Rowan Blanchard Recalls The Time A Grown Man Wanted To Give Her A Ride...

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When She Was 12

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I was at a movie with my friend, and we were both in skirts ... we were waiting outside the movies for my dad to pick us up, and this grown man came over and was like, "You guys need a ride anywhere?" ... I just remember sitting there feeling my heart sink into my stomach. It was such a surreal moment. Because I always see that happening in front of me; I always see girls getting catcalled. But up until that point, I hadn't experienced it. And it was like I was out-of-body for a second. I had seen that in movies, on TV, on the news. But when it happens to you, it's like, "Oh, crap, this is real; people look at me this way. And people look at other girls this way." I went home that night and didn't tell anybody. I didn't tell my parents because I was ashamed that it was what I was wearing. I was like, "Gosh, I shouldn't wear a skirt next time. What am I doing?" My sister was 10 at the time, and I remember lying in bed and thinking, "I don't want that to ever happen to her."

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don't wear the skirt