Comments on: Onesies for Transnationally Adopted Infants

By: Von

Von — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:08:59 +0000

It’s offensive,it’s patronising, it’s labelling of the worst sort and it’s advertising..doesn’t anyone think of the kids anymore?

By: Sandragoras

Sandragoras — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:59:18 +0000

You wrote “Guatamala”. Please, correct.

Regards from Mexico.

By: a poster

a poster — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:27:34 +0000

wow – i came across the post randomly and it resonates deeply for me as the (white) partner of an african man.

in my office lunch room they posted one of those adoptions cards for a child from Ethipoia – it has a “birthdate” and a “gotcha” date. i find it so offensive but i don’t know what to say.

By: OP Minded

OP Minded — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:25:50 +0000

The “special delivery” one isn’t so bad. I reject the notion that it is about shipping commodities. It is a play on the word “delivery” that means “having a baby”. The other t-shirts are pretty stupid.

However, I must say that I know three couples that have adopted from oversees (two of the couples are conservatives so they don’t reflect your “look at me I’m a good liberal” stereotype) and none of the couples ever would dress their children in anything like these shirts. I’m sure there are some weirdos that do, but it is kind of silly trying to find sociological insight from using the examples of weirdos.