• Raebxeh [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    Transracial adoptions can be fucked specifically because of preexisting racial disparities. Imagine having kids at school call you the n word and “cotton picker” all day and when you tell your white parents, their advice is that bullies are looking for attention, so you should ignore them.

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      9 months ago

      I had a similar situation (obviously with different racial slurs) and my first generation immigrant parents gave me the same advice. I love my parents and they were doing their best, but some people just aren’t equipped to understand the racial dynamics of a Westoid school.