Darius Simpson & Scout Bostley - Lost Voices
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Darius Simpson & Scout Bostley, performing at CUPSI 2015 in Richmond, VA.
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"we have two different wounds and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine" constant chills tho.
What's the actual meaning of this words? Icant understand ):
Maretas Shiva it basically means that i have one wound and you have one completely different. But just because i know that you have pain/problems doesn't mean i will feel better about mine.
Super Narwhals thxxxx
Samee
"I'm a black, lesbian female, and they aren't ready for this yet." - Wanda Sykes
"but to tell me you know my pain
is to stab yourself in the leg
cause you saw me get shot
we have two different wounds
and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine"
this is so good
Great video. Being black and female I was able to relate to both speeches equally.
GirlsLoveYourCurls being a mixed race man I relate to both speeches
Erin Martin the female poet wasn't talking about being a WHITE woman. She was talking about being a WOMAN, PERIOD.
Context is EVERYTHING.
***** Me too
GirlsLoveYourCurls I know this is an old comment but your comment made me tear up. you shouldn't have to go through this stuff ever
Do u think that only white women have problems in this world? I am Muslim, brown and female and I have more problems than you could possibly ever know about
The point wasn't to say not to speak up for each other, but when a man speaks up for a woman it isn't for him to say he understands what woman go through, and not to put his experiences in the same categories as her. Because they are differ t types of wounds. Same as when a white person and black person are talking about racial issues. It isn't about who has gone through the most pain, it's just about understanding each other's issues. No need to compare the struggles, we all go through them.
AMEN!!!! I am glad someone gets it!!!! ♡
"It isn't about who has gone through the most pain" you nailed it Maureen.
Bullshit , because black people also give up their cultural identity, whites don't not the same struggle. Whites where never enslaved by blacks and blacks are not the majority. Most blacks have the slave masters last name and religion whites don't. A white female can falsely accuse a black male and everyone will believe her until further investigation in the mean while the black male gets dragged through the mud. A black male does not have any power in the United States as he is not the man of the dominant culture. Affirmative action benefited white females more than white males. I can go on. No comparison and they should not be compared. White female struggle is sketchy because white females produce white males with their counterparts and the offspring is first taught by the mother. So what are they teaching their male children and why are their male children growing up to be sexist and racist. That's the question to ask yourself not the one they tell to ask that's pc and makes everyone feel good.
Very true. Sure, there's stereotypes for men and forms of sexism directed at them, but it's not the same sexism that a woman faces. Same for black people and white people. They both face different problems and challenges. I'm not black so I'll never go through that type of racism. But just because I don't experience it or see it first hand doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I don't pretend to know what it's like to be black, but I do try to understand the problems they face.
I never speak on behalf of women. You guys can take care of yourselves.
As a black woman, I nodded the entire time. AWESOME
Sarah Hipps OMG youre black and a women, your life must be so hard, Im so sorry you have to be oppressed every single day by the patriarchy and the white man.
Drose11659 Oh my gosh, thank you so much for feeling my pain. I'm glad you could understand. You're so sweet to share your empathy with me :)
And actually, unless you are Black Woman, you don't know how true your words are. I only said I agreed, you brought it on home. haha Find something better to do than troll a video you obviously don't agree with. But I do hope you have a great day.
Drose11659 Sarah Hipps Sarah, you silly rabbit! Did you forget? You're not allowed to relate to both plights! Actually you can, but only internally. Neither group wants to hear that there is another group who has to deal with both sets of challenges, so simmer down! :) xx
GirlsLoveYourCurls haha you're right, I totally forgot! I don't know how I messed that up. Putting myself on simmer and backing down. Thank you for the role reminder :p haha
Sarah Hipps ;)
THEY JUST SLAYED THE WORLD
AlexxEnglishh Yeah, they kiiiinnndddaaa did. (in my david spade "rules of engagement" voice. :)
Yass! Goose bumps
@@cenethiataylor1337 gave me goose bumba
"the problem with speaking up for each other is that everyone is left without a voice."
"Do you know what it feels like to be black? To pop lock your way in and out of hugs, it is not a problem you want to sympathize, but to tell me you know my pain is to stab yourself in the leg cause you saw me get shot. We have two different wounds and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine."
I had to pause the video after that cause it hit so hard.
The Fresh Prince of Philly I had to replay that over
I'm from the UK and I don't know what a pop lock is - can someone please explain?
For those of you who have requested it, we now have closed captioning up on the video!
Thank you! :)
+Button Poetry WOW! This gave me goose bumps! Thank you for sharing!!
+Button Poetry I guess you could say their voices aren't lost anymore. ;)
Can you put captions in spanish please😭😭
Thank you very much>_
Neither black, nor a woman, but goosebumps!!! Bravo both of you.
"You speak to know pain you only fathom because we told you it was there. You know nothing of silence, until someone who can not know your pain tells you how to fix it."
2:41 “The problem with speaking up for each other is that everyone is left without a voice.”
This made me feel so powerful and motivated. I cried a little too
i love that tiktok is bringing this back
I hate being afraid of just walking outside
i come back to this poem quite often. often i’ll feel hopeless, but every time i hear this it reminds me i shouldn’t sit on the sidelines.
Hot Damn! "Note to self: don't sit on the sidelines". Goal of the month for me. Thank you Ivy!!
Today is the last day of my academic writing class and my instructor showed us this. MY INSTRUCTOR IS SCOUT BOSTLEY, THE GIRL IN THIS VIDEO. I felt like I was meeting a celebrity, this is so cool.
Goosebumps
No lie .
***** and shivers damn this is powerful
Yes!
Especially at the end :)
"I am black and bold and beautiful by nature..." I loved that, that was powerful.
It’s been 5 years sense this was written and it still applies today nothing has changed
here from tiktok and so godamm happy i found this, so powerful
I Do slam poetry and have done it with a partner and I'm just amazed at how hard this must have been
"The problem with speaking up for each other is that everyone is left without a voice."🙌🏾🙌🏾❗️💘✨
Powerful. "We have two different wounds, and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine.”
That moment when you are extremely happy you clicked on a link...this piece was remarkable.
As a young poet, I come to this channel for inspiration and for clarification on things I don't quite understand. This channel has opened so many doors for me and its clarified so many struggles that many face. As a girl, I can only relate to one part of this poem since I am not black. But both parts still hit home.
I look forward to viewing more poetry on this channel.
Thank you for inspiring a girl who lost her way
but found herself in her own words.
Being both a POC and women I can really relate
This always gives me chills. Allyship isn't about speaking FOR people, it is learning ways to use your privilege to center the voices of those who need to be heard. You have to do the work on yourself and not lay that burden on the marginalized people you claim to be helping.
This gave me chills
Wooow, for me too!
Pretty sure it was cringing though.
me too, but then i realized it was just cold outside
This is powerful and beautiful. As a woman, this speaks to me. As someone who grew up a minority in my neighborhood/school and was treated like a science experiment or something to be poked at, this speaks to me.
I have daughters and sons and IMO it is just as vital for my sons to watch this as it is for my daughters. Learning that women are not objects starts at home. Learning that colour has no bearing on whether we are good people and are worthy of affection and friendship starts at home.
I can only hope that in my children's life times they will see the near eradication of sexism and racism. This world would be an infinitely better place.
The first day I realized I was black, it was 2000, we had just learned about blacks for the first time in 2nd grade.
At recess, all the white kids chased me into the woods chanting slave.
My mother said I refused to come out for three hours, said she thinks I was lost in the trees, but I just needed to be closer to my roots.
As a woman, having a boyfriend is a battle.
If 70% of us are abused in a lifetime what is the number of men doing it?
The answer is not 1 man running faster than light to complete a mission and that is what leaves me sick.
The second day I realized I was black, was in a gas station I only had 25 cents so I searched what to spend it on.
The cashier floated from aisle to aisle eyes fixed on my hands.
That was the first time I realized skin color was a crime.
My body has become cause to write legislation cause for ass smacks in the back of a class.
My body has demanded everything except respect.
I have been asked “what makes you feel unsafe” and I struggle not to yell "EVERYTHING!"
The third day I realized I was black was in an all-white cafeteria.
I gathered my legs under me, made rockets of my feet and approached a girl.
She told me she wasn't into my type of guy.
I felt the words shoot daggers into my melanin, I’ve never wanted to disappear so bad.
As a woman I’ve learned to answer to everything except my name. Little lady is not said to mean equal but to make sure I remember my place.
I battle between wanting to own my body and accepting that there is a one in four chance a man will lay claim to my skin a plot of land for the taking.
The last day I realized I was black was in an elevator in California.
To the white woman that told me she knows what it feels like to be black because she grew up poor.
I would tell you to think before you speak but your mind has got to be bacteria infected.
and any filter through that labyrinth of nothingness might be worse than no thought at all.
There is a group of women going around the room sharing their personal definition of feminism.
He is the only man in the room and all of a sudden the tone switches to destroying the patriarchy by annihilating all men.
Do you know what it means to be black, to pop lock your way in and out of hugs?
It is not a problem that you want to sympathize but to tell me you know my pain, is to stab yourself in the leg because you saw me get shot.
We have two different wounds, and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine.
Never will I turn away an ally but when a man speaks on my behalf that only proves my point.
Movements are driven by passion not by asserting yourself dominant by a world that already put you there.
You speak to know pain you only fathom because we told you it was there.
You know nothing of silence, until someone who cannot know your pain tells you how to fix it.
Every day is a crucifixion when there is no regard for lines crossed.
I fight so my voice can be heard
I fight for the voices you silence all in the name of what is right
The problem is you assume this struggle is attached to a social class,
I am black and bold and beautiful by nature, ain't no income that can change that.
The problem with speaking up for each other is that everyone is left without a voice.
This was so geniously moving
This was so beautiful, as a poet myself I can appreciate the depth but as a black woman I can appreciate the meaning.
2023 and this is still one of the most important poems ever created.
The intelligence and eloquence of this is fantastic. Switching places? So metaphorical and beautiful to think about.
"You speak to know pain you only fathom because we told you it was there." the most moving words I have ever heard in my entire life. Every single time I watch this, and it is often, the line gives me chills. Every single time I have to pause and think about that line.
These youngsters brought a flood of nightmarish memories to my mind and tears to my eyes with their poetry.
That was phenomenal!!! So so smart and so so moving. I loved it. One of my favorites I've ever seen on this channel.
"you speak to know pain you only fathom because we told you it was there" never have words moved me so much
it’s funny how we have to fight for our voices to be heard. i thought this was America where we’re allowed to speak up and have people listen to our opinion, not silence us.
Ik, I’m not a POC, but I can definitely say watching and trying my best as a ally definitely shows how messed up America is, America isn’t free and it’s funny other countries are doing better (not saying racism, homophobia ext, doesn’t happen in the world) I just think America as a whole is just very ironic and is very hypocritical.
@@katelin9644 i agree people usually come here to have a better life. American is just wearing a disguise. i know i’m very young but the racism and homophobia i’ve experienced is wild.
What country do you live in? In the US, you get called racist if you don't aggressively support the Democratic Party/BLM. Conservatives are the only ones getting silenced.
@@MrBen51309 you’re actively trying to silence a black woman speaking on her struggles. the irony. have you ever taken a history class? conservatives have never been oppressed and never will be. they were and still are the literal oppressors. shut the fuck up.
@@jaslenneeee yes very much so and it’s sick how we preach freedom and equality when nothing truly is and everyone is just truly suffering in country where it only excepts cis straight white males.
The concept is actually simple but I've never personally thought of it or seen it, and I was just shocked at how powerfully this whole thing hit me from start to finish.
This was just.... wow. Pure genius
The way they chose to present this poem is so amazing and it makes the message so much more powerful
GENIUS
This piece gives me chills. Every. SINGLE. Time! I don't think there is poem/movie/conversation that could ever nail it as perfectly as this.
Here in 2023 to say, "Still. Every single time."
they way they present this omg!!!!
Being a black woman, I could relate so much to both speakers/poets. This was amazing.
I've watched it about 10 times now...
SubFrayz JO I have a full time job & I attend law school. Wtf do you do? Oh that's right, you're a professional internet troll lmao.
SubFrayz JO I can't understand you. Please type with proper grammar.
SubFrayz JO I speak 2 other languages. My original post is proper English, not German or Arabic, or French. If you can't respond in proper English, then fuck off TROLL, before I block you from my post altogether...
Same it's just great
Just seen this now... WOW!! Goosebumps, choked up.. just beautiful.
Who the fuck would leave a dislike??
Rachel Dolezal obvs.
Teewee Mcree 😅😅😂😂
DrAdiMan14 It is an opinion there will always be people that don't like something, or someone. That is not going to change, nor does it need to that is the beautiful, and scary, thing about the internet.
racists and "meninists" lmao
***** don't be a SJW
And I'm just sitting here, hitting the replay buton for the third time... Still understanding only the half of that all, however, I was left here speechless... That was one of my best youtube experiences I've ever had.
I go to school with both of them! This gave me crazy chills! Amazing job guys!!
...goosebumps... So touching.
chills throughout the whole performance. absolutely outstanding.
+Michele Herrera Take an aspirin and get some rest...you're obviously ill because this 'performance' if you want to call it that is pure GARBAGE.
As a teenager, I never knew these things existed. This kind of poetry, the performance. I absolutely love it. I'm so happy I came across this. I wish someone had shown me sooner. If only the whole world could see it. This poem is a gift. This is the kind of preaching I could see every week for hours, and actually understand and agree with. This is the kind of stuff that needs to be preached at church. Maybe. not the same thing over and over that everyone already knows. This is completely off topic, but I believe God would rather see everyone getting along and talking about the stuff that really matters on this earth right now, than he would people just talking about being holy and following every rule there is. I believe god doesn't judge. We all need to except each other because this is how the world is and this is how we're made. These people are amazing. Incredibly powerful, I really, really hope it can be spread and open peoples ignorant, stubborn eyes. We need more people like these two in the world. By the way, I don't care if you disagree. I'm not ashamed to say I believe there's a higher power watching us all, in a good way. It's cool if you don't agree with me, like I said, we need to except each other. But don't be dumb and try to start a fight because I genuinely don't care. Thanks for reading, if anyone did haha :)
simply amazing..... "looking at yours, does nothing to heal mine" that hit hard
Holy crap, all the goosebumps. This is beast
I don't see how you can dislike this at all.
I can't stop watching this. I gasped 16 seconds in once I realized what this poem was about and I realized what was going on. When I watched it for the second time I heard the entire audience gasp too at the exact same time and it gave me chills. This is so powerful, and I can't get over the line "but to tell me you know my pain is to stab yourself in the leg because you saw me get shot." I hope this video gets ways more views, despite being 5 years after the fact
This poem goes craaaazy, the delivery shuuuuu
I love group pieces, and this one just made my top five favorites.
This moved me even though I'm not black or a woman.
The world needs to see this.
This is beautiful,it has a very powerful message that’s never going to go away
I love this video so much. The message is beautiful. For those who aren't seeing the message and why they go silent at times: The people who suffer from issues and oppression are always hushed and silenced when they talk about that oppression. That is why they both speak for each other, the white woman speaking out on unjust treatment towards POC, and the black man speaking out on unjust treatment towards women. So so powerful.
Someone who is TRULY oppressed will never hush the voice of another who is truly oppressed. They will take their words, hold them up, and speak them even louder.
Now try to imagine how black women feel
What is this? A "who's more oppressed" contest? What's the point of that? What do you want? Sympathy? Recognition?
Both of you
Status Q I have to agree. this came off too much like "oppression olympics". If a black women was up there speaking as well, I would still support the video. I don't see how the two people up there speaking is somehow "against" black women.
Status Q Is not necessarily the oppression olympics; it's about the narrowness of this representation. The poem addresses two issues, being black in America and being a woman in America, yet being black and a woman in America has a different complexity that this poem doesn't even touch. Most of the time feminism is reduced to the white woman experience...
Ernie T. Richardson
If you want to be represented, get on the stage and speak. no one is saying black women cant be involved.
I have tears in my eyes and chills down my spine. Amazing. Thank you.
This is perfect honestly
"The problem with speaking up for each other is that everyone is left without a voice."
Many misunderstood this. They are not saying not to stand up for them. They are saying that unless you are a woman or you are black, etc, you do not know the struggles. You can not say. To try to, takes away from them.
When you stand up for yourself, you lead. When you stand up for others, you follow.
In the process of following, you show your support, but you let them be heard. You have their back.
Simply brilliant!
This type of 'role-switching' should be required in all (public) schools, beginning at the Kindergarten level through ALL grade levels - including undergraduate and graduate levels.
This is now one of my favorite poems.
That was creative
Mind blowing. There is true revolution in the power of spoken word. Thanks so much for that.
Killer timing, really ensures that audience gets the point very clearly
I can't stop watching this video.
It was so awkward when the teacher played this in class .. being the only black girl 🤷🏾♀️
Omg I can only imagine sis 🤦🏽♀️
@@Dovelunalove you are going to perish
@@bibbytenbillion is that supposed to be funny...
@@fairyhotline is it?
@elizabeth curiel i am pretty funny
Beautifully presented and so deep. Everyone is left with no voice.
anyone else in tears??
Honestly, watching this made me cry. This was beautifully done conveying not only with words, but with showing the medium of individuals speaking the way they were.
Dayam I just got the chills.
This is what I'm talking about! Incredible...I got goosebumps! Powerful!
This was an experience. Great work!!
So powerful. SO POWERFUL.
This got me F*CKED UP.
Amazing! I watched with equal parts tears, goosebumps, sorrow and rage.
Gave me chills, you guys keep going at it do what you love. Was awesome.
I'm so glad I go to school with these people! Represent!
Fantastic!!
***** they speak the truth
***** The world can be cruel sometimes.
***** your picture is FAKE!
Smile, tears, heartsick...HOPE! Be the change we wanna see in OUR World!
Uhm wtf this is a masterpieces I'm dyyiiiing. Chills.
the fact they hold that speech 5 years ago and were still fighting for that issues. its so sad i hat humans so much bro-
Hella smart delivery, hella smart poem, hella good points 🙌
This was not just poetry in motion but reality on display
this is beautiful
every few years I stumble back across this video. it was shown to me by my 7th-grade Social studies teacher during the worst year of my life. and every time it gives me chills, every time it makes me cry. there are no words to describe the perfectly ugly beauty of this
Wat a moving poem
this is the definition of POWERFUL
Love the poem! Also, I own that rainbow sweater!!
first saw this on facebook and i finally found it again
i cried both times
This was stunning