First time I clicked the link to check it before copying it from last week's entry and posting the comment, it sent me right to the article. Second time I clicked it after you told me it wouldn't let you read it, I got a sign-up page. Third and fourth time I tried, it gave me the article again.
And, yeah. When I learned about how many kids age out of the foster care system because they're "too old" or "too damaged" or the wrong color, I lost all sympathy for would-be parents who claim they can't find a kid to adopt. (Barring gay parents living in a state that won't let them take in foster kids or adopt -- though I can't quite recall if there are any states that actually have those laws in place, as opposed to just thinking they should have laws like that.)
That "black genocide" meme is an interesting one, yeah. I'm thinking it's an attempt to undercut support for abortion across the board by targeting their message to another subset of the audience -- but then again, I'm also quite sure the pro-life movement is full of people who are in it for various reasons (some of which conflict with the motives of others sharing the movement and would frankly shock some of their fellow pro-lifers). I can't rule out people with the best of intentions who are genuinely concerned that so many non-white women are getting abortions and don't really understand the factors that make an abortion a rational decision (and that would make marrying the father a mistake, even assuming he'd be willing to do so).
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Date: 2012-04-10 05:10 pm (UTC)And, yeah. When I learned about how many kids age out of the foster care system because they're "too old" or "too damaged" or the wrong color, I lost all sympathy for would-be parents who claim they can't find a kid to adopt. (Barring gay parents living in a state that won't let them take in foster kids or adopt -- though I can't quite recall if there are any states that actually have those laws in place, as opposed to just thinking they should have laws like that.)
That "black genocide" meme is an interesting one, yeah. I'm thinking it's an attempt to undercut support for abortion across the board by targeting their message to another subset of the audience -- but then again, I'm also quite sure the pro-life movement is full of people who are in it for various reasons (some of which conflict with the motives of others sharing the movement and would frankly shock some of their fellow pro-lifers). I can't rule out people with the best of intentions who are genuinely concerned that so many non-white women are getting abortions and don't really understand the factors that make an abortion a rational decision (and that would make marrying the father a mistake, even assuming he'd be willing to do so).