Letters to the Editor
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Is cross-racial adoption always Whitey Co-opting People of Color?
Someone else already said just about the same thing, but hey -- if I want to adopt, and here in the US most kids up for adoption are nonwhite (and most are KIDS, not infants, which is a whole other obstacle to finding these kids loving homes), and I'm white ... I can't help? What would be so horrible about providing a loving home for a child in need?
In this case, there is something even more calculated than per the "enlightened" celebrity norm about this adoption -- the child arriving in the arms of an assistant is quite an image. But why focus on the belief that Madonna perpetuates racism in her choice? I'm more concerned that she perpetuates the idea of easy fixes -- send a few bucks to a charity, some celebrity adopts a kid, and boom! Malawi's fine!