Do you believe in interracial adoption?

a healing adoptee

I feel it doesn't matter. But then again I'm in an inter-racial adoption. Both of my parents are white and i'm bi-racial. So, I guess i would be one-sided on the subject. I have been told that i would of been better off in an ophrange than to be adopted by two white people. So maybe that's were i get so defensive. I think it would be up to the individual family and what they want. If they want to provide for a child then race shouldn't matter. But like I said, I lean more for it doesn't matter because of my situation.

karen n

I think that interracial adoption is ok as long as people remember that they have an obligation to teach children about the history of their culture.

Libby

It is better for a child to be with a family (of any color) then to be in an orphanage or short term foster home.

However, if a newborn american black child is put up for adoption, I believe that a black family should have first chance to adopt. I think that child would ultimetly do better. But if no black family is available, then other race family should be considered.

Melissa

If people only adopted children of the same race, then there would be even more children waiitng for families, because the statistics are that most people who adopt are white, and the least available infant is white. Therefore, we need these couples do adopt children of different races in order to get more children into homes.

I do think however, that it would be nice if the parents made sure the children know about their culture. Although I'm Italian and Scottish and don't know all that much about mine and I could care less. I know I'm American and that's all I really care about.

*me*

I think your wrong to judge someones motive on why they adopted. Also if a child gets out of an orphanage, and into a loving home, thats what matters. Everything else is just stupid talk.

I would give any child a home, I don't care what race they are. If I had the money, I would adopt today.

There are so many chinese little girls abondoned, who cares if these parents find them cute. That may be their first motive, but that is still one less child in an orphanage!.

What a waste of time to sit in the seat of judgement of such a unselfish act.

Veronica's Mommy

yes i do believe in it.. but what i dont believe is all these stars adopting children from other countries.. when we have children of other cultures here in America that need help to...

elle_gav

I am for it!! What would we do if we found a child that was the last of it's race? Would we let it wander to die or would we as humans shelter and nourish it?

I think if a family wants a baby bad enough, due to not being able to produce their own or just feeling that they want to open their home to a child in need.... then there is nothing wrong with that. We have to become united and maybe the only way to do that is to teach our youth to accept one another for who they are an not the color of their skin.

There are more Asian children avaliable to adopt because their country is over populated with people and some companies like Toyota offer discounts to their employees - they help the children of their country. Adoption isn't cheap.

I think that the child will learn from their parents that adopt he/she, learn the parents religion and heritage. Even if the child grew up in his/her adopted home - the child should have the opportunity to learn the ways of their home country and decide for themselves what their life should become. But they say that a child, if it strays will always come back to it's roots and what it is taught.

Have you ever been to another country and witnessed with your own eyes the poverty that the children there are dealing with? Children here in the U.S. - even growing up without parents have a better chance for survival and love than with malaria or the wars in other countries. The "stars" have enough heart to help them and save them from it... give them only what they could've dreamed for - health, education, and love.

punxy_girl

I definitely believe in transracial adoption being a transracial adopter myself. As someone else mentioned, the vast majority of adopters are Caucasian but nearly half of the waiting children just in the U.S. are children of color. A African American infant has as much chance of being adopted as a 5 year old Caucasian child.

Okay, in regards to why Asian. (and you're getting the abridged version 'cause it's actually long and complicated). First, its the sending countries and China is a big one. It's rules weren't too strict and the cost wasn't too great (compared to adopted the "perfect white baby"). People also tend to adopt the "lightest" complexions possible. Therefore, Asian, biracial, Latino, before full African American. I don't agree with this by the way, but even if you look at the cost of adoptions you will note that trend.
I am for transracial adoptions because all children deserve a permanent home. However, those of us who adopt transracially have the responsibility of helping our child to be proud of and exposed to their heritiage/race/culture.

redpeach_mi

i think that anyone, gay or straight, should be able to adopt any child, their own race or not. there are millions of children out there that need good homes and millions of people that have good homes to give. who cares where the child comes from.

wolfkarew

Yes I do.

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