okay, my question is... Race is often a factor in adoption placement of children, should this be a factor?
2006-10-22 11:29:56 · 6 answers · asked by Mz. Araseli 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
My brother is adopted. He is actually my mother's sister's child, so he is my first cousin. He is Hispanic, and we are as white as can be. He is dark haired, dark eyes, dark complexion. While I am Blond, blue eyes, and tan.
Our family has raised my brother from a baby. He has never been treated any different than the rest of us. He gets the same opportunities as we do, the same school, the same everything.
Race was not a factor in our adoption. I love my brother just as if he was born into my family.
I just can't wait until he takes Spanish in high school. I am fluent, but I know that he, naturally, will far surpass me.
2006-10-22 11:39:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should be a factor, just not the only one. Speaking from experience as an adopted person, I grew up in a family of blond, blue eyes people and as I grew older and looked at photographs the notion that I was 'different' was more and more apparent to me. The fact that my adoptive family didn't understand why the differences mattered and wouldn't answer questions about where I came from or what they knew of my genetics caused many problems for me throughout my teens.
It's not enough to say, 'as long as the child is loved race doesn't matter' all things that will affect the child as it grows up must be taken into account, and if race is one issue then it has to be given the same consideration as anything else
2006-10-22 11:36:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Years ago race didn't matter so much a loving family was enough. But now with political correctness, people are more concerned with what culture the child will be raised into. People are worried about the black child being raised by a white Jewish family then the child's happiness, or a good up bringing.
2006-10-22 12:49:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if society views race as an important way of distinguishing people. Americans so often refer to themselves as the melting pot of the world. However, is this really true?
Does society benefit from keeping racial distinctions? Would this be a better world if people thought of themselves as mutts (i.e., a mixture of all races instead of a pure bred)?
In China, 95% or more of the people are Han. Thus, if you are a minority in China, you really are a minority.
2006-10-24 03:10:07 · answer #4 · answered by sir_galahad_ks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no a baby is some one to love regardless of their race,, someone who is willing to love any baby no matter what their race is ,, all that baby wants to be is loved and raised in a warm and loving home... they don;t care about race why should we,,
a great friend of mine has a couple of Vietnam children that she has adopted and could;t love them more than anything,,,
2006-10-22 12:04:10 · answer #5 · answered by thanks to our brave troops, 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope...love is colorblind,but is a major factor if you have an affair,and your old man is white like you,but your lover was beautiful black...then enormous pressure to place baby for adoption
2006-10-22 11:35:36 · answer #6 · answered by BellaDonna 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋