I am torn with the increased adoption of Ethiopian child and soon Malawian children, African child from various countries. Kids should be raised by good parents no matter the skin color, but like most posters have stated (since I believe that most of the parents adopting are White)there are children in Russia, Armenia, Italy that would love to be raised in a good homes.
Why are White people running to Africa to find children to raise. I feel some white people view the kids as novelty. As one poster stated, the women she was conversing with did not know anything about Ethiopian culture besides the food. How can she raise an Ethiopian child? Can she teach him or her about the traditions that has been passed down from generations? Most likely not, and in the case of the women the poster spoke to, the child she will raise will only know about Ethiopian food. This child's culture and heritage will be replaced with an American or European culture just like Blacks in America. She will not understand her heritage or be able to relate to other Ethiopians she comes in contact with.
Two other issues, is "the divide and rule mentality" and "triangle trade action". To me what I consider "the divide and rule mentality", is the mentality that people who have keen features or features similar to Europeans are better and should be treated better than those who don't. This mentality is not new to Blacks all over the world. But, the women comment continues with this sentiment. I am not sure if many of women on here know that not all Ethiopians have keen features, there are some who look like Alek Wek; the current Miss Ethiopia is proof of it. In addition, I believe there is tension between the tribes with the keen features typically seen in the Habesha or Amharia's tribes and the tribes that do not have the keen features such as the Gambella,due to this same stupidity. I was on the train the yesterday and it was good to hear an Ethiopian young lady state to a gentlemen, "I am from Africa". I feel that those who are raised by Whites will some how develop a division, where like in the U.S. , Blacks are quick to say they have Indian in the family, but in this case they will say "I am not African or the primitive Ethiopian or Black but " I am American, look at my beautiful hair, etc."
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As for the "triangle trade action", I feel the adoption that is occurring is similar to slavery, but there are no ships, etc. These child will lose a sense of themselves, and they will be taught European and American values and culture, and that their own cultures has no value; like Blacks throughout the world, who were taught how primitive they were and their contribution to society was picking cotton.
I feel a way to better the situation is a creation of a community or center where loving Ethiopian women can care and raise these kids with the money that would've been used for adoption.
. I'm happy that Ethiopian orphans are getting a home, just like I'd be happy if any orphan got a home, but to me this isn't as simple as child adoption. They speak of it almost as if it were buying pure bred, pedigree animals. "I love this kind of child because they have this kind of features" is equivalent to "I love yorkies because their fur is like this" to me. Np way to treat a child. So children who are supposedly "unattractive" in their eyes go homeless because of their aesthetic snobbery?
erplexed That's kind of disturbing.
