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

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Tue Dec 16, 2014, 07:35 AM

Dec 2014

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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