Adult Adoptees
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It is a bit discouraging. I was thinking about maybe adopting one day when i'm older, but if this is what they're going to go through mentally then well what much is accomplished? I don't think the problem though is with nonAsian parents adopting Asian children, it's with our society that's not tolerant enough to other people of different races. Whether you're Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, if you've grown up here we're all Americans, so what's the big deal?
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the feedback that i receive from this video is that....the adoptees don't seem grateful for the chance that those families gave them. That's a shame...
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Fine, I'm all for stopping the inter-racial adoptions. It seems that it would be the best solution for everyone.
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Sounds like a bunch of BS. These people are not acting "white" they are acting american. Simple as that. I have never seen these problems in real life. All the kids I know that were adopted into homes not of the same race are doing just fine. This does not worry me at all. I live in a military town with tons of diversity. Should we just have left those kids in an orphanage? They totally would not have the race ident. probs then (sarc)
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The propblem is not if you are asian or not, but how you look.
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"what it does to the child" sounds like you assume that interracial adoption always has a bad influence. At least in my case, it gave me the freedom to be myself, to be original, and pursue my wildest dreams without feeling the need to adhere to societal norms (like those brought on by enforcing a predetermined culture). You are not born with a culture, you learn it. Just like you learn what is expected from certain ethnicities. Lipton is right to compare physical traits.
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(cont) It's been frustrating to deal with people trying to convince me that i have psychological problems that i actually don't, but other than that, my life has been awesome and i don't have "identity issues" because i identify with being original- with being myself. I think that originality should be celebrated, and people should accept that just because something seems superficially incongruous, doesn't mean that it is "wrong"
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I agree that many parents are unprepared for the lives they choose for their children, but it's also a societal issue. I can't even count the amount of times that people have told me "i think you should go to Vietnam to find your REAL parents". Or, "yeah i know, but where are your REAL parents?" Even when i was in elementary school, teachers forced me to see the school counselor when they found out i was adopted.
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Well, AS an interracial adoptee, i actually don't have those "identity issues" you speak of. Other people (no offense, but people that have a similar opinion to what you said) will insist that i MUST have an identity issue of some sort because they see biological heritage as being an essential piece of human identity, but the fact is, identity is a matter of choice. It's someone's choice to identify themselves with a race, or with a religion, or with a nation. It's not inherent.
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@nomorefunds lol what are you talking about?
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As a white person, I'm afraid you are the one that's ignorant. Children of colour that are adopted by white parents tend to have lots of self-image problems and emotional issues because of it.
It's not because of the colour of the parent's skin, but because white parents very often don't know how to deal with the racism their children face, minimize their children's experiences, "don't see" race, or may have racist tendencies themselves. These things hurt children.
NaturalGrace 2 years ago 21
My heart goes out to adoptees. On top of the racism they get, they suffer from HUGE identity issues. Its really sad to see. They actually think they're white. They go through lengths to solidify the illusion as they become adults. And I truely believe non asian people shouldnt be allowed to adopt asian babies. I have this gut feeling they see them as pets.
x2ruthless 2 years ago 5