I like to think our generation (I'm 29, so similar to you) is more tolerant/progressive/etc. than those who have come before us (it helps me sleep at night - they have to die off eventually, right?!). Unfortunately, I stumbled across a somewhat recent NPR story about how black children cost less and are easier to adopt

Yes, but that includes international adoptions. Also, if you look at the breakdown by state, California and New York are accounting for a lot of transracial adoptions - in the south, the figures are much different. The numbers are definitely better, yes, but I wouldn't jump to call racism over just quite yet.

Someone else pointed out that those stats were old. I tried to do a little more digging, and the best number I can come up with is around 21% now for transracial adoptions. Which is certainly better, but a lot of the sites I was looking at were including international adoptions in their figures. I couldn't find a good…

Yes, this, exactly. Thanks for getting it!

Those numbers are very hard to find. I would imagine they're low because sadly, especially in the south, it would probably be very difficult for a black couple to be approved to adopt a white child if there was a possibility of a white couple adopting.

Holy six-pack, #80. Cat? What cat?

And also fuck butthurt white liberals who point fingers, but are not adopting interracial kids either. What's their excuse?

No! Not better! The people who are idiots are the ones showing up with their interracial kids to protest this guy. They should be thanking him! He drew an inordinate amount of attention to the fact that interracial adoption rates are still incredibly low - even more so for whites adopting black babies. Was it clumsily…

Argh. This has been so blown out of proportion and context. This guy was the one who introduced the bill to legalize interracial marriage in Alabama.

Proud that this woman represents me. I emailed her a couple weeks ago about the Michael Boggs judicial nomination and got a real, actual response from her - not just a form letter. If only the rest of Congress cared about the people they allegedly represent...

Oh I could see that. The pointy chin/lips area. I think it's just the old lady eyeshadow and combover in this pic that's giving off Hilary vibes.

You really think if the kid had had a gun instead of a knife, those 20 students would still be alive?

is it just me or does ScarJo look an awful lot like a young Hilary Clinton in that pic?

"It's humiliating as a female to be part of the group that came up with that,"

Oh my god. Her hair. Her lipstick. 90s trends, please stay in the past, where you belong.

Time to go back to the good ol' fashioned bell-on-a-string safeguard. Never too late to be saved by the bell...

I watched 5 1/2 minutes of that, and I still don't know which one is which. It felt a little like playing that word game from elementary school: One of the triplets is named Jordan. Only one triplet will ever wear a beanie. Two triplets have gel in their hair. Which one is Miles?

Back when Dr. Pepper was doing their stupid "It's not for women" diet soda campaign, I sent them a letter, complaining of the obnoxious and not even original triteness of it.

Oh me too. (Is 29 middle-aged? Damnit.)

Really? If I refuse to provide you with part of your salary because I think you're going to use it to buy pork (which is against my religion), am I not forcing my belief that eating pork is bad on you? You could stop working for me, or you could use your savings to buy pork, but maybe you can't find other work, and…