Hollywood's
beloved
couple
Ryan
Reynolds
and
Blake
Lively
have
stepped
up
against
racism
and
shown
then
support
for
Black
Lives
Matter
by
donating
$200,000
to
the
NAACP
Legal
Defense
Fund.
The
duo,
in
a
statement,
said
that
they
feel
ashamed
and
want
to
educate
themselves
more.
As
protests
and
riots
continue
to
ensue
across
the
US,
after
an
officer
killed
an
unarmed
Black
man,
George
Floyd,
many
celebrities
have
come
forward
to
show
their
support.
Actors
like
Steve
Carell,
Seth
Rogan,
Harry
Styles,
Don
Cheadle
and
others
have
also
donated
to
several
funds,
including
the
Minnesota
Freedom
Fund.
Ryan
And
Blake's
Statement
Coming
back
to
Deadpool
star
Ryan
Reynolds,
the
actor
took
to
his
Instagram
profile
and
shared
a
joint
statement
with
wife,
Blake
Lively.
The
two
have
taken
a
pledge
to
raise
their
kids
the
right
way
so
that,
"they
never
grow
up
feeding
this
insane
pattern
and
so
they'll
do
their
best
to
never
inflict
pain
on
another
being
consciously
or
unconsciously."
The
post
also
read,
"We've
never
had
to
worry
about
preparing
our
kids
for
different
rules
of
law
or
what
might
happen
if
we're
pulled
over
in
the
car.
We
don't
know
what
it's
like
to
experience
that
life
day
in
and
day
out.
We
can't
imagine
feeling
that
kind
of
fear
and
anger.
We're
ashamed
that
in
the
past
we've
allowed
ourselves
to
be
uninformed
about
how
deeply
rooted
systemic
racism
is."
Couple
Pledges
To
Raise
Their
Kids
With
More
Sensitivity
"We've
been
teaching
our
children
differently
than
the
way
our
parents
taught
us.
We
want
to
educate
ourselves
about
other
people's
experiences
and
talk
to
our
kids
about
everything,
all
of
it
especially
our
own
complicity.
We
talk
about
our
bias,
blindness
and
our
own
mistakes.
We
look
back
and
see
so
many
mistakes
which
have
led
us
to
deeply
examine
who
we
are
and
who
we
want
to
become.
They've
led
us
to
huge
avenues
of
education.
We're
committed
to
raising
our
kids
so
they
never
grow
up
feeding
this
insane
pattern
and
so
they'll
do
their
best
to
never
inflict
pain
on
another
being
consciously
or
unconsciously,"
the
couple
added.
Explaining
why
they
chose
to
donate
to
the
NAACP
Legal
Defense
Fund,
the
statement
further
read,
"That's
the
least
we
can
do
to
honour
not
just
George
Floyd,
Ahmaud
Arbery,
Breonna
Taylor
and
Eric
Garner,
but
all
the
black
men
and
women
who
have
been
killed
when
the
camera
wasn't
rolling."
Ryan
And
Blake
Donated
$200,000
to
the
NAACP
Legal
Defense
Fund
Amid
the
pandemic,
Reynolds
and
Lively
also
donated
$1
million
to
Feeding
America
and
Food
Banks
Canada,
to
help
provide
food
to
the
homeless
and
many
who
have
lost
their
jobs
during
the
health
crisis.
The
duo
reportedly
also
donated
$400,000
to
the
hospitals
in
support
of
the
healthcare
workers
in
New
York.