Do you think that adoption between different cultures should be allowed? I believe that most loving parents who are at the point of adoption are willing to offer a child so much love that whatever culture the parents are a part of will be better than the screwed up, twisted, prejudiced, money hungry, lonely system that they are coming from. Any limitation that stops a loving family from adopting a child creates a higher risk of that child not being adopted. That child will know his or her original culture, considering it runs through every fiber of their being. I know of a beautiful white couple who adopted an African child straight out of the slums of Africa. Now imagine what might have happened to that child if they could not complete the adoption due to their color. Another child they were trying to adopt in Africa was sold into slavery. Yes, you read that right.
Am I saying that there were no poor white children whom they could adopt? No, the world is filled with them, and the sad fact is that these poor white children are not publicized as much as the black African children, so that they can stand a chance to be adopted.
I guess it’s because of downplaying the image of the white society. When you Google search “poverty” and “children,” the poor white children do not come up. It is the face of other American children with tan, brown, or black skin.
It has become a growing trend for celebrities to adopt a child that comes out of another country, considering it is easier than adopting a child in America when you cross races.
On the other hand, according to CNN, more single black women are adopting, because black women are not finding suitable male partners, and with time come fertility issues.
As American foster homes are overrun with black kids and other children of color, it’s a blessing that some women are willing to take on the challenge. But are they just as discerning as others? Will they be as criticized as white parents who adopt children of color, or do they have some additional racial baggage that can make their choice of child even more controversial?
Yet there are some single African-American women who are not emotionally ready to adopt an African-American child who is too dark, some adoption agency officials say.
Fair-skinned or biracial children stand a better chance of being adopted by single black women than darker-skinned children, some adoption officials say.
I am strong in my opinion when I say that I applaud loving black, white, Asian, Chinese, Puerto Rican, Haitian, anyone who can open up their hearts to adopt children who are in the system or even out of our nation who live in poverty.
I have never adopted, and I do not know how those who have never adopted can stand there and say that race matters, because until you are the one on that end waiting to give love to another being, in my opinion you have to say yes.
So thank you to all those people and families who have contributed to helping to deal with the problem that our society faces on a worldwide level, and to the ones who are sitting back and judging, just ask yourself one question: who have you adopted?