13-year-old actress shares insightful thoughts on white feminism

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Rowan Blanchard and Her BFF Corey Play Best Friend Tag
Rowan Blanchard and Her BFF Corey Play Best Friend Tag


For a 13-year-old, "Girl Meets World" star Rowan Blanchard has some shockingly insightful opinions about the world of feminism and her place in all of it.

The latest and greatest Disney Channel hit is "Girl Meets World," an adorable play off of 90s hit, "Boy Meets World." Blanchard plays main character Riley Matthews, the daughter of Corey and Topanga Matthews.

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In a recent question sent to the actress through Tumblr, Blanchard was asked her opinion on the term "white feminism." In the following post, Blanchard was able to craft a very thoughtful and insightful response. Because her post is a bit lengthy, here are some takeaways:

%shareLinks-quote="'White feminism' forgets all about intersectional feminism. The way a black woman experiences sexism and inequality is different from the way a white woman experiences sexism and inequality. Likewise with trans-women and Hispanic women. " type="quote" author="Rowan Blanchard" authordesc="Tumblr.com" isquoteoftheday="false"%

She goes onto address current hot button topics like #BlackLivesMatter, Sandra Bland, and fellow young actress Amanda Stalberg's post about black women on Instagram.

%shareLinks-quote="We are so quick to applaud white women for commenting on race issues/discussions like #BlackLivesMatter, and #SayHerName, but when a black girl comments on it, she is told she is overreacting or being angry. " type="quote" author="Rowan Blanchard" authordesc="Tumblr.com" isquoteoftheday="false"%

Read Blanchard's full response here:


http://rowanblanchardxx.tumblr.com/post/127296679289/row-i-wanted-to-ask-your-opinion-on-the-term



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