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CNN has this article up Do whites need training before parenting black children? I still find it amazing that we still held hostage to old viewpoints that sees everything in black and white. Notice the article did not say "Do Asians, Latinos, and Hispanics need training to adopt black children". However there is no doubt that is ingrained in our culture. We see that with Obama despite being half "white" is seen as entirely African American. )I find this ironic and sad
It would indeed be interesting I guess to see how African Children adopted at age 10 lets say by a "White" family did as compared to a similarly situated American black child from lets say New Orleans.
I know people that have adopted Hispanic, Asians, kids. Hell for a time everyone seemed to be going to China or Columbia to pick one up. There is no apparent need for classes for them.
Are there challenges in this sort of adoption here in the United States? Well I suppose there might be. Adopting especially a Foster Child poses all sort of challenges period. However let us face it. Any couple about to do this is going to be seeking out advice. We do not need some Govt agency giving classes. In the article this Lady nails it on the head:
Professor Elizabeth Bartholet, who directs the Child Advocacy Program at Harvard Law School, believes the concept of striving for color blindness is sound. She foresees problems if race once again becomes a key determinant.
"Giving social workers the chance to do that produced very rigid race matching," she said, referring to pre-1994 policies. "That's one of the reasons to say race can't be used at all -- there's no other way to be sure it doesn't become the overwhelming factor."
Current policy allows standardized pre-adoption training, but wisely prohibits specific screening for parents seeking to adopt transracially, Bartholet said.
"What cannot be done is have a pass/fail test that turns on whether you give the politically correct answers," she said. "If social workers are allowed to use training to determine who can adopt, there's lots of experience showing they abuse that power."
She also questioned whether attempts to boost minority recruitment would succeed.
"Black people are significantly poorer than white people and less likely to be in a position to come forward," Bartholet said. "Recruitment efforts bump up against that fact."
CNN has this article up Do whites need training before parenting black children? I still find it amazing that we still held hostage to old viewpoints that sees everything in black and white. Notice the article did not say "Do Asians, Latinos, and Hispanics need training to adopt black children". However there is no doubt that is ingrained in our culture. We see that with Obama despite being half "white" is seen as entirely African American. )I find this ironic and sad
It would indeed be interesting I guess to see how African Children adopted at age 10 lets say by a "White" family did as compared to a similarly situated American black child from lets say New Orleans.
I know people that have adopted Hispanic, Asians, kids. Hell for a time everyone seemed to be going to China or Columbia to pick one up. There is no apparent need for classes for them.
Are there challenges in this sort of adoption here in the United States? Well I suppose there might be. Adopting especially a Foster Child poses all sort of challenges period. However let us face it. Any couple about to do this is going to be seeking out advice. We do not need some Govt agency giving classes. In the article this Lady nails it on the head:
Professor Elizabeth Bartholet, who directs the Child Advocacy Program at Harvard Law School, believes the concept of striving for color blindness is sound. She foresees problems if race once again becomes a key determinant.
"Giving social workers the chance to do that produced very rigid race matching," she said, referring to pre-1994 policies. "That's one of the reasons to say race can't be used at all -- there's no other way to be sure it doesn't become the overwhelming factor."
Current policy allows standardized pre-adoption training, but wisely prohibits specific screening for parents seeking to adopt transracially, Bartholet said.
"What cannot be done is have a pass/fail test that turns on whether you give the politically correct answers," she said. "If social workers are allowed to use training to determine who can adopt, there's lots of experience showing they abuse that power."
She also questioned whether attempts to boost minority recruitment would succeed.
"Black people are significantly poorer than white people and less likely to be in a position to come forward," Bartholet said. "Recruitment efforts bump up against that fact."
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