white christians and mormons have an extensive history of “adopting” (often straight up kidnapping) Black and Indigenous children to forcefully assimilate them into their white cultures.

for Natives, their slogan was “kill the Indian, save the man”
on the surface, they make it sound nice: “we’re saving these suffering children and giving them a better life”

in reality, it’s traumatizing. it aims to destroy cultures, spiritualities, languages, pride & unity among these peoples they view as in the way of the american dream
It’s a very strategic action that aims to break down & colonize peoples thru their children. Colonialism/Racism needs its victims to uphold its systems. It relies on assimilation & internalized hatred to keep the cycle going by having its victims victimize the next generation
They create hierarchies of “good” savages (who act and live like “proper white people”) & “bad” savages who resist assimilation. It’s an evil system of manipulation that grooms children to become passive subordinates. It involves all kinds of abuse.

It’s basically brainwashing.
so yes, people are rightfully skeptical of the motives of white people who adopt Black and Indigenous children, because there is a centuries long, systemic history (that is still ongoing) of white people doing this for very evil reasons.
providing some background here so ignorant white people stop calling people who are skeptical of acb “the actual racists”
when you create the deplorable oppressive conditions these children are born into, you are not the hero when you “save” them from it. you’re a fraud and an extortionist with self-serving motives
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