This really bothers me. I talk to my adoption agency on a weekly basis. They have around 7 or 8 awaiting couples and only one who is interested in a baby that is biracial. They have no one who is interetesed in an African American baby. Everybody is also very specific on gender. Then, people who adopt a caucasian baby still act like they are Mother Theresa or something, when in reality, if they didn't adopt this baby there would be hundreds of people in line to adopt he/she.
I'll admit that there is racism out there and it even exist in my extended family (thank God not in my immediate family), but it's not that big of a deal. You can overcome it. Also, my husband's family is Middle Eastern and had no concept of what adoption even was. It doesn't exist in their culture, but they love my son sooo much. It feels good that we can educate and open minds through adoption. Hopefully it will help to conquer racism as well. Why don't people take a chance? What are they so afraid of?
2007-11-30
03:58:25
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