A 13-year-old actress just neatly broke down why intersectional feminism is so important.
Rowan Blanchard, the teen star of Disney's Girl Meets World, was prompted to answer a question about "white feminism" by a Tumblr user.
"I wanted to ask your opinion on the term 'white feminism' and how common feminism might exclude women of color and non cis/queer women," user grnblu writes.
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Blanchard was all too happy to respond, posting a lengthy explanation on her blog. She also posted screenshots of her response to Instagram.
"'White feminism' forgets all about intersectional feminism," Blanchard writes. "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."
The actress also made sure to shout out Amandla Stenberg, the 16-year-old actress known for speaking out about cultural appropriation. Stenberg is often labeled an "angry black woman" for speaking the truth, Blanchard writes, which is part of the problem with white feminism.
"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," she writes.
Her full response can be seen below.
Part 1. By me A photo posted by Rowan Blanchard (@rowanblanchard) on Aug 22, 2015 at 12:31am PDT
Part 2. By me A photo posted by Rowan Blanchard (@rowanblanchard) on Aug 22, 2015 at 12:31am PDT
Part 3. By me A photo posted by Rowan Blanchard (@rowanblanchard) on Aug 22, 2015 at 12:31am PDT
Actress Emma Watson also shared out Blanchard's post, applauding the young star for "hitting the nail on the head."
This is called 'hitting the nail on the head'. @rowblanchard pic.twitter.com/xmqnmJktLf— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) August 23, 2015