Justin Bieber And Hailey Baldwin Discuss Privilege In The Wake Of George Floyd's Death
Posted on Tue Jun 2nd, 2020 1:00pm PDT By X17 Staff
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin refuse to sit on the sidelines and joined the discussion of privilege and racism in America.
On Sunday, the couple sat down with CNN commentator Angela Rye for a harrowing video chat in the wake of the tragic killing of George Floyd. The group discussed the current state of affairs as protests, riots, and violence continue to spread across the country. Justin and Hailey went opened up on how their experiences in life were likely much different than people of color, and the privileges they feel they've been awarded for being white.
Hailey captioned the video:
- "As a white woman, I know I am privileged, and I didn’t always understand what that really meant. I will never understand what it’s like to be racially profiled and targeted and wake up everyday uncertain if I could lose my life because of the color of my skin."
"'Through this conversation with Angela I really just wanted to learn, to ask questions even if I thought they were the wrong question. I want to know better so I can do better and I will not stop asking these questions and having these conversations."
"I want to keep learning how to be an ally, and I refuse to keep walking through life being ignorant"
Hailey went on to discuss what white privilege means to her and expressed a desire to further educate herself on the matter:
- "From what I know and what I've seen, it's first and foremost just people getting treated different and getting ahead of other people faster because of the color of their skin, because they're white."
"'It's very obvious even when you're traveling in airports, I feel like people get profiled. To me it's really blatant."
"I want to keep learning how to be an ally, and I refuse to keep walking through life being ignorant"
After discussing how the duo and their future offspring could become allies for people of color, Justin confessed, "I've been feeling shame in the sense of like, why did it take these men being killed for me to almost take a blanket over my eyes. Why now? I do feel bad when it comes to that." Justin went on to discuss the couple's strong Christian faith and how they feel Jesus has the power to change hate within our hearts.
On Thursday, Hailey posted this touching tribute and heartfelt caption in honor of Floyd and his family.
Justin has been taking his mind of our nation's racial tension by shaking the dust off his basketball game. Bieber was seen decompressing over the weekend by shooting hoops in front of his Beverly Hills home.