Comments on: What it means to be: black in America, white in Britain, new to adoption http://news.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/what-it-means-to-be-black-in-america-whi The latest domestic and international adoption news, announcements, reviews, profiles, adoption heroes, adoption advocacy and reform information as well as op/ed pieces. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:12:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chromesthesia http://news.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/what-it-means-to-be-black-in-america-whi/comment-page-1#comment-348 Chromesthesia Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:17:54 +0000 http://adoption-new.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/11/15/what-it-means-to-be-black-in-america-whi#comment-348 They have some points, but what I'm frustrated about is how simple folks seem to make everything seem.<br /> Such as blaming single moms, or focusing too much on race, really there's the larger picture to consider and several factors.<br /> It's difficult for single mothers who have had husbands or boyfriends leave them with the responsibility of several kids to take care of. They end up having to use two or more jobs to suppor themselves, and what happens to the kids as a result? The single mothers practically get stones casted at them, the conservative types don't seem to put responsibility on these men leaving, that's one small aspect.<br /> Another is education. School, at least here has been made more boring if that's possible with dull tests and the good things about school have been drained away such as music, art and sports. They also do not take into account different children's learning styles and never had.<br /> Then there is peer pressure, an individual child's choice to grow up and take the wrong path.<br /> Sometimes I think race should be taken out of the equation altogether because it doesn't focus on the whole picture enough. Things are never very simple.I wish the larger world would get this, maybe some progress would be made. Folks just can't get away with simple stereotypes anymore. People are complicated individuals... <br /> <br /> I am in a state of perpectual frustration. They have some points, but what I’m frustrated about is how simple folks seem to make everything seem.
Such as blaming single moms, or focusing too much on race, really there’s the larger picture to consider and several factors.
It’s difficult for single mothers who have had husbands or boyfriends leave them with the responsibility of several kids to take care of. They end up having to use two or more jobs to suppor themselves, and what happens to the kids as a result? The single mothers practically get stones casted at them, the conservative types don’t seem to put responsibility on these men leaving, that’s one small aspect.
Another is education. School, at least here has been made more boring if that’s possible with dull tests and the good things about school have been drained away such as music, art and sports. They also do not take into account different children’s learning styles and never had.
Then there is peer pressure, an individual child’s choice to grow up and take the wrong path.
Sometimes I think race should be taken out of the equation altogether because it doesn’t focus on the whole picture enough. Things are never very simple.I wish the larger world would get this, maybe some progress would be made. Folks just can’t get away with simple stereotypes anymore. People are complicated individuals…

I am in a state of perpectual frustration.

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