An ex-policer office in the United States sparked riots around the world after he killed unarmed black man George Floyd, 46, in custody last Monday.
And with footage of the murder and subsequent riots taking prominence on the news, WAG Rebecca Judd chose to discuss racism with her two eldest children.
Speaking on KIIS FM’s 3PM Pick-Up on Monday, Bec revealed it was the ‘saddest, toughest conversations’ to have, but that it felt necessary to educate them on their white privilege and racism.
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‘They lost a little bit of their innocence’: WAG Bec Judd (pictured) reveals her children said they were ‘lucky’ to have white skin after watching George Floyd get murdered on the news
Bec and co-host Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond admitted at the start of the segment that as ‘privileged white women’ they were anxious about talking about the issue and potentially saying something wrong or offensive, but knew it was something they couldn’t turn a blind eye to and ignore.
They instead invited United States’ Showing Up For Racial Justice spokesperson Anice Chenault on the show to provide helpful tips on being an ally for the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
‘We need white people to acknowledge the impact of white privilege and the fact that our systems are built for and by white people – Australia has a similar colonial history to the United States and racism is alive and well there,’ Anice said.
The guest also encouraged people to get educated on their white privilege, break white silence by talking about it and follow leaders of colour towards liberation.
Anice also added that there are age appropriate ways of talking about race with children, which should also be encouraged.
Mother: Bec and AFL star husband Chris Judd are the proud parents to three-year-old twins Tom and Darcy, son Oscar, eight, and daughter Billie, six
Police brutality: Floyd, 46, died on Monday, May 25 after he was arrested by four Minneapolis police officers for allegedly using a fake $20 bill. He was brought to the ground and white cop Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes
‘They saw George Floyd’s murder on the news’: Unable to shield her eldest children (Oscar and Billie- pictured) from the unfolding events, Bec said she discussed it with them in an ‘age appropriate way’
Bec told her guest that she had ‘the saddest, toughest conversations’ with her son Oscar, eight, and daughter Billie, six, after ‘they saw George Floyd’s murder on the news’.
‘I did it in an age appropriate way, but I feel like they lost a little bit of their innocence, because to them everyone is created equal.’
Revealing that she was unable to shield them from the unfolding events, Bec said she was taken aback by how her daughter reacted.
‘Billie said to me: “oh Mum, my skin is so white. I’m really lucky, aren’t I?” That’s heartbreaking,’ Bec recalled.
‘Mum, my skin is so white. I’m really lucky, aren’t I?’ Bec said it was ‘heartbreaking’ for her six-year-old daughter Billie (pictured) to understand the situation and racism at such a young age
Demonstrations: Anti-police brutality protests have erupted in at least 75 cities across the U.S. after the death in custody of unarmed black man George Floyd (pictured)
George Floyd, 46, died last Monday after he was arrested by four Minneapolis police officers for allegedly using a fake $20 bill.
He was brought to the ground and white police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes.
Floyd, who was unarmed and handcuffed, repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe and later died in custody.
The horrific assault was caught on video and sent shockwaves across the world.
Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
He, along with the three other officers who arrested Floyd, have been fired from the force following outrage over the African American’s death.
Unrest: Over the past week, hundreds of protests have unfolded in at least 75 cities across the United States in an unprecedented display of civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd. Pictured: protesters vandalising a car in Washington D.C., on May 31