In an interview with BET, Sandra Bullock said she is "absolutely" giving her 5-year-old son Louis lessons on racism and the inequalities faced by minorities.
"Many black families teach their children how to deal with racism," said her interviewer. "As a mother to an African-American son, do you prepare him for that?"
"Absolutely, it's an open conversation we have. He fully understands what that means," answered Bullock, according to BET. "He doesn't understand why people judge each other based on color of the skin, but he knows that they do.
"He also knows that there's sexism, he knows that there's homophobia," she continued. "I think if you don't start the conversation very early on, you're doing them a disservice."
The Oscar-winning actress has raised Louis, who was born in New Orleans, as a single mother after adopting him five years ago amid her divorce from former husband Jesse James, according to the Huffington Post.
"I want my son to be safe. I want my son to be judged for the man he is," said Bullock. "We are at a point now where if we don't do something, we will have destroyed what so many amazing people have done.
"You look at women's rights — it's turning into a mad, mad world out there. But sometimes it needs to get really loud for people to say, 'I can't unsee this,'" she added. "If I could ride in a bubble with him for the rest of his life, I would. But I can't."
Watch Bullock's interview below.
