i saw on the news report a growing number of white couples are adopting black kids. there was of course people for and against. what do you think ? myself . I believe it is cool because my concern is the child getting love and attention. others say it would hurt the child because they will feel like outsiders and not know their culture. i believe they need a loving home and everything else will fall into place
My daughter's best friend is a black man with white parents. They adopted him at birth. He's one of the most well-adjusted kids I know. He doesn't feel white, or less black because of it. I also don't know two parents who love their child more than his do.
yeah i saw a report on abc news ( i think it was them and it inspired this thread). there was a guy who did a documentary about him being adopted by white parents. i would like to view it in full. anyway he talked about the trials and tribulations he endured internally . he was happy and grateful for them but there were things that hurt him
the colour of a childs skin shouldn't be anyones concern when adoption is in place. what the adoptive parents are like, will they be able to provide for the child, love him/her and give him/her everything that they have obviously been lacking up until that point. i have friends who adopted two boys from korea who certainly do not feel like outsiders by their parents or anyone in the community.
My BF was adopted by a white couple.. his birth parents came to the UK from Jamaica to have him, as they were living in poverty and wanted him to have a better life.. they couldn't afford to stay here, so went back to Jamaica and left him here with his adoptive parents. He has never felt like an outsider and is a very confident, happy and loves his adoptive parents very much. They are lovely people who have given my BF the best life they possibly could. I don't see why people would be against it?
Whether or not the kids will be raised in a good home would be my first concern over whether or not they're adoptive parents are the same color.
As long as their are kids who need homes they should allow adoptions regardless of race. I don't think it matters if the parents are qualified.
i thought the same thing that it should not matter as long as they are being loved but there are people out there that differ. as i stated it was on abc news that a person stated that it hurts their ability to understand their hisory and culture and ect...( sounds logical to a point but love comes first. a person can be given a book and learn that) I also read in essence magazine where the same agrument was raised. a black pastor defended the ir adopting where a bw social worker argued against it. like i stated i dont care as long as they have good parents. why would there be other reasons not to adopt black kids. you know its funny asian kids raised by white kids are not getting any flack
Exactly!!! Reaffirming my thoughts on the fact that we aren't considered part of the mainstream. How important is it really to be seen as black or white. Or to identify with that shit.
Its really sad that some people are so distracted by this rather than the kids wellfare.. isnt it better to get kids adopted as quickly as possible to a good family?
People should be (and thankfully are) allowed to adopt a child from any cultural background and of any skin colour. There are so many children in need of loving families, discriminating against the parents culture or colour would not be in the best interests of the children. As my sig says...love, that's all that matters. And those kids need a lot of love.
exactly but people dont know what love is . I remember a fews years ago i had this convo with a sista and she was against it. for the reasons mentioned along with a few others. so i stated well if so many blacks are against it then we all should at least adopt one black child then it would not be a problem. she responded "naw Im living a life like I want and i dont wnat someone elses crack baby" HMMMM how black are we now ? we are so black we would rather for kids to be in those govt homes instead of family homes
As long as it is a household where there is love....*should* it be an issue? I think *not*.. 'Nuff Said!! OpinionsCartoonStudios@Yahoo.Co.UK
it should be but like I stated in the story above people are very selfsish. some are sooo black that they would rather the kids suffer for the name of blackness
