Using comic book characters to identify your true self: Comicbookgirl19 at TEDxClaremontColleges 

For what probably is her first major speech in an arena this size, I think CBG19 did a fantastic job.

Wow! Didn't know CBG19 did a TEDxtalk. She killed it!

This speech is basically everything I believe in and fight for... More power to Comic Book Girl 19!!

Love her, love her speech, love her leather pants.

This has to be, beyond shadow of a doubt, the best motivational TEDx speech EVER!!!

This girl here is the reason why I read comic books and she's the example of what's good on the internet today! When you do what to do with passion, it shows and it captivates people. I love you ComicbookGirl19!! You are the best!!

Man, tough crowd! She killed it though! Great talk

She looks really sharp in this outfit!

CBG19....why the heck did you not mention this on your channel...didn't even relize she was on tedx

I love Comicbookgirl19 and her hair, always

Very well spoken and so honest. Awesome ted talk! Hope you know you're one bad ass human being.

Omg didn’t realize she did a Ted talk. Even off her channel she is a very good public speaker. Gets her point across really well. Love her.

Audience was pretty bad, but I thought CB19 did quite well for a first talk. She said a lot without tripping up.

Man I remember watching you debate who would win in fight between The Avengers and The Justice League in 2012 and have been watching your videos every since. I would have never imagine that you would have blossomed in the the awesome person that you are today. Keep inspiring others to not be afraid of being themselves.

I've always identified with Nightcrawler. He's arguably the most shunned and discriminated character due to his appearance, but he always proves to be the better person. Plus I enjoy joking around and I'm rarely caught being serious.

Fantastic talk CBG19, it takes true courage to expose your inner fears and faults to a room full (and a world full) of strangers like that. It is that quality that makes you so engaging and easy to relate to. Self discovery is key to life and not everyone gets there. I have similar feelings about my youth and despite having a fair deal of success in what I do I often feel kind of a fraud. When I realised in my late 20s that my strengths were a direct result of my weaknesses I found that happiness. I suspect the same is true for you - I've never met a true artist who isn't a bit Peter Parker!

Damn girl, I don't know how this escaped me. I've been watching you since you put out the first GoT history video and I never knew that you did a TED talk. Awesome stuff, very much what a lot of people out there need to hear.

I love CBG19 Smart, Funny, beautiful ( mind, body, and sole ) and always pushes acceptance of yourself and others without being heavy handed about it.

How am I just finding this!? Awesome!

Years ago someone told me i was a "Colossus" yet i always wanted to be a "Gambit", I began to see my "Colossus" as i read about him and added a "Beast" with a hint of "Cyclops".....Life can be so much more fun when we use tools that we understand.

You are a hero... With powers similar to Katniss and Daenerys.... And It's so easy to feel connected to you.. And to everything you said in this tedx talk..

she just made reading comics a lot more defined I understood the moment she starred comparing charters to herself. this is why I'm a subscriber to Comicbook girl 19 she puts thoughts and feelings to everything in a world lie today you gotta feel

Keep the good work comicbookgirl19 and being the unique and thoughtful person you are!!

Very insightful seeing ComicBookGirl19 out of her ComicBookGirl19 element. I see a very intelligent woman, with a lot to say, a lot to feel, and a lot to figure out. Except for the woman part, I can totally relate. She is a Peter Parker. I can respect that. I think most reasonable people can.

You go Girl ! You owned that stage. A very intelligent and insightful speech :)

That was brave and wonderful! Thank you 19! Those are my archetypes too! Just brilliantly concise, I know Ted lectures are hard, she nailed it. I can relate and I guess that's why I like her so much. Powerful.

Amazing presentation! I'm almost in my 40s and you have even inspired ME to make some changes. Great job and the sincerest of thanks to you :)

First of all I wish I had a friend like Comicbookgirl19 growing up. If I had a fearless comic loving badass by my side it wouldn't have taken 20+ years of trial and error for me to finally find and love my true self. Second, she seems like one of those people you just want to sit down with and discuss everything and anything over tea.

Very Well Done, comicbookgirl19 ! An excellent view of self-actualization via the world of comic book characters!

Wow, color me impressed. Given the title, I did not expect such a good TED Talk, and she's easy on the eyes.

I LOVE YOU, COMICBOOKGIRL19!!!!

OMG CBG19 looked like an actual superhero! More power to her

Superb you using your own words to make people understand the message is never easy in front of any group even more in those in very smart groups. They heard,understood and admired . Well done young lady CBG19

You did an amazing job. We all fit into our own molds and are meant to be unique.

Comics can reflect the best or worse of ourselves and inspire us to be better and more like we really are

I love cgb19 show, and her ideas and talks on being better and more true to myself, they have really helped and I've really learned a lot and grown.

I truly hope that she knows how smart and beautiful she has made herself.

She is a very emotional person and beautiful.

i am truly speachless am i still a man if i said you brought tears to my eyes

CBG19 is so rad! love her and love everything she has put out. rock on, girl!

I've been watching CBG19's videos a lot lately and I have decided that I am going to read comic books from now on. I've really liked a lot of the superhero movies that have come out, and I feel a sense of power in identifying with these strong characters! I remember reading somewhere that reading fiction actually makes you smarter in some ways, for much of the reasons that CBG19 stated.

Engineers. After reading through the comments and seeing people against the archetype I feel that as an engineer myself should also post some context that despite this also going through the same thing. So yeah fitting into the archetype I'm an introverted, logical, INTJ nerd who likes order in life. No surprises, nothing to catch me off guard out of fear that I will fail. However living this logical and orderly life it came on a realization for me that compared to others, I have no friends. Other than a single best friend, was not social enough to make more. It was fine in high school, however when that single friend moved away for university, and I entered into engineering, it then became a problem. All humans desire some level of social interaction. And to achieve mine I turned to a comic book (manga) character. Fair from Tubasa Reservoir Chronicles. I admired his outgoing, upbeat and optimistic personality. I wanted to be like him. And so for the past couple years have adopted his personality. It was not too hard as our baseline opinions matched, but by trying to follow this fictional character I learned how to reach out to people, how to be outgoing and happy. And people were drawn to this. Here is the plot twist. As I continue to read Fai's story in the manga, I learn that he and I were the same. That just as I had put on a face to gain this new better personality, so did this character, Fai. It was a sad twist of irony, when I realized the face I was wearing was the same one as the person that I admired. We were both doing it to achieve the same goal, friends... And to accomplish this, we smile... Everyone has their problems, one type not more than others. Just as you see someone who may be 'strict and boring' does not mean that they want to change an try something differently. Just as someone who is happy and outgoing might not be truly so...

I love CBG19!!!! Not only as a nerd myself, but I have 7 nieces and she (other than the potty mouth) is an awesome role model for young girls as far as being yourself and accepting others for who they are

Been a fan of comic book girl for a while and only just seen her ted talk. You go girl. Loved it

I have been watching her show for some time but this is the first time I have scene this. Good Job CB19.

Yes to X-Men! I've always had the biggest crush on Gambit, have always appreciated that there are SO many individual stories, and have always enjoyed the Truth-to-Life-Lessons taught through the stories ~ Professor X would have been the best teacher for everyone. The both-gender-importance idea has also been a fantastic part -- kind of the same reason I loved to play "Mortal Kombat" - and then named my first son after the ninja, Rain. Keep doing what you're doing, CB19 - you fill our heads with fantasies, for sure, but many of us can relate and feel a connection, which is one of the best parts of Life!

she is fucking awesome

You are an outstanding speaker with endless charisma. I love your GOT on You Tube and you helped me understand the series with depth and detail. I hope everyone could hear this heartfelt speech, so on target. Keep up the great work and your creativity and genius mind will only get better with time.

She's really super, so smart and charismatic. I had never really noticed that I have been taking inspiration from fictional characters my whole life and I consider it a very therapeutic and inspirational thing to develop your personality and self-confidence.

So happy to see this. I really was expecting art slides behind her as she talked. With her design/art background, I'm sure she would have chosen some good ones. However, watching 15 minutes without *any* background, maybe that was a choice, to keep the focus on her words... (This video was great! However I'd like to see her invited back and use graphic art slides next time.) (mostly just an excuse to see her talk again)

Just watching this now.....BUT I feel like I really needed to watch this video 4 years ago. Good Stuff

What a great message and so true on so many levels! I discovered the X-men in 1984 at a time in my life when I really needed them. The inner strength of Kurt Wagner and Peter Rasputin showed me that I was just as strong on the inside as well. That helped me to overcome and survive the health issues in my childhood that threatened my life as I was in and out of the hospital.

CBG19, you are f'n awesome! I've been a fan for years, but this speech has made me really understand how amazing you are.

This was amazing and uncanny . Quentin Quire would be proud!

wow! she gave a really inspiring speech,and you can see that she's having a tough time talking about this stuff,she alomst started crying a few times..seriously,not even michael stevens from vsauce couldn't give a speech this brilliant!!!

So awesome. This Woman has inspired me so much. Seriously.

Awesome! Been following CBG19 for a few years now on RU-vid and did not know she was doing a Ted Talk.

i totally get her.....i've done this for years......your rock CBG19

They edited out Robot's comments.

I think the audience loves her. And she did amazing for a ted talk. I hope she does more.

Her videos on Game of Thrones are so good, that people always assume that I've read The Game of Thrones books, when in fact all I did was listen to her videos on Game of Thrones and watch the TV series of course.

I guess there is no way i can hide it anymore...i Love you ComicBookGirl19! I will fangirl you forever! :) Awesome talk!

Great job! I teach youth comics workshops (after school, summer program, and foster care) and this celebration of self is exactly what I hope my kids get out of their experience.

She looks so adorable & cute.I wish her further success.

I was afraid to watch this because I’ve never seen her do a speech before and I thought it’d be nervous and badly done. And it turned out to be one of my favorite things on RU-vid! Wow

My name is Francisco from Brazil. Recently I have whatching your videos and every day I love more and more your videos. I identify myself with you. Congratulations for lecture. Great!

I can't last, no less than a minute in a classroom and perform a speech lol this is amazing!!

Woo ComicBookGirl19 is amazing

These episodes are great. I get something good from nearly all of them. Comicbookgirl19's show is also great, I can certainly relate to her;)

What an amazing talk by CBG19!! Outfit on point and words of genius

I totally do this lol I want to be a little more fit, I think Cap, I want a little social confidence boost, I think Tony, I want to run faster, I put on my Flash suit, so on and so forth. I do this all the time and it really helps.

My favorite You Tuber did a Ted Talk? How did I miss this before?

MORE TALKS LIKE THIS PLEASE!!

I think the worst are people who 'think' they are special and act as if they are interesting and unique (and, perish the thought, creative!) and yet somehow 'society' won't let them bloom, 'the country' is putting them down and 'the governemnt' doesn't support their grand schemes. People think being an artist is super romantic, things just happen on a whim of a great inspiration et voila! They have no idea how hard you have to work to become good at something you love doing. Then twice as hard to start getting money for it. And that really never stops. I think inspiring,productive people are put down the most by those who consider themselves their peers and yet are all mouth and no trousers.

Awesome job CBG19... When I grow up, I wanna do a TED Talk too!

Cmicbookgirl19 is a Straight up "Bad Ass",i love her work

Speechless, well done.

Beautiful speech, appreciate her sharing.

this one was golden!

I feel enlightened. Thanks CBG19!

Great talk! I also have frustration with society's pressure to be "normal" (for me it was most of all, my lack of interest in team sports; among other factors). I can also identify with the comment about engineers, as I met one manager/engineer who noted that a log of engineers treat those under them like computers to be programmed, and I think mixing engineer views with religion can also lead to an offensive level of controlling and oppressive pressures. My favorite comics are also the X-men, and my favorite is Nightcrawler because he is so non-normal yet good. One reason I like comic book super heroes because it represent individual empowerment. I also have a lot of interest in personality theory as it explores the difference between people (though not in enough variety), and the strengths (super-powers) and weaknesses (personal challenges to find a solution or alternative approach or direction to go in).

A lot of sense being spoken here.Well doneCBG19.

CbG19 you look like one of the X Mutants! Love your work!

She is one of the most beautiful women ive ever seen. Great talk!!!

Think Im girl crushing on her mind abt now!!! Love you CBG19

Great job CBG, really engaging narrative, well done.

HOT damn! A speech without tons of dislikes that features a female speaker and words in the title like "identity" and "true self." I am so proud of you right now internet.

As a fellow entrepreneur I remember dealing with a particularly harrowing challenge that had the potential to end my business. When it was over and I lived to fight another day, all I thought was: "not enough gun"

Just great. Well done, CBG19.

How is this only being recommended to me now! Wtf RU-vid, thought you knew me lol. This was great though. Late congrats to CBG19. Glad I finally watched this.

Impressive performer on her own You Tube show and with this speech.

I love this woman, I am subscribed to her channel.

Really interesting to hear CBG19 in this format

I love her RU-vid channel.

I like U CBG19 ... you're The Best. I really undertand You. I'm a 34 years old men who likes xmen, my favorite character in comics: Batman, and I feel alone in the world, even with my family around. Now I work as a Humans M.D. in my natal Panama, the country, not the US city.

Inspiring... go Comicbookgirl19!!

ComicbookGirl19 is AWESOME!!! :)

one of the better ted talks there's been. really well done.

Comic Book Girl 19's Logan review is just beautiful. She's my Carol Danvers Captain Marvel dream casting.

CBG19! We love you!!