EDHS Contemporary World Affairs

Molly-Berryman · Veteran Member

Dutch lesbians raising Turkish boy go into hiding

R-Squared · Senior Member

I really don't think that the biological parents have that much authority over the direction of Yunus's life; they lost the right to parent him. Lesbian or no, obviously they were chosen because they could be better trusted to raise a child.

ryanwelch · Veteran Member

I don't find this to be a terrible situation. If the child is in good, caring hands then it should be fine. Clearly the birth parents did something wrong to get the child taken away. I just hope this does't effect the child in a negative way.

Daniellegarlough · Veteran Member

I personally find amazing that they get their child taken away from them for obvious reason. Then they are concerned with two females taking care of their child? WHAT DOES IT MATTER!!!! They are taking care of the child that would have been in dangerous situations if the boy wasn't taken from his biological parents. They should be grateful if anything that someone is taking care of their child since they couldn't.

KingWesleyIII · Senior Member

Why is the couple going into hiding? Idk but i just don't like stories where kids are taken from their biological parents and given to some foster family, dealing with bad parents builds character and can make people strong or it can break them and end in... other ways, but thats just my opinion, I'm a rugged individualist. That kid also is gonna have a lot problems already now that he's been adopted by lesbians, not to be mean but he's gonna get bullied a lot of his life, and probably even a bit of discrimination.

thesprintking · Senior Member

as long as the child is safe then it is fine :P

Molly-Berryman · Veteran Member

Maybe people's mind sets are different in Europe. Not everyone is as narrow minded as some Americans.

ashleyhightower · Senior Member

KingWesleyIII wrote:
Why is the couple going into hiding? Idk but i just don't like stories where kids are taken from their biological parents and given to some foster family, dealing with bad parents builds character and can make people strong or it can break them and end in... other ways, but thats just my opinion, I'm a rugged individualist. That kid also is gonna have a lot problems already now that he's been adopted by lesbians, not to be mean but he's gonna get bullied a lot of his life, and probably even a bit of discrimination.

Why does it matter if he's being adopted by lesbians. That doesn't cause problems for children. It makes them more open to people that may not be the same as they are. Unless you were raised by gay parents, how would you know the effect it has on them? We will all have to see how the child turns out as he grows up. Good for the couple for saving the child from a home where he clearly would've been neglected.

KingWesleyIII · Senior Member

I could reutrn the argument but then tensions will get too high, obviously in this class (Unlike last year) having an opposing position is frowned upon

Molly-Berryman · Veteran Member

Well said, Ashley.

ashleyhightower · Senior Member

Thank you, Molly. Danielle and I were talking about this, and she made the point that a lot of people don't know your parents anyway. So this would never even come up. I stand by what I said to Wesley. Although, I'm not positive what you mean by "unlike last year."

RebeccaCavin · Veteran Member

I disagree that being raised by bad parents is good for the child in the long run, if there is potential for the child to be hurt or even killed by the parents. I also think that the child being raised by lesbians in the Netherlands is different than if he were growing up in another country. Many people (although not all) are more open to ideas such as gay marriage and adoption of children by gay couples in the Netherlands, so the child may not experience any bullying or adverse effects.

I am not trying to insult anyones' opinions, just asserting my own because the point of this class is to debate.