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XemaSab

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3. How common is it?

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 11:13 PM

Dec 2014

Yes, children are disconnected from their natal cultures, but an Irish girl adopted by an English family is disconnected from her natal culture. Marcus Samuelsson is disconnected from his natal culture. Snooki is disconnected from her natal culture.

When it becomes more than a few percent of a culture, then I might become concerned, but right now, calling adoption "genocide" is sort of offensive to adoptees and victims of actual genocide.

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"Stars adoption of black children was little more than a fashion accessory" [View all] Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 OP

trans-racial adoption IS “cultural genocide.” mwrguy Dec 2014 #1

How common is it? XemaSab Dec 2014 #3

the statement is from 1971. See post #2 Iris Dec 2014 #4

Yes, it's so horrible when a white person is parent to a non-white child. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #5

Great reply cwydro Dec 2014 #15

She gave birth to him - is his biomom JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #28

Ah, so if she had happened to adopt him it would have been "cultural genocide", Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #31

Don't you put words into my mouth JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #34

The child of a mixed race couple raised by his white mom. Apples/oranges. NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #50

So if she had happened to adopt him, instead of giving birth to him, Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #51

I'm looking at post #51 JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #59

Evil nonsense. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2014 #10

What nonsense. cwydro Dec 2014 #16

Ya know what? Adrahil Dec 2014 #19

Couldn't Agree More RobinA Dec 2014 #56

No, it's not. Orsino Dec 2014 #21

No, it's not. And attempting to use the word genocide in relation to this is offensive. nt stevenleser Dec 2014 #26

I actually have a fairly high bar for being offended... Pacifist Patriot Dec 2014 #35

We do it the old school way snooper2 Dec 2014 #46

A counter-view to the original 1971 NABSW claim: A-Schwarzenegger Dec 2014 #2

Thank you - I knew that this study existed but did not have a link. In 1971 when the first article jwirr Dec 2014 #8

Mahalo for that, A.. It sounded like BS when I saw it upthread.. Cha Dec 2014 #14

I adore the photo in your post ... it is awesome! etherealtruth Dec 2014 #61

Speaking of using black babies as props mwrguy Dec 2014 #6

A good friend of mine is black. His adopted parents were German Jews . . . Journeyman Dec 2014 #7

Clearly, they weren't capable of teaching their children to copa with a racist society. hughee99 Dec 2014 #9

I'd just like to point out that Charlize Theron IS African... justiceischeap Dec 2014 #11

Bullshite.. Amy Pascal has already shown herself to be a racist in earlier hacked emails.. and you Cha Dec 2014 #12

Sure Cha Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #13

+1 JTFrog Dec 2014 #17

Thanks Frog.. I thought it deserved a better reply... than "sure Cha".. Cha Dec 2014 #18

Really Cha Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #33

Amy P is shallow, racist, and cynical to the core. Parenthood by whatever means can turn out... Hekate Dec 2014 #20

"Stars adoption of black children was little more than Cha Dec 2014 #22

Agree on the jealous mean girl thing JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #30

They were just awful when they thought no one else would ever in a million years read Cha Dec 2014 #36

Here's a picture of Amy Pascal and Angelina Jolie. Are_grits_groceries Dec 2014 #23

Black children are disproportionately represented in foster care. RedCappedBandit Dec 2014 #24

You might have a point if most stars adopted children in the united states. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #42

And what is your data on where 'most stars' adopt? Got any? Of course not. Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #48

Giving birth does a lot more to a woman's body than create stretch marks. cyberswede Dec 2014 #53

Absolutely. I agree 100%. kwassa Dec 2014 #43

Getting one's philosophy from the movie 'Bruno' seems a poor choice stevenleser Dec 2014 #25

I have an adopted black daughter, but I'm not a Star! kwassa Dec 2014 #27

Oh you horrible JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #38

This went unfortunately into a big 'greater discussion' JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #29

The gift that keeps on giving. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #32

At the core, all adoptions begin with tremedous loss me b zola Dec 2014 #37

Thank you. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #39

The same kind of arguments that were used for anti-miscegenation laws (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #40

you were doing ok until this last bit kwassa Dec 2014 #41

There is a difference between being aware of a culture. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #44

Whatever. Culture is dynamic, not static. kwassa Dec 2014 #45

Awesome they represent children from 90 different nations Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #47

You seem to be ignoring the historical process of acculturation. LanternWaste Dec 2014 #52

"Different cultures gotta stick to their own". Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #49

Then Amy Pascal is a racist asshole. nt arely staircase Dec 2014 #54

what about all the chinese girls? pansypoo53219 Dec 2014 #55

Well, according to some DUers your cousin is guilty of cultural genocide. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #57

You've forwarded the premise that cross-cultural adoptions are genocide. LanternWaste Dec 2014 #58

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2014 #60