While surfing the web earlier today I saw a blog about a well known preacher who had adopted a caucasian child transracially several years ago. The reporter had asked him a classic question that black people who adopt transracially are always asked.
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Why did you choose to have a family before marriage and why adopt white children when there are so many black children languishing in foster care?
I asked the same question — it was God’s solution for my racist attitude (laughs). I grew up in a household where we had a problem with white folks. And when the spirit of God told me to [adopt], he said I’m going to resolve some of your past issues and at the same time, use it as an example to really break the spirit of racism; not only in your life, but in the lives of other people. I’ve had an opportunity since then to be able to teach a lot of people for how to overcome a spirit of racism, which is really a spirit of division. But then later on, we went ahead and adopted a black kid too. Now the boys that I’ve adopted are planning to adopt one kid themselves, because of what happened to them."
here is the link to the rest of the story here (although the caucasian son's race isn't mentioned anymore during the interview)
Which Master Do You Follow? - AOL Black Voices
To be honest I felt great disgust to his answer. Although I believe any child who needs a home deserves one regardless of the race of the adoptive parents or the race of the child. I absolutely do not agree with the idea to adopt a child to solve racism.
Does anyone else share a different or similar view? Please post them here for everyone to discuss.