Race and Adoption
Posted by kmils on May 27th, 2008
A while back a law was enacted that made it easier for white parents to adopt black children. There was a reason for that law. The reason was there were many children of other than the white race that needed homes and families.
Old arguments are coming to light again over this law, saying that white parents cannot give a black child the same experiences that black parents could. They are probably right about that, but if there were enough black parents to adopt black children the law wouldn’t have been enacted in the first place.
The question comes down to this, is it better for a black child to remain in foster care growing up in many different households, or to be adopted by white parents and have a permanent family and home?
I’ve no doubt that black parents would be the perfect fit for a black child. I’ve also no doubt that those complaining about the law are mostly black themselves. Maybe instead of complaining about it they should solve the problem by adopting these children themselves instead of criticizing those who actually do.
This world is far from a perfect place and while this may not be a perfect solution it’s better than no solution at all.
June 4th, 2008 at 2:28 pm e
“but if there were enough black parents to adopt black children the law wouldn’t have been enacted in the first place.”
Actually, there are enough black parents, based on my own research, trying to adopt black children. They simply are not being APPROVED at the same rates as white parents. This country considers the “white way” to be the “All American” way when in actuality we are a very diverse culture and perhaps the definition of what are acceptable qualifiers for adoptive parents should be re-examined.
Interesting post.
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