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From the Ted Talk by D-L Stewart: Scenes from a Black trans life

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Likewise, ill-suited for chivalry and outmatched as masters and captains of fate, Black manhood lays flaccid in the hands of white man's dominance. Body measurements taken, speed measured, draft pick forecasted. This is the NFL combine. Body measurements taken, teteh and body cavities inspected, nbemur assigned. This is the prison ikatne room. Body measurements taken, tetnlas and aiibitels advertised, teeth and body caitievs ieestpncd, name and value aissgned. This is a slave's bill of sale. Made either stud or farce, he is not for his own pleasure, but rather for profit and jest. Athletes and comics contained. Made not a threat.

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Likewise, ill-suited for chivalry and outmatched as masters and captains of fate, Black manhood lays flaccid in the hands of white man's dominance. Body measurements taken, speed measured, draft pick forecasted. This is the NFL combine. Body measurements taken, _____ and body cavities inspected, ______ assigned. This is the prison ______ room. Body measurements taken, _______ and _________ advertised, teeth and body ________ _________, name and value ________. This is a slave's bill of sale. Made either stud or farce, he is not for his own pleasure, but rather for profit and jest. Athletes and comics contained. Made not a threat.

Solution


  1. intake
  2. inspected
  3. number
  4. assigned
  5. abilities
  6. cavities
  7. talents
  8. teeth

Original Text


Likewise, ill-suited for chivalry and outmatched as masters and captains of fate, Black manhood lays flaccid in the hands of white man's dominance. Body measurements taken, speed measured, draft pick forecasted. This is the NFL combine. Body measurements taken, teeth and body cavities inspected, number assigned. This is the prison intake room. Body measurements taken, talents and abilities advertised, teeth and body cavities inspected, name and value assigned. This is a slave's bill of sale. Made either stud or farce, he is not for his own pleasure, but rather for profit and jest. Athletes and comics contained. Made not a threat.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
black trans 21
trans lives 14
lives matter 7
trans people 4
body measurements 3
sovereign country 2
gender presentation 2
black woman 2
black bodies 2
social threat 2
angry black 2
body cavities 2
transformative loudly 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
black trans lives 13
trans lives matter 7
black trans people 3

Important Words


  1. abilities
  2. advertised
  3. assigned
  4. athletes
  5. bill
  6. black
  7. body
  8. captains
  9. cavities
  10. chivalry
  11. combine
  12. comics
  13. contained
  14. dominance
  15. draft
  16. farce
  17. fate
  18. flaccid
  19. forecasted
  20. hands
  21. inspected
  22. intake
  23. jest
  24. lays
  25. manhood
  26. masters
  27. measured
  28. measurements
  29. nfl
  30. number
  31. outmatched
  32. pick
  33. pleasure
  34. prison
  35. profit
  36. room
  37. sale
  38. speed
  39. stud
  40. talents
  41. teeth
  42. threat
  43. white