At the beginning of the TV season this fall a number of my fave shows highlighted adoption story lines. One of those shows is Greys Anatomy. I'm not going to get into the story line but basically two of the main characters, Derek and Meredith, adopted a baby girl from Africa. So this is a transracial adoption. It was interesting to me that throughout the whole season never once did the issue of race come up related to this adoption -- even in discussions with the social worker. Until last week.
Here's the best clip.
I love that this is the way that they started the race discussion because it's so true to real life, and an every day issue. We transracial adoptive parents think and ponder the future racial concerns our families will face, but doing the hair well is a daily occurrence.
Now it would be nice if they continued racial discussions and touched on the myriad of other things related to being in a transracial adoption.
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I saw this on the show and laughed out loud all by myself in the basement...it was HILARIOUS!! And echoed the fears of good white friends with adorable black babies with curly black hair so different than their own. Loved it. Loved. it.
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