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toastykitten) wrote2006-03-23 06:27 pm
toastykitten) wrote2006-03-23 06:27 pm
oversensitivity
This article about adopted Chinese kids dealing with identity issues had a quote from one of the adoptive moms that just rubbed me the wrong way:
"With an African-American child we had no guarantee that the mother or a social worker wouldn't come and take the child away," McKenzie's mother, Maree Forbes, said. "With the children from China, we felt safe that there wouldn't be anyone to come back to get them."
Uh? So I guess these American parents adopting in China are basically banking on the fact that Chinese women are pretty much powerless over the adoption process and have little recourse to reclaim their children if they want to? These people are lamenting the fact that African-Americans actually have parental rights?
I realize that adoption is a complicated process, but this makes my head hurt.
"With an African-American child we had no guarantee that the mother or a social worker wouldn't come and take the child away," McKenzie's mother, Maree Forbes, said. "With the children from China, we felt safe that there wouldn't be anyone to come back to get them."
Uh? So I guess these American parents adopting in China are basically banking on the fact that Chinese women are pretty much powerless over the adoption process and have little recourse to reclaim their children if they want to? These people are lamenting the fact that African-Americans actually have parental rights?
I realize that adoption is a complicated process, but this makes my head hurt.