[HFSWaitingChild] Re: Horrible tasteless video on You Tube-WE NEED THIS TAKEN OFF!

I would feel sorry for any child, adopted or not, whose parents found any humor in shaking a box with a "baby" in it and wrapping that "baby" in bubble wrap. Trying to prove a point or not, that is disgusting. I have a college student and he would be appalled to see this. It would definatly take a "certain sort" to find any humor in it. But I guess there are all kinds of people. Just listen to the news.I personally have a hard time because this is about a child. Right now as I type this there are countless children being abused, and to make light of harming a child makes me sad.Barbie--- In HFSWaitingChild@yahoogroups.com, "Missy" <mkbookworks@...> wrote:>> That is what I am given to understand - I also was told this was not > their first adopted child and so I believe they really were trying to > make a point about the misconceptions, stereotypes and that seem to > follow our families....> > While it certainly isn't a video I would have made.. I don't see it > as much worse than the old SNL sketches - like "Bag O Glass" "Bass O > Matic" "Evening Update" etc. I do not imagine there is anyone who > would EVER misunderstand this video as anything other than what it > is. I am surely raising my daughter (and soon our SON!!! WhooPee!!) > to know the difference between satire and stereotypes... > > But then again - I am around College Students ALL the time so I am > used to a certain amount of Black-Comedy and Satire... LOL> > Missy> > --- In HFSWaitingChild@yahoogroups.com, "heart4six" <heart4six@> > wrote:> >> > Missy,> > > > Are you saying the makers of this video are waiting for a referral > > from China? Maybe I misunderstood but I thought that is what I > > read. Please tell me I am wrong.> > > > Barbie> > > > > > --- In HFSWaitingChild@yahoogroups.com, "Missy" <mkbookworks@> > > wrote:> > >> > > Respectfully - that video is neither!! It is NOT hate speech nor > is > > > it vulgar. It is black-comedy or satire - akin to the famous > piece > > > called "A Modest Proposal" written in 1729 by Jonathan Swift - in > > it > > > he suggests that a way to combat rampant starvation and death > among > > > the Irish - is for them to eat their most plentiful commodity - > > Irish > > > Babies. The piece was meant to shed light on the deplorable > > > conditions people in Ireland were suffering and highlight the > > > shortcomings of those in power who were not doing anything to > > relieve > > > the suffering.> > > > > > Swift no more meant for his words to be taken literally than the > > > video makers (who I happen to know are among the waiting) have. > > They > > > have produced a piece meant to CHALLENGE the minds of the very > > people > > > who believe that we adopt to add a fashion accessory or that it > is > > as > > > easy as picking up a phone and ordering a baby on demand. I do > > > believe that they came up with the idea after the 100th question > > > about why it was taking so long, why should it be so hard > when "we > > > all know the Chinese throw their baby girls away" and other > > > ridiculous comments that we have all heard during our journey to > > our > > > children!!!!> > > > > > Honestly - considering what we face as adoptive parents in terms > of > > > racism, biologism and other isms... this hardly seems to be the > > forum > > > to spend energy that we will need for more serious and longer > > lasting > > > efforts...... if you don't like the video.... well, no one is > > forced > > > to watch it. Make your own video explaining why the former video > > > stinks... or better yet, make a video of the piles of paper, > > tissues > > > and heartache that we all have suffered since it is NOT that easy > > to > > > adopt!!!!> > > > > > My 2 cents > > > > > > Missy> > > --- In HFSWaitingChild@yahoogroups.com, "angelaandabby03" > > > <weissfam5@> wrote:> > > >> > > > Youtube does have rules about videos with hate speech or > sexually > > > > explicit material or other things, and they will remove videos > > with > > > > that content. So clearly they are not opposed to censoring > > > something > > > > that distasteful. They wouldn't allow child porn to be posted > > > there, > > > > or people being tortured, or beheaded. > Angela> > > > > > > >> > >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links<*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HFSWaitingChild/<*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional<*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HFSWaitingChild/join (Yahoo! ID required)<*> To change settings via email: mailto:HFSWaitingChild-digest@yahoogroups.com mailto:HFSWaitingChild-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: HFSWaitingChild-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/