Kristin Davis breaks down while opening up about the racism faced by her adopted black children

Kristin Davis, who is known for portraying flighty socialite Charlotte York in Sex And The City, has learned quite a lot in her real life, and much of that is thanks to her two adopted children of African American descent.

The 54-year-old actress recently stopped by Red Table Talk, a roundtable talk show hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith and her mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones, to discuss the eye-opening experience of being a white single mother who adopted and is raising two African-American children.

The raven-haired star became visibly emotional and overwhelmed when describing the racism her daughter Gemma, now seven, faced even as a baby.

Sharing: Kristin Davis stopped by Red Table Talk to talk about her experience of being a white single mother who adopted and is raising two black children

Tearful: The former Sex And The City star became visibly emotional when describing the racism her daughter Gemma, now seven, faced even as a baby.

Tearful: The former Sex And The City star became visibly emotional when describing the racism her daughter Gemma, now seven, faced even as a baby.

Davis describes how she has been forced to confront her own white privilege after seeing how differently her own kids have been treated. 

Davis remembers that it began as early as when her daughter was a baby, and other white people would remark that she would one day make a great basketball player.

‘Well, I was just mortified,’ the actress recalls. ‘I would try to be polite, but…this is really deep and bad! And how dare they limit my child?!’

The single mother also addressed white privilege and racism on a larger scale, describing how notions that once only seemed theoretical became a reality for her after welcoming her children into her family.

Mom of two: Davis, 54,  adopted her daughter in 2011 and adopted a baby boy in May of 2018

Mom of two: Davis, 54,  adopted her daughter in 2011 and adopted a baby boy in May of 2018

Discussion: The actress shared her emotional story with Red Table Talk host Jada Pinkettt Smith and her mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones

Discussion: The actress shared her emotional story with Red Table Talk host Jada Pinkettt Smith and her mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones

Davis said she tries very hard to make sure her children ‘have access to the black community’ so her children don’t feel like they’re not part of the black or white community.

Davis added that she herself doesn’t feel the need to be included in the black community, but she doesn’t want her children to be excluded because she’s white.

‘I get why there’s not trust,’ Davis said. ‘I get it deep in my bones why there’s not trust, and why would your community trust my community with its babies?’ 

Social media platform: Davis spoke with the celebrity mother and daughter duo about how she has confronted her own white privilege after seeing how differently her kids have been treated

Social media platform: Davis spoke with the celebrity mother and daughter duo about how she has confronted her own white privilege after seeing how differently her kids have been treated

She also recalled the first time she experienced racism with her child, when her daughter Gemma was still an infant.

‘It’s one thing to be watching [racism] happening to other people and it’s another thing when it’s your child. And you haven’t personally been through it. It’s a big issue,’ she added.

The actress added that she noticed a white girl holding a swing for another white girl while her daughter had been waiting her turn.

A swimmingly good time: The actress is seen here in May with her new son, in an Instagram post which she captioned 'Nothing brings more joy than seeing the babes enjoy new things'

A swimmingly good time: The actress is seen here in May with her new son, in an Instagram post which she captioned ‘Nothing brings more joy than seeing the babes enjoy new things’

When Davis went to school administrators, she was dismissed, saying, ‘We just see them all the same. We don’t see color.’

‘It was a very harsh moment of understanding,’ she added. ‘I don’t know how every person of color has gotten through this. I don’t understand how you could take this every day.’

‘It lit a fire under me where I couldn’t be relaxed or casual [about racism],’ she continued. 

‘But I will never be black, no matter how hard I try. … That is the truth, and we have to accept it. And therefore I will never be able to say to Gemma, “I understand how you feel because this happened to me.”‘

She added that these instances drove her to ‘find a place where she was exposed to everything. It made me on a mission to put her in situations where I was the only white person.’

‘It is institutionalized,’ Davis told a nodding Smith, describing how insidious white privilege is.

Kristin adopted her daughter, whose full name is Gemma Rose Davis, in 2011. She adopted a baby boy, whose name has yet to be revealed, in May of 2018.

She took to Instagram in May to post a swimming pool pic with her son, captioning the moment, ‘Nothing brings more joy than seeing the babes enjoy new things’ followed by a sunshine emoji.

Davis’ character on Sex & The City also adopted a child on the show, named Lily.

The actress is currently wrapping up a movie opposite Rob Low called Christmas In The Wild, about a jilted woman who goes on an African safari alone and crosses paths with an elephant conservationist.

Coincidence: Davis' character on Sex & The City also adopted a child on the show, named Lily. Seen with Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall in 2008

Coincidence: Davis’ character on Sex & The City also adopted a child on the show, named Lily. Seen with Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall in 2008

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