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The Politics of Becoming a Princess | Amanda Rodriques | TEDxYouth@BrookhouseSchool


hello I’d like to be a princess yes I

hello I’d like to be a princess yes I may not look like one I may not act like

may not look like one I may not act like

may not look like one I may not act like one but I still want to be one I want to

one but I still want to be one I want to

one but I still want to be one I want to be a princess

be a princess

be a princess I want to wake up in the morning with

I want to wake up in the morning with

I want to wake up in the morning with birds chirping and butterflies chasing

birds chirping and butterflies chasing

birds chirping and butterflies chasing me I want to eat the finest cuisine and

me I want to eat the finest cuisine and

me I want to eat the finest cuisine and just as smooth as silk I want to help

just as smooth as silk I want to help

just as smooth as silk I want to help people

people

people I want to solve their issues I want I

I want to solve their issues I want I

I want to solve their issues I want I want to be a princess

want to be a princess

want to be a princess but no I’ve been told I can never become

but no I’ve been told I can never become

but no I’ve been told I can never become a princess that I may fantasize but not

a princess that I may fantasize but not

a princess that I may fantasize but not achieve so now I am and Rodriguez no

achieve so now I am and Rodriguez no

achieve so now I am and Rodriguez no longer wish to be a princess

longer wish to be a princess

longer wish to be a princess but what if I want to be a god I’m

but what if I want to be a god I’m

but what if I want to be a god I’m sorry if you are deeply religious and do

sorry if you are deeply religious and do

sorry if you are deeply religious and do not consent in me becoming a God but I

not consent in me becoming a God but I

not consent in me becoming a God but I still want to be one I want to be a god

still want to be one I want to be a god

still want to be one I want to be a god I want to lay above the clouds and

I want to lay above the clouds and

I want to lay above the clouds and laughs belly felt laughs mundanes to

laughs belly felt laughs mundanes to

laughs belly felt laughs mundanes to weave into trying fates and cut loose

weave into trying fates and cut loose

weave into trying fates and cut loose ending ties I want to send the heavens

ending ties I want to send the heavens

ending ties I want to send the heavens as soon it shows I want I want to be a

as soon it shows I want I want to be a

as soon it shows I want I want to be a God but no I’ve been told I can never

God but no I’ve been told I can never

God but no I’ve been told I can never become a god that I may believe but not

become a god that I may believe but not

become a god that I may believe but not succeed

succeed

succeed so now I am a nerd because no longer

so now I am a nerd because no longer

so now I am a nerd because no longer wish to be a god I know you all must be

wish to be a god I know you all must be

wish to be a god I know you all must be thinking that I truly can’t become a

thinking that I truly can’t become a

thinking that I truly can’t become a princess that it really can’t become a

princess that it really can’t become a

princess that it really can’t become a god because it is unrealistic it’s funny

god because it is unrealistic it’s funny

god because it is unrealistic it’s funny how these words have been programmed

how these words have been programmed

how these words have been programmed into our minds like a mantra of robots

into our minds like a mantra of robots

into our minds like a mantra of robots how are we any different from the

how are we any different from the

how are we any different from the machines that take our jobs we aren’t so

machines that take our jobs we aren’t so

machines that take our jobs we aren’t so yes I don’t like the word see a and

yes I don’t like the word see a and

yes I don’t like the word see a and apostrophe T you can’t I can’t we can’t

apostrophe T you can’t I can’t we can’t

apostrophe T you can’t I can’t we can’t see for the corruption within our

see for the corruption within our

see for the corruption within our society pay for the alterations of our

society pay for the alterations of our

society pay for the alterations of our ambitions and for the no we seem to

ambitions and for the no we seem to

ambitions and for the no we seem to constantly be told T for the time we

constantly be told T for the time we

constantly be told T for the time we waste on politics so what do I do now

waste on politics so what do I do now

waste on politics so what do I do now I’ve been told I can’t be who I want to

I’ve been told I can’t be who I want to

I’ve been told I can’t be who I want to be I’ve been told my ambitions are too

be I’ve been told my ambitions are too

be I’ve been told my ambitions are too far-fetched I’ve been told that from

far-fetched I’ve been told that from

far-fetched I’ve been told that from listening to you and from following your

listening to you and from following your

listening to you and from following your advice I am a fool

advice I am a fool

advice I am a fool I guess so but you must be wondering who

I guess so but you must be wondering who

I guess so but you must be wondering who you are you are the people around me

you are you are the people around me

you are you are the people around me you are the people I see day to day you

you are the people I see day to day you

you are the people I see day to day you are the people that set my expectations

are the people that set my expectations

are the people that set my expectations and the standards and tell me I’m not

and the standards and tell me I’m not

and the standards and tell me I’m not good enough that I’m not light enough

good enough that I’m not light enough

good enough that I’m not light enough that I’m not dark enough that I’m too

that I’m not dark enough that I’m too

that I’m not dark enough that I’m too tall that I’m not feminine enough that

tall that I’m not feminine enough that

tall that I’m not feminine enough that since I did not wear skirts

since I did not wear skirts

since I did not wear skirts I’m a boy you’re the people that told me

I’m a boy you’re the people that told me

I’m a boy you’re the people that told me my childhood ambitions will never live

my childhood ambitions will never live

my childhood ambitions will never live up to me my adult aspirations you are my

up to me my adult aspirations you are my

up to me my adult aspirations you are my downfall but for me I’ve learned things

downfall but for me I’ve learned things

downfall but for me I’ve learned things I’ve learned to hear no evil to speak no

I’ve learned to hear no evil to speak no

I’ve learned to hear no evil to speak no evil to see no evil I’ve learned to

evil to see no evil I’ve learned to

evil to see no evil I’ve learned to ignore you because what you don’t

ignore you because what you don’t

ignore you because what you don’t understand is that I don’t have to live

understand is that I don’t have to live

understand is that I don’t have to live in a castle to be a princess I don’t

in a castle to be a princess I don’t

in a castle to be a princess I don’t have to be the daughter of a king to be

have to be the daughter of a king to be

have to be the daughter of a king to be a princess I don’t know how to our

a princess I don’t know how to our

a princess I don’t know how to our fluffy shoes are sparkly tiaras

fluffy shoes are sparkly tiaras

fluffy shoes are sparkly tiaras to be a princess no I can be my own

to be a princess no I can be my own

to be a princess no I can be my own princess in my own way shaping my own

princess in my own way shaping my own

princess in my own way shaping my own future shaping the future so the next

future shaping the future so the next

future shaping the future so the next time I tell you I want to be a princess

time I tell you I want to be a princess

time I tell you I want to be a princess our God or an astronaut our firefighters

our God or an astronaut our firefighters

our God or an astronaut our firefighters soldier don’t bother the politics look

soldier don’t bother the politics look

soldier don’t bother the politics look me in the eye and say go for it thank

me in the eye and say go for it thank

me in the eye and say go for it thank you

you

you you

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