Natalie Portman is one of the lastest celebrities to come out in support of the growing Defund the Police movement that gained steam after George Floyd’s…
Natalie Portman is one of the lastest celebrities to come out in support of the growing Defund the Police movement that gained steam after George Floyd’s death and the subsequent protests.
According to Page Six, the actress took to her Instagram page recently to discuss her reasoning for supporting the movement and to share resources to anyone interested in learning more.
She went on to discuss her privilege as a white woman while acknowledging that her “black friends, family and neighbors feel the opposite: police make them feel terror.”
She then stated that cops are part of an intricate system in America that over-polices black people. She also brought up Floyd’s death at the hands of former Minneapolis cops.
She cited the work of the Movement for Black Lives as a source of education for her to learn how to “question the status quo.”
Portman also added that she began to imagine a world where we invest in things like shelter, education, and healthcare instead of “putting all of our money into punishment.”
The 39-year-old actress acknowledged that she had gotten to a point in her life where she recognized that being uncomfortable with something isn’t always a bad thing, but may indicate that what does make her feel comfortable and safe is wrong.
