Netflix star Nicole Byer wrote a simple explanation of the Black Lives Matter protests for parents to read to kids

• "Nailed It!" host Nicole Byer took to Instagram to write an explainer to white parents on how to explain Black Lives Matter to their children.
• Byer said she was inspired to do the post after a commenter said they would rather "keep their head down and just let their kid watch 'Nailed It.'"
• "A good way to explain to kids #blacklivesmatter: You like this black lady, right? She's silly? She makes you tee hee hee? You would be sad if a police officer hurt her, right? Well, this is the current country we live in where someone you like can be hurt by the color of their skin," Byer began her post.
• Read her entire post below.

Nicole Byer, the host of Netflix's hit baking competition show "Nailed It!," explained how white parents can talk to their kids about the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests that have happened in the wake of George Floyd's death.

The host said she was inspired to do the post after a fan wrote in her comments that they would rather "keep their head down and just let their kid watch 'Nailed It.'"

"That made me boo hoo hoo," Byer wrote on Instagram. "That you will allow your kid to watch me but not stand up for me. So I'll do the work, I'll write you a conversation to have with your white child."

Byer then wrote out over 300 words on how to best explain to your kids what's going on.

Hi hello I’m Nicole. I host a tv show called @nailedit a lot of kids watch the show. In an Instagram comment someone said they would “keep their head down and just let their kids watch nailed it.” (I turned off the comments so ya can’t find it and attack that person also dunno their ethnicity or anything about them) That made me boo hoo hoo. That you will allow your kid to watch me but not stand up for me. So I’ll do the work I’ll write you a conversation to have with your white child A good way to explain to kids #blacklivesmatter : “you like this black lady right? She’s silly? She makes you tee hee hee?You would be sad if a police officer hurt her right? Well this is the current country we live in where someone you like can be hurt by the color of their skin and people in charge aren’t doing a fucking (you can replace that with dang if ya kids are soft) thing about it. So they are protesting, and the looters... well some of it is staged as a distraction some are opportunistic and some are people who’ve been oppressed for so long it bursts. And nice cops? There are no nice cops because if a cop was nice they wouldn’t watch and participate in violence against black and brown people. If cops were really nice they would have spoken out about police brutality years ago and maybe walked out on their precincts to send a message that they are against this. Instead they dress up like your GI Joe doll and are very mean. The curfews the helicopters the police in riot gear is all because black people have asked to not be killed... that’s it. There’s literally nothing else to it. Now once a week let’s read about shit (stuff for the soft kids) that happens to black people that doesn’t get covered in schools like Juneteenth, black Wall Street, how black people have influenced most of pop culture today and aren’t credited or it’s just co-oped... and if you do this post about. Post about the black history you teach your white kid to maybe inspire another white parent to do the same thing. There I did it you can read it verbatim to your kids. Also I’m open to any additions. Raise kids who give a fuck and you gotta give a fuck #blacklivesmatter

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"A good way to explain to kids #blacklivesmatter: You like this black lady, right? She's silly? She makes you tee hee hee? You would be sad if a police officer hurt her, right? Well, this is the current country we live in where someone you like can be hurt by the color of their skin and people in charge aren't doing a f---ing (you can replace that with dang if ya kids are soft) thing about it," Byer wrote.

"So they are protesting, and the looters... well, some of it is staged as a distraction and some are people who've been oppressed for so long it burst," Byer continued. "And nice cops? There are no nice cops because if a cop was nice they wouldn't watch and participate in violence against black and brown people."

"Instead they dress up like your GI Joe doll and are very mean," she wrote. "The curfews, the helicopters, the police in riot gear is all because black people have asked to not be killed... that's it. There's literally nothing else to it. Now once a week let's read about sh-- (stuff for the soft kids) that happens to black people that doesn't get covered in schools like Juneteenth, black Wall Street, how black people have influenced most of pop culture today and aren't credited or it's just co-[opted]."

Byer went on to suggest parents to post on social media how they are talking to their children about the protests as well as black history.

"There I did it," Byer said. "You can read it verbatim to your kids. Also I'm open to any additions. Raise kids who give a f--- and you gotta give a f---."

Fans of the show have responded with overwhelming approval to Byer's post:

—Libby Reagan (@Libaliyah) June 3, 2020

—A Self-Isolating Cuttlefish (@ActuallyBerg) June 2, 2020

—GabrielleIllustrates (@GabrielleEva) June 2, 2020

Celebrities on Instagram including "The Good Place" actress Darcy Carden and "Top Chef" star Padma Lakshmi commented their love for Byer on her post.

Byer is the latest celebrity using her influence to help encourage social change and awareness, particularly around the Black Lives Matter movement. Multiple celebrities have donated money to bail funds and are walking with protesters around the country.

Black Lives Matter protests were sparked in cities across America after the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Floyd died after Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, kneeled on his neck for over eight minutes. An independent autopsy found that Floyd's cause of death was "asphyxia due to compression of the neck and back." Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.