Our neighbourhood gossip
By Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (29612)
April 25, 2026 9:29pm CST
I thought I would start posting about the gossip in our neighbourhood that I hear about.
So earlier on a friend of Yvonne's was telling her about how her and her husband had been called racists
They are in the process of adopting a child as they cannot have kids of their own
Anyway, they turned down the chance to adopt a black child and next thing you know people are calling them racist
They are white, they want to adopt a white child, no big deal, it's their preference. Not racist at all
I don't blame them,
I would most likely have similar thoughts and I am not a racist either
It's easy to come on here and say you would adopt a child of a different race so that question won't be asked
Do you agree with me that the people who called this young couple racist should hang their heads in shame ?
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14 responses
@lovebuglena (51409)
• Staten Island, New York
22h
Sometimes when people see a couple and their son or daughter looks nothing like them, they will make remarks. Some people don’t know how to keep their mouth shut and keep their opinions to themselves.
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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11h
People do make remarks.
I suppose I have to admit I have done that before.
I think it can look a bit odd a black child with two white parents and maybe thats why lots of white parents won't adopt black kids
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@lovebuglena (51409)
• Staten Island, New York
3h
@Ineeddentures You’re right about that. But it can probably be the same if a white couple has Asian kids.
@wolfgirl569 (133502)
• Marion, Ohio
11h
I can understand them wanting a white child
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@wolfgirl569 (133502)
• Marion, Ohio
11h
@Ineeddentures If I wanted a child badly it wouldn't matter. But I understand.
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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11h
It seems to be trending just to call someone a racist because they make a choice like this.
I'm not racist, and I would want an adopted child to be the same colour as me
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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5h
@wolfgirl569
I must be honest
It would still matter to me.
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@snowy22315 (206570)
• United States
2h
@Ineeddentures They absolutely would not.
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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2h
These poor people got lambasted by the pious.
But I bet that most of these pious people if they were to adopt a child wouldn't like anyone to be critical of their preferences
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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1h
I wonder if a black couple refusing a white kid would be called racist
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@RasmaSandra (96708)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3h
I deon't think they're racist but there can be problems for them having a child of a different race, I mean people like Angela Jolie can take a whole mess of different-race children, but then she has the money and ability to make it all work out, I hope they can get the child of their choice,
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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2h
Not racist at all
I heard that because they said no to adopting the black kid they would be put down the list
@GardenGerty (168670)
• United States
5h
That is their choice, and there is a lot more to raising a child of a different race than people realize. It is okay for that couple to say they are not up to it, and it does not make them racist.
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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5h
I think it's actually ok for them to simply say they want a white child.
That doesn't make them racist either Heather
@ptrikha_2 (49639)
• India
12h
I think problem is when things become public.
That is when people start making assumptions and "judging".
It is their choice as to whom to adopt.
Their decisions could have been made on factors we might not be able to make out.
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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11h
They are doing a good thing adopting.
Let them adopt the child they want to adopt
If they want a white kid they should be able to adopt a white kid ,simple as that.
@2ndchances24 (12045)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
3h
In todays world the younger generation don't understand
things like us older generation does cause they haven't
been in our shoes to know any better so they don't G, A, S.
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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2h
All I know is this
I wouldn't bother about anyone calling me a racist if I said I wouldn't adopt a black kid
@LooeyVille (67)
• United States
11h
That couple might have realized that they weren't equipped to give a Black child the background and culture he needed. Nothing wrong with that. That's not racist.
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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11h
Exactly.
I think culture has a big part to play.
And eventually the black kid would most likely want to be with black parents
Like asking why his/ her parents are different colours than them
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@ogbenishyna44 (1528)
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15h
I dont understand why colour issues have to come into every situation. Some people are just too sensitive to the colour thing.
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@Ineeddentures (29612)
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11h
Maybe people just want to have kids the same colour as they are.
Nothing wrong with that is there?
