And whether this is Barrett or not is not the point. It is a belief too many White people have: if they have or adopt a child of color, then they can't be racist.
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Some White colonizers "adopted" Black children. They "civilized" these "savage" children in the "superior" ways of White people, while using them as props in their lifelong pictures of denial, while cutting the biological parents of these children out of the picture of humanity. https://twitter.com/jennybethm/status/1309653952682754056 …
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I’m challenging the idea that White parents of kids of color are inherently “not racist” and the bots completely change what I’m saying to “White parents of kids of color are inherently racist.” These live and fake bots are good at their propaganda. Let’s not argue with them.
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Are you suggesting that any white family who adopts black children are colonizers and that interracial adoption is somehow evil? Please clarify because if this is your position, it’s an evil one.
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Only if the adoptive parents don't connect the children they adopt to the culture they are being adopted from. Don't adopt a child from a different culture unless you are prepared and planning on teaching that child through the lens of that different culture.
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“I’m not racist! I have black children.” —Thomas Jefferson, probably
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I love your book/work, and doubt I’d ever support Trump’s nominee though you are making a ton of assumptions about her and her entire family situation. Maybe it’s a family helping kids? As an academician, I would expect you to avoid The Ladder of Inference.
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i’d sit more with Dr. Kendi’s words. racism is not just about one person’s actions. it is the powerful force of endless racist policies. racism + adoption have a long & horrifying history together. it’s bigger than her. and yet, the context is essential to understanding her.
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