'The police, when I was growing up, moved with impunity in Philly.' - WillSmith
Will Smith attends 'Bad Boys For Life' photocall at Villa Magna hotel on Jan. 8, 2020 in Madrid, Spain.may be a Grammy-winning artist and blockbuster movie star, but he's experienced racial prejudice too. The rapper-actor opened up during the"On One With Angela Rye" podcast Tuesday to share his experiences growing up in Philadelphia during a conversation about the current Black Lives Matter movement that followed George Floyd's death at the hands of police in May.
The actor, now 51, also talked about how he felt about law enforcement when he was growing up."I understand what it's like to be in those circumstances with the police, to feel like you've been occupied -- it's an occupying force," Smith said."White kids were happy when the cops showed up, and my heart always started pounding. There's a part of this that people who don't grow up in that -- you just can't comprehend.
So the resulting anger from Floyd's death that led to the marches around the globe is understandable to the star."Rage is justified under oppression. It can also be really dangerous," he pointed out."And what I loved about the peaceful protests is peaceful protests put up a mirror to the demonic imagery of your oppressor. I was really encouraged by how powerfully this generation was able to hold that mirror.
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