hello everyone hello hello my name is Amelia Simington fette I am a writer I
Amelia Simington fette I am a writer I
Amelia Simington fette I am a writer I am a performer I’m a comedian I’ve been
am a performer I’m a comedian I’ve been
am a performer I’m a comedian I’ve been called a shameless agitator a clown my
called a shameless agitator a clown my
called a shameless agitator a clown my favorite title is social acupuncturist
favorite title is social acupuncturist
favorite title is social acupuncturist needling in to where it hurts to promote
needling in to where it hurts to promote
needling in to where it hurts to promote healing don’t worry I’m not going to
healing don’t worry I’m not going to
healing don’t worry I’m not going to needle into anyone right now I’ll ask
needle into anyone right now I’ll ask
needle into anyone right now I’ll ask your permission first i’ll start by
your permission first i’ll start by
your permission first i’ll start by needling into myself so what I do is I
needling into myself so what I do is I
needling into myself so what I do is I look at my own insecurities my own
look at my own insecurities my own
look at my own insecurities my own imperfections in life and I share them
imperfections in life and I share them
imperfections in life and I share them with the world because I believe that
with the world because I believe that
with the world because I believe that great power comes from telling the dark
great power comes from telling the dark
great power comes from telling the dark ugly truth
this is the picture of me high on
this is the picture of me high on ecstasy in a grotto in Australia and
ecstasy in a grotto in Australia and
ecstasy in a grotto in Australia and this is a picture of me hi on an
this is a picture of me hi on an
this is a picture of me hi on an epidural at bc women’s hospital so all
epidural at bc women’s hospital so all
epidural at bc women’s hospital so all those you can see these two pictures are
those you can see these two pictures are
those you can see these two pictures are slightly different right what picture is
slightly different right what picture is
slightly different right what picture is more compelling to you to me it’s the
more compelling to you to me it’s the
more compelling to you to me it’s the birth picture yes I’m frozen up to my
birth picture yes I’m frozen up to my
birth picture yes I’m frozen up to my neck I’m stoned out of my gourd I look
neck I’m stoned out of my gourd I look
neck I’m stoned out of my gourd I look like a Blowfish but if you look closer
like a Blowfish but if you look closer
like a Blowfish but if you look closer if you look into my eyes you see this
if you look into my eyes you see this
if you look into my eyes you see this terror oh right yeah who am i what has
terror oh right yeah who am i what has
terror oh right yeah who am i what has just happened to my body what will
just happened to my body what will
just happened to my body what will become of me and then attached to this
become of me and then attached to this
become of me and then attached to this image on my website is an essay about a
image on my website is an essay about a
image on my website is an essay about a shame I felt when I didn’t bond with my
shame I felt when I didn’t bond with my
shame I felt when I didn’t bond with my son for the first few months and my
son for the first few months and my
son for the first few months and my experience with postpartum depression
experience with postpartum depression
experience with postpartum depression anxiety and it’s not pretty it’s ugly
anxiety and it’s not pretty it’s ugly
anxiety and it’s not pretty it’s ugly but it’s relatable so that’s why I think
but it’s relatable so that’s why I think
but it’s relatable so that’s why I think this picture is more compelling why do I
this picture is more compelling why do I
this picture is more compelling why do I do this why on earth would I bare all am
do this why on earth would I bare all am
do this why on earth would I bare all am I an exhibitionist maybe why would i
I an exhibitionist maybe why would i
I an exhibitionist maybe why would i share my most greatest vulnerabilities
share my most greatest vulnerabilities
share my most greatest vulnerabilities with strangers publicly live online am i
with strangers publicly live online am i
with strangers publicly live online am i endorse assess yes probably but then a
endorse assess yes probably but then a
endorse assess yes probably but then a whole other conversation this is an
whole other conversation this is an
whole other conversation this is an ancient theatrical art practice that
ancient theatrical art practice that
ancient theatrical art practice that i’ve been studying for 20 years called
i’ve been studying for 20 years called
i’ve been studying for 20 years called Buffon so thousands of years ago in a
Buffon so thousands of years ago in a
Buffon so thousands of years ago in a kingdom far far away lived these
kingdom far far away lived these
kingdom far far away lived these creatures called boob bones who had to
creatures called boob bones who had to
creatures called boob bones who had to live at the edge of the kingdom in a
live at the edge of the kingdom in a
live at the edge of the kingdom in a swamp because they were imperfect they
swamp because they were imperfect they
swamp because they were imperfect they had physical deformities they had mental
had physical deformities they had mental
had physical deformities they had mental illness they were feminists they were
illness they were feminists they were
illness they were feminists they were radicals they’re all that imperfect
radicals they’re all that imperfect
radicals they’re all that imperfect people that were not allowed in the
people that were not allowed in the
people that were not allowed in the kingdom but once a year they were
kingdom but once a year they were
kingdom but once a year they were welcomed into the kingdom to perform for
welcomed into the kingdom to perform for
welcomed into the kingdom to perform for the king and the masses and if they did
the king and the masses and if they did
the king and the masses and if they did a good job it would be given just enough
a good job it would be given just enough
a good job it would be given just enough coins to go back to this
coins to go back to this
coins to go back to this womp and lived for another year if they
womp and lived for another year if they
womp and lived for another year if they did a poor job if they offended the King
did a poor job if they offended the King
did a poor job if they offended the King in any way they would be killed
in any way they would be killed
in any way they would be killed instantly so this is very high stakes
instantly so this is very high stakes
instantly so this is very high stakes performance the bouffant hated the king
performance the bouffant hated the king
performance the bouffant hated the king they hated the masses but they also
they hated the masses but they also
they hated the masses but they also relied on them for survival so they had
relied on them for survival so they had
relied on them for survival so they had to do this performance so what they did
to do this performance so what they did
to do this performance so what they did is they turned the performance into the
is they turned the performance into the
is they turned the performance into the subversive very subtle act of satire
subversive very subtle act of satire
subversive very subtle act of satire they would make fun of themselves but
they would make fun of themselves but
they would make fun of themselves but then by the end of the performance the
then by the end of the performance the
then by the end of the performance the finger would be pointed back at them
finger would be pointed back at them
finger would be pointed back at them okay so what does this would look like
okay so what does this would look like
okay so what does this would look like is the Bluefins would make their
is the Bluefins would make their
is the Bluefins would make their imperfections even more grotesque they
imperfections even more grotesque they
imperfections even more grotesque they would show off their you know physical
would show off their you know physical
would show off their you know physical deformities you know even larger way
deformities you know even larger way
deformities you know even larger way than they actually were and the audience
than they actually were and the audience
than they actually were and the audience would laugh hysterically at these fools
would laugh hysterically at these fools
would laugh hysterically at these fools and then the boo phones would start to
and then the boo phones would start to
and then the boo phones would start to dance and they would sing and they were
dance and they would sing and they were
dance and they would sing and they were poised and it was incredible and this
poised and it was incredible and this
poised and it was incredible and this dichotomy between beauty and
dichotomy between beauty and
dichotomy between beauty and grotesqueness it wasn’t offensive so
grotesqueness it wasn’t offensive so
grotesqueness it wasn’t offensive so they couldn’t kill them but it was very
they couldn’t kill them but it was very
they couldn’t kill them but it was very unsettling so the boo phones would go
unsettling so the boo phones would go
unsettling so the boo phones would go home with their coins one more year in
home with their coins one more year in
home with their coins one more year in the swamp and they would know that the
the swamp and they would know that the
the swamp and they would know that the audience would leave discomfort maybe
audience would leave discomfort maybe
audience would leave discomfort maybe feelin dis ease Who am I in relationship
feelin dis ease Who am I in relationship
feelin dis ease Who am I in relationship to these people these imperfect people
to these people these imperfect people
to these people these imperfect people and what is my responsibility to society
and what is my responsibility to society
and what is my responsibility to society and they would have no awareness that
and they would have no awareness that
and they would have no awareness that all these questions came out of the boo
all these questions came out of the boo
all these questions came out of the boo fonz subversive performance style of
fonz subversive performance style of
fonz subversive performance style of dissent so that’s what I do now it’s not
dissent so that’s what I do now it’s not
dissent so that’s what I do now it’s not cold Buffon we call it neyo Buffon right
cold Buffon we call it neyo Buffon right
cold Buffon we call it neyo Buffon right now contemporary instead of looking at
now contemporary instead of looking at
now contemporary instead of looking at my physical maladies i dissect my own
my physical maladies i dissect my own
my physical maladies i dissect my own impersonal you know F ups inside my own
impersonal you know F ups inside my own
impersonal you know F ups inside my own personal imperfections I might look at
personal imperfections I might look at
personal imperfections I might look at my shame of being a mother I might
my shame of being a mother I might
my shame of being a mother I might explore my own sexes of racism white
explore my own sexes of racism white
explore my own sexes of racism white female privilege you know what I mean I
female privilege you know what I mean I
female privilege you know what I mean I dig deep I go down there it’s very
dig deep I go down there it’s very
dig deep I go down there it’s very uncomfortable I poke it hurts I pull it
uncomfortable I poke it hurts I pull it
uncomfortable I poke it hurts I pull it up and I share it with you and then you
up and I share it with you and then you
up and I share it with you and then you the audience gets to go oh like how does
the audience gets to go oh like how does
the audience gets to go oh like how does this relate to me and OH this
this relate to me and OH this
this relate to me and OH this imperfection this unhoused this on
imperfection this unhoused this on
imperfection this unhoused this on what’s the word refined part of myself
what’s the word refined part of myself
what’s the word refined part of myself doesn’t have to be shut down right I can
doesn’t have to be shut down right I can
doesn’t have to be shut down right I can be successful and show my imperfect miss
be successful and show my imperfect miss
be successful and show my imperfect miss at the same time I want to go back a
at the same time I want to go back a
at the same time I want to go back a little bit and I want to talk about like
little bit and I want to talk about like
little bit and I want to talk about like why do I do this I was just getting so
why do I do this I was just getting so
why do I do this I was just getting so frustrated so sick and tired of the
frustrated so sick and tired of the
frustrated so sick and tired of the light culture you know what I mean ah
light culture you know what I mean ah
light culture you know what I mean ah lightly there’s lightbringer’s lights
lightly there’s lightbringer’s lights
lightly there’s lightbringer’s lights givers you know you can buy this webinar
givers you know you can buy this webinar
givers you know you can buy this webinar and learn how to be happy in three easy
and learn how to be happy in three easy
and learn how to be happy in three easy steps oh I love being a stay-at-home mom
steps oh I love being a stay-at-home mom
steps oh I love being a stay-at-home mom i love doing all my crops eight hours a
i love doing all my crops eight hours a
i love doing all my crops eight hours a day with my kids here’s my Pinterest
day with my kids here’s my Pinterest
day with my kids here’s my Pinterest page um what else oh you can make six
page um what else oh you can make six
page um what else oh you can make six figures in a week not a problem one hour
figures in a week not a problem one hour
figures in a week not a problem one hour a day I knew these people that were
a day I knew these people that were
a day I knew these people that were selling this stuff and I knew what they
selling this stuff and I knew what they
selling this stuff and I knew what they were saying and how they were actually
were saying and how they were actually
were saying and how they were actually living their lives wasn’t connected
living their lives wasn’t connected
living their lives wasn’t connected wasn’t the same and so I decided okay
wasn’t the same and so I decided okay
wasn’t the same and so I decided okay it’s time the Emperor’s wearing no
it’s time the Emperor’s wearing no
it’s time the Emperor’s wearing no clothes and I’m going to be the little
clothes and I’m going to be the little
clothes and I’m going to be the little kid at the edge of the parade pointing
kid at the edge of the parade pointing
kid at the edge of the parade pointing poking really is that true is that
poking really is that true is that
poking really is that true is that authentic I’m not doing with malice or
authentic I’m not doing with malice or
authentic I’m not doing with malice or cruelty I’m just so sick of this light
cruelty I’m just so sick of this light
cruelty I’m just so sick of this light it’s two fluorescent
it’s two fluorescent
it’s two fluorescent it’s time to bring ugly back I also just
it’s time to bring ugly back I also just
it’s time to bring ugly back I also just like making people laugh so this is a
like making people laugh so this is a
like making people laugh so this is a called me Tom this one’s called getting
called me Tom this one’s called getting
called me Tom this one’s called getting my body back so yeah basically I turn
my body back so yeah basically I turn
my body back so yeah basically I turn shamed into my game and like the beef
shamed into my game and like the beef
shamed into my game and like the beef ons I did have to be very crafty with my
ons I did have to be very crafty with my
ons I did have to be very crafty with my message because when you poke sometimes
message because when you poke sometimes
message because when you poke sometimes you poke a little bit too hard that
you poke a little bit too hard that
you poke a little bit too hard that makes people angry and I’ve had you know
makes people angry and I’ve had you know
makes people angry and I’ve had you know people call me terrible terrible names
people call me terrible terrible names
people call me terrible terrible names I’ve been told I should have my children
I’ve been told I should have my children
I’ve been told I should have my children taken away from me I’ve what else made
taken away from me I’ve what else made
taken away from me I’ve what else made political statements that were
political statements that were
political statements that were potentially ignorant and I’ve had to
potentially ignorant and I’ve had to
potentially ignorant and I’ve had to retract and been challenged publicly and
retract and been challenged publicly and
retract and been challenged publicly and I’ve apologized publicly I’ve had death
I’ve apologized publicly I’ve had death
I’ve apologized publicly I’ve had death threats but that’s the fine line and
threats but that’s the fine line and
threats but that’s the fine line and I’ve crossed it because that’s what
I’ve crossed it because that’s what
I’ve crossed it because that’s what satire is right it’s walking that
satire is right it’s walking that
satire is right it’s walking that beautiful beautiful light fine balance
so I also just like having fun showing
so I also just like having fun showing that chaos of my own life you guys even
that chaos of my own life you guys even
that chaos of my own life you guys even can tell what that is because anyone has
can tell what that is because anyone has
can tell what that is because anyone has anyone ever had that in their house you
anyone ever had that in their house you
anyone ever had that in their house you go thank you thank you
cuz that’s that’s basically my whole my
cuz that’s that’s basically my whole my whole point my whole interest and
whole point my whole interest and
whole point my whole interest and passion is to shine a little bit of
passion is to shine a little bit of
passion is to shine a little bit of natural light on what I think is the
natural light on what I think is the
natural light on what I think is the reality of being human and like i said
reality of being human and like i said
reality of being human and like i said before then you get to look at me and
before then you get to look at me and
before then you get to look at me and look at my imperfections and say okay so
look at my imperfections and say okay so
look at my imperfections and say okay so maybe i don’t have to be so perfect
maybe i don’t have to be so perfect
maybe i don’t have to be so perfect either in fact showing my ugly side has
either in fact showing my ugly side has
either in fact showing my ugly side has the been the only thing that has ever
the been the only thing that has ever
the been the only thing that has ever brought me success I’ve gotten great
brought me success I’ve gotten great
brought me success I’ve gotten great power i’m showing my ugliness I have a
power i’m showing my ugliness I have a
power i’m showing my ugliness I have a popular website I have a radio show I
popular website I have a radio show I
popular website I have a radio show I have a book on the way more importantly
have a book on the way more importantly
have a book on the way more importantly i have this community of people around
i have this community of people around
i have this community of people around me of rebel rousers they’re shouting
me of rebel rousers they’re shouting
me of rebel rousers they’re shouting more ugly ugly ugly I long for it they
more ugly ugly ugly I long for it they
more ugly ugly ugly I long for it they long to hear stories of our shared
long to hear stories of our shared
long to hear stories of our shared humanity because the truth is life is
humanity because the truth is life is
humanity because the truth is life is painful we have all experienced profound
painful we have all experienced profound
painful we have all experienced profound grief sometimes we are just holding on
grief sometimes we are just holding on
grief sometimes we are just holding on surviving and that is okay and you are
surviving and that is okay and you are
surviving and that is okay and you are not alone so back to the picture of the
not alone so back to the picture of the
not alone so back to the picture of the Blowfish ah I had a very medicalized
Blowfish ah I had a very medicalized
Blowfish ah I had a very medicalized birth it was pretty traumatic my husband
birth it was pretty traumatic my husband
birth it was pretty traumatic my husband said that I looked like robot porn there
said that I looked like robot porn there
said that I looked like robot porn there were so many wires coming out of my
were so many wires coming out of my
were so many wires coming out of my vagina
and while I was lying in the hospital
and while I was lying in the hospital pad I got a text from our friend and she
pad I got a text from our friend and she
pad I got a text from our friend and she said oh I just had my baby I had him in
said oh I just had my baby I had him in
said oh I just had my baby I had him in two hours it was a water birth I pushed
two hours it was a water birth I pushed
two hours it was a water birth I pushed him out i held down I had an orgasm on
him out i held down I had an orgasm on
him out i held down I had an orgasm on the way just sunk me just something I
the way just sunk me just something I
the way just sunk me just something I wanted to be happy for her of course I
wanted to be happy for her of course I
wanted to be happy for her of course I don’t want to be negative but it just
don’t want to be negative but it just
don’t want to be negative but it just sunk me I didn’t feel connected and then
sunk me I didn’t feel connected and then
sunk me I didn’t feel connected and then a few days later and went home from the
a few days later and went home from the
a few days later and went home from the hospital a friend came over she held my
hospital a friend came over she held my
hospital a friend came over she held my hand she said this is the hardest thing
hand she said this is the hardest thing
hand she said this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done I have a seven-year-old I
I’ve ever done I have a seven-year-old I
I’ve ever done I have a seven-year-old I still don’t know how to parent him I
still don’t know how to parent him I
still don’t know how to parent him I haven’t seen my husband’s penis and
haven’t seen my husband’s penis and
haven’t seen my husband’s penis and eight months i hope i don’t see it for
eight months i hope i don’t see it for
eight months i hope i don’t see it for another eight more and that was
another eight more and that was
another eight more and that was connection right that pulled me closer
connection right that pulled me closer
connection right that pulled me closer that made me trust her and being in the
that made me trust her and being in the
that made me trust her and being in the position of power of being trustworthy I
position of power of being trustworthy I
position of power of being trustworthy I can’t imagine anything more incredible
can’t imagine anything more incredible
can’t imagine anything more incredible than that I also just like not taking
than that I also just like not taking
than that I also just like not taking myself so seriously these are called
myself so seriously these are called
myself so seriously these are called glam shots so my friends i titled this
glam shots so my friends i titled this
glam shots so my friends i titled this one horse hoof pig face
right so that’s my call out to you
right so that’s my call out to you everyone in this room I want you to show
everyone in this room I want you to show
everyone in this room I want you to show me just start very small and share your
me just start very small and share your
me just start very small and share your worst self once your worst self send me
worst self once your worst self send me
worst self once your worst self send me a glam shot suddenly the ugliest photo
a glam shot suddenly the ugliest photo
a glam shot suddenly the ugliest photo that has ever been taken of you
that has ever been taken of you
that has ever been taken of you unintentionally send it to your best
unintentionally send it to your best
unintentionally send it to your best friend your best friend will send you
friend your best friend will send you
friend your best friend will send you one back they’ll both send it to me and
one back they’ll both send it to me and
one back they’ll both send it to me and we will just rebel together and the
we will just rebel together and the
we will just rebel together and the hardness of what it means to be human
hardness of what it means to be human
hardness of what it means to be human sometimes right and it hurts it does
sometimes right and it hurts it does
sometimes right and it hurts it does it’s scary it’s it’s terrifying but the
it’s scary it’s it’s terrifying but the
it’s scary it’s it’s terrifying but the more you do it the less it will hurt and
more you do it the less it will hurt and
more you do it the less it will hurt and I promise you if you start sharing your
I promise you if you start sharing your
I promise you if you start sharing your darkness your ugly side with poise the
darkness your ugly side with poise the
darkness your ugly side with poise the confidence not only will you be held in
confidence not only will you be held in
confidence not only will you be held in your ugliness but you’ll be surrounded
your ugliness but you’ll be surrounded
your ugliness but you’ll be surrounded surrounded like everyone in this room
surrounded like everyone in this room
surrounded like everyone in this room right now it’s band of rebel rousers
right now it’s band of rebel rousers
right now it’s band of rebel rousers celebrating you for it thank
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