Rose McGowan:The Charmed One
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| On the left Rose McGowan while being on Charmed, and on the right Rose McGowan Now |
Rose McGowan born in 1973, in an American actress, activist, writer, and model. She is most known for her role as Paige Matthews on the Television show Charmed.
Rose McGowan besides being a prominent voice in the Me Too movement, has also been voicing her opinion on how Hollywood is sexist, and how she is against sexism.
Although Rose McGowan started as a muse for Hollywood. she now has a voice of her own and is not afraid to be heard. Rose McGowan did run into trouble during the beginning of 2019, when she pleaded no contest to a drug charge in Virginia, involving cocaine. The cocaine was found in a wallet that she had left behind in the airport. She had to pay a $2,500 fine and a suspended jail sentence.
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| Holly Marie Combs (Piper), Rose McGowan (Page), and Alyssa Milano (Phoebe). The sisters of Charmed. |
On Charmed, she plays a half white-lighter and half witch. However, she was also on the series Once Upon A Time, where she briefly played young Cora. During her time on Charmed, she was known as a sex symbol. After staring in TV series, McGowan came out and joined the Me Too Movement, which started in 2006 with #MeToo. The movement is standing up for sexual violence. McGowan came out with her truth against Harvey Weinstein. In this clip from Night Line, she describes the incidents that have happened, during non-consensual sexual contact including rape. Rose McGowan talks about how she isn't sure why #MeToo has become a movement saying, "as she says it can conjure up images that makes it seem like there are “thousands of women in the streets with pitchforks running after men — and that’s really not the case.” Instead McGowan sees it as a question of did this happen to you, with another person responding me too. McGowan's friend and Costar, Alyssa Milano also stood up for this movement.
Rose McGowan besides being a prominent voice in the Me Too movement, has also been voicing her opinion on how Hollywood is sexist, and how she is against sexism.
Rose McGowan continues to be a voice in the Me Too moment, and to be a voice for change. McGowan came out in 2018 as non-binary. McGowan is also a voice for LGBT rights, and was also involved in the noh8 campaign campaign. Which promotes equality among marriage, gender, and equality through education. It is a silent protest, which uses pictures. Many celebrities have been part of this campaign. There are other famous faces that have participated in this campaign including Aaron Carter, Mel B, Kat Von D, WWE The Bella Twins, WWE Female Superstars and many more.
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| The cast of Total Diva's: Summer Rae, Naty , Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Eva Marie, Trinity, and Ariane |
Although Rose McGowan started as a muse for Hollywood. she now has a voice of her own and is not afraid to be heard. Rose McGowan did run into trouble during the beginning of 2019, when she pleaded no contest to a drug charge in Virginia, involving cocaine. The cocaine was found in a wallet that she had left behind in the airport. She had to pay a $2,500 fine and a suspended jail sentence.
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Broadly. “Rose McGowan on Sexism in Hollywood & Life After Grindhouse.” YouTube,
YouTube, 7 Aug. 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDKlrey9ETc.
Gibbs, Alexandra. “Rose McGowan: After #MeToo, Society Has Less Tolerance for
Power Abuse.” CNBC, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2019,
Laurent, Veronique. “Rose McGowan Scenes from ‘Once Upon a Time’ 2/4.” YouTube,
YouTube, 11 Aug. 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QbjiF56TnA.
“Me Too. Movement.” Me Too Movement, https://metoomvmt.org/.
Mikaelson, Hope. “Charmed Paige Season 4 Fights and Abilities.” YouTube, YouTube, 29
News, ABC. “Rose McGowan Describes Alleged Rape by Harvey Weinstein: Nightline
Part 1.” YouTube, YouTube, 1 Feb. 2018,
Press, Associated. “McGowan: MeToo Is 'Not a Bunch of People with Pitchforks'.”
YouTube, YouTube, 6 Sept. 2018,
“Rose McGowan.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 9 Sept. 2019,
I loved watching Rose in Charmed and I had no idea what was going on behind the scenes. I think shedding light on these topics help women feel more comfortable in their skin and safe in their bodies. She has inspired many to stand for their truths.
ReplyDeleteIt's really great to see someone using their platform/popularity (since Charmed is an extremely popular show that almost everyone has heard of!) to discuss such incredibly important issues! Her bravery has certainly created a much needed domino effect about her industry. Great job!
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