TED | 25 Years after Phantom Menace, Jar Jar Binks Actor Ahmed Best Reflects on the Power of Redemption @TED | Uploaded 5 months ago | Updated 9 hours ago
What does it look like to be a better human on the internet? Explore this question with host Dylan Marron as he revisits the story of Jar Jar Binks — 25 years after the premiere of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. In this six-part journey through the early internet, he sits down with actor Ahmed Best to learn more about how the character and the actor who played him became the targets of one of the first-ever online hate campaigns.
You may think you know this story — but there’s way more beneath the surface. Listen to "The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks" wherever you get your podcasts: http://t.ted.com/Z56Dt5B
What does it look like to be a better human on the internet? Explore this question with host Dylan Marron as he revisits the story of Jar Jar Binks — 25 years after the premiere of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. In this six-part journey through the early internet, he sits down with actor Ahmed Best to learn more about how the character and the actor who played him became the targets of one of the first-ever online hate campaigns.
You may think you know this story — but there’s way more beneath the surface. Listen to "The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks" wherever you get your podcasts: http://t.ted.com/Z56Dt5B
