Actress and author, Kristen Bell, joined RADIO.COM's CHANNEL Q this week, and one of the first things The Good Place star said was, "I will raise anti-racists."
The World Needs More Purple People is about looking for sameness. Bell tells us, "I realize that that is not always an option and you can poke a thousand holes in that theory, but I think that when you're a kid you have to be reminded because evolution tells us to look for differences… I want to tell my kids to look for sameness. Sameness comes in the form of values, and personality, and action, not of colors." When Kristen and her husband, Dax Sheppard, send their daughters into the world she says they will be, "formidable, opinionated, kind, morally-compassed women - and I'm so grateful for that."
The Veronica Mars actress tells us that she has always embraced the LGBTQ community, saying, "I know in my bones that human beings are human beings. And that love is love, and love is never something you challenge, and that you've got to look for sameness if you're to have any happiness in your life. So why would I care who loves who? That's not my business."
Finally, Bell shares a message for all those who are hurting currently. She emphasizes that, most importantly, allies must have an openness towards listening right now and having some sort of physical presence in creating change.
Kristen powerfully shares her sentiments, "I am not looking for a pat on the back, I'm looking to be part of the solution. And I think white people need to be part of the solution, and they need to post when they donate not for a pat on the back, but simply to say, 'I'm here, I'm listening, and I'm contributing.'"
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