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- Video title: A Fork in the Road | Thumoslang101 | S1E2
- Transcript record #1680 English | Ri4CTV.com/Transcript1680
1 | 00:00:00 | The story about how I lost my job is very, very interesting. |
2 | 00:00:06 | Okay, I used to… |
3 | 00:00:08 | I worked for a restaurant in Massachusett. |
4 | 00:00:15 | I was a security guard for this place. |
5 | 00:00:21 | While I was working there, |
6 | 00:00:23 | I had many racial profiling incidents. |
7 | 00:00:29 | The first time took place while I was doing my job as a security guard there. |
8 | 00:00:36 | A family called me and brought me to their table. |
9 | 00:00:42 | They asked me what I was I doing there. |
10 | 00:00:45 | Clearly, my shirt said I was a security guard there. |
11 | 00:00:48 | I said, “Oh, ma’am, I’m a security guard here.” |
12 | 00:00:50 | She goes, “I want to make sure that I know what you’re doing.” |
13 | 00:00:54 | “I want to make sure my kids are safe.” |
14 | 00:00:57 | I said, “Ma’am, that’s my job, to make sure your kids are safe.” |
15 | 00:01:01 | I was about to leave but she called me back. |
16 | 00:01:04 | She goes, “Hey, I just want you to know that you have few of your kinds here…” |
17 | 00:01:09 | “…and there are more of my kinds here.” |
18 | 00:01:11 | “You don’t belong here.” |
19 | 00:01:13 | That was the first time in my entire life I’ve ever heard such thing of that caliber. |
20 | 00:01:19 | I didn’t even know how to feel when that was said to me. |
21 | 00:01:24 | I told my supervisor at the time. |
22 | 00:01:28 | His name was XXXXXX. |
23 | 00:01:29 | I told him what happened. |
24 | 00:01:32 | Of course, he apologized to me for what she did. |
25 | 00:01:37 | That was the first time. |
26 | 00:01:38 | The second time took place on another night. |
27 | 00:01:45 | It was on the 4th of July. |
28 | 00:01:51 | No, it was a week after the 4th of July. |
29 | 00:01:56 | While I was on my shift, |
30 | 00:01:59 | …one of six guys came to me and grabbed my private part. |
31 | 00:02:05 | With the way he grabbed my private part, he got me confused. |
32 | 00:02:10 | I was not sure of what was going on. |
33 | 00:02:12 | All his friends laughed at me. |
34 | 00:02:14 | I told myself, “I have to stand up for myself.” |
35 | 00:02:17 | I almost went to the dark side. |
36 | 00:02:21 | A fight almost broke out. |
37 | 00:02:25 | That was the second time I was being racially profiled there. |
38 | 00:02:28 | My third time being racially profiled there, my supervisor was with another guy. |
39 | 00:02:34 | While I was doing my job, he came up to me. |
40 | 00:02:39 | He asked me why I was talking to white people ? |
41 | 00:02:43 | He asked, why don’t I go find my people and talk to them? |
42 | 00:02:44 | I replied, “What are you saying?” |
43 | 00:02:47 | He said, “You know what I’m saying.” |
44 | 00:02:49 | I warned him, “Please, do not ever talk to me in that fashion.” |
45 | 00:02:54 | After that, he went to the building administration. |
46 | 00:02:59 | He knows the owner of the building. |
47 | 00:03:01 | He told the building owner that he doesn’t like me. |
48 | 00:03:08 | He told him he doesn’t like me and wants me to get fired or whatnot. |
49 | 00:03:13 | On the next day, the building owner called my supervisor. |
50 | 00:03:16 | He asked my supervisor to let me go. |
51 | 00:03:19 | They let me go without telling me what I did wrong. |
52 | 00:03:23 | They let me go without telling me anything. |
53 | 00:03:26 | I wasn’t warned before I got let go. |
54 | 00:03:28 | They just let me go. |
55 | 00:03:29 | I demanded to have a meeting with the manager to know why was I let go. |
56 | 00:03:36 | I was told that the building owner told the manager to let me go. |
57 | 00:03:42 | I told him about all the incidences that I had, |
58 | 00:03:46 | …even those they knew about. |
59 | 00:03:47 | They said they never knew about it. |
60 | 00:03:49 | I asked him to tell me why I was let go. |
61 | 00:03:52 | What did I do wrong to let go of my job? |
62 | 00:03:54 | Until today, nobody could tell me why I was let go. |
63 | 00:03:59 | But they fired me. |
64 | 00:04:01 | That was the story of that whole incident. |
65 | 00:04:04 | I don’t know if I jumped around |
66 | 00:04:13 | So… |
67 | 00:04:17 | …fast forward to last week. |
68 | 00:04:23 | Now, I’m thinking about moving. |
69 | 00:04:26 | I’m thinking about going to Texas. |
70 | 00:04:29 | I want to go to Texas in October. |
71 | 00:04:32 | I just want to move. |
72 | 00:04:33 | I’m trying to start afresh. |
73 | 00:04:35 | I’m trying to start a new life. |
74 | 00:04:37 | I’ve been in Rhode Island now all together, I’d say, seven years. |
75 | 00:04:44 | I went to school for four years. |
76 | 00:04:47 | I’ve been out of school three years. |
77 | 00:04:49 | I’ve been here for my son. |
78 | 00:04:51 | My son was born here. |
79 | 00:04:53 | His mom is here. |
80 | 00:04:54 | His mom and I are not together. |
81 | 00:04:56 | I’m finding it hard to leave without my son. |
82 | 00:05:02 | I’m finding it hard to just separate my life without my son. |
83 | 00:05:05 | Three years later, he’s three now. |
84 | 00:05:08 | I’ve finally gone to that space in my life where I know he’s good. |
85 | 00:05:14 | I know, everything’s going be fine. |
86 | 00:05:16 | I’m just ready to move on. |
87 | 00:05:19 | I’m ready to move. |
88 | 00:05:19 | I’m ready to move to a new state. |
89 | 00:05:22 | Just start a new life. |
90 | 00:05:23 | I’m thinking about going to Texas in October. |
91 | 00:05:32 | I’m kind of nervous. |
92 | 00:05:34 | I’m kind of nervous to leave my son. |
93 | 00:05:40 | I would not leave my son but I’d be away from my son. |
94 | 00:05:45 | I don’t know. |
95 | 00:05:46 | That’s why I’m just… |
96 | 00:05:50 | That’s why I’m just coming back to just hear some words from you again. |
97 | 00:05:54 | I’m coming back to just talk to you. |
98 | 00:05:57 | I’m also a personal trainer. |
99 | 00:06:02 | I told myself what I was going do this week. |
100 | 00:06:05 | I’m trying to become more goal-oriented. |
101 | 00:06:11 | I’m trying to set goals and really meet my goals. |
102 | 00:06:14 | I’m trying to become more productive in my days. |
103 | 00:06:19 | I got business cards. |
104 | 00:06:22 | I’m just trying to find a system to get clients… |
105 | 00:06:25 | …and just keep going. |
106 | 00:06:26 | I just want to know how you keep your engine running every time. |
107 | 00:06:32 | I just want to know… |
108 | 00:06:36 | I’m just here to learn. |
109 | 00:06:37 | I’m just here to learn because I’m in that… |
110 | 00:06:41 | I’m at that crossroads in my life where I need to make a big decision. |
111 | 00:06:44 | I just want to make a wise decision. |
112 | 00:06:48 | Nick: “Now I understand your full disclosure, thank you.” |
113 | 00:06:53 | Really? |
114 | 00:06:53 | Yes |
115 | 00:06:54 | Oh |
116 | 00:06:56 | Not just me but all the viewer of this video have… |
117 | 00:07:01 | …no problems seeing where you came from and why you’re here. |
118 | 00:07:12 | Now we can start talking in a fresh conversation. |
119 | 00:07:16 | Right |
120 | 00:07:17 | Very good, thank you |
Transcript Analysis
The following words spoken so many times in the video.
- life 6
- guard 4
- security 4
- owner 4
- supervisor 4
- Texas 3
- thinking 3
- profiled 2
- racially 2
- private 2
- nervous 2
- finding 2
- decision 2
- goals 2
- safe 2
- kids 2
- manager 2
- course 1
- Massachusett 1
- feel 1
- caliber 1
- profiling 1
- incidents 1
- racial 1
- family 1
- trainer 1
- productive 1
- goal 1
- viewer 1
- disclosure 1
- conversation 1
- clients 1
- business 1
- system 1
- administration 1
- friends 1
- confused 1
- incident 1
- demanded 1
- incidences 1