The OddBoddie Chronicles: confessions

It's The End of an Era

By Alexandria Boddie

Alexandria Boddie wears a crop top that says "WWGJD?"
Mid-February through mid-April of 2017 were the darkest days of my life. It was the deepest depression I’d ever experienced, and it came on the heels of a period of burnout. Every day it seemed like my life was getting worse and worse, and every solution I thought was The Answer made my material conditions worse. My chest felt like a bottomless pit, and I cried every day. I felt like I had nothing left to give… except...

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Why the "Good Girl" is Bad for Women

By Alexandria Boddie

Why the "Good Girl" is Bad for Women
OMG. When actress and model Rie Rasmussen says you're gorgeous, accept it! I was very honored to be introduced to her through a good friend - Rie was looking for women to feature for Broadly - Vice Media's newest vertical. It was a gorgeous afternoon, and I was feeling brave: this is the heaviest, and pudgiest I've ever been, and I don't care. And neither did she. 

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On Not Accommodating Other People's Insecurities and Being the Awkward Black Girl

By Alexandria Boddie

On Not Accommodating Other People's Insecurities and Being the Awkward Black Girl
I was doing a little beauty mini-shoot for Simone Digital, having fun and chit-chatting with Angel Jordan, the site's creator. Then, she asked me if I'd write a little bit about my life as an alt-ish black woman for her blog.

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