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How do you say it in your spoken language?

What vocabulary, word, or idea do you use to challenge, confront, or respond to rape culture and blame? How will you say #INeverAskForIt in your spoken language?


Step by Step Guide to build the language and memory project below:

Saying #INeverAskForIt in your spoken language and finding the words for it relies on accessing memory. It may be triggering. It may be healing. Practice this only if you feel ready to do so, and if it serves you in any way.

1) Remember a time you experienced sexism, blame, shame, powerlessness.

2) What did you say to the person/ situation or yourself, if at all, at the time ?
What do you wish you could have said ?
Imagine what you might want to say today, and claim back your power.
These words become #INeverAskForIt in your spoken language.

3) Write it down: share your memory ;
What was directed at you.
our words and what
Audio record your voice. Whatsapp it to 0091.9886840612

 
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In Deutsche

Ich habe nie darum gebeten I never ask for it
Darum habe ich nie gebeten I would prefer the latter - Ulrike Syha
 

IN french

je n'ai jamais demandé ça I never ask for it -  Roselyne Titaud and Barret Clemence

 

IN malayalam

njaan aavashyapettilla  I never ask for it -  Nandini Raja

jyaan teere athinnu choichitilla I have never asked for it - Farid Jalal

 

IN oriya

mun kebe bi e sabu chaanhi na thili  I never ask for it - Snigdha Sahoo

 

IN gujarati

hoon kyarey magti nathi I never ask for it

me kyarey aa magyu nathi I have never asked for it

mane aa joytu nathi I don't want this - Niyati Patel

 

IN bangla

Ami to chai ni I did not ask for it

Ami kokhunoyi chai na I never ask for it

Ami e shob chai na I don't want all this - Sunayana Roy

 

IN marathi

मी कद्धी नाही हेचा साथी विचारल : mi kadi nahi hecha saathi vicharal I never ask for it - Poonam Vaidya

 

IN tamil

naan varavazhaipadu alla I did not invite 

naanketpadu alla I did not ask for it - Miruna Varadarajan

 

naan ketkamataen I never ask for it - R. Jai Krishna

 

IN assamese

Moi ketiao chowa nai I never asked for it - Arundhati Banerjee

 

IN punjabi

mein maaf karna. eh kade meri galti nahin si Excuse me but it wasn't my fault

mein kadey mangya nayi I never ask for it

mein bilkul pasand nahi I absolutely dislike it

akhir gur da ki kasoor But why blame sugar? (jithe gur uthe makhi)

istey meri ki galti Why are you blaming me? - Jasso Rani

 

Main eh taanh nahin si mangya I had not asked for it - Gujan Chugh


Frequently Asked Questions

+ I don’t feel comfortable sending in an audio file, is there any other way in which I can participate?

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+ What purpose does this project serve?

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+ Where will the videos and audios be published?

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+ Why are we only recording our mouths?

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+ Can I send in multiple statements?

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+ What does this project ask of me?

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+ Can we depict the language series in any other way; through art?

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+ If I can’t contribute my voice, how else can I build this project?

Repost and share Blank Noise’s posts

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+ Can I choose how I will be creditted - Anonymous, speudonym, ect.?

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+ Am I at risk if I contribute to this project? Example: trolls in my DMs etc.

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+ Does Blank Noise put a voice filter over those who wish to stay anonymous?

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+ Do I need to follow a process?

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+ Does it have to be a direct translation of the words 'I Never Ask For It'?

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+ Do i need to provide context, or the story behind choosing a particular statement?

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+ How is the audio recording different from the video recording?

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+ Do i need to send in both, the audio as well as the video recording? Can I send in either one?

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+ What is the duration of the video and audio recording?

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+ How do I access the Instagram filter?

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+ Can I send a video without using the filter?

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+ Will I be given instructions on how to record and edit the video?

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+ Can I just shoot my whole face instead of just my mouth?

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+ Who can participate? is there a bar on the age of the person contributing?

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+ What should I do if I am not comfortable with sharing the video of my face/mouth but want to say I Never Ask For It in my language?

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+ Can I ask someone else to record the video on my behalf?

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+ What should I do if I do not have instagram and cannot use the specified filter to make the video?

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+What if I only speak English? And no other language? Can I still contribute?

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+ Will I be tagged if this is shared on social media?

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