Comments on: Adoption Community Protest Movie “Orphan”

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:12:23 +0000

>>>>>If a family adopts a child with serious problems stemming from previous abuse, then the family did NOT do their homework. Is true, some children can be a handful what else is expected from children that have undergone serious abuse? But that is why a family must be prepared and be willing to love and take the steps to the child’s healing if they choose to adopt. Only naive uninformed parents would not know this, in which case they are not fitted to adopt.>>>

Pamela…There are many families that were not given all the information about the children they adopted. No amount of research can prepare a family for the turmoil a child such as my son, can bring into a family. I find your comment ill informed and hurtful to the many parents that were not only mislead but lied to about the severity of their children’s issues and also about the services and support available to them.

Normally, I wouldn’t have let that part of your comment go through because it’s not supportive of parents who have tried to help abused children, but I chose to so that prospective adoptive parents can see the kind of misguided judgments they will be up against.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:47:38 +0000

If a family adopts a child with serious problems stemming from previous abuse, then the family did NOT do their homework.
Is true, some children can be a handful what else is expected from children that have undergone serious abuse? But that is why a family must be prepared and be willing to love and take the steps to the child’s healing if they choose to adopt.
Only naive uninformed parents would not know this, in which case they are not fitted to adopt.
I wrote about this movie to WB.These were my concerns.
I always though WB to be a family friendly corp. i guess i was wrong.
Children can not tell facts from fiction orphans, adopted children and foster children waiting to be adopted already see themselves as not wanted, a movie like this only feeeds into it.
Children can be very cruel and many children are watching this they will use the negative depiction of the adopted girl to bully and abuse orphans, adopted and foster care children waiting to be adopted.
Children between the ages of 3-15 will get a very cruel,negative backlash from this movie, in more ways than one
How can Warner Bros and everyone involved be so cruel and not put themselves in an orphan child’s shoes for one minute, they would not dare make a movie called “black” or “homosexual” and depict black or gay people in a very negative light, but children have NO voice and the term “Orphan” which is already loaded with negative connotations is being used by Warner Bros to make a buck, not caring at what cost.
Is EXTREMELLY CRUEL and DISGRACEFUL to children.Shame on Warner Bros, Leonardo DeCaprio and anyone else involved. I am boycotting anything WB makes from now on period.
Pamela Bishop

By: Adoption Under One Roof

Adoption Under One Roof — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:00:10 +0000

Adoption Horror Movie: “Orphan”…

Hi, everyone! It is great to be back after my week off from blogging. I thought I would kick off my return with a controversial topic – the movie Orphan, which is scheduled for release on July 24. Because I so rarely get to go to the movies, I ha…

By: chris

chris — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:26:59 +0000

looks like i’m late to the party, but i’m rolling with it now.

i’m in the process of setting up a website to show warner bros. that we mean business. i too have two adopted little girls, both of whom have their issues, but there is literally no semblance between their “issues” and “esther.”

the website is http://www.boycottwarnerbros.com. it will be live by tomorrow morning. please feel free to disseminate the link to any and all pro-adoption groups.

thanks everyone.

sincerely
cam

By: Joanne

Joanne — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:42:05 +0000

Hi Mike…thanks for commenting. As I posted above, I also think that it should be treated for what it is…a horror movie.

For the record: This community (our blog and forum) supports issues that are relevant to parents who adopted their children, regardless of my personal experiences or opinions….which is why I’m sharing the information along with my personal feelings on this controversy.

By: Trax

Trax — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:03:55 +0000

Nice one…everyone should know about this issue.!

By: nettie

nettie — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:51:00 +0000

This is a horrible subject to make a movie about. Thanks for the blog. I will be protesting and will be getting the message out.

By: Roberta

Roberta — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:42:56 +0000

As an adoptive parent of 3 I strongly object to the movie “Orphan” and the characterization in the line “it’s hard to love an adopted child as much as your own”. My children who came into my life through adoption ARE my own and they are loved as such. I have actively sought to correct such stereotypical, misinformed and incorrect statements about adoption and continue to do so. Children often come to adoption through abandonment and to portray adoption in such a manner is unthinking and unfeeling and should be corrected in the editing of this movie.

By: Mike Connor

Mike Connor — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:46:41 +0000

I am adopted! This is just a dang slasher movie. It’s as silly as protesting Silent Night Deadly Night because there was a killer dressed in a Santa suit. This is nothing to protest…it’s a freakin slasher flick!

By: Cathy Doheny - Charlotte International Adoption Examiner

Cathy Doheny - Charlotte International Adoption Examiner — Mon, 25 May 2009 17:33:16 +0000

I have just published an article on the topic that is at the top of Warner Bros. google searches. Please read, comment, and pass the link along.
http://www.examiner.com/x-7928-Charlotte-International-Adoption-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Adoption-horror-movie-Orphan-to-be-released-by-Warner-Brothers

Cathy Doheny – Charlotte International Adoption Examiners last blog post..Anti-adoption horror movie, Orphan, to be released by Warner Brothers