Recently, my group and I got the amazing opportunity to interview Drew Barrymore. Drew Barrymore is a very well known actress who has been in the spotlight for almost her entire life. We could not interview her in person, so we spoke with her over the phone. Drew was very informative and detailed in her answers. During the interview I noticed that she shares a few similar opinions with Jennie Runk. For example, they both gave the advice to shut out any negative voices from other people or yourself. Drew also talked about how women have to work for equality, how we can’t have it all, and we should be grateful for those who got us to the place we are today. One thing that Drew Barrymore said to us that stuck out to me is “I don’t expect anything, I want to create it for myself. I don’t believe I’m owed anything.” There were lots of things that Drew said during our interview, but I don’t agree with this statement completely. I think that we should expect to be treated equally as women are human beings, and having different external attributes should not change how one is treated. Of course, in our society, I don’t assume that I will be treated the same as men/boys are. But, I do think that aside from rules of society, I do think that we should be able to expect equality. I also think that we should be owed something. I think that all people that have been discriminated or treated unfairly are owed something. Either it’s because of sexism, racism, or prejudice, if one and many others have been oppressed, they should have the right to believe they deserve something, either from the perpetrator or from the world. Being oppressed should have consequences. This should not be taken as a slam against Drew Barrymore, I truly think she is a wonderful person and I agree with the majority of the things she said in our interview. I think that this interview really impacted our group because Drew was very encouraging and positive towards feminism and what she said felt comforting. I think that when she talked about how women “can’t have it all’ was good to hear and in some way kind of resolved some insecurities that many women and girls have.

Drew Barrymore arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Blended’ at TCL Chinese Theatre on May 21, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)