white vs. black love

ok, so on cnn.com today the first story you see is A mother or motherland?. this article raises the question whether "intercultural adoptions" are good for children. i think intercultural adoptions are okay, but those making an issue out of ethnicity/race when adopting are exactly the problem with today's society. why does it matter what ethnicity a child is? does it make the parents any less effective or loving? i understand the need to preserve one's heritage (and i think that adoptive parents should make an effort to make this an important part of his/her life), but the difference between one human and another is skin deep. in the article one child says she would "jump at the chance to be adopted by anyone willing to give her a home."

now, the trend of celebrity adoptions are another issue...