Last week I was watching this show called "Adoption Stories" on TLC (cable channel)... It features (what else ?) documentary style emotion packed episodes about families of all types going through the process of adopting children that are often from countries outside the continental U.S.
The latest show I saw featured a white couple from Winipeg, Manitoba, Canada adopting a stunningly beautiful chocolate skinned little girl from a caribbean nation (who's name escapes me at the moment). As I watched the show I was torn by feelings of happiness for the couple as they were so thrilled and joyful about bringing this child into their lives, but on the other hand I felt badly that this sweet little one could not have been adopted by a black caribbean family. BUT isn't the best thing for the child to be adopted into a loving family and not be sent from one foster family to another never having a family to truly call her own ??? As I say, I'm very torn on this issue. I've also seen episodes of this show where white gay male couples have adopted black/native american/asian/latino-hispanic children. One thing that is always present in my mind is that, although white folks are allowed to adopt children of every ethnicity/nationality in the universe, you will never see so-called "minority" families being able to adopt a white child. Nevertheless, should these dear children suffer because of that double standard, lanquishing in foster care in need of a permanent family, or should they be sent to the first qualified, available, trustworthy, FBI backround checked, (and most important...) loving family regardless of the adopting family's race/ethnicity/sexual orientation/economic status etc. ???
Famblee, I'm very interested in reading your opinions !
Much Peace ~
The latest show I saw featured a white couple from Winipeg, Manitoba, Canada adopting a stunningly beautiful chocolate skinned little girl from a caribbean nation (who's name escapes me at the moment). As I watched the show I was torn by feelings of happiness for the couple as they were so thrilled and joyful about bringing this child into their lives, but on the other hand I felt badly that this sweet little one could not have been adopted by a black caribbean family. BUT isn't the best thing for the child to be adopted into a loving family and not be sent from one foster family to another never having a family to truly call her own ??? As I say, I'm very torn on this issue. I've also seen episodes of this show where white gay male couples have adopted black/native american/asian/latino-hispanic children. One thing that is always present in my mind is that, although white folks are allowed to adopt children of every ethnicity/nationality in the universe, you will never see so-called "minority" families being able to adopt a white child. Nevertheless, should these dear children suffer because of that double standard, lanquishing in foster care in need of a permanent family, or should they be sent to the first qualified, available, trustworthy, FBI backround checked, (and most important...) loving family regardless of the adopting family's race/ethnicity/sexual orientation/economic status etc. ???
Famblee, I'm very interested in reading your opinions !
Much Peace ~