tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998040.post8154668405268549441..comments2023-06-29T04:55:38.985-04:00Comments on Hydrangeas are pretty: What happens in Germany stays in Germany?Shellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03159550437519461534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998040.post-37448854392647413292007-10-18T11:57:00.000-04:002007-10-18T11:57:00.000-04:00Ina, thank you for your caring response.Let me sha...Ina, thank you for your caring response.<BR/><BR/>Let me share that I am a Jewish woman, with a black Jewish partner, and a domestically adopted black Jewish baby.<BR/><BR/>Unicef is indeed responsible for its "member states" and that ad campaign is racist, bigoted, and shameful.<BR/><BR/>Germany, ironically enough, also produced hate crimes earlier on in history. Had a few more people stood up, instead of just "sweeping it under the rug," as you are proporting that I do, perhaps some members of my family may still be alive today.Shellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159550437519461534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6998040.post-91141037751878174982007-10-18T11:33:00.000-04:002007-10-18T11:33:00.000-04:00Shelli, I'm copying the post I made to that site. ...Shelli, I'm copying the post I made to that site. I'm not defending Germany or Guatemala's actions, but do want you to reconsider your boycott and condemnation of UNICEF.<BR/>Please bear in mind the life-saving work that UNICEf does. UNICEF is a body made up of representatives from individual governments. I agree that addressing the root causes of the kind of poverty that leads to intercountry adoption is necessary, but it's not something UNICEF is able to do on a global level. Can you imagine being a person from a developing country, watching wealthy people adopting "your" children? From the persepctive of poor countries, inter-country adoption does not benefit them intrinsically, but provides 1st-worlders with healthy babies. I say this as a supporter of international adoption; I don't think UNICEF should be condmned beacuse of some of its member states' actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com