The film “Daddy and Papa” was a very interesting look at how
recently more and more gay parents are adopting children. The film tied in race and sexuality
together and provided insight to a growing phenomenon that receives very little
attention. It followed three
different stories of gay men that were raising kids. It is something that I
never really have put much thought into as I don’t know any gay men with
children. “Daddy and Papa” also
discussed how gay men around children are perceived at pedophiles, and many
people are against the idea of gay men adopting. Recently agencies have been allowing gay white men to adopt
black children, which is very good in many ways. The film talked about how there are over 50,000 orphans that
need homes and families, and showed how these gay men are very capable of
giving them the love and structure in their life to do well and succeed.
The film also addressed the absence of a woman in these
adopted children’s lives and whether or not they are needed. One of the stories that the film
covered was of a girl who was adopted by her two gay dads. The dads had their longtime friend who
was a women, give birth for them.
The girl is attached to her biological mother in a way, and sees her
from time to time. I found this to
be very interesting as she knows who her real mother is, yet she isn’t legally
allowed to be or live with her.
The girl looks a lot like her mother too, which added to the obscurity. Another part of the film that I found interesting was the
fact that society is not ready for this growing phenomenon. At one point, it explained an event
that was put on for gay couples at an amusement park where one of the gay
families went. All of the children’s
rides at the park were closed, as nobody expected there to be children
attending. I think that over time
we will be seeing more gay couples adopting children. I think it is a very good thing, and helps put children without
families in a caring and loving environment.
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