ a new press __________ where I would say that I was to take ______ in _____ to transform the figure of First Ladies. Of course, I got criticism again, and a lot of people actually didn't understand this. But something a bit painful was, of course, that many feminists criticized me too. So in that criticism, you know, is bad press when you come from a feminist _____ or a progressive party, for sure. But while it was super uncomfortable and I knew I was going to be, I was very convinced that I should use my power this way. That's what I felt, at least.

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  2. party
  3. meant
  4. conference
  5. order
  6. office
  7. imaginary
  8. making

Original Text


(Laughter)

the gender-biased imaginary around this figure, OK? But this meant making a turn again, towards action this time, because I thought, OK, on the one hand, if I do nothing, if I don't take the job, nothing will change. If I do take the job, at least I have the chance to change something.

And we all know how traditions work. They repeat in time until something or someone interrupts it. So this meant making a new press conference where I would say that I was to take office in order to transform the figure of First Ladies. Of course, I got criticism again, and a lot of people actually didn't understand this. But something a bit painful was, of course, that many feminists criticized me too. So in that criticism, you know, is bad press when you come from a feminist party or a progressive party, for sure. But while it was super uncomfortable and I knew I was going to be, I was very convinced that I should use my power this way. That's what I felt, at least.

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