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Kourtney Kardashian Promises to Educate Her Kids on Their White Privilege and Racism in Lengthy Instagram Post

By Brandy Robidoux

Kourtney Kardashian pens message on educating her children on white privilege on Instagram.
Kourtney Kardashian pens message on educating her children on white privilege on Instagram. / Instagram / Kourtney Kardashian

Kourtney Kardashian is adamant on raising her kids to be upstanding members of society. Following the tragic murder of George Floyd, along with the many other people of color who have died at the hands of police brutality, the eldest Kardashian-Jenner sister is taking a pledge to discuss racism with her children.

The reality star shared an Instagram post on June 4, detailing how she's going to have progressive conversations with her little ones. "As a mother, there is a natural instinct to protect my children from anything that might make them feel sad or unsafe," she began. "The pain and suffering inflicted by racism is not a thing of the past and I bare the responsibility to speak with my kids honestly and often about it, even when the truth is uncomfortable. I have to make sure they understand what it means to have white privilege and to take the time to learn and discuss Black History, beyond just one short month out of the year."

Kourtney then urged her followers to cultivate an environment at home where children feel comfortable speaking up. "Allow conversation without judgement, and learn from our children too. We don’t know it all. My children sometimes ask questions that I may not know the answers to, so we explore them together," she wrote.

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As a mother, there is a natural instinct to protect my children from anything that might make them feel sad or unsafe. The pain and suffering inflicted by racism is not a thing of the past and I bare the responsibility to speak with my kids honestly and often about it, even when the truth is uncomfortable. I have to make sure they understand what it means to have white privilege and to take the time to learn and discuss Black History, beyond just one short month out of the year. I encourage other mothers to join me in using this as a learning lesson for our children, to allow our children to feel comfortable enough to come talk to us about anything. Allow conversation without judgement, and learn from our children too. We don’t know it all. My children sometimes ask questions that I may not know the answers to, so we explore them together. I’ve felt like I’ve always been on the right side of this, but I have a lot to learn and want to educate myself even more, so that I can be a better mother, a better auntie to my nieces and nephews, a better friend, and a better person. For the rest of my note on Things I Teach My Children, go to poosh.com ??

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"I’ve felt like I’ve always been on the right side of this, but I have a lot to learn and want to educate myself even more, so that I can be a better mother, a better auntie to my nieces and nephews, a better friend, and a better person," Kourtney added.

The KUWTK star also stated that she has more to share about how she's educating her children on issues of race over on Poosh.com.