Hello I'm a 20yrs old guy who's suffered by others judgement, because it seem that the media or people in general think that men are suppose to be "strong"(mentally and physically). In the past years or so I actually believe that because of my weight I felt that I didn't deserve anyone, but now you opened my eye and realized that I should love my self more. thank you
Woah I can't believe this is sav???? I saw this poem ages ago and in a separate time found her recent stuff and this is so weird I never put it together
i dont think youve realized how much this has raised my self esteem. As a teenager, i witness my peers and friends getting asked out or called beautiful on a daily basis because that has never happened to me. Is it because of my race? how i care about my education? My passions? I always think about this. But today has been one of the best days, as i received my new ID badge and a boy next to me asked if he could see it. I handed it to him and he said 'you look beautiful'. My heart skipped a beat, i didnt know how to respond so i just said "nahh not really im trash." Which is my usual response to when one of my friends call me pretty just because i call them pretty. :/
PLEASE please do not EVER say that you are trash.............you are a miracle............as is everyone that manages to be created by a sperm and egg....................NEVER forget that.............always accept a compliment...........I am now 45 and it has taken me over 40 years to learn this lesson............please learn quicker than me!!
No, it isn't. You can't say an entire group is the same way. It's actually extremely fucked up. That's the way Hitler thought and look at the way that went.
I am so with ya on the boobs thing. Guys tell me I am not feminine, or that I will never be a "real woman". My own mother, who is 40 still feels bad about her breasts. She wants to get implants. She always tells me she is sorry for giving me her terrible body. My mom has a picture of Marilyn Monroe next to her bedside to look at whenever she feels bad about her body. She says that someday she will look like that. Someday she will have the perfect Marilyn body. Big boobs, big butt, small waist, a dream body. I showed her this video, and she had tears in her eyes. She went and ripped the picture in half. She said she was sorry for hating herself. She was blinded by society, trying to look more "feminine". Little did she know she was perfect. It just took you to see it. Words can't even describe how thankful I am. You have really changed my moms life. Thank you.
Appearance is like the last thing on my list,If your a nice person who has a great personality and doesn't expect anything handed to them, then that's what I'm attracted towards aside looks mostly personality
Guys tell me I am not feminine, or that I will never be a "real woman" -where do you live in Pakistan? I'm serious ,I'm from poland and I never heard about guy say shit like that to girl/woman.Any way it's not god to say thing's like that .
This is so beautiful. I swear I am crying because I don't like myself and all the people out there who point out all my flaws make it worse.But here I am, telling every other person they are perfect. I look at all these ads about getting rid of acne, dark circles, pills that are supposed to make you slimmer. Then, those years ago I watched the Nash Grier video and I was in tears. Sure I had some of those things, but when they talked about the 'peach fuzz' and the hair on the arms...well I was merely in tears.Thank you for this video because I realized everyone feels the way I do.
+Rubber Panda What he said was still rude and disgraceful. He was with his friends who agreed and I never said every guy thinks that. I said when NASH GRIER made that video and he talked about the 'peach fuzz' and the hair on the arms. I never even ONCE mentioned something about every single guy out there. Dude, people look up to him. I WAS one of those people who did. Now I don't because he said rude and hateful things and don't even get me started on the things he says about gays, lesbians, etc.
+Rubber Panda Sir, what he said was rude. That was more of a insult then an opinion. I wasted my time on you, you wasted your time on me. Why did you even comment on here? I know I replied but I just had to. Now, next time you're going to say 'Get over yourself' in a comment, just skip said comment. I don't need people coming on here and telling me to get over myself.
People aren't perfect. We all need to work on ourselves and we have different capabilities and potential. When you mature you'll grow out of the snow flake generation delusion.
I don't understand how this is offensive to men? She never claims that men are the problem? She's just telling impressionable young women not to succumb to societies ideas of what "beauty" is. It's an entirely positive message.
I don't like commenting on youtube because of the overtly negativity attention even positive comments can get, but after watching you I just had to say that your poem was amazing! It actually took my breath away. For years I have had serious issues with my body, trying forever to lose weight, and love myself through it all. It has been a challenge for me because I was far from what was considered the norm or even average. After so long of feeling out of place for one thing or another because of my body, I've slowly learned to accept myself for who and what I am. My reply to those mean thoughts that tell me I'm not good enough is to say, "This is the kind of beautiful God made me". I feel your poem said this much more thoroughly and elegantly. I wish I had heard this kind of message as a little girl back in the day, but I feel gifted for hearing it today. This is a beautiful message for every girl and boy who suffer the same feelings of negativity about their appearance or personality. Thank you so much for your powerful words :)
Why would somebody dare dislike this. Why would somebody say to themselves I enjoy being ridiculed by society. I like having to live up to the unrealistic standards. Tell me
hmhmhmlol This isn't about freedom of preference. It's clearly about not letting others tear you down because you don't fit into whatever their preferences are.
randomuser1105 That's fine, bullying and being insulting should be scorned. But those negative preferences will generally always be there to negatively affect people, and people do need to be able to adapt to them.
hmhmhmlol why should people have to adapt to them. I don't have to please anyone but myself and I sure as hell won't. I'm not going to change for someone who might just be there for a fraction of my life when I can live how I want and spend my entire life happy. Don't be a crowd pleaser. Its never worth it.
Sarah Rene Brilliant, if you don't want to change yourself, then don't. If a guy wants to sit on his youtube and say his list of what he looks for in a girl then good for him. No woman needs to meet his expectations does she? So why can't he have his preferences? Women have preferences too and men are not allowed to feel that they are pressured into looking a certain way, or dressing a certain way. We go out of our way to impress people, not even just for romantic or sexual reasons. We dress to look professional as we live in a culture that places attribution. I find myself liberal in persuasion but I have to question what people like the creator of this video want as their world? Do they want a place in which we can dress however we want, do whatever we want, look however we want and the rest of the population cannot attribute any level of judgement onto others? Why? What should I base my prospective romantic/sexual partner off of if I cannot judge them by character and aesthetic?
My favorite part was definitely the last few lines: "...And i don't care whether it's your gender, your looks, your weight, your skin, or where your love lies // None of that matters, because standards don't define you // You don't live to meet credentials established by a madman // You're a goddamn treasure whether you wanna believe it or not...and maybe that's what everyone should start looking for." Absolutely goddamn beautiful.
Holy shit. I remember watching this video 2 years ago and then just last week I discovered Sav on Bertie's TH-cam channel. I decided to check her channel out and I scroll to the bottom and see this video. I knew of her 2 years before I realized it. My mind is blown rn lol
Wow I follow Bertie on Instagram and same Savannah there. I watched this video I discovered 2 years ago and thought wow the name Savannah Brown sounds familiar. Checked her page. Indeed boom mind blown
Before male viewers become defensive over the fact that sometimes girls implement standards on guys, we have to noticed that she touched on both genders... The intent is not to point fingers, it's to enlighten both sides that we all have to look at each in a new way.
izzzDelta exactly, but it seems it backfired. Women started booing on men which seems sexist to men who've had bad experience with the movement and men did the same. It ended up creating the boys vs girls camps
This made me cry. I needed this today. I'm a 23 year old girl and my hair in thinning and we can't figure out why and it's been a blow to my self esteem. This was beautiful.
By far the best poem I have ever listened to in my entire life. I love myself. I have struggled with an eating disorder to be skinny. I was depressed. But somehow through the way I learned my body loves me for who I am for what I do and when I ever cut myself my body would say "No! I'm gonna heal these wounds I am gonna close these cuts for you." because my body loves me and for that I love my body. We are crazy, unique individuals. We are not merely bodies on this earth. We are so much more. It's just what keeps me alive and enjoying my life. :) x
I’m not a comment kind of person. But you have moved me to tears. Beautiful woman, with a beautiful mind and such an incredible means of expression. Your spoken poetry has had such a profound impact on my life over the last, what? Five years? And i think, even though you have so many lovely comments. You deserve to know when you’ve made a powerful impression on someone you don’t even know. So thank you for existing. And thanks for brightening my day with your gift for words.
I hate the comments on this video. You can say whatever the hell you want, this is the way she feels. This is the way MILLIONS of people feel. Don't you dare say she has no right to feel.
Ariana Grande how about no. Nash deserves as much backlash as he can get for that dickheaded, idiotic, and fucking untrue video he thought was a GREAT idea to share with millions of people. And if this beautiful, inspirational and heart lifting poem that literally helped me see myself in the mirror for who I am, as opposed to who I'm "supposed" to be, was a part of that backlash, then hell fucking yeah, I want him to take a good long look at this, at her, and kick his own ass.
instead of unnecessarily bitching about it like some people did, you took the video and made it into a reminder of why young girls should love themselves. you turned it into art, which is admirable.
This is sooo important. I was really worried this would be a rant video attacking the boys involved which would be equally as wrong as what they did, but it was actually a perfect expression of what was wrong with the video and the way it affected people. I don't believe anyone should ever make videos along the lines of "What Guys Look For In Girls" or "What Girls Like About Guys" or anything on those topics, and I think this video really did express why. I love you for this.
Instead of watching this and going "Oh, well, you're attractive and young, what do you know?" maybe think about why a young and attractive girl has these experiences. Oh yeah, because of shallow ideals of women portrayed in the media that gets picked up from young children and pushes them onto young girls no matter what they look like.
I just want to say something. Anyone who wants to listen can. I am 13 an I am a little overweight. Everyday I hate it and I gain weight so easily and I eat when I'm mad sad stressed. Anything. I am extremely insecure and also have the worst self will I have ever seen. I have tried exercising but I always give up. I have been searching and searching for something to push me forward to make me feel good about myself and I found it. You. I had goosebumps listening. I have NEVER felt this way after watching a video. I'm happy to say I was eating before I was watching this but I just threw it away. I think I found my anchor. Thank you so much. You are my first true role model.
Everyones insecure. There's allways something you wish you could change about yourself. Personally if I had money to piss I fix my scolosis and flat feet not so much my looks but thats just me.
"You can't surrender to them, because you gotta remember that you're the only thing that you'll ever truly have." This 17-year-old is wise beyond her years. Brought a tear to my eye. :')
Savannah this is beautiful. How you can be so knowledgeable and have such a deep understanding of society at only 17 years old is beyond me. A truly amazing video.
I'm totally speechless after watching this, this was the most honest and brave video I've seen in a long time and I was so shocked listening, well done savannah!
this is such a good poem. I literally hate the reactions on this. the youtube commentsection is being lame again and this isn't even about women alone or man causing it but society. yet the morons continue to come out. But this slam poem says so much. why can't people be more gentle and why is it so difficult to just love ourselves for things that really matter
+Apple Julia My problem is that this video does nothing to say not all men do this. Not even the majority do the transgressions done to her in this video.
This poem literally changed my life. I remember the year it came out, I was 18, and I listened to it over and over again. It was a breakthrough for me in terms of self-love, and though I've dealt with all sorts of struggles in the past six years, some internal, some external, I've never stopped loving myself throughout. I just listened to this today (which seems really appropriate since its the last day of Mercury retrograde) and I cried!! Still touches my soul. To whoever is watching this, the decision to love yourself can happen in an instant, and it can change your whole life.
A person owns themself. You cannot blame the expectations of others for your own actions if you are self-sovereign. It is very important to hold standards for yourself and those around you, sure, some of them may be superficial or perhaps even pomp or frill. If you have high expectations for yourself, the expectations of others become less relevant because people are more likely to negotiate with you on your terms. There is nothing immoral about those things you expect when you contract with people voluntarily. If you desire a man who wants a 10/10 and you're homely, you have to bring something else to the negotiation. The same is true of men towards women; the guys that bitch about all these pretty girls not caring for them are poor negotiators or are overvaluing good looks. The women that complain about chauvinistic men are contributing to their own "oppression" when they play victim and promote ideologies which compel men to play ball. We can't all get what we want, but we can try to contract as many win-win negotiations as possible. There is no panacea. There certainly is no panacea which entails coercing preferred behavior. This froofroo about "guys like big knockers and that is cruel" just kinda reveals to me that the young lady has poor self-esteem because of some deep seeded ideological issues. Saying, "men have been pigs to me so I should just ignore them and overvalue myself" is dangerous for any person. Instead one should say, "some men have goals that do not parallel my own and therefore, unless I am getting something sufficiently compensatory I should simply look for better contracts." Young people seem to be becoming increasingly narcissistic, having overly inflated self-esteem is supposedly the cure for everything. Elliot Rodger in Isla Vista shot 6 people along this line of reasoning.
Well said. It all boils down to simple human greed in social exchange, the dominant strategy being to coerce others with shame and guilt into giving you unconditional favor for nothing in return. It's analogous to the guilt trip a child will use to manipulate their parents with.
"and you don't need any miracle cream to keep your passions smooth, hair free or diet pills to slim your kindness down" God, these words really resonated with me. Your work is amazing. Thank you.
What is a smooth passion? And slim your kindness down doesn't really make sense. Wouldn't you want to like make it bigger? How about breast augmentation to fill out your personality or something? XD Man, I think I should get into poetry.
Ho-ly shit. This was stunning. Nash Grier pissed me off and this was just intensely inspiring. Also, why would people think you hate men? There were also parts talking about the standards society put on men, too, so...
This video deserves more views, it is so empowering and honest, society today is seriously messed up and its slowly eating up the confidence of many today.
Holy goodness, you are incredible at slam poetry Savannah! These words are just so true and beautiful, you've definitely captured society's views to a T. I also adore the inflections and different tone changes. So wonderful!
Oh my gosh, what has the world done to me. Loneliness took me to those videos which say 'What men find attractive' knowing it was only gender stereo types and that I wouldn't be happy with someone who wanted to change me anyway. But I came across your video and that of 'hi, I'm a slut'. You've shown me to stop only valuing the things about me that make me attractive. Why should I try to impress the people who've made me lonely in the first place? If I alter myself for everyone I meet, who will I be when they are gone? I need to love myself. Thank you Savannah, you don't know what you're doing. Xxx
Okay so this is beautiful. You really made me cry, whenever I feel sad I can now listen to this. I felt so insecure when I watched Nash Griers video. Lately I loved the look of think eyebrows so I used an eyebrow pencil. They said they hated that. I also have slight hairs under my nose. I shaved them because I hated that. I really hate society because of that. Society is a monster and I am so freaking glad that I've left it. Thank you for making this. This made me subscribe :)
regarding all those disgusting comments down below I just wanted to tell you how hard hits me this poem, I cried so hard because I still can't get over of the belief that I need be hot, sexy and likeable to the men eye in order to be loved. I wish I could carry your poem everytime I feel about about myself just to remember that I'm still valid as a human being and I care . thank you so much savannah.
I totally understand what juno means, however, considering the topic of this poem and the content, it honestly seems insulting for your singular comment to be purely based on her appearance.
This deserves more than a like. But I somehow feel saying "beautiful" could be taken the wrong way... but these are words of true beauty, from a person who displays the best kind of beauty.
For the people who don't read the description, this is in response to a video that Nash Grier made a few years ago, saying how women and girls should look a certain way for them to be 'attractive' or 'dateable'. This disrespect rightly offended many people, and they began to stand up to Nash. Soon after people took action, he took down his video and 'apologised' on twitter (and I must say that it was a shitty apology). Savannah was one of those people who decided to retaliate against Nash and as a result responded through this very powerful poem. ...ok bye :)
If you want to be attractive to the most amount of men possible, then you should look and act a certain way. If you don't want to attract men, you can do whatever you want.
I performed this poem at my high school graduation the same year this came out. I got beautiful feedback I still hold to this day, and it’s still a beautiful memory of leaving something on the floor in front of my classmates, sharing something life changing with them. Thankyou Sav 💕
I recited this poem at my high school graduation dinner, and I still remember feeling so confident speaking it and hold on to the compliment I got that night after it :) thankyou Sav!
i CANNOT BELIEVE there are even ANY comments disagreeing with this. If you truly do not see the truth she speaks or the beautiful light she shed on this topic then I hope one day you do. For now, please reconsider your beliefs and morals that led you to believe that feminism is not important or that we are already equal.
You should probably reconsider the 'enlightened' in your username as you have clearly refused for us to enlighten you over the true meaning of feminism, idiot alone would be more appropriate
***** your both wrong that's not what feminism means. It means, the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.
From time to time I see the same The unrealistic bash female blame game Both genders are guilty through youth and school Endured childish rashes and ridicule Then women age and recall again The time a BOY in school began To play the silly childish games That all genders play at that age But for the girl it seems much worse and now blames men for her lack of self worth Little boys teasing are to blame for your lack of confidence, self-worth and shame But what is worse is what is true A little boy did not do this to you It was your mother who said to you How pretty is that skirt and shoes The one who raised you and showed you how To paint your face to win the crowed The one who went from A cup to D To teach big breasts are what you need The one who went out of her way To set your hair in different ways The one who always gave you praise And promised you a prince one day The one who really showed you the way To act and think and be today Being a man and from where I sit I don’t judge by size of tits I do not worry about the crowd My father taught me clear and loud To be my own man and do my thing Not follow, worry, sulk or shrink To use my mind and assure myself That I can deal with the cards I’m dealt Even though I have had the same Visions of females playing that game We are judged by the same facts Your wallets small, your belly’s fat Your hair is going, your teeth aren’t straight If it’s not big enough I don’t want to mate Boobs you say? But worry about a man’s size How much he makes or what he drives His height, his abs his chest, his clothes, Where he lives, or what he has does So bash the boys who you can’t forget The childish game we all beget Your words attack and they aren’t even true So blame your Mom for screwing you
I can feel this girl, I fall into depression after a guys tell me I'm fat and I should stop wearing revealing cloth but guess what? I'm only 90 pounds and I wear skinny jeans + loose muscle top.... Well I become happy when I found kpop lol
Your poem is so inspirational. I love the phrase "I am more than body. " Women and girls even men and boys are more than their body. I know it is hard to look beyond the body but if you do you will find something beautiful. Your poem is one of the best slams I have ever heard. I wanted to slam a poem but I was not sure if I should do it a my university or online. This gives me confidence. I honestly believe that everyone has more value than their body. That it is their thoughts which should be praised. And yes you are a treasure.
The fact that people can still pull negativity out of this is...wow. shes not going agaisnt anyone or anything shes saying if you can forget the mean, painful things said and look in the mirror and give yourself a compliment instead of putting yourself down and actually smile and feel great for yourself for once and make sure you do everything you do for you not because someone or something wants you to. Basically shes saying be proud and happy who you are make yourself feel beautiful. Loving yourself can make a huge difference just believe it💙 i hit subscribe 💞
everytime I see this, it makes me wanna smile and cry at the same time.. the older I get, the more I realize how true this is, and so important! I can say that this was a companion on my journey to love myself, which isn't finished yet, but that's okay. It gets better everyday, and that's what I wanna tell all that little teenagers, who can't really like themselves. It will get better everyday. :)
Hello I'm a 20yrs old guy who's suffered by others judgement, because it seem that the media or people in general think that men are suppose to be "strong"(mentally and physically). In the past years or so I actually believe that because of my weight I felt that I didn't deserve anyone, but now you opened my eye and realized that I should love my self more. thank you
+Rey Antonio (ManneredHarpy) You deserve to be loved as anyone else
+Rey ‘ManneredHarpy’ Antonio
I love this so much
Woah I can't believe this is sav???? I saw this poem ages ago and in a separate time found her recent stuff and this is so weird I never put it together
+Kaitlyn Trussell exactly the same situation
Me too !
yes me too!
omg me to! I use to watch her channel and then I recently found it again through dodie and I'm freaking out
same here!
i dont think youve realized how much this has raised my self esteem. As a teenager, i witness my peers and friends getting asked out or called beautiful on a daily basis because that has never happened to me. Is it because of my race? how i care about my education? My passions? I always think about this. But today has been one of the best days, as i received my new ID badge and a boy next to me asked if he could see it. I handed it to him and he said 'you look beautiful'. My heart skipped a beat, i didnt know how to respond so i just said "nahh not really im trash." Which is my usual response to when one of my friends call me pretty just because i call them pretty. :/
please don't put your validation in the hands of boy's opinions.
PLEASE please do not EVER say that you are trash.............you are a miracle............as is everyone that manages to be created by a sperm and egg....................NEVER forget that.............always accept a compliment...........I am now 45 and it has taken me over 40 years to learn this lesson............please learn quicker than me!!
Thanks love even though the whole talk about sperm and eggs got things awkward.....
Veronica Barber Welcome to life. ;) Someone always brings the awkward. But she's got it right you know.
People are taking this out of hand...
She looks so different! And incredibly moving poem as well
No, it isn't. You can't say an entire group is the same way. It's actually extremely fucked up. That's the way Hitler thought and look at the way that went.
+Lucy Furr Who's talking about me? I certainly wasn't. When Hitler began hating Jews, he wasn't planning mass murder.
+Lucy Furr yes it can be and I haven't been the topic of this conversation.
Bcfff
yes very moving indeed. i havent moved that fast to skip through a video ever! this shit is cancer lol
"you're a goddamn treasure whether you wanna believe it or not." FUCK THAT HIT ME SO HARD im hurt
Is that V I see?
taetae!
annyeonngg tae, and jinn!
+Louis Gullace
Wow. This ad is so inappropriate for this video.
I know I want to cry now😰 of happiness of course☺️
I am so with ya on the boobs thing. Guys tell me I am not feminine, or that I will never be a "real woman". My own mother, who is 40 still feels bad about her breasts. She wants to get implants. She always tells me she is sorry for giving me her terrible body.
My mom has a picture of Marilyn Monroe next to her bedside to look at whenever she feels bad about her body. She says that someday she will look like that. Someday she will have the perfect Marilyn body. Big boobs, big butt, small waist, a dream body.
I showed her this video, and she had tears in her eyes. She went and ripped the picture in half. She said she was sorry for hating herself. She was blinded by society, trying to look more "feminine". Little did she know she was perfect. It just took you to see it.
Words can't even describe how thankful I am. You have really changed my moms life. Thank you.
This made me cry :(
This is amazing.
Appearance is like the last thing on my list,If your a nice person who has a great personality and doesn't expect anything handed to them, then that's what I'm attracted towards aside looks mostly personality
Gmoneyirl Yes! That is exactly how I am! When I look at someone and see that they are attractive with an ugly heart I am instantly turned off!
Guys tell me I am not feminine, or that I will never be a "real woman" -where do you live in Pakistan? I'm serious ,I'm from poland and I never heard about guy say shit like that to girl/woman.Any way it's not god to say thing's like that .
I'm so in love with your Slam Poems.
They're too true and it hits me so hard.
People need to hear these words more..hopefully they will listen.
Exactly people need to listen :)
No the fuck they dont
+Wolf Outlaw why not?
Wolf Outlaw I don't understand why not?
I agree, they are so raw and true. Such a contradiction to what we see on TV. Amazing.
it's so sad that women and men feel like they have to live up to beauty standards when they don't.
so true...u-u
Exactly
women and men feel they have to meet beauty standards that OTHER women and men created, and are still creating.
People are hurting other people.
Yea I've still trying to work on that u are ur ownselfs best friend and love ur self and all that jazz
I think most people don't realize they can have their own standards.
Mirror mirror, on the wall
Who is the prettiest of them all?
The mirror doesn't change it's image. Everyone is beautiful.
This is so beautiful. I swear I am crying because I don't like myself and all the people out there who point out all my flaws make it worse.But here I am, telling every other person they are perfect. I look at all these ads about getting rid of acne, dark circles, pills that are supposed to make you slimmer. Then, those years ago I watched the Nash Grier video and I was in tears. Sure I had some of those things, but when they talked about the 'peach fuzz' and the hair on the arms...well I was merely in tears.Thank you for this video because I realized everyone feels the way I do.
+Rubber Panda he said what guys find attractive, that is what you need to be of you want guys to like you
+Rubber Panda What he said was still rude and disgraceful. He was with his friends who agreed and I never said every guy thinks that. I said when NASH GRIER made that video and he talked about the 'peach fuzz' and the hair on the arms. I never even ONCE mentioned something about every single guy out there. Dude, people look up to him. I WAS one of those people who did. Now I don't because he said rude and hateful things and don't even get me started on the things he says about gays, lesbians, etc.
+Rubber Panda Get over myself? What should I get over.
+Rubber Panda Sir, what he said was rude. That was more of a insult then an opinion. I wasted my time on you, you wasted your time on me. Why did you even comment on here? I know I replied but I just had to. Now, next time you're going to say 'Get over yourself' in a comment, just skip said comment. I don't need people coming on here and telling me to get over myself.
People aren't perfect. We all need to work on ourselves and we have different capabilities and potential. When you mature you'll grow out of the snow flake generation delusion.
I don't understand how this is offensive to men? She never claims that men are the problem? She's just telling impressionable young women not to succumb to societies ideas of what "beauty" is. It's an entirely positive message.
Shhh...don't let them hear the truth. They get mad!
how was nash grier wrong for stating what he likes a woman to look like? Give me a good reason
Crazyhead432 Because some of the things he said are impossible for women to achieve.
which ones?
Crazyhead432 He expects women to be hairless which isn't impossible but it is a ridiculous expectation.
YOUR HAIR WAS SO LONG WOW
why is that the thing i comment.
emotional grandpapi
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I don't like commenting on youtube because of the overtly negativity attention even positive comments can get, but after watching you I just had to say that your poem was amazing! It actually took my breath away.
For years I have had serious issues with my body, trying forever to lose weight, and love myself through it all. It has been a challenge for me because I was far from what was considered the norm or even average. After so long of feeling out of place for one thing or another because of my body, I've slowly learned to accept myself for who and what I am. My reply to those mean thoughts that tell me I'm not good enough is to say, "This is the kind of beautiful God made me". I feel your poem said this much more thoroughly and elegantly.
I wish I had heard this kind of message as a little girl back in the day, but I feel gifted for hearing it today. This is a beautiful message for every girl and boy who suffer the same feelings of negativity about their appearance or personality. Thank you so much for your powerful words :)
prelly33 Throwing some positive attention your way.
+prelly33 I believe in you, friend.
+penguin squad! wat
This poem made me cry. It's incredible, inspiring, lovely, its beautiful.
I felt like she was talking directly to me
Speechless. This is amazing
omg so good amazing speechless
MEGHAN
O ma gawd, I love you Meghan ;)
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i come back to this every few months, and i cry every time.
I dislike the video but I do have to admit it is a sad video
Why your people undermined the German economy pre-WW2?
Corey Holt that's sad
That's beautiful Corey it means you can feel empathy for yourself, a necessary step to love yourself. Cheers for that!
@@voiceactorofdovakiin wot m8
Why would somebody dare dislike this. Why would somebody say to themselves I enjoy being ridiculed by society. I like having to live up to the unrealistic standards. Tell me
Some people like the freedom to have their own preferences, and feel other people should have that same freedom.
hmhmhmlol This isn't about freedom of preference. It's clearly about not letting others tear you down because you don't fit into whatever their preferences are.
randomuser1105 That's fine, bullying and being insulting should be scorned. But those negative preferences will generally always be there to negatively affect people, and people do need to be able to adapt to them.
hmhmhmlol why should people have to adapt to them. I don't have to please anyone but myself and I sure as hell won't. I'm not going to change for someone who might just be there for a fraction of my life when I can live how I want and spend my entire life happy. Don't be a crowd pleaser. Its never worth it.
Sarah Rene Brilliant, if you don't want to change yourself, then don't. If a guy wants to sit on his youtube and say his list of what he looks for in a girl then good for him. No woman needs to meet his expectations does she? So why can't he have his preferences? Women have preferences too and men are not allowed to feel that they are pressured into looking a certain way, or dressing a certain way.
We go out of our way to impress people, not even just for romantic or sexual reasons. We dress to look professional as we live in a culture that places attribution. I find myself liberal in persuasion but I have to question what people like the creator of this video want as their world? Do they want a place in which we can dress however we want, do whatever we want, look however we want and the rest of the population cannot attribute any level of judgement onto others? Why? What should I base my prospective romantic/sexual partner off of if I cannot judge them by character and aesthetic?
Congrats on 40K subscribers!!!
pffft, congrats on 50,000 you!
Savannah Brown well it's kinda 141k now.
***** eyyyyyyy.
ahhh hey Nathan !!!
184k :D
My favorite part was definitely the last few lines: "...And i don't care whether it's your gender, your looks, your weight, your skin, or where your love lies // None of that matters, because standards don't define you // You don't live to meet credentials established by a madman // You're a goddamn treasure whether you wanna believe it or not...and maybe that's what everyone should start looking for."
Absolutely goddamn beautiful.
Holy shit. I remember watching this video 2 years ago and then just last week I discovered Sav on Bertie's TH-cam channel. I decided to check her channel out and I scroll to the bottom and see this video. I knew of her 2 years before I realized it. My mind is blown rn lol
i know right
I know. My mind was blown. Its funny though because when I saw Savannah's new stuff, I remember this poem.
DUDE SAME LOL I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE LOL MY MIND IS BLOWN
Wow I follow Bertie on Instagram and same Savannah there. I watched this video I discovered 2 years ago and thought wow the name Savannah Brown sounds familiar. Checked her page. Indeed boom mind blown
SAMEEE
I love this video so much for real, the comment section makes me sick though
the comment section makes me feel sick also, well said.
I agree
preach
It's a TH-cam comment section...what do you expect?
I don't care about the negativity this might get.
Your passion gave me chills, the brutal honesty made me feel something.
I love this so much.
Before male viewers become defensive over the fact that sometimes girls implement standards on guys, we have to noticed that she touched on both genders... The intent is not to point fingers, it's to enlighten both sides that we all have to look at each in a new way.
izzzDelta We cannot look in a new way. Biology makes it impossible to do so.
izzzDelta exactly, but it seems it backfired. Women started booing on men which seems sexist to men who've had bad experience with the movement and men did the same. It ended up creating the boys vs girls camps
izzzDelta One line about guys....the rest about?
This poem is more for girls because of the video the Nash Grier made so don't get offended just because it doesn't talk that much about men
Hardly offended. She just said it was about both...and well that's hardly true.
Skinny pretty skinny pretty girl SOFT QUIET pretty--that's my favorite line
I cried because this poem opened my eyes, and finally realized that I am not the only one feeling a certain way. Love and value yourself ladies :)
Goosebumps.
Incredible
so beautiful,
amazing
this is perfect
"you're worth the beautiful thoughts you think" I loved that line the most.
we watched this in my english class and i screamed when i realised it was you ! I love this it is so powerful and truthful.
This made me cry. I needed this today. I'm a 23 year old girl and my hair in thinning and we can't figure out why and it's been a blow to my self esteem. This was beautiful.
Stop smoking cigs
+Jack Josephick Thank you. Ill take your expert advice. Oh wait, I've never smoked a day in my life.
+KCfan7989 Are you sure your getting enough vitamins in your diet etc?
I had low iron(still do) and my hair shed tons.
it's in your genes, you can't stop it, welcome to the life of a man
you're beautiful even with thinning hair your soul shines
By far the best poem I have ever listened to in my entire life. I love myself. I have struggled with an eating disorder to be skinny. I was depressed. But somehow through the way I learned my body loves me for who I am for what I do and when I ever cut myself my body would say "No! I'm gonna heal these wounds I am gonna close these cuts for you." because my body loves me and for that I love my body. We are crazy, unique individuals. We are not merely bodies on this earth. We are so much more. It's just what keeps me alive and enjoying my life. :) x
I GOT GOOSEBUMPS FROM THIS. YOU'RE A GENIUS
I’m not a comment kind of person. But you have moved me to tears. Beautiful woman, with a beautiful mind and such an incredible means of expression. Your spoken poetry has had such a profound impact on my life over the last, what? Five years? And i think, even though you have so many lovely comments. You deserve to know when you’ve made a powerful impression on someone you don’t even know. So thank you for existing. And thanks for brightening my day with your gift for words.
I hate the comments on this video. You can say whatever the hell you want, this is the way she feels. This is the way MILLIONS of people feel. Don't you dare say she has no right to feel.
Kailey Maskell Feelings are overrated. Feelings get you nowhere in life.
^^feelings are what make us human.
Man, I wish I had the guts to share my poetry like this. Bravo to you; that was beautiful.
Omg i wanna cry. This video just lifted a weight off my shoulder. U have no idea how much u just saved me from the dark muck ive been in. Thank u
"You're a god damn treasure whether you want to believe it or not" I cried so hard
Nash Grier is watching this, and watching her, and kicking himself.
hope so
Okay stfu.
Ariana Grande ?
Ariana Grande yes. You stfu,
Ariana Grande how about no. Nash deserves as much backlash as he can get for that dickheaded, idiotic, and fucking untrue video he thought was a GREAT idea to share with millions of people. And if this beautiful, inspirational and heart lifting poem that literally helped me see myself in the mirror for who I am, as opposed to who I'm "supposed" to be, was a part of that backlash, then hell fucking yeah, I want him to take a good long look at this, at her, and kick his own ass.
This is my 4th time watching this. Sooooo good.
this is literally my 42nd what's wrong with me
you're the reason I found this channel. thanks Nathan!
Haven’t seen the video yet, but I’ve read your comment so it’s already automatically a CLASSIC
Yo 2 seconds reading in and it's already as classic.
instead of unnecessarily bitching about it like some people did, you took the video and made it into a reminder of why young girls should love themselves. you turned it into art, which is admirable.
How can people dislike this? It's beautiful.
probably all boys who don't want to admit its true.
no it's true. But she's only focusing on one side.
Henley's 'Invictus' is beautiful. Tennyson's 'Ulysses' is beautiful. this is rudderless word vomit of the highest order
+Hatoflegends to each their own
+Asanas M I'm a boy and legit my whole group aren't like that. Those sexual fuckers are a minority
This is sooo important. I was really worried this would be a rant video attacking the boys involved which would be equally as wrong as what they did, but it was actually a perfect expression of what was wrong with the video and the way it affected people.
I don't believe anyone should ever make videos along the lines of "What Guys Look For In Girls" or "What Girls Like About Guys" or anything on those topics, and I think this video really did express why. I love you for this.
Instead of watching this and going "Oh, well, you're attractive and young, what do you know?" maybe think about why a young and attractive girl has these experiences.
Oh yeah, because of shallow ideals of women portrayed in the media that gets picked up from young children and pushes them onto young girls no matter what they look like.
I just want to say something. Anyone who wants to listen can. I am 13 an I am a little overweight. Everyday I hate it and I gain weight so easily and I eat when I'm mad sad stressed. Anything. I am extremely insecure and also have the worst self will I have ever seen. I have tried exercising but I always give up. I have been searching and searching for something to push me forward to make me feel good about myself and I found it. You. I had goosebumps listening. I have NEVER felt this way after watching a video. I'm happy to say I was eating before I was watching this but I just threw it away. I think I found my anchor. Thank you so much. You are my first true role model.
It always throws me for a loop seeing absolutely gorgeous people have the same dumb insecurities as I do.
Me too
Everyones insecure. There's allways something you wish you could change about yourself. Personally if I had money to piss I fix my scolosis and flat feet not so much my looks but thats just me.
it only takes a childhood bully or traumatic experience.
"You can't surrender to them, because you gotta remember that you're the only thing that you'll ever truly have."
This 17-year-old is wise beyond her years. Brought a tear to my eye. :')
Savannah this is beautiful. How you can be so knowledgeable and have such a deep understanding of society at only 17 years old is beyond me. A truly amazing video.
SHAVE. BE A SUPER MODEL. CAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE OUT. CHANGE YOUR HAIR. SHAVE. BE UNREALISTIC SHAVE. BE YOURSELF. BE FUNNY EVEN THOUGH IM NOT!
I just realized that this video is technically unlisted and I’m very lucky that this is in my liked playlist
well, i saw an article. And there was a link. And now i am here!
Me too!
It's been hanging out in my watch later for years it seems.
This is literally my new favourite thing.
I'm totally speechless after watching this, this was the most honest and brave video I've seen in a long time and I was so shocked listening, well done savannah!
this is such a good poem. I literally hate the reactions on this. the youtube commentsection is being lame again and this isn't even about women alone or man causing it but society. yet the morons continue to come out. But this slam poem says so much. why can't people be more gentle and why is it so difficult to just love ourselves for things that really matter
Stfu
+MIS315 lol..right. having a bad day?
+Apple Julia Any argument is just being lame.... right, feminist logic at its finest?
+Marco Gonzalez well what's your logic? ,': | no problems in society with insecurity and gender roles? okay
+Apple Julia My problem is that this video does nothing to say not all men do this. Not even the majority do the transgressions done to her in this video.
This poem literally changed my life. I remember the year it came out, I was 18, and I listened to it over and over again. It was a breakthrough for me in terms of self-love, and though I've dealt with all sorts of struggles in the past six years, some internal, some external, I've never stopped loving myself throughout. I just listened to this today (which seems really appropriate since its the last day of Mercury retrograde) and I cried!! Still touches my soul. To whoever is watching this, the decision to love yourself can happen in an instant, and it can change your whole life.
A person owns themself. You cannot blame the expectations of others for your own actions if you are self-sovereign.
It is very important to hold standards for yourself and those around you, sure, some of them may be superficial or perhaps even pomp or frill. If you have high expectations for yourself, the expectations of others become less relevant because people are more likely to negotiate with you on your terms. There is nothing immoral about those things you expect when you contract with people voluntarily.
If you desire a man who wants a 10/10 and you're homely, you have to bring something else to the negotiation. The same is true of men towards women; the guys that bitch about all these pretty girls not caring for them are poor negotiators or are overvaluing good looks. The women that complain about chauvinistic men are contributing to their own "oppression" when they play victim and promote ideologies which compel men to play ball. We can't all get what we want, but we can try to contract as many win-win negotiations as possible. There is no panacea. There certainly is no panacea which entails coercing preferred behavior.
This froofroo about "guys like big knockers and that is cruel" just kinda reveals to me that the young lady has poor self-esteem because of some deep seeded ideological issues. Saying, "men have been pigs to me so I should just ignore them and overvalue myself" is dangerous for any person. Instead one should say, "some men have goals that do not parallel my own and therefore, unless I am getting something sufficiently compensatory I should simply look for better contracts."
Young people seem to be becoming increasingly narcissistic, having overly inflated self-esteem is supposedly the cure for everything. Elliot Rodger in Isla Vista shot 6 people along this line of reasoning.
Well said. It all boils down to simple human greed in social exchange, the dominant strategy being to coerce others with shame and guilt into giving you unconditional favor for nothing in return. It's analogous to the guilt trip a child will use to manipulate their parents with.
Thank you
Thank You!
Your words mean so much
I love how you included the fact that this issue is just as prevalent for boys also. Great poem.
"and you don't need any miracle cream to keep your passions smooth, hair free
or diet pills to slim your kindness down"
God, these words really resonated with me. Your work is amazing. Thank you.
What is a smooth passion? And slim your kindness down doesn't really make sense. Wouldn't you want to like make it bigger? How about breast augmentation to fill out your personality or something? XD Man, I think I should get into poetry.
Ho-ly shit. This was stunning. Nash Grier pissed me off and this was just intensely inspiring.
Also, why would people think you hate men? There were also parts talking about the standards society put on men, too, so...
This video deserves more views, it is so empowering and honest, society today is seriously messed up and its slowly eating up the confidence of many today.
Holy goodness, you are incredible at slam poetry Savannah! These words are just so true and beautiful, you've definitely captured society's views to a T. I also adore the inflections and different tone changes. So wonderful!
Oh my gosh, what has the world done to me. Loneliness took me to those videos which say 'What men find attractive' knowing it was only gender stereo types and that I wouldn't be happy with someone who wanted to change me anyway. But I came across your video and that of 'hi, I'm a slut'. You've shown me to stop only valuing the things about me that make me attractive. Why should I try to impress the people who've made me lonely in the first place? If I alter myself for everyone I meet, who will I be when they are gone? I need to love myself. Thank you Savannah, you don't know what you're doing. Xxx
you should be a preacher.
Okay so this is beautiful.
You really made me cry,
whenever I feel sad I can now listen to this. I felt so insecure when I watched Nash Griers video. Lately I loved the look of think eyebrows so I used an eyebrow pencil. They said they hated that. I also have slight hairs under my nose. I shaved them because I hated that. I really hate society because of that. Society is a monster and I am so freaking glad that I've left it.
Thank you for making this.
This made me subscribe :)
This is beautiful. I am so glad that people like you exist.
"Entertain me"
Entertain my faith.....
;)
|-/
Nadya Chuchuganova yasssss
+Stacy Silver Hi fren
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The clique is everywhere |-/
regarding all those disgusting comments down below I just wanted to tell you how hard hits me this poem, I cried so hard because I still can't get over of the belief that I need be hot, sexy and likeable to the men eye in order to be loved. I wish I could carry your poem everytime I feel about about myself just to remember that I'm still valid as a human being and I care .
thank you so much savannah.
every one should hear this not just girls but also guys.
I watch this on average about once a week. You are my spirit animal and you are wonderful.
this girl is gorgeous.
did you even listen to the poem
+juno of course I did. it was amazing. however, I noticed how beautiful this person is, therefor that is what I commented.
+juno wow kind of rude
I totally understand what juno means, however, considering the topic of this poem and the content, it honestly seems insulting for your singular comment to be purely based on her appearance.
+Cheryl Williamson it was a damn compliment.
I literally cried. This is so meaningful. I hope this video goes viral. One that actually would benefit the world
This deserves more than a like. But I somehow feel saying "beautiful" could be taken the wrong way... but these are words of true beauty, from a person who displays the best kind of beauty.
I'm a teen boy, and I thought this was great! Strong words, deep words at that. Stay strong, stay beautiful.
For the people who don't read the description, this is in response to a video that Nash Grier made a few years ago, saying how women and girls should look a certain way for them to be 'attractive' or 'dateable'. This disrespect rightly offended many people, and they began to stand up to Nash. Soon after people took action, he took down his video and 'apologised' on twitter (and I must say that it was a shitty apology). Savannah was one of those people who decided to retaliate against Nash and as a result responded through this very powerful poem.
...ok bye :)
If you want to be attractive to the most amount of men possible, then you should look and act a certain way. If you don't want to attract men, you can do whatever you want.
@@Succer how bout just be your self
You killed it with this poem
I love the passion that was put in every single word you said. Thank you so much.
this was so brilliant Savannah, you smashed it!
I performed this poem at my high school graduation the same year this came out. I got beautiful feedback I still hold to this day, and it’s still a beautiful memory of leaving something on the floor in front of my classmates, sharing something life changing with them.
Thankyou Sav 💕
thank god for people like you who write poems like this.
I am SO proud of you, Savannah. Eeeeek.
I'm not crying I just have a twig in my eye. A branch. A tree.
This was beautiful, thank you.
I recited this poem at my high school graduation dinner, and I still remember feeling so confident speaking it and hold on to the compliment I got that night after it :) thankyou Sav!
i CANNOT BELIEVE there are even ANY comments disagreeing with this. If you truly do not see the truth she speaks or the beautiful light she shed on this topic then I hope one day you do. For now, please reconsider your beliefs and morals that led you to believe that feminism is not important or that we are already equal.
***** feminism is actually the belief that men and women should be equal in every aspect of life, it has nothing to do with female superiority
You should probably reconsider the 'enlightened' in your username as you have clearly refused for us to enlighten you over the true meaning of feminism, idiot alone would be more appropriate
Beliefs and morals have nothing to do with it, EVIDENCE does. And the evide is on our side I'm afraid.
***** your both wrong that's not what feminism means. It means, the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.
***** ***** Girls, you're both pretty.
god i am in love with this & you.
SAME😍
same
same
same
Same this is great video 😍😘
normally i'm not crazy about slam poetry. but i freaking love this.
I'm in tears
Addi Does Stuff dean!
Addi Does Stuff same dude
Krys Skw Why would you call them that either
This is fantastic! It's great seeing you use your talent to inspire others
Why would people dislike this? This is amazing!
Its probably Nash fans who are,and people who are so egotistical they live by society's rules.
From time to time I see the same
The unrealistic bash female blame game
Both genders are guilty through youth and school
Endured childish rashes and ridicule
Then women age and recall again
The time a BOY in school began
To play the silly childish games
That all genders play at that age
But for the girl it seems much worse
and now blames men for her lack of self worth
Little boys teasing are to blame
for your lack of confidence, self-worth and shame
But what is worse is what is true
A little boy did not do this to you
It was your mother who said to you
How pretty is that skirt and shoes
The one who raised you and showed you how
To paint your face to win the crowed
The one who went from A cup to D
To teach big breasts are what you need
The one who went out of her way
To set your hair in different ways
The one who always gave you praise
And promised you a prince one day
The one who really showed you the way
To act and think and be today
Being a man and from where I sit
I don’t judge by size of tits
I do not worry about the crowd
My father taught me clear and loud
To be my own man and do my thing
Not follow, worry, sulk or shrink
To use my mind and assure myself
That I can deal with the cards I’m dealt
Even though I have had the same
Visions of females playing that game
We are judged by the same facts
Your wallets small, your belly’s fat
Your hair is going, your teeth aren’t straight
If it’s not big enough I don’t want to mate
Boobs you say? But worry about a man’s size
How much he makes or what he drives
His height, his abs his chest, his clothes,
Where he lives, or what he has does
So bash the boys who you can’t forget
The childish game we all beget
Your words attack and they aren’t even true
So blame your Mom for screwing you
Mick Lemouse this is amazing !!! you're really talented
Mick Lemouse your a sweet heart but this isn't true in all cases
Alejandra Arreola Everyone, including yourself, live by a particular society's rules.
I can feel this girl, I fall into depression after a guys tell me I'm fat and I should stop wearing revealing cloth but guess what? I'm only 90 pounds and I wear skinny jeans + loose muscle top.... Well I become happy when I found kpop lol
Don't listen to those guys! You're beautiful darling :)
+Stephanie Lloyd thx for ur advice!! :)
+Devon's Rose :3 thank you but they also judge me becoz am asian.... Seem like race is also a problem in this generation now.. Lol
Yass. Kpop has given me a purpose in life...except I don't even know what it is. BUT when I find it, I know kpop is the reason XD
Don't crush my individuality
Amen to that. Kpop is amazing. xD
Your poem is so inspirational. I love the phrase "I am more than body. " Women and girls even men and boys are more than their body. I know it is hard to look beyond the body but if you do you will find something beautiful. Your poem is one of the best slams I have ever heard. I wanted to slam a poem but I was not sure if I should do it a my university or online. This gives me confidence. I honestly believe that everyone has more value than their body. That it is their thoughts which should be praised. And yes you are a treasure.
will forever be the most underrated video on youtube
Chills. Literal chills.
you should make more slam poem videos they make me happy. i literally watch this twice a week . i love you man c:
This was posted exactly 3 years ago today I don't understand how people could dislike it it's amazing
I for one have never been so blown away by the arrangement of words in only 3 minutes, you are fantastic and thank you.
The fact that people can still pull negativity out of this is...wow. shes not going agaisnt anyone or anything shes saying if you can forget the mean, painful things said and look in the mirror and give yourself a compliment instead of putting yourself down and actually smile and feel great for yourself for once and make sure you do everything you do for you not because someone or something wants you to. Basically shes saying be proud and happy who you are make yourself feel beautiful. Loving yourself can make a huge difference just believe it💙 i hit subscribe 💞
I just had to applaud after watching this. Pure brilliance
everytime I see this, it makes me wanna smile and cry at the same time.. the older I get, the more I realize how true this is, and so important! I can say that this was a companion on my journey to love myself, which isn't finished yet, but that's okay. It gets better everyday, and that's what I wanna tell all that little teenagers, who can't really like themselves. It will get better everyday. :)
You're an inspiration. People like you give me hope for the younger generation♡♡
this is so badass
MICHAEL
OMFG Michael Clifford.
OMG 5SOS FAM EVERYWHEREEER
ayy
YESSSS
I watch this everyday.
i was looking for the perfect comment down here and i found it :)
Emily Dahle aww thanks :) She's so inspirational. Great way to start your day!
I try to watch it everyday to
Natasha Ferreira Same
omg i cried this is so beautiful
+The magnificent creep IKR
God, I know right? It's wonderful
i cried because this gave me cancer
true