Finding Identity: Growing Up A Transracial Adoptee

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Finding Identity: Growing Up A Transracial Adoptee

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Transracial, or interracial, adoption in the U.S. has changed dramatically over the last two decades. Two families share their own experiences.
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@Rene-cn4jc 2 жыл бұрын

I can appreciate the second Mom recognizing that line "I don't see color," albeit well meaning essentially denies someone's experience. Color is seen and reacted to, even subconsciously.

@jonathanblount6437 2 жыл бұрын

Lmfao 🤣stop it 😂

@rxses2111 2 жыл бұрын

So do you want people to see your color and talk about your skin color, which will bring discrimination no matter what you do, or would you rather be color blind and feel "erased?"

@Drforeverok 2 жыл бұрын

She has a good intent but what she should say is it doesnt matter if ur an alien white black I will still love u.

@AdamFrancisco Жыл бұрын

Skin color is the most important thing to the left

@Roseforres 2 жыл бұрын

These parents have huge hearts and a lot of courage. God bless them!

@GaiaCarney 2 жыл бұрын

Assimilating and losing ones ethnic/cultural identity is more painful and alienating than can be described. It is a profound loss with emptiness in ones SOUL . . .

@autumnjade815 2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@D3xterJettster 2 жыл бұрын

Only if what is being replaced isn't better.

@gaythugsmatter7029 2 жыл бұрын

Some ethnic cultures aren’t worth assimilating to if it’s going to increase your chances crime

@tearsinmycoke 6 ай бұрын

@@D3xterJettsterit’s like deciding that food or water is better. They’re not an option.

@BFDT-4 2 жыл бұрын

I just got goosebumps when I saw the scene with the raising mom next to birth mom, and the birth mom and birth son both smiling. I would so much like to see more situations where both raising parents and birth parents can be involved in a young person's upbringing! In whatever proportion. But we should not occlude or hide anyone who was involved in the life of a young person!

@marckristian81 Жыл бұрын

The first question for any white person considering adopting black children is do you know any black people? If you dont have relationships with black people, what makes you think you have what it takes to raise black children? Secondly, lets stop with the lie that there's just no one to adopt black kids. Its far easier to adopt as a white couple than it is a black couple. And as an adoptee I can honestly say that I would never adopt a white child because the trauma that the child would face from neing raised by someone that doesn't look like him would outweigh the benefits.

@talitanascimentk8821 7 ай бұрын

pq uma criança branca teria traumas em ser criado por negros?

@adsf6033 3 ай бұрын

You act like they’re taking them away from their birth family. It was them or the trauma of foster care. If black parents adopted more black kids that’d be great. In the mean time, who do you think you are to look down on their kind deed?

@marckristian81 3 ай бұрын

@@adsf6033 my comment stands. And I don't believe the lie that whites adopt blacks more then black do.

@autumnjade815 2 жыл бұрын

Parents who are going to adopt children outside their race should be required to take racial sensitivity classes.

@D3xterJettster 2 жыл бұрын

Lmao why? To enforce stereotypes?

@autumnjade815 2 жыл бұрын

@@D3xterJettster That's not what racial sensitivity is. No non white children for you.

@MomoHibiki 2 жыл бұрын

@@D3xterJettster To be 100% sure if they are perfect parents for the child

@parkerparks8004 2 жыл бұрын

@@D3xterJettster um no to make sure no kid falls into the hands of a racist

@TheMeme0208 Жыл бұрын

Idk about being transracial. But his parents should have had him in black culture. Black people need to stop treating other black people differently for not being black enough

@candacedawn357 2 жыл бұрын

It shouldn't matter as long as the child is in a loving home. However, I do think if you're a white parent adopting a black child you should take them to places where they can see & interact with people who look like them.

@powpowouchy5 2 жыл бұрын

What if the child is perfectly happy where they are and has nothing else in common with these people that look like them than skin color?

@candacedawn357 2 жыл бұрын

@@powpowouchy5 It's still important! Just seeing people who look like you in spaces you're in can be powerful especially for a young person. Black is beautiful!

@worshipthecomedygodseoeunk4010 Жыл бұрын

@@powpowouchy5respectfully, this would never be the case. even if an adoptee "says" they're "comfortable", they most likely aren't telling the whole truth. in this world, it is always alienating to never see someone who looks like you.

@PHlophe Жыл бұрын

@@candacedawn357 just came on here to say that this important for biracials as well. I can't speak for myself because i have a Black mother so my configuration is different but i recognize that society produces those differences.

@candacedawn357 Жыл бұрын

@@PHlophe Yes, my favorite music artist is Mariah Carey. I remember how she felt alienated growing up being mixed race.

@Xen-ov3nu 2 жыл бұрын

No excuse not to teach them about their history and ancestors I sure did

@AdamFrancisco 2 жыл бұрын

I was born in Mexico and adopted at birth by an English-speaking family from NYC. You can imagine the comments I get about the way I speak!

@PHlophe Жыл бұрын

Adam, imagine the comments behind your back . Because that is the TRUE tea.

@commandoslayer 2 жыл бұрын

Skin tone, physical appearance in general, shouldn't identify who you are. We are all humans.

@chrisyoung1720 2 жыл бұрын

Please shut up!!!!

@commandoslayer 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisyoung1720 No.

@chrisyoung1720 2 жыл бұрын

@@commandoslayer I don't know why I'm asking, but are you white??

@chrisyoung1720 2 жыл бұрын

@@commandoslayer You're giving off white vibes...

@commandoslayer 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisyoung1720 I am pink.

@MeganNicole87 2 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting I saw something on Instagram follow a family and I’ve never heard of this this is really amazing how parents can adopt children and thank you for you guys sharing your stories and yes Black Lives Matter ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾transracial adoptions Thank you

@Jurzei Жыл бұрын

nothing to do with blm

@troystephens8273 2 жыл бұрын

I love this so much.

@michaelrauch8629 2 жыл бұрын

This is deeply interesting

@jilldent5514 Жыл бұрын

Just give the kids a good home and love which is very easy. That is the most important thing. It gets tiring if society keeps making a big deal if your kids dont look like you.

@Roseforres 2 жыл бұрын

From one blood God made all people. This is only a big problem in America

@ladydontekno 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not a problem limited to the US.

@surendirenparthasarathy9087 2 жыл бұрын

It's not one blood.

@ruthprophete5566 2 жыл бұрын

Nope. Not true. I am I'm an adoptee group on Facebook. Interracial adoptees come from Europe and Australia as well

@jazAttackEastBay 3 ай бұрын

I was adopted twice, the final adoption is the cause of my BPD.

@darleneslaughter4734 2 жыл бұрын

Such beautiful smiles.😁

@samuellundblad5766 2 ай бұрын

It's amazing to see the left tear itself apart through internal conflict.

@tudormiller887 6 ай бұрын

How can anyone in the comments be against Transracial Adoptions ? As long as the kids turn out to be well adjusted adults. What's the problem ? What does 'Acting white/black' mean in a 21st century multiracial, multicultural society anyway ?

@LB-uo7xy 3 ай бұрын

So if his birthmom "loved" him why did she threw him away like garbage?

@AH-bo5gb 2 жыл бұрын

transracial is encompassing more than one race of people while interracial is between or among two or more different races. You see what happens everyone is that someone needs to write their phd about something, so rather than put effort into it, they'll come up with a word that means the same as another word but call it something else.

@sherrygriffin9320 Жыл бұрын

Fundamentally, isn't it just different ethnicities within 1 race, the human race?

@thermionic1234567 2 жыл бұрын

This might have been interesting fifty years ago.

@noreenperez8666 2 жыл бұрын

They came out, good.

@artipepe 7 ай бұрын

you r legends

@thenman23 2 жыл бұрын

as somebody who is biracial you can't understand how stupid this is to me

@Jackie371 2 жыл бұрын

Nice segment! 4:36 Kyle's moms need to do a DNA test. They look like sisters! Same face shape, smile, eyebrows, nose, even hair color.

@lilturbo2657 11 ай бұрын

Literally Me

@sincerelybold7943 2 жыл бұрын

Hey NBC! Report on News; not how to become WOKE. Let's Go Brandon!

@ladyrob4110 Жыл бұрын

They messed him up!

@dirty69impala 2 жыл бұрын

Transracial?!

@mastvideos6298 Ай бұрын

1st world problems

@bradlincoln8591 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Boy

@cikidiharrison4813 2 жыл бұрын

🖖

@johnyost2872 2 жыл бұрын

As a lib I am only concerned that they are addressing everyone by their preferred pronoun. Because that’s what’s important!

@zopoua.992 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not important at all.

@earthlover8606 2 жыл бұрын

Wtf

@D3xterJettster 2 жыл бұрын

Ayy lmao 🤣

@johnyost2872 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s go Brandon 🚩

@kamalaharis3564 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s go Brandon!

@mattnaslund8112 2 жыл бұрын

As a lib I am only concerned that their lavatories are LGBTQ friendly. Because that’s what’s important!

@sincerelybold7943 2 жыл бұрын

VA school district showed twice why that is bad to do.

@shawnkay5462 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@dirtydan5399 2 жыл бұрын

Very original

@decukoppe3615 2 жыл бұрын

Trans gender Trans racial Trans Whatever with the end goal = Trans Human , Right?

@OTRMonk 2 жыл бұрын

First

@ZaneBezesky 2 жыл бұрын

So in order to find his roots, he had to speak to his mother about things like police brutality because she’d understand more? Why? Because she and him have been victims of police brutality? Stupidness. Know your roots. But you don’t need to bond over police brutality discussions when you both have probably not experienced it. It’s like black identity has become nothing but talking about how their oppressed. It’s just constant turmoil, is the narrative.

@theduchess9691 2 жыл бұрын

You are weird