It’s no secret that I’m obsessed with Disney Channel’s Girls Meet World, the Emmy-nominated spin-off of the 90s Boys Meet World.
The show is similar enough to the original without being forced or cheesy while remaining unique to today’s pop-culture.
The casting of Rowan Blanchard as Riley Matthews, the daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews is the perfect match.
She portrays Cory's kindness, eccentricity, and freak-out moments.
She has Tonpanga's ambition, typical teenage-girl confusion and dedication to making the world a better place.
Even while off the screen, she is an outspoken and honest young actress.
She says things as they happen to her which shows awareness of what is happening in the world, especially with girls her age.
Recently, she was rumored to dislike her co-actors and that the show will be cancelled because of her alleged feud with Sabrina Carpenter.
She was clearly bothered by the accusations and took to Twitter to debunk the rumors.
Even Carpenter responded to all of this by Tweeting a photo of the two.
Neither of these girls should have to address these rumors (even if they handled it like a pro).
As Selena Gomez said at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards, "women have been taught their whole lives that we must compete with each other" including non-threatening, equally successful, and supportive female characters in popular culture.
BUT... news flash: there is enough room for all of us!
Hating another woman for having less fat on her body isn't going to make you thinner.
Hoping a female co-worker doesn't get a promotion won't necessarily further your career.
Wishing a romantic relationship would go sour isn't going to get you a date.
As Blanchard mentioned in the September issue of Glamour, let's be of help to other women.
We're making serious strides and it's time we stop seeing other women as our greatest adversary.
In fact, powerful, put-together, kick-ass women make the best of friends.
That is why we need to recreate the way girl-on-girl interactions are portrayed in the media so that it no longer becomes the default way women are expected to behave.
I think that Blanchard has brought this to our attention and she is only getting started.
She has an entire career ahead of her and definitely has a lot more to share with our world.
