Orphan Response

A CCAI response video to the new Warner Brothers horror film, Orphan. These are the real stories of foster and adopted youth in the US.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Orphan
• Adoption
• Foster
• Response
• CCAI
• Truth

[jjainschigg]

I don't hear a call for censorship in this moving little video. What I hear and see is a moving little video assembled by six or seven young people in and around the DC Metro area, articulating their (informed) perspective on the reality of, and value of, foster care. On the other side, I see a multimillion-dollar, media- and ad-driven push to get people to see a horror film on the done-to-death topic of 'bad seed' children.

Telling capital fascism to STFU is a good thing. Go America.

[WTtoolman]

Wow. Calm yourself down, dude. Why do these kids deserve to die just for talking about thier experiences as foster youth??? Just for trying to bring to light a REAL problem faced by the US? Looks like those violent movies have made their mark on you...

[natedoggcata]

but Esther isnt a child......

[itsinthenet]

This movie is not even about an orphan. It is about an insane little person that is masquerading as an orphan. After seeing this movie I see that it is not even plausable. However, I would think little people would have more of a complaint that orphans.

[flamingfairydreams]

Perhaps a friend of someone who has adopted will ask them when they are having trouble with their "child" is it easy to love them even if their not your own. Or perhaps think that a foster child is in capable of love because they are acting out.

[flamingfairydreams]

No people who are adopting are most likely not watching this movie but their friends and family are/can be. The people who see (or have seen) the movie are being subtly influenced by the media to think of foster children in a negative way. Perhaps it isn't noticeable right away but on a subconscious level a person, (even those who have only just seen the commercials) question the issues raised by the movie.

[ersublime]

Granted it was a movie but if you notice the similarities between that of problem child (comedy) and a horror movie being Orphan you will notice that there are stigmas that are very similar to that of foster youth. Granted right to some it may be a movie but to others like me and these guys in the video it is rather offensive.

P.S. I am a huge horror buff and I am going to not show support of this movie either.

[MiZZxLDiZ]

sheesh people it was just a movie....if you dont like it then dont watch it nobody said nothing when Problem Child came out.

[evionthemusicmon]

I understand the arguments here, I was simply stating my opinion as the people in this video stated theirs. asian897 countered my statement very politely, I respect that. That said, I would appreciate not being spoken down to. Thank you.

[KimYunMi]

I'm a KAD. Talking for your sister is dangerous.The Adoptee community tends to hate this with an utter passion after 50 years of people talking for us. She might in later years take exception to it. Just for your information.

What Adoptees and others (Such as Foster care children) object to is the constant negative portrayal of adoption and foster care. To us, it's the same as putting a black man calling a white man Master. I can articulate further as a KAD for you why I feel this way.

[MakRatt333]

Who cares? the movie was great and most ppl dont even think about watching it if ther gona adopt. dumbasses

[mommamindy]

I definitely agree with asian897. Not sure if some of these comments have come from the CCAI interns themselves, but wanted to say I am a CCAI intern from 06. Hope all your internship's are great, and I thought you all did a great job in this video. I will be adding it to my Facebook & Myspace as I have grieved over watching the previews for this movie. I appreciate movies as an art, yet my stomach turns when we desperately need positive portrayals of foster youth, not negative ones.