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Youtubers Myka & James Stauffer raised money to adopt an autistic boy from China, made him their brand, & picked up major sponsors.
A few years later, they secretly put him in the foster system, vacationed in Bali, and pretended he didn& #39;t exist for months.
It gets worse.
A few years later, they secretly put him in the foster system, vacationed in Bali, and pretended he didn& #39;t exist for months.
It gets worse.
The Stauffers were understandably struggling to meet autistic Huxley& #39;s needs, but were already looking for a new child, one with "special needs" that are "easy" that "most people wouldn& #39;t consider easy".
They wanted to try again and reinforce their white savior brand.
They wanted to try again and reinforce their white savior brand.
A lot of changes started happening. Huxley made their subscribers grow, and they picked up major brand deals with companies like Fabletics & Dannon. With that money, they bought a luxury home & had another baby. Children with autism can struggle with change, so things got harder.
The Stauffers duct taped Huxley& #39;s hands to get him to stop sucking his thumb as a coping mechanism when he was 2-3. But here& #39;s a photo of their biological daughter at age 7, sucking her thumb with no tape. They also recorded his meltdowns.
Instead of taking a break from YouTube to work through their issues, they put Huxley in foster care. They went on vacation & scrubbed their pages of comments asking about Huxley. They didn& #39;t address it until months later.
They said their nonverbal son wanted to be rehomed.
They said their nonverbal son wanted to be rehomed.
I was a fan of the Stauffers years ago. Yes they have to consider their other kids. But shopping for children w/ disabilities because the first didn& #39;t conform to the aesthetic of a perfect family once you got that $? With so many fans looking up to them, it needs to be called out
While y& #39;all are here, don& #39;t forget to:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Rightwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Rightwards arrow"> Register to vote
- Fill out a form to be mailed to you here: https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/
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- Here& #39;s a place to start: https://www.networkforgood.org/topics/humanserv/foster_care/">https://www.networkforgood.org/topics/hu...
- Fill out a form to be mailed to you here: https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/
- Here& #39;s a place to start: https://www.networkforgood.org/topics/humanserv/foster_care/">https://www.networkforgood.org/topics/hu...
Also: https://twitter.com/WTFel/status/1266133208401350656">https://twitter.com/WTFel/sta...
Petition to remove their monetized videos of Huxley from YouTube: https://www.change.org/p/youtube-remove-myka-stauffer-s-monetized-youtube-videos-exploiting-a-special-needs-child?recruiter=842199295&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=tap_basic_share">https://www.change.org/p/youtube...
Please don& #39;t send threats to/about the family. We don& #39;t want them trying to retaliate against any commenters, and they still have children who had no part in this. Sign the petition, discuss, etc. Thanks guys https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖤" title="Black heart" aria-label="Emoji: Black heart">
Here& #39;s Myka before the adoption saying her son is not returnable, and that she knew he could have severe disabilities. (Sorry for the bad quality!!)
I& #39;ve been corrected for saying "autistic boy" but also "kids w/ autism". I appreciate it but most autistic people here say to not use person-first language so let& #39;s respect that & not speak over them. You wouldn& #39;t say "people with blackness". You& #39;d say black people.
Lmao some people found my insta
