DEMARCUS WARE: I’M HAPPY TO PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY
Dallas Cowboys player Demarcus Ware just signed a six-year, $78,000,000 deal with his team, making him the highest-paid Cowboy ever. So how does the NFL player plan to spend his money? On his family, of course!
Ware admits that the first thing that entered his mind when he signed his million-dollar deal was his wife and 11/2 year-old daughter Marley.
“I thought of all the sacrifices parents make for their kids, yes, that’s the first thing,” Ware tells Mike Fisher of Bloggingtheboys. “And then along with that, what I am able to now do for my family. My two girls (wife Taniqua and daughter Marley) are my princesses. I am so glad to be able to provide for them.”
“When people talk about ‘the overpaid athlete’ – and I am certainly aware that this amount of money is a lot of money – I like to think about the sacrifices, about the number of people who have helped me get to this place, about the people I can now help because of my salary. In that sense, I’ve earned the contract and will continue to earn the contract because I see it as an honor and a privilege to be rewarded for the work I put in … and for the work my family and my loved ones put into me.”
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Beautiful family…Congrats and GOD BLESS!
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WHO DA DADDY?
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The daddy is Ware, through adoption. He and his wife have had some difficulties conceiving on their own.So happy for them.Bless them.
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Try the read more feature…..clearly it says the baby is adopted.
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This story brings tears to my eyes. All the fame and fortune but the one thing lacking is conceiving a child of their own. But God works in mysterious ways and gave them Marley. Nice to read about an athlete taking care of his family and not having alot of baby mommas.
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Melissa: Marley is adopted!!!
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Hold up ya’ll. Did they adopt that little baby. Do they have caucasion running in the family veins? That baby does not look like its of African-Amerian descent. In any event, god bless and congrats!!! Honestly, who’s da daddy?
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first and foremost when a child needs a home race shouldnt be an issue white celebrities adopt black children all the time and parade them like the latest handbag. besides that the point is that marley needed a home and they needed a child.its a perfect fit. sometimes race isnt always the issue its more about love and caring. i wish them the very best i kno they will be great parents to this fortunate little girl.
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God Bless Them! and Congrats!
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I love the fact that they got a baby form the US! but I really wish they would have gotten a black baby rather than a white one.
No offense to the baby girl but there are so many little black boys and girls who people dont take and you have a nice BLACK couple with the money to take care of them. You think they would want to have a black baby.
The white baby is cute but there are plently of white couples that can and will take her, leaving the black ones in the dust. Why would they want to do that? I just feel bad for black babies in foster care, clearly no one wants them. Not even other black people.
what kind of message does that give?
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maybe the baby is Black? Obviously mixed, but still…
I just wouldn’t adopt a baby that people would never mistake for being mine.
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no the baby is white!
there were articles around the time they got her. epopel were wondering why they bypassed all the black kids and grabbed the little white girl.
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Here is a myth many black people don’t know. There are not that many black infants available for adoption. I recently went through the process and it was so disapointing. There are a lot of children over the age of 6 available for adoption but not infants. People do not put children up for adoption that option and the older children have been taken from bad situations and come with many of the scares attached with it. The public agency’s told me to adopt a 15 who has had a baby if I want an infant. The private agency’s want $$$$$$ and the wait is at least five years (and longer if your single).
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Hinsight2020, thanks for bringing this up. I was going to post about this but I think it disappeared.
I have not researched, but from what I have seen, it is very hard to adopt a healthy newborn of any race here in the states. Many of the children laid to waste in the foster care system are older.
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I would think that after trying to conceive a child and not succeeding for a long time or finding out that you cant conceive at all most couples are happy to adopt ANY child no matter what race. They are normally just happy to finally be parents.
I’m glad they have a healthy and happy child. I wish them the best. GO COWBOYSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
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Hi there, congrats to the happy couple. Marley is as cute as a button
On the matter that they adopted a white baby instead of a black baby, i actually don’t care whether the baby is black, white, pink or purple.
So many kids gets lost in the system and i personally would adopt 10 kids if i were able, but here in South Africa adoption laws are very strict. No kid should grow up in the adoption system without anybody ever adopting them.
Kind regards
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okay first off..the baby isn’t white…
and secondly, why does it even matter???
i dont understand why people are always like ya black with black, and white with white, and latino with latino…it doesn’t really matter at all.
some people like to mix it up…thats called being internationally minded.
anyways..i love the family..and im glad they were able to take the little one in. im sure she will be loved unconditionally.
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THANK YOU MELISSA SO MANY PEOPLE FOCUS ON RACE AND THEN WONDER HOW STUPIDITY STILL EXIST IN 2009 THE REAL FOCUS IS THE FACT THAT A BABY GETS TO GROW UP IN A GOOD HOME WITH A LOVING FAMILY THATS WHATS IMPORTANT THING
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I know every person is equal, and theoretically it shouldn’t matter what the child looks like, but I think if I wanted to give birth, and wasn’t able to conceive, I would adopt a child that looks like me (or at least is the same race as me).
My close friend’s sister couldn’t conceive. She is Chinese and her husband is White; they adopted twice from some area ( I forget where) where the people, although Asian, have more european features. I know it’s no substitute, but I think the idea that people won’t ever assume that the child belongs to you kind of takes away from the experience of parenting.
I mean, at the end of the day they found a child to love and care for, and that child will (or at least should) return the love. I’m just saying if I were going to adopt solely because I couldn’t conceive, I’d likely adopt a child where it’s plausible that I could be their parent.
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that makes sense.
i am black and I know how mnay little black kids there are who have no parent and grow up in the foster care cystem feeling unloved because people would take an asian or white baby before them. if i had the money he had, i would take a little black boy or girl and raise them to be right.
not turning around and grabbing the white girl, people will fight to get. I would want the black baby people over look, i guess this whole color things is really getting rough. even black people dont want black babies.
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So I guess many African Americans are just screwed with your logic then. Most of my family is not first line mixed/biracial but we got a rainbow going on up in here…lightest is as light as this baby, darkest is as black as coal…even in the same race and family a huge disparity in skin color and features… yeah, and some parents have been questioned if that was their kids and they are “blood”–lol
I am just happy to see that parents have wanted child and child has needed parents. There may be more to this story as well on why this particular baby was chosen by this couple…doesn’t really matter.
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I agree, there are so many little black girls to adopt. I’m happy their a family but for real.
And if your adopting because you can’t conceive why not adopt a child that looks like you
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They adopted this little girl. They were having trouble conceiving a child of their own. And eventually did get pregnant only to give birth to a stillborn son named Omar, I believe. And for those who are concerned with what race the little girl is or why they chose her, why does it matter? All that should matter is that she is with a lovely family who love her unconditionally.
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@NikNak, after re-reading your post, I understand your point of view too. My initial post was aimed at the fact that I think we sometimes put too much emphasis on what another person looks like. It has a tendency to create uneccessary divides between people.
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What is too much? What their children will look like is an important factor to most people when they choose their mate. With the amount of orphaned children that exist, a lot of people could forego giving birth and adopt, but there is something important to them about a child sharing their genetics i.e. their looks.
As for AA families who have a wide color spectrum, I am mixed and I have biracial family members as well. Regardless of their complexion, most times children come out looking like one or both their parents. And it is very rare for a child’s complexion to be completely different from either parent’s (although I do have a cousin who is considerably lighter than both her parents, and a friend who is considerably darker than both her parents).
At the end of the day, when you conceive a child with your partner, you expect your child to share at least some genetic characteristics of you or your partner. If I was adopting because I can’t carry a child to term, and if I had a choice, I would give birth vs. adopt, I don’t see why I wouldn’t want a child that people would actually believe I gave birth to.
I really don’t know what was behind their decision to adopt a White child, and I won’t speculate, so I can’t comment that they looked past all the Black children.
For all I know, maybe they were desperate for a baby, and wanted a newborn so that the child would only recognize them as her parents. I don’t know how many pregnant Black women there were at the time they were interested in adopting.
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All those who have a problem with the baby’s colour I hope you are bringing up your own little adopted child at home!
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You know!! people are so judgemental only looking at appearance all the damn time, i bet you white people dont say why didnt madonna and angie adopt a white american girl or boy, am sure when it comes to these situations noone is watching colour! its time we look beyond colour and into hearts jeeez SMH!
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amen, im not taking anybodys kids in so bless this beautiful couple and shame on those who wanna race bait…
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Wow ur “own little adopted child” you sound so ignorant. As an adopted child who isn’t AA but who was raised by AA parents I find this statement appauling. I am Puerto Rican and Cuban (I look AA but with some “cut” ….I don’t look anything like my parents but, why would that matter??? I am glad I didn’t end up in foster care…I’m happy for them wish they adopted a minority child but who am I to judge?
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Its a STATEMENT Iriewhite!!! My brother is adopted so there isnt no ignorance here!! I suggest you need to comment on those who have a problem with the colour of the childs skin before you have a problem with my statement. Thanks!
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It’s nice that you were adopted but what about all the other Black people your parents may have looked over that became wards of the state until they were 18 yrs old?
(I will not get into how it irked me when you said “I am Puerto Rican and Cuban … I look AA …”. Puerto Rican and Cuban are NOT races. There are Black Puerto Ricans and Black Cubans [Celia Cruz and her husband being quite notable Black Cubans, thank you very much], so just b/c you come from parents who have Hispanic heritage does not mean you aren’t Black or part Black. Black people are born all over the world.)
The point that people are trying to make is, EVERYONE deserves equally to be adopted, and if prospective parents determine a child to be less desirable based on their complexion, that IS SAD for EVERYONE.
You know what it says? It says that if they had the choice they wouldn’t continue to bring dark-skinned people into this world. Dark-skinned children should, according to their actions, DISCARDED.
Now, as I said before, I don’t know why these people chose their baby, but unfortunately, the fact that they chose a White baby, when there are supposedly lots of Black babies to go around (not sure how true that statement is), and a newborn healthy White baby almost never has a problem being adopted, that might be an indicator of how they feel, which makes people sad.
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….so it would have been better that Iriewhite became a ward of the state? This whole argument is ridiculous. And it’s headed by people who aren’t opening their hearts and home to a single cotton-picking child. Unless you’re solving the problem, you have have to right to be arguing the issue. You’re not in the struggle!
And BTW, I don’t look like my adoptive family AT ALL. I’m black as night and my family is New Orleans’ Creole (most could pass if they wanted to). My mom said she took one look at me and knew I was her daughter. Everyone doesn’t see color 1st.
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you missed the point of the argument.
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Okay so maybe ignorant was kind of strong.
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DEAR HINDSIGHT:
THERE ARE FAR MORE OPPTYS. TO ADOPT BLACK OR BI-RACIAL INFANTS THAN
WHITE ONES. IF SHE IS WHITE IT IS TOO SAD. THERE ARE FAR MORE WHITE
PARENTS WILLING TO ADOPT WHITE CHILDREN THAN BLACK ONES OR WHITE
ONES WILLING TO ADOPT BLACK ONES. I AM GLAD LITTLE MARLEY HAS
LOVING PARENTS BUT THERE ARE 5 VERY BLACK “MALEKAS” OVERLOOKED
FOR EVERY HAPPY MARLEY STORY SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT
ACCEPTABLE. SAD REALITY NO MATTER HOW WE TRY TO SUGAR COAT IT. I
HAVE A FREIND WHO IS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS TO FOSTER / ADOPT
AND HER SOCIAL WORKER TOLD HER SHE HAS BEEN ASKED BY BLACK COUPLES
FOR LIGHTER CHILDREN.
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I read somewhere else that the Ware’s were not even trying to adopt. There Pastor knew of this baby needing to be adopted while the mother was 8 months along and connected the families. This was the work of God and had nothing to do with skin color or preference. Here was a baby who needed parents and parents who needed a baby. Thank you Lord for blessing this family.
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Did I hear an amen!
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AMEN!!
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Here’s one from me. AMEN!!
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AMEN!
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I agree with Melissa
I find it hard to believe Marley was the only infant left and she happens to be white. Most people line up for white babies. I do think that there were black babies they could choose from and didn’t choose them for whatever reason. At the end of the day, I’m happy for them but I don’t respect their decision to grab the first white girl instead of the first black baby. I find it hard to believe their were no black infants they could choose from
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“choose from” ??? its not a pet store!!! They not bringing home a new puppy!!! When you adopt a child its because you feel that you have an intimate connection or bond with that child that is so undeniable that you must make them a part of your family. They are not picking out of a litter box, these are children with emotions and feelings!!!
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BCK did a story about this beautiful couple dated June 18, 2008. It outlined, via a link, the whole story about how this beautiful baby came to be adopted. Maybe we should know the whole story before we pass judgment on their decision to love this precious gift.
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Who the f*ck cares who they adopt, at least their helping a needy child.. Damnn
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I read the whole story and I think she was meant for them and them for her. It all worked out the way it was suppose too and I am happy for them. Black children get adopted by white parents all the time so it the other way around. You act like they were like we are only going to adopt a white baby. Get your head out the clouds, adopting takes a long time even if you do have money and to adopt a new born of any raise in a 2 week span is unheard of. They got a baby when the getting was good and it just so happen the baby was white.
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Pretty much what I wanted to say.
If he and his wife were a white couple who adopted a black baby, would anyone here be asking why they passed over white babies? No. Most of us would be saying that at least a black child has a safe and loving home, though I’m sure a few haters would say that it was all a publicity stunt.
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no YOU hate yourself…thats my problem with black people like you is you try to paint us with a broad brush like we all have the same mind or something…kinda racist in a way
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universitychick, I also hate it when its assumed that blacks by default have a low self esteem. Hello, not all of us have bought into the inferiority thing and MANY of us are not wanting to be anything other than what we are. Of course there are always those exceptions–self hate knows no bounds…speaking of which, I did see the recent pics of the skin bleaching that NikNak referenced ala Mr. Sosa as well as the light contacts he is sporting. He looked better darker IMO.
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Calm down!
Sometimes generalizations are true. Saying that Jamaicans eat curry chicken is a generalization. Of course not EVERY Jamaican person eats, it but if it is a part of the cultural tradition, like say referencing Black hair as ‘bad hair’ then people will make the generalization.
You missed the point of my comment. Someone asked why people were making a big deal about them adopting a non-Black child, as if it were the same as a White Couple adopting a Black child. Blacks and Whites in America have different histories (obviously), with how we’ve been treated, and have been taught to view ourselves, it is no wonder people question their motives.
Now, I’ve never said the Wares felt that way, I’m saying I understand why there is debate.
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the baby is hispanic!!!
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Why do some of you assume that everyone suppose to know that Marley is adopted? I have never heard of this man, nor have I seen him. I dont watch tv anyway, so that is probaly why. Television to me isnt worth watching, to depressing. I get my news from internet or paper. Anyway, I thought the child was theirs, I have seen many darker complexion couples make very light children. Either way, she is a beautiful little girl and blessed. I also love the name Marley.
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…vecause all it takes is a little research. I put his name in the searh pane on BCC and wa la another article popped up saying that they adopted the baby (who is hispanic not that it should matter people. Seriously people shouldn’t comment unless they knwo what they are talking about.
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…and Oprah should open up a school for Black kids in America, not South Africa…..
Sound familiar???
Every well to do Black person or celebrity can not fix every problem with the Black community. People are just trying to find there bit of happiness in this world, some find it with a non Black partner, these folks have found it with a non Black child. Let’s worry about why there are (according to some of you) a disproportionate number of Black kids that need to be adopted.
P.S – White and Hispanic are not mutually exclusive, one can be both.
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Baby Marley is a Hispanic infant!!! She’s a beautiful child that was in immediate need of a family, and I’m glad that the Ware’s were able to adopt her!
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THIS IS BS, THEY SHOUD’VE ADOPTED A BLACK CHILD! WHITE CHILDREN GO FOR UPWARDS OF $50,000.00! IT WILL COST LESS THAN $1500.00 FOR THE ADOPTION OF BLACK CHILDREN! THEY OUTLINED IT ON 20/20 ONCE, ON HOW WHITE CHILDREN ARE SECRETLY BEING SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, AND HOW PEOPLE PAY MORE TO GET MOVED UP ON THE LIST FOR A WHITE BABY! THEY COULD’VE ADOPTED A BLACK CHILD, BUT THEY INSTEAD DECIDED TO GO FOR WHITE! THIS REALLY ANGERS ME, BUT THAT’S THEIR DECISION AND THEIR LIFE. IF THEY CHOOSE TO TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE MILLIONS OF BLACK CHILDREN WHO WILL GROW UP IN THE SYSTEM, THAT’S THEIR CHOICE! AS FOR ME, I WOULD WANT ME CHILD TO RESEMBLE ME, ADOPTED OR NOT!
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POOR LITTLE MALEKA…NUFF SAID!
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That baby is mixed or spanish. They can adopt whatever color baby they want.
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Look, anyone who cannot have a child and is blessed with one regardless of the color has my full blessing. There are so many people who cannot get pregnant, as was the case with this couple, and many who SHOULD NOT be able to have children (as we have seen in the news lately), so more power to them. They have my full blessings because, as we always spout on BCK, CHILDREN ARE A BLESSING.
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BCk, i love the Ware’s featured family flicks! Oh, my god! She is so cute! Gasp! It doesn’t matter what color this little pumpkin is! She is an innocent child and a beautiful one at that. I happy for this couple and God bless them.
Perhaps you guys should look outside of colore: The wares did.
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The pictures on the Home page are BEAUTIFUL! What a precious little girl! Why do people think so much about race? A child is a child, hispanic, white, or black, and if cross-race adoption is well accepted when white people adopt black babies, I don’t see why, once in a while, a black couple couldn’t adopt a lighter skinned child. I think it’s amazing and this family looks wonderfully happy, so nothing else matters!
What a nice change, actually, to see people not obsessed with the colour of their skin!
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If race wasn’t a huge issue, we wouldn’t have a site called Black Celebrity Kids.
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Maybe it is an issue for you, so be it. I like this site and come here everyday, but I don’t see the necessity of segregating, and that’s what you intend to do I think. What would people say if there was a WHITECELEBKIDS site? It would obviously be considered racist.
Anyway, this adorable little girl is the child of two black people, and she’s not black. So what? People, black or white, would fight each other to adopt a newborn, black or white. There is not a lot of black infants available to adoption, you know. They took the first child on their way. What should they have done? Reject her and say that since she’s hispanic, they cannot raise her?
Yes, there is a whole bunch of older kids waiting for a family, black, white, asians, whatever, almost nobody wants them. That is another issue, way bigger than this cute family living a happy life. A child is a child, and if it’s so upsetting, go and adopt that black kid sitting alone in a foster home who must be very resentful at little Marley Ware who stole his/her place. But I think there is no such kid, because almost every healthy baby available at the time is probably in a family of his own one and a half year later. This is older children we should care about, noone seems to want them.
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Hi, Solene. I remember you from other posts and i think you make informative comments, however, i must disagree with you on one account. If there was no need for this site, then you wouldn’t be on here. Plain. and. simple. Most other baby blog sites don’t have to call themselves whitecelebkids.com..They just don’t have to-it is an unsaid rule. Now, those other sites do show kids of color, when the feeling moves them. It’s not enough to call your site a baby site and then have 9/10 of your posts be about the caucausian family unit as if the african family unit doesn’t exit. Therefore, that is the reason we have magazines such as Ebony, Essence etc.. and even Latina magazine.
It’s easy to just say that “i think the world shouldn’t be segregated.” I agree, but i think it goes beyond that. The world will always be segregated. As long as there are black cars, red cars, yellow cars, there will be black people, white people, red people etc…. My only issue in this world is the hate that continues to exist among people. We all need to acknowledge that we are all different but that we can all work together for a better world and for our future generations.
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@Babygirl, I don’t follow Solene on here like that, but I agree with you on disagreeing with her..on one account. Your post is on point and without knocking any one person. That’s how you lay knowledge.
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Blacks just are never happy my gosh!!!!! If his wife were white or non-black, there would be comments non stop about ( i included), if he had 5 diff baby mommas and wasn’t paying child support, there would be comments jumping on that. If he wa walkin around sleeping with everything that walked, there would be comments jumping
….however, the man is with an African-American woman, not just his girl but his WIFE. The man does not have baby mommas left and right. The man is taking care of his household and his family, he does not sleep around with groupies.
I mean what do people want seriously, there is ALWAYS SOMETHING!!! why is it ok for a white family (Spielbergs, FOSTER, JOlie) to adopt black babies but when a black family does just the thing its a big deal. On the post with steven spielberg’s adopted black son, i didnt see one comment about “they should have adopted someone who look like them” most of the comments read: “God Bless them for taking care and raising this black child” …so why must it mean that the WARES just did not want a black child? It could just mean that when they saw this baby they fell in love with her, thats it.
Its not that i dont understand the point about having a child who resembles you but that shouldnt even matter rite now cause that child needed a home and they needed a baby so its a perfect fit.
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I think it’s awesome that they adopted her.
Everyone is assuming she is white, and so what if she was?! But she isn’t. Has anyone even looked at the more recent photos of her?
I for one would have no problem adopting a Swedish, white-blond, ice-blue eyed child, or a deep mahoghany-skinned African child, or an Asian child, or any other race. I could feel love for any child that I could adopt at birth.
The story of how they came to adopt this baby is nice and too many people on here are so small-minded about this!
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she’s very cute and she looks very happy. that’s all that matters is for a baby, any baby, to be loved and given a good home, no matter the race of the parents. nobody on this earth asked to be here, and unfortunately not all upon their arrival are wanted. it’s wonderful when someone wants to give that one a home and to let them know that SOMEBODY loves them; more power to those who are able to do that or just have the desire in their heart (but not the money) to do so.
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Marley is of Hispanic descent. I am so happy for this family. They look thrilled and overjoyed. I hope and pray that whether through another adoption or perhaps a biological child they will give Marley a brother or sister. However, if they feel as if Marley is enough then that’s wonderful too. Is it me or does Marley look a little like Demarcus? It’s amazing how adopted children tend to favor their parents. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Awww Marley’s cheeks…great!
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Had this man married a non-black woman what would the comments be like? I think we all know the answer. Hugh Jackman adopts a black child and he is applauded by virtually everyone. Funny.
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I made this blog one day when I was reading about Katherine Heigl and her husband had adopted an Asian baby and people were fussing about it. I thought I’d share.
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I LOVE the Jolie-Pitt family! I LOVE that they have had kids of their own and I love that they adopted children. They opened their HEARTS, HOMES, and FAMILY to others in NEED. They didn’t care if they were from Ethiopia, Cambodia, or Vietnam. They didn’t care if they were pale, caramel or brown hued. They just wanted to give Maddox, Zahara and Pax things they didn’t have before they came.
I am only 21 years old, so adoption is not an option for me at this point in time. However, I would like to adopt when I’m older and if I am financially able. I will have my own children as well, if I am able to have children of course. I would be just like the Jolie-Pitts. I wouldn’t care if the child(ren) were from USA, Korea, China, or wherever. I would just want to give the child everything they need and deserve.
That’s why I REALLY dislike people who whine and complain about adoptions. Some people or rather some American people whine because other Americans adopt children from other countries. “White” & “Black” Americans whine because “White” celebrities adopt African children or Biracial (Wht/Blk) American children. Plus let me not forget people who don’t think people of the LGBT community should be allowed to adopt at all.
I’m not a violent person, but the people I’ve mention above really make me upset. Children ALL around the world NEED LOVE, FOOD, HOME and the RIGHT to be HAPPY. So someone adopts a child from another country, SO WHAT! Maybe it was easier for them to do than adopt a child from here. (America) So someone adopts a child that doesn’t look like them or share similar backgrounds, SO WHAT! And so someone, who happens to love someone with the same reproductive organs as them wants to adopt, SO WHAT!
If the child is going to be getting everything they deserve and need, everything else is FOR THE MOST PART irrelevant. Sure the way some people are with race issues or homosexual issues will be a problem for them, but everyone on the planet has to deal with those.
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Thank you for writing my reply…lol
I was just replying to a couple of comments left for me and you juat summed it up for me in an nut shell. Totally agree.
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Your very welcome. Some people just totally miss the mark when it comes to adoption.
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I wasn’t going to respond to some of the ignorance I saw in print on my computer screen.
In saying that, thank you for posting what you posted. That just means I don’t have to now
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I thin people are commenting because they really never seen this before 2 dark skinned parest adopt a white baby very rare never really heard. light skinned is whats in honestly today
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The baby is not White. She is Hispanic. The Wares didn’t go to an adoption agency to get. A pastor from a church called and told them about a pregnant teen in trouble. She needed to find a home for her baby. The pastor knew of the Wares’ failed attempts at pregnancy and contacted them. That’s how they adopted their daughter. They didn’t go out of their way to find a “white” baby. Do some research before your start coming to conclusions about things you don’t know.
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I agree. Who cares what color she is, she needed loving and caring parents and that’s what she was blessed with. I’m so sick of everyone commenting on skin differences. It’s sickening to know that people judge you by the color of your race and not by your character.
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This reminds me of that Steve Martin movie “The Jerk”.
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I’m really confused at how other people wish this couple had adopted a Black child. What difference does it make? A child is a child. Love knows no color.
Why do you guys think the adoption process is so easy? You just can’t walk in there and demand a Black baby and they run in back and get you one. Are there even that many Black babies up for adoption? I know there are alot of Black kids in foster child.
What if people said the same thing about Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt? I sure wish they had adopted a white baby….that sounds crazy and racist.
I admire anyone who is willing to open their home to a child in need.
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I agree with you Latifah. When I am financially able I definitely plan on opening up my life and home to foster care and eventually adoption. I am going to be led by God when I decide which child I adopt, not by the color of skin. If the child is black, WONDERFUL. If they are Indian or Chinese, WONDERFUL. I will love them the same.
I really feel bad for some of you. To verbally attack this couples’ motives for choosing this beautiful child and you don’t even know them or the way this child came into their lives is petty and immature. What you do know is that they chose to take care of a child (love, provide, and care for) for her entire life and they didn’t have to. What a beautiful thing to do and you have a problem with her skin color? If God brought this child into their lives, WHO ARE YOU TO QUESTION IT???
If some of you are so concerned about AA children in need of adoption then get involved. You don’t have to foster a child or adopt, you can just partner with a child in the Foster Care system and just be there for them, love them, be a friend, be a guide, be a steady permanent fixture in their lives. They need that. I went to a meeting the other day for an organization that helps partner adults with children living in foster homes, group homes and young adults that have transitioned out of the foster care system because of age but have no one to help or guide them. There where volunteers there who where in their early 20s and one young lady didn’t even have a car. These young women just wanted to get involved. IF you are so concerend, you can do it too, right where you are in life. If you choose not to, that’s okay but stop criticising the ones that are helping.
You can go to RAISEMEUP.ORG to find out how you can get involved in your area.
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Well said!!!
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well said
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BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I’m adopted..white…married to a black man with a mixed child…who cares who marries who… who cares who adpots who!!! This child is beyond lucky that she now has a loving father and mother!!!! It’s a shame that people looked at color and not how beautiful the picture was!!! SHAME on YOU!! I was lucky to be adopted by a loving family…I had a wonderful childhood and so will this child…god bless this wonderful family!!!!!!
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As someone who suffered for 10 years of infertility. If someone offered me a silver and pink baby I would take it. It’s the desire to have and love a baby. I wonder if whites are called race-haters for adoption children outside their race? Black infant babies are hard to get too.
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mamanas–my heart goes out to you in your struggle. Your post in its brief and candid way has addressed the heart of the matter more succinctly than any of the posts I have seen on this thus far.
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To any and all who have negative remarks about this beautiful family, shame on you. After suffering several miscarriages, it must have seemed like a gift from God when they were presented with the opportunity to adopt this child. Be happy for them and keep your negative crap to yourself.
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With all the money and resources available to these people, I’m sure they could have adopted a little black baby. Also, to all you people saying “race doesen’t matter”, “skin color doesen’t matter”, you’re obviously living in the town of Dellusionville.
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@Ginnifer
WTF? Dellusionville? Oh, so we’re crazy because we don’t see people for their color, but for what’s inside their heart? It’s people like you that will always keep America one step behind. I’m sure God wont be thinking race matters on Judegment Day. And if you want them to adopt a black baby, then hell, aint nothing holding you back either!
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Wow, this is great that they adopted a kid that needed a home. I just hope the next kid they adopt, represent their own race. I’m all for adopting kids who need homes. But the African kids are the least kids that get adopted, and because they are black they should also adopt their own race. Someone that looks like them.
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Wow! Some of these comments are extremely bigoted and narrow-minded.
My partner and I are both African American and we have a daughter who is Asian and was concieved through embryo donation.
I can totally understand why the Wares chose to adopt Marley – whose situations was probably the first one they were given – versus waiting for a Black baby. We were open to most races and we happened to be matched with 6 Asian embryos. After trying to have a Black baby for 4 years and experiencing several misscarriages, I didn’t care whether or not my daughter was black, orange, green or polka dotted – I just wanted to be a mom.
I also wanted to add that not everyone is rushing to adopt a White baby. Ask any domestic adoption agency and most will tell you that children who are exposed to alcohol and/or drugs or have parents with emotional or mental health disorders (even a blond haired blue eyed baby girl) are just a difficult to place as Black babies.
Finally, most of the children inside of foster care ARE adopted by Black people. In fact, only 26% of Black children living in foster care are transracially adopted. About three quarters of all Black children are placed in same race homes. So there are Black folks who are interested in adopting.
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What a beautiful family portrait!
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