As it was already pointed to in this thread, the nature of her claim is that she lives in a geographical area where non Caucasian children (let alone bi racial) are bound to be exposed to racially motivated discrimination against them. So, it is not just about a bi racial infant. It is about a projected to be discriminated against child who will grow up in a small town in Ohio, where the demographics indicate only 0.32% of African Americans :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniontown,_Ohio
Further and while checking on data addressing hate groups in Ohio, listing White Supremacy leaning groups along with others( with a majority of hate groups being of White Supremacy leaning) :
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/hate-map#s=OH
On the other end, regarding Stark County where Uniontown is located :
http://www.cantonrep.com/x599207454/Race-relations-Talking-as-a-community-as-a-parent-as-an-educator
When I ask myself the question : if I had a bi racial son or daughter, would I choose to reside in Uniontown, Ohio? The answer is non.
But that's not the only question. You must also consider the question of if you were a lesbian couple who was having a child, would you choose to reside there?
Probably not. However some small communities might be more accepting of same gender couples than larger ones. The indicator for me if I were a gay female and legally married to my wife, from another State (this couple was married in N.Y) would be whether our legal status was recognized and further whether my wife could legally adopt the child conceived from my egg and a donor sperm. Securing my wife as being a legal parent and custodian of the child would be of ultimate importance.
As to evaluating or assessing whether our couple as a legally married same gender couple from another State would be accepted in a small community, the religious profile of the said community would be a second indicator as to a low or moderate or high level of acceptance of our couple. If a high number of conservative Christians, indicator is a lower level of acceptance.
I think Tom you have to somehow be familiar with what is the main source of prejudicial and discriminatory attitudes towards same gender couples in the US. Conservative religious groups and denominations being the primary source.
I don't fathom how a community full of people who'd actively discriminate against a bi-racial child would not also discriminate against a child with two lesbian mothers.
Tom , are you under the impression that the source of prejudice and discrimination against same gender couples and resulting invalidation of their ability to raise a child is the same as the source of racial prejudice and discrimination in the US? Because your comment would sort of imply that. I would have to wonder about which religious motivation fuels the minds of secular minded Americans in this very Forum who are notorious for their disparaging negative stereotyping of persons of Black ethnicity.
They feel that the town that they live in is tolerant and accepting enough of their relationship that they felt comforable having a child there but are now saying that that exact same community would not accept a bi-racial kid?
Have you taken the time to pay attention to several details...? I know Shadowy Man has : and that because he took the time "to read about this case"
http://talkfreethought.org/showthre...as-the-wrong-DNA&p=70237&viewfull=1#post70237
If one actually reads about this case you will note a couple of very important facts:
- the lesbian couple very carefully chose their sperm donor, wanting to have one that had similar physical characteristics to the non-gestating partner. The idea was that in the future that partner might have a child with the same donor and the resulting siblings would have an actual genetic connection and they could all look like a family.
- the mother stated that she did have a hard time with the community being lesbian, and that she didn't want her child to have a similar hard time being biracial.
I think given how carefully the couple had considered what they wanted their family to be, and considered in ways beyond what a heterosexual couple has to think about, it's really horrible that the company was so careless. Even if the mother utterly loves her biracial child, the fact is that their whole lives are going to be very different than they had really planned.
Have those hate groups you mentioned put out a memo that they're cool with the gays now, so their opinions are relevant to the matter in a way that they wouldn't have been if the couple had received the correct sperm?
The data I linked to was relevant to the bio mother's concerns of such extremely low demographic representation of African Americans in Unioncity, 0.32%. Further, if you cared to look at the mapping of hate groups of White Supremacist leaning groups throughout the US, the State of Ohio unfortunately rates as one of the "heartlands" of White Supremacist leaning groups. That there be such an active representation of such groups while there is such an extremely low Black demographic (again only 0.32% of African Americans versus 98% Caucasian) in Unioncity would be an indicator of a racial disparity caused by the presence of racist mentalities, whether overt or subtle.
I hope the above clarifies why I submitted that data. If I look at the demographics in my geographical location, African Americans are not residing and moving in within areas with concentrations of white residents flying a confederate flag in their front yard.
They are lying about the negative impact from the error.
That they be mistaken would be a reasonable conclusion however if supported by documentation that they are. But concluding "they are lying...." places you on the same level as folks in this thread (who IMO did not do what Shadowy Man did) who called her a bitch,selfish...
