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i honestly dont know what i would do if healthcare was free here. i feel like i’d go to the hospital and they’d put me in the government funded sickness scanner and they’d be like “holy fuck dude, you got like, syndromes and shit. how are you even walking around right now” and i’d be like “i dunno, i didn’t wanna bother anybody about it”
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@thechinadoptee replied to your post “i just found out that if you get a match via a particular dna service...”
I know exactly what you’re talking about; I don’t trust that service or those who run it at all
i have a friend who’s received info from him and most people seem happy with his services (though, mostly aps from what i can tell), but i don’t think i would ever use any of his services because i don’t agree with the practice. if you’re going to conduct searches for families, fine, but don’t act like it’s completely voluntary on your part and then charge families money using the word “donation.” at least be upfront that it’s a service fee and that you’re actually not doing it all voluntarily; you’re doing it to make money.
ALSO i think it’s concerning how he DOES conduct all this research and gathers all this info and then just sits on it until people request it??? he’s literally going out of his way to amass sensitive information about adoptees & their bps to then turn around and sell when the opportunity arises? which i GUESS isn’t all that dissimilar to conducting searches on your own (it’s just that he’s done all of the leg work) but i still don’t like how he just..... has all this info about hundreds of adoptees.
also i disagree with making adoptees pay money to access information regarding birth/health information, but that’s a different conversation haha.
i just found out that if you get a match via a particular dna service through bp dna submitted by a certain person, you have to pay them for the information they have...... which is, frankly, infuriating....
he claims it’s voluntary work they do and that the money you pay is a “donation,” but if you have to pay to get the info it’s literally not a donation. also the fee is like, $400, and that’s ridiculous if you’re going to act like the searching you do is “voluntary.” if it’s voluntary you shouldn’t expect money in return, especially from adoptees who have already lost so much
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If you adopted a child of color
and that child never got to see anyone of their own race, never talked to anyone of their own race on a REGULAR basis, feels afraid of people of their own race, doesn’t know what it means to be their ethnicity, has never talked to other adoptees, doesn’t know how to react to other adoptees…. you’ve failed as a parent.
BTW, It’s time to revise the Multiplacement Act.
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I’ve been going through the adoptee tag and it made me want to offer any comfort I can to anyone struggling with their experience as an adoptee. I’m 27, female, and adopted before age 1. I have an older brother who’s also adopted from another family 9 years before I even came along. I don’t know how many people would take me up on it, but I’m here if you need an ear. I’m here if you’re thinking about adopting. I’m here if you’re not adopted and are just curious. I’m here if you have questions, even if I don’t have answers, maybe we can find them together. Idk. I’ve always wanted to connect with our little community. Let’s just see.
Dear transracial adoptees
You are under no obligation whatsoever to feel grateful to your white adoptive parents. They did not “give you a better life.” They gave you a DIFFERENT life.
I’m so tired. Here’s a reminder for everyone:
Mirai Nagasu was born in Montebello, California (and raised in Arcadia).
Chloe Kim was born in Long Beach, California (and raised in Torrance).
They are the children of immigrants. They are not immigrants themselves. To call them immigrants is racist. It’s racist to say that because they are Asian and because their parents are not from the U.S., they must be immigrants themselves. It’s just flat out racist, okay? I’m tired of it. Mirai and Chloe were born in the United States. They’re not immigrants. Period. Full stop. The end.
Yesterday, some writer on Twitter got into hot water because she tweeted a video of Mirai and said “Immigrants: They Get the Job Done.” They. She called Mirai an immigrant, even though she was born in the US. And then she tried to back-track and failed miserably, but she’s still trying to say she was right.
Today, I heard NBC cut up a quote from Chloe. NBC’s primetime coverage had her saying that “winning a gold in my home country is amazing” even though what she REALLY said was that “winning a gold in their [their being her parents’] home country is amazing.” She was not calling South Korea her home country, and from the sound of that original quote it doesn’t even appear that she thinks of South Korea as her home country. To cut up that quote and make it sound like South Korea is her home country is racist. SHE WAS LITERALLY BORN IN LONG BEACH.
I’m so fucking tired of this. Asian Americans are winning medals and gaining national recognition for their efforts and you still can’t see us as anything other than immigrants.
me: *carries cat out of my room for being naughty*
cat: *purrs*
me: you are being punished. Please do not purr. I love you
There was a really incredible movie made in India in 2016, named after her (“Neerja”) and it really is well worth the watch. Really good film for a strong female lead, it made like $20 million at box office. It’s a super authentic, moving story. Really good for female led films. Has one of bollywood’s incredible women in it, Sonam Kapoor, as Neerja. The trailer is a bit cheesy, but honestly, the film is well worth a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rXywNABllI&has_verified=1
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