Taylor mali poem

[@guineapiglover123]

For those who may be wondering, the name of this poem is "Totally Like Whatever, You Know?"

[@HawaiianSkies]

Thank you!

[@Eeba3215]

god, i love the way this guy writes.

[@BAR6420]

His tone makes it all the more powerful.

[@KawaiiLadyMonster]

We have so much to see and know and most of us just skim the surface of everything without taking a deeper look or second thought. You can't have concrete knowledge or opinions without actually paying attention, and yes that might include research. Otherwise we would be "i think this is right but like i could be wrong ykno?" I hope this poem helps make people realize this.

[@sasukeXI]

I'm a sophomore in high school, and nobody at my school talks about anything worth talking about. People have no interest for anything important and would rather have pointless conversations. it seems to me that they like being ignorant, and they don't want to learn. i think this is because learning makes you think, and anyone who thinks differently or stands up for what they believe in are labeled as "weird". Nobody wants to be left out

[@missiefalco]

Harrah!! Mr. Mali.....another poem that hits the nail on the head.

[@RYMND..]

We watched this in school today as a poetry march madness and it won by a *lot*

[@bigsisluvslilbro]

@polka216 I'm pretty sure it's called Speak with Conviction or Speaking with Conviction. One of the two. It is a pretty great poem though. :)

[@MSkillet]

My European History teacher showed my class this. and i'll say, it was perhaps the most needed 2 minutes and 46 seconds some of my classmates will ever hear.

[@spyroninja]

@gymnistico I am not wrong. Human language by definition is capable of infinite expression. Whether or not a specific way of speaking is "correct" or not is purely based on social stigma. To say one way of speaking is more correct than another is LITERALLY the same argument as saying one race or skin color is more correct than another. It is not based on anything that can be supported with any kind of scientific evidence. Linguistics is a science; I doubt Mali has the foggiest idea about it.

[@leighcremin6799]

This is one of the best collaborations I have ever been privileged to enjoy. Taylor Mali inspires imagination, and Ronnie Bruce applies that inspiration. I show this video in the beginning of the semester to every one of my classes.

[@McChadwickable]

some people are so easily impressed and closed minded. laughing at his words, only looking for humor, and not reason. the dude's right on.

[@swimgal978]

I find this particularly true, not to mention alarming, because as a part of this generation (and a true nerd), I find myself sometimes doing this consciously.

[@brokenyew]

I'm not certain about that. I already said this, so please read. Indeed, he is not saying to question, he is saying to not question. "You know?" and "right?" are questions. You can tell by the question marks. I'll rephrase so you might understand: He says we should not ask those questions at the end of our statements. I say it's actually smarter, albiet less practical, if we do. We can't meaningfully "declare things to be true" unless we know things. And we don't even know what "knowing" is.

[@jiggerypoetry1766]

Love this so much, but what is the app called that can turn audio to words like this. Really interested to know. Anybody help ? Thanks!

[@angharad256]

This isn't about never questioning your own beliefs or re-examining them. This is speaking as if you're so open-minded, not one belief, fact, or conviction can stay in there. That rising question noise at the end of a declarative sentence is the equivalent of saying, "though everything I just said is negotiable depending on your reaction."

[@alexbird13]

So glad my professor assigned this; I love it! Hadn't ever heard of Mali before, but I am now hooked :) Also- been stuck in terrible writers' block territory for a long time, and hearing Mali's poetry has struck exactly the right chord I needed to hear to guide me back to the land of creativity. I now have the urge to write again!!! Thanks, Mr. Mali! You, like, totally rock~

[@Eliz279009]

This is such an awesome video! You've got skills! Love the poem.

[@MaqAtaq]

This is one of my absolute favorite poems.

[@kcking23]

Many can learn from this. People these days never like to speak up about certain predicaments that occur in today's times, they rather be complacent with what ever happens or that they receive.

[@Twister051]

Part of the new disease in our society. It's call "PC". Don't want to offend anyone for speaking the truth, ya know? Yeah, it's a pathetic disease......

[@texugadah1335]

Do not ever let this expressionism die.

[@simplystatic]

why cant i like and fav this again

[@Twister051]

This poem is freaking B-R-I-L-L-I-A-N-T! If I could give it a million "thumbs up", I would. Like the sages have said: You gotta stand for something, or you'll fall for anything.

[@harven23]

@mfl728 I'd say the core message of the poem combined with humor makes the work awesome!!!!

[@robertinkc]

However you feel about the audio provided by Taylor Mali; the nuances of the dialogue are augmented by the video (in this case the movable type). I think it's excellent.

[@TomwithOnions]

I've never heard of this guy until a few minutes ago and I could have sworn he was black until I saw the screenshots from his other vids. He's very good.

[@ItalyRose810]

How do you make a video like this? With the words moving around and everything?

[@ITalkToTheWindd]

Fantastic!

[@nahidadabi2154]

great

[@A-Oh-Trey]

First saw this in Creative Writing last year. Now I'm watching it in preparation for my first speech in Speech class. Excellent poem delivered excellently.

[@JamesPerryK]

In a society of addicts being led by pushers addicted to the same addiction--self-delusion--more than ever before, Nature, our species and Earth need humans to reason for themselves and stand up for the deductions of their rational minds. Free your mind by facing how others control it. J. Perry Kelly ~ Your Mind is Your Mentor

[@elephantwarrior53]

This poem is like awesome ya know?

[@PunchYourLightsOutt]

Great video.

[@andrewgrantmify]

Hayden Webster, he wasn't trying to be clever. He was proving a point. He wasn't trying to be funny either. I would like to see some of your poetry.

[@chrisseig5815]

Great. +Chris Culver What software did you use for this presentation? Is this Presi? Thanks

[@lovelifelight]

Bravo. How long did it take you to make this? And if you could point me to a specific tutorial that you might've followed? :) I'm doing kinetic type for the first time in After Effects and boyyy is it taking me a long time. D:

[@TheSkyOfMyOwnLight]

@paintthetwndead It's actually called Totally Like Whatever.

[@polka216]

what is this poem called by the way? it is so powerful!

[@naturesbless]

@abramstank1 It is said in such a way for rhythmic purposes. It's not fail.

[@madocseren]

Very well done

[@koobah]

thsi vid is great. how do you make these text effects?

[@highhopes91]

Such a powerful poem. What software did you use?

[@NomadicShenanigans]

i strongly agree with gloomyoutlook. ignorance is the most violent element of society. so called false prophets turn into activist preaching complete lies. these people are the most dangerous aside from extremeist. this message is for real truthseekers, followers of jordan maxell, micheal tsarion, noah chomsky, etc. people who are trying to make a difference and actually do thier homework.

[@Ajax2220]

this guy is amzing, nothing less

[@DerLetzteTag23]

awesome...T.T

[@TeyunaDarris]

This is one of my FAVORITE poems!

[@cjpearson03]

Are you certain about that? Anyway, he is not saying to question...he is saying that our society has become inarticulate that many people feel the need to end sentences with things like "you know?" or "right?", even when they are statements, not needing those questions at the end.

[@123lovegirl]

@c16sh1 Actually you have only gotten part of it right he is talking about his generation (generation X) who made the "valley girl" trend and then passed it on to the latest generation. Though you would fully know or understand this if you don't look him up and get some of his background information.

[@corvusboreus2072]

This is, like, brilliant. My head literally exploded, ya know? Seriously though, the coda I would add to Mr Mali's message is that the strength of your statement of opinion should be reinforced by the tempering process of being held up to serious and rigorous intellectual scrutiny. A fallacy asserted with conviction is still a crap statement.

[@shhhmint6242]

hope u get better dude !!

[@CocoonsLastHope]

I was told the way I write my stories reminded the friend of this guy, I’ve got no idea, even listening I’m not sure, but that’s cool I suppose?

[@catharinemason5072]

great analysis, great poetics! love it!

[@M3t4143v3r]

What program you used for this?

[@mfl728]

This poem was awesome, I feel like the humor in it takes away from its greatness, but still great.

[@brokenyew]

Sure, speaking with conviction has its benefits, but I don't see it a wrong choice to question ourselves. We can never be certain about anything.

[@clawrence0809]

What program did you use to create this video?

[@AsgardiM]

is there a version of this without the laughter coming from the audience? but anyway, this is very true, sadly. but I'll admit that I'm very guilty of having done this on more than one occasion. -_____-' never again! Lol...

[@emmyjayne1231]

This is awesome. I've never heard of this guy before but he is great. I kind of get what he's saying, though. This peom is amazing, though, and I think it's really funny, too.

[@LadyMelesme]

love the chopped down tree :) genius

[@SrihariMuralidhar]

that was asome

[@RetNicole]

@c16sh1 I don't think I've met a single person who inserts "like" into their sentence for the sole conscious purpose of making people think you're not as intelligent or set in your opinions. Perhaps I was just lucky, though, to not come across that kind of individual...

[@CharlieBVB]

what program was used to make this?

[@can0mark]

Spelling check would not help him a lot. Both 'your' and 'collage' are perfectly valid words. He might've actually been referring to the guy who teaches him how to make collages.

[@AsgardiM]

did you do it???

[@WoodyRoseland]

how did it go?

[@laure189]

Haha Gorgeous! Love it, thanks for posting :)

[@TheWaltersbeast]

That is not what the message of the poem is, it's ok to be wrong. It's just that no one says anything wit certainty, that they100% BELIEVE what they are saying ,, even if they are wrong, its speaking what YOU believe NOW.

[@YoussefMedhatAboutaleb]

which software did you use?

[@lizajane54]

hey could you tag it with "The Bandwagon of My Own Uncertainty" it was really hard to find here. thanks for posting it

[@awakenedreflection7442]

i laughed because its true ! but then i realized, im actually laughing at myself.

[@jacqueinnamorato7095]

This is great! Do you own the rights to this video? I would like to use it for a training. Please let me know

[@gymnistico]

@spyroninja I am sorry to point out that you are incorrect. There are indeed incorrect ways of speaking. Examples exist all around us and always will. That said, you could easily treat this not as a criticism of speech patterns but rather as a criticism of how so many people are so afraid to offend someone with their convictions that they allow themselves to not have any. Or at the very least they let themselves appear to always be unsure of what they believe.

[@JesusHatesChristians]

@bbalgttg Both spellings are correct. "O-f-f-e-n-s-e" is distinctly an American spelling of the word, but their definitions are exactly the same. Try again, Mr. Smarty Pants.

[@Miniboulette]

@CharlieBVB After Effects.

[@trifio5242]

this is amazing!

[@NomadicShenanigans]

Thanks bro. nice comments are sweet.

[@jhewitt17]

If this has to be explained to you---you wouldn't understand.

[@futurelegendfilms]

Fucking Brilliant!

[@YoshiArnott]

Powerful video. I watched it in my public speaking class.

[@Cowonahill_]

Woot! Liked that a lot. :)

[@KNYHT.FIRE-1]

Questions are useful tools, but only if there are quantifiable answers to them; there are many questions today that only bring a mind more deeply into the quagmire of uncertainty. Life is too short to be uncertain. People need to get to know Mr. Truth on a first Name basis, and His Name is JESUS, who is the CHRIST.

[@dornbrau]

Ha! I love it! This guy is a fantastic poet. I'm 17 and I'm guilty of frequenting "Ya know?" I saw this and was like, " Dang.. he's right!" and well, I'm working on fixing that. :D

[@jkash0702]

this was pretty good, ya know? am i right?

[@Jordatech]

When a man speaks, the CONVICTION of his heart is written upon the canvas of his words ! ‪#‎SpeakWithCONVICTION‬

[@perkele311]

Sounds like the guy is has issues that are caused by more than being annoyed by another person's speech characteristics.

[@chevetteter]

@thetimebomb666 i think its called "typography"

[@GUMMSHOW]

@MrGoldengod1 you should do it either way

[@diredesire]

@polka216 @polka216 It's called "Totally like, whatever, you know?"

[@christianalexlea]

it sounds like jeff bridges

[@NomadicShenanigans]

Amen

[@maiaithesouldier]

real talks

[@KiroFlare5000]

totally

[@NomadicShenanigans]

Ok so people saying I stole this and shit starting drama. here is the deal. This vid was on here so my collage professor could find it easy. That's it. I didn't find it on youtube either. Plus I digg it ang I like to watch it. Stop talking smack fools. Your stupid.

[@ctyoung16]

Maybe the reasons teenagers use these devices is because we're told by society that we aren't allowed to know what we are talking about until we have a college degree and a few years under our belt. Maybe all this pressure is too much. Maybe I want to voice my opinion but am not willing to. Not because I am stupid, but because I know there is always someone, someone like Mr. Mali, getting ready to cut us down. We will speak up when you learn to give us room to be heard.

[@ctyoung16]

+justchillin508 I'm glad you find satisfaction in cyber bullying me over my opinion, which I am allowed to have.

[@summerjanekrantz]

+ctyoung16 The point is to continue to speak with conviction and believe you are right and fight for yourself instead of back down at the face of any opposition. Who cares if they know more than you and are pretentious about it? Fuck what they think if they look down upon you for your opinion. Speak it anyway. Anyone will respect you more if you speak with a purpose than if you are afraid of what someone else might say or think.

[@madwilliamflint]

+ctyoung16 Or maybe you could grow up and not be such a fucking coward.

[@madwilliamflint]

and maybe you're just an aggressively inarticulate millennial, whining about your chronically irrelevant feelings.

[@desertcafe]

God, I love this guy!

[@SuperDave7089]

watched this in high school, great poem

[@NomadicShenanigans]

I didnt write this. Plus if you don't have anything nice to say. Don't comment

[@katphisH11]

Hello english class

[@chuyvp]

Sir I just smoke a lot

[@8Splendiferous8]

@BmxShad haha, hey, smart one, aside from the fact that your comment is infested with vague and abstract and general words and ideas, you misspelled "their."