I’m so sick and fucking tired of y’all. Y’all have no fucking problem when it’s about lgbtq+ but when it’s about BIPOC y’all suddenly make it so fucking complicated? HARD pill to swallow, but lgbtq can’t become fucking extinct, while bloodlines and races CAN. Get a grip, Free 🇵🇸
Can yall STOP putting queerplatonic relationships in a box? They can range from platonic to borderline romantic depending on the couple. HELL they can even have sexual elements. You do not need to dictate them and its wrong to think platonic qprs affect that persons sexuality
It is NOT homophobic to be against surrogacy and adoption when it’s been scientifically proven that being ripped away from the birth parents / giver will and I mean WILL alter that child’s mind and cause neurological as well as neurobiological issues - a queer adoptee
The most surprising thing about 2023 and now 2024 is this sudden push back against surrogacy. Never in my life has it been controversial until now. Just admit it you’re homophobic.
Reminder that asexual means LITTLE to no sexual attraction. You can be 100 asexual and still experience it rarely. You dont have to say youre greyace or aceflux, you dont owe anyone bodily voidness. (I say this cause im tired of having to justify my asexuality to my allo friends)
Because of all the Asian racism in general recently - Asian promotion post!
All Asians are icluced, from the North to the South to the East and to the West!! ( Intercardinal directions included)
Non Asians retweet!!
I’m so sick and tired of y’all. Queer ppl cant go extinct while races/ethnicities can. Like shut the fuck up. As a queer person I care about Palestine cause of the horrific suffering and abuse they’re going through. I don’t care if they would hate my identity.
Note: I’m making this thread as a transracial adoptee. Im Chinese (han/indigenous zhuang) adopted by white people. Please take note adoptions between unrelated ppl and cultures is colonizing and trauma (even if they’re white). I’m talkin about transracial/cultural adoption
On teaching their culture. Not only is this horrible but it’s deceitful. The transracial/cultural adoption process makes people promise to teach their children their heritage, but 9/10 they do not and 9/10 the industry that made them promise don’t give flying fucks
0) TW// abuse, s/a mentions, cultural erasure and so on. Apologies for any typos as I try and correct them but Twitter is stupid and sometimes posts threads with typos (for some reason??)
Point 1) Adoption has been used to erase people’s cultures. By taking a child away from their family (kidnapping, coercion, trafficking etc) and demonizing / misrepresenting the group in which that child is from.
since you all are missing the point of my moot's tweet, let me tell you what he means, and what a vast majority of adoptees mean when we say adoption is horrible:
Point 2) Another tactic is the “savior complex,” ie: Adopt these children to save them from their circumstances. Which I understand the sentiment and I understand wanting to help but the industry is manipulating ppl into spending money on children that have no interest
The Industry has painted groups as minor (but still terrible) stereotypes such as “poor”, unfit parents,” or “abusers”, “drunkards” to even “s/a’ers,” and “savages.” This then discourages adopters into wanting to learn more about them and wanting to raise the child
It is genocide because while they may live, and sure they may have the internet to research that culture as they see fit, nothing can compare to actually being raised with it, around people who actually understand and have ancestral ties to the traditions/culture.
As “those not like the others.” Which means they’ll strip that child’s identity to match what they think is “appropriate”. Ei: watering or just completely erasing that child’s heritage/culture. Which then leads to an imbalance of knowledge. And when this happens
And as previously stated, a lot of people lie and don’t teach their adoptive children their culture unless it benefits them or they’re just a genuinely good person. And by a lot of white people or just peoples words in general the fact you think “love” is just enough to rid
Point 4) The abuse rates for poc adopted into white homes is very prevalent and there are many cases of white parents abusing their poc children. One example I can give is Olivia Atkocaitis - a Chinese adoptee enslaved by her white patents and when help came she was left.
The possibilities of racism, xenophobia or identity crises to health issues that, that child may face. I mean we saw it with Myka Stauffer, she promised all of these things for her disabled child and ended up “rehoming,” him like an animal.
Point 4.5 (?): This doesn’t get its own category because it just ties into everything else, but dehumanization is a huge thing within adoptee spaces (not just transracial). Not only will they treat us like animals (the Adoptee Industry already does this but also the government
Group Examples: Native Americans, Ukrainians being adopted by Russians, Indigenous Irish Travellers, some Asian groups, and now Israel to Palestinians. I’ll be providing sources for these after the next tweet and you’ll find that they prove the points above
@tomeloki
@WolfyNotWitch
Yea you’re not allowed to judge a person, that is Jesus’ job. If anything you can judge someone’s choices but not them as a person (I break that rule a lot though I think some ppl are downright bad people)
Here is a post with Adoptee stories, they’re not transracial specific but it details the horrid abuse these children can go through/go through often. Trigger warning for death/horrific abuse mentions
Point 5) expanding on examples): Native American transracial adoption isn’t as prevalent anymore because of the ICWA, but here are sources that you can read that lead up to the act
It enrages me that a white woman went to court to fight the ICWA and won. It enrages me that, that white woman is being racist to her adopted native kids, it enrages me that she has no fucking morality. This is why as an adoptee I am against how adoption is handled
@BUTCHFRESNE
YES, I wanted to add other ethnic features among other poc but I didn't want to be disingenuous and accidentally misrepresent other BIPOC features that aren't my own
me: hey!! actually I was adopted by people of difference race/ethnicity. thats what transracial actually is !! an adoptee term
you: seek mental help
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Russia deporting Ukrainian children, and framing it as a “humanitarian necessity” when they know full well that they’re adopting them out to Russia. Where they’re forbidding them from speaking Ukrainian:
The Chinese government forces Uyghur children to be in “orphanages,” which while not directly adoption, they are using the false narrative that they’re “orphans” to take them from their families and perpetuate genocide:
The Irish travellers have faced a lot of discrimination, abuse and genocide but adoptions seem to be less involved. But nonetheless they experienced it and here’s an account:
There are more cases in which adoption is used to support genocide or racism and so on and so fourth, but finding information on these things are difficult and this is all I could find at the moment. Of anyone else has more examples please share and I’ll add them!
In this case while not necessarily genocide it is awful that this happened to Japanese people. The false narrative of them being ‘orphans’ - a narrative they created/cultivated - is a pattern you’ll often see in adoption and these cases fuel how transracial adoption/foster
If people where to adopt Palestinian children I think it should be more so a “guardianship/take in”. You shouldn’t have to “claim” them as if they were yours when the only reason they are to be relocated is because of the fear of death while their parents sadly have to stay.
From
@StineMoonJoo
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A Palestinian mother dies, and then this.
We see it with every war, every genocide, every disaster: the urge to scavenge upon death and atrocity and think oneself a giver of aid.
dehumanizes the children involved. Reading these stories- they point out how white foster families gave up their foster children when they faced a racial hurtle which- imo idc if you would’ve “face penalties,” it is awful to do:
coming off priv to say adoption (putting a child in a family that is neither their community, family members or race) right now helps no one. Sure there are nuances and cases which it benefits but the industry right now is very corrupt. So instead of sayin you wanna adopt 1/2
This is also mostly about newborns/babies, btw.
Surrogacy has shown to have painful effects in newborns. It is not okay to rip a baby away from their birther, whether straight OR queer, because it is selfish. You’re not entitled to children!
@StarGayzer0_
@emhyaoi
“How’s this being said or shown,”
When the Harry Potter Game was released Victoria (trans acc) constantly posted about it, and said it’s wrong and how disappointed it was. But now look at her, willingly flaunting how she still gets Starbucks
This is one of many examples
Tbh I’m not mad when ppl use Asian names when it’s cause someone who’s Asian gives them it but I get mad when they have an Asian name, aren’t Asian, and are then racist
can yall stop calling East Asians and Native Americans the same..we are not !! we are cousins through an ancestor thousands of years ago. we aren't the same !!
Reminder that women are and can be just as horrible as men
Like,..I think ppl who see a victim and go “well they’re a man,” as their first reaction and defend a abuser just cause she’s a woman are annoying and disgusting ppl actually
Really wanted to stop this individual and ask how I, a Native American who believes in Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish and Democratic State alongside its Arab neighbors, inclusive of a future Palestinian, am racist. But alas, not sure he’d have any thoughtful responses. 🤷🏾♂️
1) “Transracial,” is a historical term used for adoptees who were adopted by those of different races/ethnicities. People adopted by a white parent but also has someone of same ethnic/race of you can also qualify, and so do mixed ppl. It’s a government label but also a self ID
An ethical way of surrogacy is knowing the surrogate, not everyone will have a friend willing to be being a surrogate and that’s just gonna have to be a hard pill to swallow. After the baby is born, you do NOT rip that kid away from the givers instead, you co parent
Point 6) How can you help Palestinians?
You can help Palestinian children by raising awareness and donating to charities/fundraisers. donating to families, sponsoring them and helping them gain basic necessities.
You can help them via making sure women and families don’t have to give up their children because you provided products and resources for them to help raise their children.
You can help by advocating for Palestinian children to be adopted by their family members (IF DEEMED SAFE AND IN THAT CHILDS BEST INTEREST) and if that’s not an option then they should be adopted by other Palestinians with transracial adoption being the *last resort.*
You can help by not perpetuating this genocide by you - as a non Palestinian - not adopting Palestinian children and advocating for children to be kept in their community.
What the actual fuck. How could anyone fucking defend this what the actual fuck in in awe what the fuck what the fuck. May Jesus judge every fucking one of you soldiers and may he protect the Palestinian People.
Israeli soldier posted a 3.5 min video of himself flattening the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in the site of Netzarim, middle of Gaza City. He wrote: "The hospital accidentally broke.”
The hospital was the only cancer hospital in the whole strip!
Btw if Israel drops a nuclear bomb on Palestine it WILL effect the ecosystem and can even affect SWANA/The Middle East as a whole. Not only killing innocents but also the wildlife. An important ecosystem is Wadi Gaza and destroying it will destroy a natural carbon intake
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Notes: I’ll mostly be talking about my experiences as a Brown Zhuang/Chinese adopted by a white family! If anyone else would like to add do let me know!
If there’s any misinformation in this thread please correct me! I tried my best to gain reputable sources but I’m kinda bad at finding articles..
And I would also like to mention that of there’s any donations you want me to link please let me know and I’ll add them!
“What is your solution then, Liu?”
Just like adoption there are ethnical ways of “surrogacy,”
It’s a lot of effort but if you’re already considering surrogacy you might as well go all in!!