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Originally Posted by MamaS
My cw said the reason there was a higher demand for girls than boys when adopting internationally was that men did not want their "family name" bestowed on a child of a different race or color. It did not matter with girls, because they would be getting married and taking someone else's name. I guess some things never change.
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This happens more than just internationally. Right here in the US the demand for AA girls far outweighs the demand for boys for this same reason. I almost vomited. I think people also think the criticism around AA boys is stronger than around AA girls. One agency went so far as to say that families that do not specifiy race or gender 'almost always' end up with an AA baby boy.
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