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About Me — Alexandria Roswick

“If you want to know where to find your contribution to the world, look at your wounds. When you learn how to heal them, teach others” -Emily Maroutian — TW: Sexual violence Hello there! My name is Alexandria. Thank you for stopping by to read a little bit about me. I write about trauma and recovery as well as critical analysis of media, culture, and politics. If you follow me on Twitter, you know I’m unapologetically one of those angry intersectional feminists…

About Me

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About Me — Alexandria Roswick
About Me — Alexandria Roswick
About Me

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What Should You Do When You Witness Abuse Happening In Public?

We’ve all wanted to be the hero but there are some serious risks that come with intervention — Have you ever been out getting a coffee and overheard someone shamelessly reviling their partner at the table next to you? Or have you been in line at the grocery store and seen a parent berating their crying child? Maybe you’ve been at a friend’s house for dinner and he…

Abuse

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What Should You Do When You Witness Abuse Happening In Public?
What Should You Do When You Witness Abuse Happening In Public?
Abuse

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The Virago

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Stop Telling Victims That If They’re Truthful They Will Win a Defamation Suit

Implicit bias and the myth that the truth will set you free. — As the news of the Depp V. Heard verdict was announced last week, predictably, the internet exploded with controversy. For so long I had been keeping myself as distanced as possible from the details of the case, but a few weeks ago I broke down and began to follow the…

Abuse

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Stop Telling Victims That If They’re Truthful They Will Win a Defamation Suit
Stop Telling Victims That If They’re Truthful They Will Win a Defamation Suit
Abuse

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The Virago

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I Can’t Stop Perceiving Myself Through The Male Gaze

Step one is to be aware of it. Step two — who knows? — Don’t ask me why, but I recently began binge-watching the VH1 nostalgia-driven docuseries, “I Love The….” Of course, I gravitated more toward the episodes around the 90s and 2000s, but the series initially debuted in 2002 with “I Love The 80s.” Within the hour-long episodes, random celebrities and comedians comment…

Feminism

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I Can’t Stop Perceiving Myself Through The Male Gaze
I Can’t Stop Perceiving Myself Through The Male Gaze
Feminism

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ILLUMINATION

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What Men Really Mean When They Say They Prefer “The Natural Look”

They have no idea what they’re revealing about themselves when they diss women who wear makeup. — As far back as I can remember, it’s always been trendy for men to make jokes and assumptions about women who purchase or wear makeup. Countless online forums feature men bemoaning before-and-after pictures of celebrities with and without it. They accuse women of trying to trick men, as if makeup…

Feminism

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What Men Really Mean When They Say They Prefer “The Natural Look”
What Men Really Mean When They Say They Prefer “The Natural Look”
Feminism

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The Virago

·Jun 17

Ariana Grande Promotes Body Neutrality in Viral TikTok Addressing Social Media Comments

“I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies.” — On April 11th, in a startling twist, pop goddess Ariana Grande took to TikTok to address some of the comments her “fans” have been making about her body in the past few months. …

Women

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Ariana Grande Promotes Body Neutrality in Viral TikTok Addressing Social Media Comments
Ariana Grande Promotes Body Neutrality in Viral TikTok Addressing Social Media Comments
Women

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Modern Women

·Apr 17

Have I Unconciously Averted Coping With My Anxious Attachment Style?

Healing doesn’t have to be linear, but it’s got to be intentional. — Last week, I had the pleasure of collaborating with one of my favorite people, Meredith Graham — the founder of Say It Loud. She recently began documenting her mental health journey on social media. With that, she started the Honest Hour Podcast on Spotify. I’m honored to be featured on…

Anxiety

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Have I Unconciously Averted Coping With My Anxious Attachment Style?
Have I Unconciously Averted Coping With My Anxious Attachment Style?
Anxiety

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Modern Women

·Mar 9

Remembering A Year of Feminist Healing On International Women’s Day

Some good old reflection. — “It’s another day that 999 of 1000 male perpetrators walk free while the survivors are stuck with a life sentence of reminders and fears. It’s another day that a survivor says she’s afraid to report her rapist because the system and the culture are unfriendly and unsafe and he may…

Women

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Remembering A Year of Feminist Healing On International Women’s Day
Remembering A Year of Feminist Healing On International Women’s Day
Women

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

·Mar 3

Healing or Avoiding?: The Pros and Cons of Writing About Personal Trauma

My confessional writing isn’t as bold as you might believe. — Years ago, I published my first #MeToo story on social media. I was very deliberate about how I shared this essay with a majority of the people I knew. Instead of sending a link to my friends and family, or even letting them know that I was going to post…

Trauma

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Healing or Avoiding?: The Pros and Cons of Writing About Personal Trauma
Healing or Avoiding?: The Pros and Cons of Writing About Personal Trauma
Trauma

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Modern Women

·Mar 1

Why We Need To Stop Hate Commenting On Controversial Articles

Seriously — just let it go. — Yesterday I clicked on an interesting Medium article that initially appeared to be a commentary on a new podcast series created by Megan Phelps-Roper, The Witch Trials of J.K Rowling. In the headline of this article, the author inferred that something about the podcast made her upset, and I was…

Culture

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Why We Need To Stop Hate Commenting On Controversial Articles
Why We Need To Stop Hate Commenting On Controversial Articles
Culture

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Alexandria Roswick

Alexandria Roswick

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Top Writer in Feminism. Blogger for Say It Loud Space (UK). Trauma, relationships, and analysis of media and culture. https://linktr.ee/alexandriaroswick

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