Comments on: Are babies commodities in America? http://www.wildoxgib.com/2008/09/17/are-babies-commodities-in-america.htm Father, husband, friend, follower of Jesus, pastor, church planter, student, poet, thinker, blogger, entrepreneur, catalyst, communicator Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:08:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Wet Wipes http://www.wildoxgib.com/2008/09/17/are-babies-commodities-in-america.htm/comment-page-1#comment-29439 Wet Wipes Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:28:37 +0000 http://www.wildoxgib.com/?p=626#comment-29439 Finally someone who can write a good blog ! I loved your post and will be telling others about it. Subscribing to your RSS feed now. Thanks Finally someone who can write a good blog ! I loved your post and will be telling others about it. Subscribing to your RSS feed now. Thanks

]]> By: Amelia Gaillard http://www.wildoxgib.com/2008/09/17/are-babies-commodities-in-america.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28841 Amelia Gaillard Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:16:56 +0000 http://www.wildoxgib.com/?p=626#comment-28841 John, I don't know which adoption agency you are quoting, but there are many that are not private & will take ANY baby referred for adoption. I doubt seriously that America is any more "racist" than any other country. One thing for sure....there's no "melting pot" of races like this one & the pot has been very, very good to those who come. Right now we have over 12 million illegal aliens who are not treated as criminals. Most are not "white" & receive the same overall pubic services, medical & educational. White babies ARE in more demand simply because "whites" adopt at a higher rate than "non-whites". 80% of black babies are now illegitimate with Hispanic babies racing to catch up to that sad statistic. Last year HALF of all mothers under 30 were single (combined races) . One sad fact here is that often black babies are denied adoption by agencies because the parents are caucasian & they don't want the child to lose their "heritage"....whatever the heck that means. The abortion rate in this country is as appalling as it is in Europe. In fact Europe's birthrate is not keeping up, in general, with the death rate so countries are encouraging immigration to keep up the workforce. The sad fact is that people don't seem to be as interested in marrying & being parents as they used to. Adolescent thinking seems to last well into the 30s now psychologists say & most adolescents don't want a baby to interfere with their "lifestyle". The father is missing in way too many "families" & that is the shame of it all. By the way, I have good friends I minister with that have adopted a black son (they're white) . I know many multi-racial families here. It's really nothing unusual in America. Thought I'd tell you while you were railing on us. Color isn't the problem; LACK OF FATHERS is the problem. Now MY rant is over. blessings! Amelia John, I don’t know which adoption agency you are quoting, but there are many that are not private & will take ANY baby referred for adoption. I doubt seriously that America is any more “racist” than any other country. One thing for sure….there’s no “melting pot” of races like this one & the pot has been very, very good to those who come. Right now we have over 12 million illegal aliens who are not treated as criminals. Most are not “white” & receive the same overall pubic services, medical & educational. White babies ARE in more demand simply because “whites” adopt at a higher rate than “non-whites”. 80% of black babies are now illegitimate with Hispanic babies racing to catch up to that sad statistic. Last year HALF of all mothers under 30 were single (combined races) . One sad fact here is that often black babies are denied adoption by agencies because the parents are caucasian & they don’t want the child to lose their “heritage”….whatever the heck that means. The abortion rate in this country is as appalling as it is in Europe. In fact Europe’s birthrate is not keeping up, in general, with the death rate so countries are encouraging immigration to keep up the workforce. The sad fact is that people don’t seem to be as interested in marrying & being parents as they used to. Adolescent thinking seems to last well into the 30s now psychologists say & most adolescents don’t want a baby to interfere with their “lifestyle”. The father is missing in way too many “families” & that is the shame of it all. By the way, I have good friends I minister with that have adopted a black son (they’re white) . I know many multi-racial families here. It’s really nothing unusual in America. Thought I’d tell you while you were railing on us. Color isn’t the problem; LACK OF FATHERS is the problem. Now MY rant is over. blessings! Amelia

]]> By: Are babies commodities in America? « Anti-Adoption http://www.wildoxgib.com/2008/09/17/are-babies-commodities-in-america.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28836 Are babies commodities in America? « Anti-Adoption Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:00:29 +0000 http://www.wildoxgib.com/?p=626#comment-28836 [...] To read the post, click here [...] [...] To read the post, click here [...]

]]> By: Gershom http://www.wildoxgib.com/2008/09/17/are-babies-commodities-in-america.htm/comment-page-1#comment-28835 Gershom Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:41:57 +0000 http://www.wildoxgib.com/?p=626#comment-28835 I'm not going to anything about it. Its an incredible reflection not only of the adoption industry, but the demand for the children in America. Adoption agencies aren't taking in more children of color ( any non-white color ) because white infants are in the greatest demand. White infants are what goes for most money. The adoption industry is a multi billion dollar a year inudstry. Its a business, and in any successful business, products that are in the greatest demand, get sold for the most. Well, prospective adoptive parents of America are demanding newborn white infants, most likely because infertile pap's of america are most commonly white. I completely agree with you that adoptees are commodities. We have been for decades. White infants are the most expensive, bi-racial are cheaper and black children are the cheapest. This also contributes to the reason there are so many black children left in the foster care system. America is racist. It goes far beyond adoption agencies. Adoption agencies are a reflection of racist America. Their marketing, their propoganda are both a reflection of the research they have done to see what will give them the most business. The best interests of the child went out the window decades ago. Good post! I'll be linking to it :) I’m not going to anything about it. Its an incredible reflection not only of the adoption industry, but the demand for the children in America. Adoption agencies aren’t taking in more children of color ( any non-white color ) because white infants are in the greatest demand. White infants are what goes for most money. The adoption industry is a multi billion dollar a year inudstry. Its a business, and in any successful business, products that are in the greatest demand, get sold for the most. Well, prospective adoptive parents of America are demanding newborn white infants, most likely because infertile pap’s of america are most commonly white.

I completely agree with you that adoptees are commodities. We have been for decades. White infants are the most expensive, bi-racial are cheaper and black children are the cheapest. This also contributes to the reason there are so many black children left in the foster care system. America is racist. It goes far beyond adoption agencies. Adoption agencies are a reflection of racist America. Their marketing, their propoganda are both a reflection of the research they have done to see what will give them the most business.

The best interests of the child went out the window decades ago.

Good post! I’ll be linking to it :)

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