tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894549912249092623.post6952588895508609718..comments2023-03-19T19:48:20.452+10:30Comments on 366 Books: My Year of Reading: 243. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian FalconerRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01514323782902372620noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5894549912249092623.post-8584029175556667342012-11-20T17:15:37.818+10:302012-11-20T17:15:37.818+10:30OFFENSIVE PORTRAYAL OF ADOPTION
As Olivia tries on...OFFENSIVE PORTRAYAL OF ADOPTION<br />As Olivia tries on identities, she considers: "Or maybe adopt orphans from all over the world!" The image: diapered babies, multi-ethnic, with sad mouths and blank stares, with Olivia smiling proudly as she surveys her brood.<br /><br />1) the message implies adoption as philanthropy, and if the intent is to poke fun at high profile international adoptions, that is a message with NO PLACE in a children's book.<br /><br />2) implies adoption as occupation<br /><br />3) portrays adopted children as sad victims, as vulnerable<br /><br />4) typifies adopted children as children of color<br /><br />4) the bottom line - how could the author, publisher and all the people involved in creating this book think, for one minute, that it is appropriate for ANY child to receive these messages, let alone adopted children, from a CHILDREN'S BOOK!<br /><br />This book has astonished and angered me to no end. I honestly want to burn it.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402080314434083286noreply@blogger.com