Ollie Schminkey

Ollie Schminkey - Boobs

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10 жыл бұрын

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@ButtonPoetry 10 жыл бұрын

NOTE: Ollie uses gender neutral pronouns (they/them/their). We encourage discussion in the comments, but please respect Ollie's right to correct gender and gender expression when referring to them.

@natnirvana4098 9 жыл бұрын

awesome! i was wondering about what pronouns :) thanks for telling

@natnirvana4098 8 жыл бұрын

i use both he pronouns and she pronouns, depending on how im feeling. im pretty sure people in this are gonna give me massive shit for it but i dont care at this point. misgendering people on purpose is not okay. whether someone is non-binary, genderfluid, bigender, agender, transgender, or has any other way that they identify you need to respect that. but if not, i suppose i can just constantly call you by the wrong name and pronoun and ask about your sexuality at random inappropriate times because you "look like you could be gay". oh and of course if you say that youre cisgendered i could always say 'thats disgusting. you should be gassed.'

@namehere6070 8 жыл бұрын

so do i!! i fucking love this poem

@semmi8486 7 жыл бұрын

I don't understand my gender. It's weird. My sex is of a girl.i don't feel like I was with the wrong body necessarily. Just the wrong mindset. I don't mind people calling me she/her because I grew up with it. I'm used to it, but I like they/them better. I don't know what's wrong with me.

@gwynisabella9300 6 жыл бұрын

There's nothing wrong with you. You're just different, and that's good. I hope people respect that for you. You deserve good.

@augustaimperatrix 8 жыл бұрын

I am not trapped in my body, I'm trapped in other people's perceptions of my body.

@arlieklaasse7048 7 жыл бұрын

Hah, TRUE

@yahulwagoni4571 5 жыл бұрын

You are a body afflicted with a feeble mind. Shame on your fot killing what was once a useful brain. Now, total destroyed beyond repair.

@Nouranbha 5 жыл бұрын

best line

@memeosaurusrex3382 4 жыл бұрын

Yahul Wagoni how sad are you that all the impact you can make in the world is policing who other people are inside your own head

@moonaprilia Жыл бұрын

Yes

@Sarah-kj2rh 7 жыл бұрын

i love how everyone in the comments is using the right pronouns for ollie, the poetry community is probably one of the most accepting I've come across

@killemkam4146 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! I love being part of the poetry community, as you can be whoever you are and express it through the art of poetry.

@EggmondChad 2 жыл бұрын

She

@thomasbohlen1138 6 жыл бұрын

“But when i tell people my name they still use the wrong one. I say ‘not girl’ and they give back woman, lady, she. I say ‘not woman’ they say ‘silly girl’” SO TRUE I FEEL THIS SO MUCH

@juliaisreally 10 жыл бұрын

"I am not trapped in my body. I am trapped in other people's perceptions of my body." This is fantastic. Powerful and wonderful.

@chungleandthebims167 9 жыл бұрын

"I am not trapped inside my body. I am trapped in other people's *perception* of my body..." Damn. I never even thought of it that way and I am an open minded person who even took the time to research and understand the shades of gray between the black and white known as male/female gay/straight

@ThePsychicChickpeas 9 жыл бұрын

It's a perfect way to put it. Amazing line.

@yahulwagoni4571 5 жыл бұрын

Twit!

@strawbrrycrybaby 5 жыл бұрын

when they said "silly girl, it is not up to you to decide" i felt my entire body go numb, and it just made me want to give ollie a hug :(

@Emo_Bunny2000 5 жыл бұрын

I am still crying after watching this for the 5th time. I am not "she, her, girl, female" I am "they,them" and I am tired of hiding who I am for others. It's time I take a stand and be strong and show that THIS IS ME!!! Thank you for helping me stand up for myself and who I am.

@bendemare5270 2 жыл бұрын

Can we talk, I'm a nonbinary too

@EggmondChad 2 жыл бұрын

Lol calm down. Sounds like someone needs her doctor around again. Gross you are madam!

@cammie0530 10 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous poem. Ollie speaks the truth. Biological sex and gender are two completely different things. I pray for the day that people realize it.

@yahulwagoni4571 5 жыл бұрын

No, there are only two sexes, and that are mapped to male and female firmly.

@tracerbtw1843 5 жыл бұрын

never , because its wrong 😂😂😂😂

@quirkyblackenby 5 жыл бұрын

Yahul Wagoni lol okay

@zanebutsilly 4 жыл бұрын

@@yahulwagoni4571 there's only two biological sexes but 100s of genders.

@robboss4036 3 жыл бұрын

@@yahulwagoni4571 it’s actually been proven that at least 5 sexes scientifically exist. If you ask anyone who studies gender studies, they will tell you that gender is a social construct and a spectrum

@NCSaint 10 жыл бұрын

As a trans dude, I identify with this a lot. Thank you, Ollie.

@felixflax2540 8 жыл бұрын

"My body is not wrong. The way people talk about my body is wrong... But my body's the only thing I can change." I fee this on a personal level, and it's never been described so perfectly before.

@adamrivas2055 8 жыл бұрын

This made me cry a lot- I relate so much to this poem. Thank you so much Ollie, you're an amazing person.

@montej2728 8 жыл бұрын

My body is not wrong, the way people talk about my body is wrong. But my body is the only thing I can change. That Hit Me Like A Brick, Lemme Tell Ya..

@quirkyblackenby 5 жыл бұрын

Miguel Johnson that killed me

@uniqueusername_ 5 жыл бұрын

Same, all their poetry does that.

@Jamfullife 9 жыл бұрын

I was so confused for years about what I felt, but Ollie has told me exactly how I felt in one poem. Thank you for helping me.

@drewg.4779 9 жыл бұрын

They're one of my favorite slam poets, Small Towns is another one Ollie did with someone else who's name I currently can't remember, and it's fantastic.

@ashliclarke6874 9 жыл бұрын

Magic Penguin they did small towns with Wyatt Kat Fleckenstein. They are both beautiful people.

@yolofish2013 9 жыл бұрын

Just so you know, they're not saying they get offended when someone identifies them as female. They do get offended when someone refuses to respect their gender identity.

@MakeASceneBetch 10 жыл бұрын

I feel this one in my heart. And for anyone who says that Ollie can't use "they" as a pronoun or that their gender is imaginary or something like that...you're wrong.

@gdfan45 10 жыл бұрын

I love Ollie's poetry so much…they're always so poignant and blunt and passionate and ugh I'm kind of in love with them.

@ollieroberts5472 7 жыл бұрын

this person has inspired me so much. i came out as trans this year, but last year, i talked to my closest friend about how i was feeling. they asked me what name i wanted to be referred to as, and i said Ollie. they asked me why, and i said: there was this poem written by someone named Ollie, and they have made me feel like i am not alone, and that i belong. i am now going by Ollie at school, and i couldn't be happier.

@shaycf 10 жыл бұрын

The amount of ignorant comments on this video is too damn high! This poem and its delivery is beautiful

@rowshan.rafiul 10 жыл бұрын

The Poem is beautiful...the delivery isn't

@AndrewWinters 10 жыл бұрын

*number

@MarissaMassacurr 10 жыл бұрын

Anytime I see a new video from Ollie I stop whatever I am doing and press play. Whisked away into such powerful, magnificent poetry. You never cease to amaze me.

@lllDeaththeKidlll 4 жыл бұрын

Something I always loved about the Slam Poetry community is the wide and vast community's and culture and people. Gay poem? Audience yells "preach" as you vent about homophobia. Black? The audience snaps and cheers as you talk about racism. Depressed? The audience cries and claps as they hear your brave journey. The audience never cared how you look, no matter the size, the tattoos, the piercings, the hair, the skin, the sexuality, the gender. They see you and your poem as a masterpiece and they listen to you, when sometimes your own family won't listen to you vent

@starforever12 10 жыл бұрын

Shivers. This is such a fantastic portrayal of the other side of the coin, that not many people are exposed to. The last line was especially moving, I wish more people could hear this and educate themselves. Excellent!

@thatcheervloger 9 жыл бұрын

This poem gets me every time. They do such a good job with putting emotion into their poetry all the time. One of my favorite poets.

@findparadise 10 жыл бұрын

"I am more than my body."

@TheEJD26 10 жыл бұрын

All of the people who think that grammar rules are more important than a person's comfort make me sad. How can a language be worth more than a human life? Will we start to reject everyone who uses language a little differently? Words change and evolve all the time. People who are non-binary and feel more comfortable with plural pronouns seem like a pretty good reason for us to change our language. We've done it for far stupider reasons. We've done it for no reason at all. People are worth more than words.

@jennettelolalyste4340 8 жыл бұрын

Ollie is my favorite person tbh. They are so funny and wonderful and oml I'm in love lol.

@ihateyouall7026 5 жыл бұрын

jennette lola lyste that's a nice profile pic

@stephenramos8674 10 жыл бұрын

"My body is not wrong. The way people talk about my body is wrong. But my body is the only thing I can change." That was incredibly powerful.

@TempestuousInquiry 10 жыл бұрын

Wow. This is some really powerful stuff. Not just Ollie's words, but the way they dictate them... Incredible. Ollie certainly has a talent. This really moves me. I will admit, I am very limited in knowledge in this community, but because of the people I interact with regularly I am constantly trying to better educate myself, and this really helped do that. It really isn't a matter of being born in the wrong body, it is a matter of societal views. I feel like I was able to take a lot from this poetry/spoken word. It was not only informative, but passionate and enjoyable. Amazing.

@joeyventuring 10 жыл бұрын

that shit was dope.

@scarletfire9793 9 жыл бұрын

"they say silly girl. it is not up to you to decide." that's what's wrong with people today. they feel like they get to decide who we are and that's just not the way it works. I love Ollie. I think they're amazing. what they say is so meaningful and has such a deep impact on the way I think about things.

@TheOnlyWayToHel 10 жыл бұрын

All Im going to say is RESPECT! Complete respect If a woman can go get bigger boobs then why cant a woman get them removed without people looking down their noses at them? I have complete respect for everyone; gay, straight or even in-between. I don't care you're a person, another person born into a world of judging. Stand up, be proud of who you are no matter what the world throws at you.

@waywardwarrior2817 3 жыл бұрын

Where ever you are Ollie I am sending virtual hug. No one should be treated the way you have been treated. No one should have to feel the way you have felt.

@shamidkpzd 10 жыл бұрын

"But my body is the only thing I can change." Ouch. The whole piece is great but that line really got to me.

@sadieroberts6499 8 жыл бұрын

I am so happy that someone else feels the way I do. Thank you, Ollie, I appreciate this so much.

@SidneyAnderson36 9 жыл бұрын

I love this poem. I love how educational it was to me. In tears i fell to my knees and begged forgiveness from my friend who's transition i got all wrong. He forgave me. And i can forgive myself.

@rowansmith9005 10 жыл бұрын

Ollie is such an inspiration. I find so much of myself in their poems, and it's so comforting.

@emejotamj 10 жыл бұрын

THOSE WORDS ARE SO STRONG AND GREAT, and i felt so nice by the end of the video. I felt chills. SO GOOD

@SknoeDayBluez 10 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Some might refer to their poem as inadequate (cue the comments below), but poetry is all about expressive, and talking about your issues should be everything to begin with!

@emotionallyinvestful 9 жыл бұрын

I have never heard anything that I identify with more than this poem.

@fayanaopalshine2170 8 жыл бұрын

Ollie is such a cutie! I love their poems. (I too am a boob enthusiast lol) I think it is so great that this channel includes poetry from such a diverse collection of people discussing an even more diverse selection of topics. All of these poems, Ollie's included, are so deeply personal and provide a wonderful snapshot of the writer's experience, so it is great to explore the minds of so many people from such different walks of life. It is very eye opening, to say the least!

@phoenixnightingale5842 10 жыл бұрын

Ollie, preach it! I loved every word you spoke and always will. I hope to hear more of your amazing words of awesomeness. I hope that I have not offended anyone here today. I am sorry if I have.

@miriamclapp246 10 жыл бұрын

We are more than these bodies. They are temporary. Lets respect every person's journey in their body. Thanks for being so honest about your journey Ollie. You are an inspiration to everyone who can't articulate their honesty about their own experience.

@parkchau 7 жыл бұрын

This poem was the first to help me finally understand and accept who I am and though many of their other poems and other poems on button poetry I found who I am. Looking back on these is a reminder of dark times but more a reminder of what got me though the worst things. I could confidently say their poems saved my life. I just want to say thank you to Ollie and button poetry for the powerful and life changing poems

@daisyno8805 10 жыл бұрын

When they say, "My body feels more like a guillotine then a gift" Man that line really gets to me... I listen to this poem when i'm feeling some gender dysphoria. This makes me feel better thank you Ollie. I hope your lovely poems take you far in life

@woahbro8445 9 жыл бұрын

I'm not crying you're crying I love your words ollie

@elifisher1282 10 жыл бұрын

I am IN LOVE with this poem. They performed it so beautifully.

@averyjbyrd 10 жыл бұрын

this poem is amazing. it's like ollie is describing my life! it's weird but awesome to have someone understand my perspective so much. they are quite the talented poet.

@GryffindorTheAwesome 10 жыл бұрын

I have come back to watch this so many times, and every time it's just as powerful.

@12raerae 9 жыл бұрын

same

@phoebesernaker6772 10 жыл бұрын

I've heard of few of this person's poetry. Definitely the best I've heard

@loganking4598 10 жыл бұрын

This was very eye opening, Thank you for posting. Beautiful poem.

@zoeyskymusic 10 жыл бұрын

Its really frustrating to go through the comments and see that the entire point of Ollie's poem is being disregarded. You have no right to diminish another's identity.

@Recklesslime2811 8 жыл бұрын

I really like Ollie's poetry. They always write deep and inspirational. ^__^

@stacygordon5784 5 жыл бұрын

My friend recommended this to me, and i finally found it! I’m glad I did. It’s nice to know other people feel the same way.... thank you for this, it means a lot.

@holliesenior2485 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you so damn much for making this you beautiful beautiful person! This brought tears to my eyes. I can't describe how much it has helped me to accept myself. Damn.

@justicemos9943 7 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much for posting this! This poem explains exactly how I feel, down to every last word.

@ohnocringe1400 Жыл бұрын

god i keep coming back to this video it's one if my favorite poems literally ever

@e_i_e_i_bro 10 жыл бұрын

Strongest and most powerful poem I have ever heard. Beautiful.

@breannemacmillan7002 8 жыл бұрын

This hit me right in the feels. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!

@RJeempy 10 жыл бұрын

now THIS is what passionate speach is all about you hit the core of injustice just like that a big hug from Holland with tears gonna share your post, thx Ollie Renee Schminkey - "Boobs" (CUPSI 2014)

@RJeempy 10 жыл бұрын

"There are some people who always seem angry and continously look for conflict. Walk away. The battle they are fighting isn't with you it's with themselves" (btw)

@amayalobato 8 жыл бұрын

Wow. I've never seen passion used like they used it. I felt it deep in my heart. They'll go far in the poetry world.

@daniaratiba6443 9 жыл бұрын

just incredible, that is only a breath of their suffering and pain. the way society thinks we should feel about bodies is the problem not how we feel about our own, there are ours to own and love as we will not how other people will. more love and power to ollie. that is nothing more stirring or beautiful then the courage, pure honesty and dignity they show here

@GamerChic005 10 жыл бұрын

"I was not born into the wrong body, I was born into a world that doesn't know what my body means." ^what a breathtaking close..

@TheP1x3l 10 жыл бұрын

This made me cry, because I know what this is like all too well.

@melanier8583 4 жыл бұрын

YES OLLIE!! YOU’RE ABSOLUTE ROYALTY

@elliottwheeler5 8 жыл бұрын

I always find myself coming back to this poem.

@taylorjones3355 10 жыл бұрын

They're one of my favourite poets, such a fantastic way with words

@wakeuptoday111 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, now I just will use this poem to explain other people how my mind works

@fleabittengray 9 жыл бұрын

they are KILLIN IT!!!! love this so much.

@emilyelizabeth6245 10 жыл бұрын

i wish every person would listen to this & hear these powerful words.

@MegaLETY93 10 жыл бұрын

I've watched this four times today. didn't know how necessary it is in my life and seriously the best poem I've listened to regarding gender and perceptions of binary genders. Ollie is great and I need more of their poetry in my life

@emmamurphy738 8 жыл бұрын

Yes just Yes. Ollie brings me to tears, in the best way. I love you!

@NeppyNeptune 10 жыл бұрын

As a dfab Nonbinary myself, I totally understand what Ollie goes through. A very small percentage of people know what being Nonbinary means, and even other Transgenders. Sex roles literally get shoved down our throats, and it's very stressful. People who think you should stick with your "true gender" frustrate me daily. Only a handful of people use my correct pronouns, no matter how many times I explain to people. I'm hoping to see other Transgender people speak up like Ollie, because we need more people like them to spread awareness.

@Zuorai 10 жыл бұрын

This comment needed to exist.

@theradicalace 5 жыл бұрын

"I am not trapped in my body. I am trapped in other people's perceptions of my body." that resonates so deeply with me. i feel the exact same way.

@SabrinaMacagnam 9 жыл бұрын

UUUUUUGH this gets me every time, I still get shivers from how good this is

@ErinGaffney4Centuries 10 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, Ollie, this poem is amazing. It's so powerful, I wish I could write like this.

@neSarang3528 10 жыл бұрын

held my breath the entire time omg

@emmadestruction 10 жыл бұрын

I just want to give Ollie a hug. I want them to know some of us can't understand, but we empathise. And we're sorry we don't understand. And you deserve love and support and respect just like anyone else. You don't have to conform to anyone's perception, that is their problem, not yours. There are some of us who think you are absolutely perfect. x

@eseruwu 7 жыл бұрын

this was so good omg. They made a great peom to a great statement.

@goldenarias 10 жыл бұрын

Sex is biological. Gender is socialized.

@sugarskullsxx 10 жыл бұрын

This was beautiful, it made me cry. I'm a cis female and I know who I am and I am comfortable in my skin. But this really made me cry, and it made me understand what some of my friends are going through a bit better. Thank you for this, for sharing your personal and intimate thoughts and feelings.

@JessBreaksYourHeart 10 жыл бұрын

I actually cried. Their performance was incredible!

@ac1derin6 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I needed this in my life.

@LILA-FANAL 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, I cried so hard. Thank you. I can see myself in this worlds.

@SilverFlame819 9 жыл бұрын

Wow. Never heard of Ollie before tonight. SO GOOD!!! Wow, seriously.

@JayHill1995 10 жыл бұрын

A like for Ollie. A like for boobs. A like for humanity.

@blackpoppyx 10 жыл бұрын

i've been trying to express exactly this for years now. thank you, Ollie, this is an incredible piece.

@MarissaMassacurr 10 жыл бұрын

I always clap after these videos like they can hear me...

@damianpowers4220 8 жыл бұрын

This was beautiful and very inspiring. They did a really good job! :)

@andreareyes5889 10 жыл бұрын

i always come back to this poem

@happilyneveraphter 10 жыл бұрын

This was so powerful and I can relate so much

@southken2012 9 жыл бұрын

loved this message and this poem!!! they're so talented :D

@alienbabybookclub8563 9 жыл бұрын

ollie is amazing, they really have a way with words and expressing themselves

@lizabeth003 10 жыл бұрын

I love this so much

@profanedyhorm 9 жыл бұрын

holy shit this hit home major :'( im transgender and i knwo this feeeling on a whole new level omg :'( this actually put me in tears

@tuckerphillips1972 7 жыл бұрын

Exactly how I've been feeling, good to hear someone say it.

@alexanderbennett805 10 жыл бұрын

we say "hair even though there's a shit ton of them and we say "pants even though there is only one so don't you DARE tell me that you wont use "they" because "it's plural" (this poem is fucking perfect)