Amid the ongoing protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, celebrities like Reese Witherspoon, Thomas Rhett and more open up about their at-home conversations with their own children regarding racism, bigotry and police brutality
actress opened up in a series of Instagram posts about the difficulty of explaining racial injustice to her 7-year-old daughter Adelaide, whom she and husband Josh Kelly adopted in 2012.
"I don't typically use my platform or social media to say much when it comes to the state of our country. I keep most of those thoughts to myself. I act quietly and behind the scenes. I let those with far more experience, education and eloquence be the voices for change. But I can't sleep. And when I do I wake with a single thought in my head," Heigl, 41, wrote.
Heigl added that she is now wide awake to the injustices that face communities of color, writing,"It has taken me far too long to truly internalize the reality of the abhorrent, evil despicable truth of racism. My whiteness kept it from me. My upbringing of inclusivity, love and compassion seemed normal. I thought the majority felt like I did. I couldn’t imagine a brain that saw the color of someone’s skin as anything but that. Just a color. I was naive. I was childish.
Now, she is seeking action and justice to be served, adding,"There may have been a time when I cared to try to change the mind of a racist. To show them through example and just the right words they are wrong. I don't care anymore. What I want is for them all to be so scared bythat they are afraid to breathe in the direction of a black man, woman or child. Let alone try to hurt them. I want them to shake in their beds at night for fear that they too could end up like Chauvin.
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