Kim Kardashian Seeking to End Racism, Taking Steps to Stop Discrimination?
Kim Kardashian is seeking to end racism after experiencing it through the eyes of her daughter North West.
Kardashian shares her 10-month-old daughter with soon-to-be husband and rap mogul Kanye West. While the "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star calls motherhood a beautiful experience, she took to Celeb Buzz to let fans know that she was struggling with racism.
In an essay titled "On My Mind," Kardashian spoke about her experiences with racism.
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"To be honest, before I had North, I never really gave racism or discrimination a lot of thought. It is obviously a topic that Kanye is passionate about, but I guess it was easier for me to believe that it was someone else's battle," she wrote on Celeb Buzz. "But recently, I've read and personally experienced some incidents that have sickened me and made me take notice. I realize that racism and discrimination are still alive, and just as hateful and deadly as they ever have been."
Instead of just complaining about matters, Kardashian says she feels compelled to take action.
"I feel a responsibility as a mother, a public figure, a human being, to do what I can to make sure that not only my child, but all children, don't have to grow up in a world where they are judged by the color of their skin, or their gender, or their sexual orientation," she wrote. "I want my daughter growing up in a world where love for one another is the most important thing."
She went on to explain the steps she planned to take to help bring an end racism.
"So the first step I'm taking is to stop pretending like this isn't my issue or my problem, because it is, it's everyone's," she wrote. "Because the California teenager who was harassed and killed by his classmates for being gay, the teenage blogger in Pakistan who was shot on her school bus for speaking out in favor of women's rights, the boy in Florida who was wrongly accused of committing a crime and ultimately killed because of the color of his skin, they are all someone's son and someone's daughter and it is our responsibility to give them a voice and speak out for those who can't and hopefully in the process, ensure that hate is something our children never have to see."
Kardashian previously spoke to BET about raising a biracial child.
"I have a lot of friends who are of all different nationalities and their children are bi-racial so they've talked to me a little bit about it and what to expect," Kardashian told BET. "The most important thing is, the way I want to raise my children is to not see color."
