NPR’s Code Switch blog does it again.
This story was hitting the headlines across the country. Journalists were interviewing families whose children had disappeared, thought to be kidnapped, asking them if they thought this could be their child. Meanwhile, they were showing pictures of the couple that this little girl was found with…and she looked like them…other than the fact her skin and hair was lighter. Then we find out…they ARE her parents!!!
Code Switch brings to light that this is not the first time that this has happened to a Roma Child.
This happens in America too…Families do not always MATCH! Interracial families and families who have transracial adopted children are who first come to mind of families that might not visually always look the same. But families come in a variety of different sizes, shades. and make ups. We must be cautious with first impressions on our ideas of what is a “family” and what “family” looks like.