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When a man asks people to translate a hate message he's received, their response is unforgettable.

Reading the words would be one thing. Having to think about what they mean is almost too intense.

 
 

As part of an experiment, a man asks for help translating a Facebook message he has received.

There's a man in Lithuania who speaks only English. The message is in Lithuanian. He can't read it, so he asks some locals to translate it for him.

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As he asks one person after another to translate the message for him, two things become obvious.

1. He's received a message full of hate speech.

2. Translating it for him is breaking people's hearts.

It's nearly more than these people can bear.

There's a sudden, powerful connection between the translators and the man they're translating for. They want to protect him, telling him not to bother with the message.

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They apologize for the message.

They look like they want to cry.

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Words hurt.

Most of us would never think of saying such horrible things. This video shows people realizing in their gut what it must feel like when those words are pointed at them — it's all right on their faces. And so is their compassion.

The Facebook message is horrible, but their empathy is beautiful. The video's emotional power is what makes it unique, and so worth watching and passing around.

Here it is.

The video's in English, subtitled in Lithuanian. Just watch the faces.

 
 
 
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ATLIKOME EKSPERIMENTA

PAKVIETEME ZMONES I ATRANKA
FILMUOTIS REKLAMOJE

IR PAPRASEME TRUPUTI PALAUKTI

Hi
Hi.

Lukas.

Dzei.

Hi.

Hi.

Hello.

Hi.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

How are you?

Good.

You came for the casting?

Yeah.

Okay.

IS TIKRUJU-
JOKIA ATRANKA NEVYKO

FILMAVOME JUOS SLAPTAI, PACIAME ,, LAUKIAMAJAME"

I'm sorry are you Lithuanian?

Yes.

Perfect. Please can you translate this for me?

I'll try.

Can you translate please?

You will have to see this? Or you will . . .

No, no, no, on my Facebook page someone wrote it to me. I don't know the person.

Who wrote you this?

I got it on my Facebook. How can I understand it you know?

Do you know this guy?

You know this guy?

No, no, no. I just came to Lithuania like two weeks ago so.

You know, I will not translate it to you. It's very humiliating. Okay?

I'm not sure I want to translate to you this because it's really . . .

It's difficult to say looking in your eyes so no, I can't.

No.

Why not?

Well, I mean there's no useful information for you here.

You want to hear this really?

Yea, because I would like to know better you know.

Okay, but, okay. You will get this really personally or you will not get this personally.

I know because I just came to country two weeks ago so.

Yeah, it's racist, it's really bad and I don't like this so okay. I'm going to try to say these words. Monkey.

What are you doing in Lithuania? Go back to Africa.

That your smell would be not here and if you will not get this we will get you.

And from your slave, from your slave skin.

We will make shoes. I'm sorry.

Sorry. Don't read it okay? Just . . .

I'm really sorry.

All I can say is I apologize about that person. This sort of idiot or I don't know.

SVETIMAGEDA.LT

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http://www.upworthy.com/when-a-man-asks-people-to-translate-a-hate-message-hes-received-their-response-is-unforgettable?c=reccon1

 

 



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So this was a fake FB post. No one said this. It is purely meant to inflame the reader.

Sorry. You always talk about not liking pranks, well this is a pretty sorry prank.

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lilyofcourse wrote:

So this was a fake FB post. No one said this. It is purely meant to inflame the reader.

Sorry. You always talk about not liking pranks, well this is a pretty sorry prank.

Just like an episode of ABC News' "What Would You Do?" program. 



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