Loftwerks
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The pedestrian you honked at on Powell St. Adoptee. East Van.
Perhaps when the genetic mirroring you can expect is more Gail, there really isn't a reason to search. 🙄
January 1, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Perhaps when the genetic mirroring you can expect is more Gail, there really isn't a reason to search. 🙄
Here's the link to the interview. Adoptees Crossing Lines is also available on other podcast platforms.
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Confronting the Racist Legacy of the Child Welfare System w/ Alan Dettlaff
Podcast Episode · Adoptees Crossing Lines · 01/25/2024 · 43m
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December 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Here's the link to the interview. Adoptees Crossing Lines is also available on other podcast platforms.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
I highly recommend the interview with Alan J. Dettlaff on the Adoptees Crossing Lines podcast. 🥚
Here's a link to Alan's book:
www.alandettlaff.com/book
Here's a link to Alan's book:
www.alandettlaff.com/book
Book | Alan J. Dettlaff
Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System: The Case for Abolition by Alan J. Dettlaff, author and abolitionist
www.alandettlaff.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I highly recommend the interview with Alan J. Dettlaff on the Adoptees Crossing Lines podcast. 🥚
Here's a link to Alan's book:
www.alandettlaff.com/book
Here's a link to Alan's book:
www.alandettlaff.com/book
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Let me push this to the literal adoptive parent discomfort zone, adoptees should be able to annul their adoptions and reclaim their original identities. 🥚
December 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Let me push this to the literal adoptive parent discomfort zone, adoptees should be able to annul their adoptions and reclaim their original identities. 🥚
Sir, my kind salutes you. 🫡
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sir, my kind salutes you. 🫡
Godspeed Super Dave. All the best in your campaign for change. 🥚
December 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Godspeed Super Dave. All the best in your campaign for change. 🥚
Super Dave, you want to improve existing adoption system which perpetuates irreversible harm. Because orphans, incarcerated, bad people, etc.. Insisting that, despite human trafficking, identity erasure & trauma, adoption is the superior care model. It's not. Engagement farming doesn't change that 🥚
December 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Super Dave, you want to improve existing adoption system which perpetuates irreversible harm. Because orphans, incarcerated, bad people, etc.. Insisting that, despite human trafficking, identity erasure & trauma, adoption is the superior care model. It's not. Engagement farming doesn't change that 🥚
Being adoptee adjacent or knowing BIPOC folks or disabled folks or tall people isn't equivalent to lived experiences or research. I know a guy doesn't give me the authority to speak about said guy's experience. Toss in irrelevant info, expect it to be dismissed. 🥚
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Being adoptee adjacent or knowing BIPOC folks or disabled folks or tall people isn't equivalent to lived experiences or research. I know a guy doesn't give me the authority to speak about said guy's experience. Toss in irrelevant info, expect it to be dismissed. 🥚
And I see dead people, but you don't see me bringing it to the table as a token of cultural knowledge or insight. 🥚
a young boy is laying in bed with the words " i see dead people " written below him
Alt: a young boy is laying in bed with the words " i see dead people " written below him. From the 1999 horror film The Sixth Sense.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
And I see dead people, but you don't see me bringing it to the table as a token of cultural knowledge or insight. 🥚
Are you implementing change?? Or perpetuating feel good adoption vibes? Like you're not will to crack a book or run a quick fact check online... so what action are you taking beyond Bluesky banter? 🥚
December 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Are you implementing change?? Or perpetuating feel good adoption vibes? Like you're not will to crack a book or run a quick fact check online... so what action are you taking beyond Bluesky banter? 🥚
The idea that western adoption can be redeemed or even improved is impossible. Stakeholders (profiteers) will not allow that to happen. And by not acknowledging that you are perpetuating harm; even amoung normies. False hope isn't hope. 🥚
December 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The idea that western adoption can be redeemed or even improved is impossible. Stakeholders (profiteers) will not allow that to happen. And by not acknowledging that you are perpetuating harm; even amoung normies. False hope isn't hope. 🥚
Are you communicating a solution? Kindly recap. I all recall is adoption reform without specifics. Fill me in Super Dave. As always, I'm here for your thoughts. 🥚
December 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Are you communicating a solution? Kindly recap. I all recall is adoption reform without specifics. Fill me in Super Dave. As always, I'm here for your thoughts. 🥚
You can wrap oppression up in the false language of saviourism but that doesn't change facts or stop harm to adoptees. 🥚
I'm not here to propose any solution other than raising awareness of the inhumane practices of the modern adoption system.
I'm not here to propose any solution other than raising awareness of the inhumane practices of the modern adoption system.
December 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
You can wrap oppression up in the false language of saviourism but that doesn't change facts or stop harm to adoptees. 🥚
I'm not here to propose any solution other than raising awareness of the inhumane practices of the modern adoption system.
I'm not here to propose any solution other than raising awareness of the inhumane practices of the modern adoption system.
Your whole shtick is "human trafficking is bad, but let's not throw the resale value of the bay out with the bath water... because of feel-good adoption propaganda etc..." That doesn't fly here. 🥚
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Your whole shtick is "human trafficking is bad, but let's not throw the resale value of the bay out with the bath water... because of feel-good adoption propaganda etc..." That doesn't fly here. 🥚
Okay normal person, how about we stop the sale of babies & altering of birth records first. And then move forward with your pedestrian understanding of improving the child welfare system. 🥚
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Okay normal person, how about we stop the sale of babies & altering of birth records first. And then move forward with your pedestrian understanding of improving the child welfare system. 🥚
Perception is the result of adoption industry propaganda. Using the language of the oppressor & profiteer isn't going to aid change. Abolistion or any reform to modern adoption practices is a direct threat to the revenue of a billion dollar industry. Your take only perpetuates false saviourism. 🥚
December 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Perception is the result of adoption industry propaganda. Using the language of the oppressor & profiteer isn't going to aid change. Abolistion or any reform to modern adoption practices is a direct threat to the revenue of a billion dollar industry. Your take only perpetuates false saviourism. 🥚
And if you are not altering birth records, it's not adoption. It's legal guardianship or foster care or kinship care. Those are the support & care models to expand & improve. Not coercing vulnerable people to relinquish babies to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. 🥚
December 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
And if you are not altering birth records, it's not adoption. It's legal guardianship or foster care or kinship care. Those are the support & care models to expand & improve. Not coercing vulnerable people to relinquish babies to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. 🥚
Abolishing the practice of altering birth records is the only ethical answer. You want to keep the language of oppression. Okay, do it. It's rooted in exploitation, racism, colonialism and eugenics. 👍🥚
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Abolishing the practice of altering birth records is the only ethical answer. You want to keep the language of oppression. Okay, do it. It's rooted in exploitation, racism, colonialism and eugenics. 👍🥚
And saying look at the Muslim world isn't a specific adoption model. It's an example of how western adoption practices are in violation of the laws of Islam. So not helpful to your adoption reform ideology. 🥚
December 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
And saying look at the Muslim world isn't a specific adoption model. It's an example of how western adoption practices are in violation of the laws of Islam. So not helpful to your adoption reform ideology. 🥚
What other racist, colonialist, eugenic practice to you intend to reform / reclaim? Keep me posted!
Also, I'm still waiting for your examples of non-plenary adoption models/practices that prioritize the well-being of children over purchasers (adopters). Anytime Super Dave. All ears over here! 😊🥚
Also, I'm still waiting for your examples of non-plenary adoption models/practices that prioritize the well-being of children over purchasers (adopters). Anytime Super Dave. All ears over here! 😊🥚
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
What other racist, colonialist, eugenic practice to you intend to reform / reclaim? Keep me posted!
Also, I'm still waiting for your examples of non-plenary adoption models/practices that prioritize the well-being of children over purchasers (adopters). Anytime Super Dave. All ears over here! 😊🥚
Also, I'm still waiting for your examples of non-plenary adoption models/practices that prioritize the well-being of children over purchasers (adopters). Anytime Super Dave. All ears over here! 😊🥚