by Laura Conaway

CNN reports:

Most of the 103 children a French charity attempted to take to France from Chad for adoption are neither Sudanese nor orphans, three international aid agencies reported on Thursday.

NPR's own Eleanor Beardsley will fill in the rest for BPP listeners Friday morning.

Meanwhile, we turn to the invaluable Lisa Marie, keeper of a blog on transracial adoption, for the gut check. Brace yourself.

 

Lisa Marie writes:

Is there a doubt as to why there is a relationship between international adoption and slavery? Is there any confusion as to why western culture is deemed paternalistic, egocentric and imperialist? When will we get past this notion that just because you think they would be better off means they actually will be? Has anyone thought of cultural difference? Why wont anyone talk about ownership? Why wont anyone talk about how whiteness, class and privilege all play into a persons ability to completely disregard the best interests of the child for their own interests? Why are the child???s best interests to get them out of Africa?