'Why would I put someone through that?': Tiffany Haddish says racism makes her afraid to have children
Actress says: 'I would hate to give birth to someone that looks like me knowing that they're gonna be hunted or killed'
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Your support makes all the difference.Tiffany Haddish has opened up about her concerns about eventually becoming a mother, explaining her hesitation stems from her fears about racism.
On Monday, Haddish discussed the topic during an appearance on Carmelo Anthony's weekly YouTube series, What's in Your Glass, where she explained that a part of her wants to have children but she’s afraid.
“I’m older now and people are always like: ‘When you gonna have some babies?’” the Girls Trip actress said. “And there is a part of me that would like to do that and I always make up these excuses like: 'Oh, I need a million dollars in the bank before I do that, I need this, I need that.’
“But really, it’s like, I would hate to give birth to someone that looks like me knowing that they're gonna be hunted or killed. Like, why would I put someone through that?”
Haddish’s tearful admission, which came after she discussed the killing of George Floyd and her experiences with police brutality, prompted Anthony, who has a 13-year-old son Kiyan, to agree.
“It's scary to even think about,” he said.
“And white people don't have to think about that, that's something they don't have to think about," Haddish continued. “It's time to talk about that, and how we have to come together as a community and work as a unit. And maybe we don't all agree on the same things, but we need to just find some common ground and move forward as human beings."
In response, Anthony said he thinks all of the black community has the same message and goals.
“We're all trying to figure out, how do you fix this? How do you stop this? And I think we have to figure out how to change people's hearts, and that's what I've been trying to do my whole career," Haddish added.
Later in the interview, Anthony asked the Los Angeles native to share the message she wants to convey to the younger generation of black women, to which she said: “My message to them would be get informed, be as informed as possible. Don’t be afraid to get involved in your community and live your best life.
“Be your best self. Be you. There is nothing wrong with you.”
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