Roe McDermott

@roemcdermott

Writer for hire. Film critic. Sex columnist. Arts addict. Truth lover. Book hoarder. Fulbrighter. Feminist. Burning the fucking myths to the goddamn ground.

San Francisco & Ireland.
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Joined February 2011
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  2. 20 hours ago

    Amazing. Porsha O's passionate poem, 'Angry Black Woman.'

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  3. 20 hours ago

    "This is what you’ve learned about not having a way out." Essay on applying for welfare assistance:

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  4. Sep 10

    This is one of the most genius mis-uses of a film review I've seen in a while.

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  5. Sep 10

    Cate Blanchett, Ellen Page, Julianne Moore & more speak candidly about sexism in Hollywood:

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    Sep 10

    gender sounds like something straight out of a bad YA dystopian novel

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  7. Sep 10

    "You will not chop off my tongue. You will not cut down my language." Porsha O's stunning poem on being heard.

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  8. Sep 10

    Truth.

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  9. Sep 9

    I had 3 therapists over 8 years & they actively discouraged me from trying anti-depressants. Wanna call something "crazy"...

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  10. Sep 9

    (Some just told me it was World Suicide Prevention Day. Did not know that. But let's pretend I did, makes me seem on-point.)

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  11. Sep 9

    And... Rant over. Resume your morning.

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  12. Sep 9

    But yeah, go on thinking I don't deserve be happy because of my brain chemistry. Science is magic, & I'll gladly use ALL the spells.

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  13. Sep 9

    Going on anti-depressants literally saved my life. I'm crazy happy, which was UNTHINKABLE before. And a better friend, worker, person.

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  14. Sep 9

    I've mates who preach about mental health stigma & still judge those on anti-depressants. Even when they know I take them. NOPE.

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  15. Sep 9

    Anti-depressants aren't for everyone, but fuck those (esp those who've never taken them) who judge others for taking often life-saving meds.

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  16. Sep 9

    I feel more now on anti-depressants than I did for over a decade, simply because my emotions aren't suffocated by all-encompassing despair.

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  17. Sep 9

    I've seen so many examples of this "Anti-depressants stop you feeling anything!" bollocks. SO dangerous.

    One of my Facebook friends posted this as a status, and I can’t NOPE hard enough. Holy crap, dangerous advice.
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  18. Sep 9

    What I Teach: A crowd-sourced syllabus from MFA teachers & writers.

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  19. Sep 9

    Diversify your bookshelf. Top 10 Books by Novelists of Colour Published in 2014:

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  20. Sep 9

    Great iv with Kimberlé Crenshaw, the law professor who brought to the fore of public consciousness:

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