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Rowan Blanchard of Disney Channel's "Girl Meets World" has called CEO of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards her "role model" during an interview.
Blanchard was featured in Paper Magazine "Girl Crush" series, where a discussion between the CEO and the 14-year-old Disney star was spotlighted.
In the context of the conversation, Richards and Blanchard spoke about how they both feel the organization is an important tool for young girls in particular.
"If you make things like Planned Parenthood and sexual health no longer taboo or scary to talk about, I feel like that would lead to much less unwanted pregnancies with teens. But now when girls talk about these topics, they're called 'sluts,' or something like that," said Blanchard during the interview.
The dialogue between the two continued and Richards questioned the young actress about what young people her age are expecting from Planned Parenthood and older people in general when it comes to protecting their sexual health.
"It's easier to go on the Planned Parenthood website and check under the facts, like, "Is this normal?" because often times it can be embarrassing. I was raised in a household where I can ask my parents things and it's not embarrassing, but I didn't realize until recently that a lot of kids can't do that, because it's embarrassing for them," Blanchard revealed during the interview.
The two also discussed feminism and the need for equality.
"Feminism to me means equality," said the "Girl Meets World" star. "When I name my role models, it's women like you and women like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and people like that who have really taken something and driven it forward."
"I think the new wave of women on social media who are allowing themselves to just be themselves is opening doors for a lot of young girls who wouldn't otherwise have that kind of affirmation to be allowed to be themselves, which is cool," explained Blanchard about women finally being able to express themselves as they truly are.
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— Rowan Blanchard (@rowblanchard) January 16, 2016
Blanchard recently came out as "queer" on Twitter.
The 14-year-old star of "Girl Meets World" opened up about her sexuality in a quick post on the social media site.
"In my life - only ever liked boys," the 14-year-old "Girl Meets World" star penned.
"However I personally don't wanna label myself as straight, gay or whatever so I am not gonna give myself labels to stick with - just existing," the Disney Channel star continued. The young actress also penned an emotional essay for Rookie Magazine.
Paper Magazine is on newsstands now.
"Girl Meets World" airs on Disney Channel.
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Source: http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/81144/20160226/girl-meets-world-rowan-blanchard-says-planned-parenthood-necessary-calls-ceo-role-model.htm
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