Sandra Bullock is known to be a versatile and talented actress in Hollywood, and in her career, she has played numerous roles, including the role of a mother. The 58-year-old actress is a mother of two adopted children. The Lost City actress has often publicly talked about the challenges and joys of motherhood, and how her children have changed her life.
The Speed actress opened up about her motherhood, and she knows that her children will have a different life than her. The Bird Box actress shared a moment with her children where she shows concern for her children when they leave home, and it turns out her children are more woke than her.
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Sandra Bullock’s Children Are Woke
The Gravity actress was a guest on the Red Table Talk, where she shared an instance where her daughter left the room totally distraught when she saw a few minutes of the popular Netflix Original Squid Game while her partner Bryan Randall was watching it. The actress initially thought she left due to the bloodshed present in the series, but Laila Bullock’s response left her speechless, she said, “‘I don’t want Dad to watch that … because there are no Black people in it.’”
Sandra Bullock explained that her daughter’s response made her extremely happy because she was already “voicing,” and her children are more woke than her.
“The fact that that was fire in her belly made me so happy that she was already voicing. I let [my kids] teach me and tell me what they need to know. I thought I was educated and woke, I thought I had it all, and guess what, I wasn’t.”
The actress was proud of her children, as they were aware of what is going on in the real world, and she shared an instance of her son which concerned her as a mother as he was only six years old during that time.
Sandra Bullock’s Concerns for Her Children
In the same episode of the show the Practical Magic actress shared her concern as a parent as she loves her children “more than life itself.” And due to her immense concern for her children, she might be making them anxious.
“As a white parent who loves her children more than life itself, I’m scared of everything, laying all kinds of existential anxiety on them.”
However, she would not try to isolate her son or daughter from the realities of being a Black person in the modern world, and she is “letting [them] see everything on television and letting [them] process it.” Which according to her is the best way to care for them, but she expressed her concerns when her children leave the home.
“I have to think about what they’re going to experience leaving the home. They’re going to have my fear, but how can I make sure my anxiety is accurate [and] protective?”
The actress shared an instance of her son, Louis Bardo Bullock who was wearing a hoodie when he was six years old. “He popped that hoodie on his head and I went, ‘Ahhhhh,’” Sandra said with a shudder, referencing Trayvon Martin. The young boy who was only 17 years old was of Black ethnicity, he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman because he thought the teen “looked suspicious” for wearing a hoodie.
Sandra Bullock’s concern for her children is justified because of the history of racial abuse Black people have endured, and the constant stereotypes. However, the world is becoming a better place where efforts are being made for cultural diversity and cultural sensitivity.
Source: Red Table Talk
