Tony Corsentino
@notalegalrecord.net
Boring and useless. Librarian; abolitionist adoptee; bicyclist; Southerner in New England; erstwhile philosophy prof, current LIS adjunct prof. Cis. Trans rights are human rights.
Pinned
Our society to adoptive parents:
Love is what makes a family.
Our society to birth parents:
Love just isn’t enough.
Love is what makes a family.
Our society to birth parents:
Love just isn’t enough.
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That is also how I read it. As if they recognize that children actually have rights
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
That is also how I read it. As if they recognize that children actually have rights
Korean adoptees were crucially involved in making these changes, which, though they don’t amount to full abolition, are nonetheless massive.
In the US, by contrast, a single state’s decision to let adoptees see their own vital records is what passes for a major victory.
In the US, by contrast, a single state’s decision to let adoptees see their own vital records is what passes for a major victory.
anyone who knows Korea’s deeply entrenched 70 years history as a sending country for #adoption understands that this is titanic.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1064...
m.koreaherald.com/article/1064...
December 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Korean adoptees were crucially involved in making these changes, which, though they don’t amount to full abolition, are nonetheless massive.
In the US, by contrast, a single state’s decision to let adoptees see their own vital records is what passes for a major victory.
In the US, by contrast, a single state’s decision to let adoptees see their own vital records is what passes for a major victory.
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Make no mistake, I am overjoyed about this, but I am also holding back. Why?:
1. Korea will still be doing domestic adoption, which is also a supply and demand driven market.
2. They are making these changes because they have been exposed of doing 70 years of child trafficking.
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#adoption 🥚
1. Korea will still be doing domestic adoption, which is also a supply and demand driven market.
2. They are making these changes because they have been exposed of doing 70 years of child trafficking.
>
#adoption 🥚
December 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Make no mistake, I am overjoyed about this, but I am also holding back. Why?:
1. Korea will still be doing domestic adoption, which is also a supply and demand driven market.
2. They are making these changes because they have been exposed of doing 70 years of child trafficking.
>
#adoption 🥚
1. Korea will still be doing domestic adoption, which is also a supply and demand driven market.
2. They are making these changes because they have been exposed of doing 70 years of child trafficking.
>
#adoption 🥚
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“why don’t you trust that any offer of kindness or friendship is sincere?” well probably because my adoptive family makes regular practice of treating these things as manipulation tactics
December 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“why don’t you trust that any offer of kindness or friendship is sincere?” well probably because my adoptive family makes regular practice of treating these things as manipulation tactics
the Korean #adoptee diaspora has displayed activist and intellectual leadership on an absolutely epic scale. It’s a story like no other.
And this would not have come about without decades of tireless effort from a coalition crucially involving people in the Korean #adoptee diaspora.
December 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
the Korean #adoptee diaspora has displayed activist and intellectual leadership on an absolutely epic scale. It’s a story like no other.
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There is no doubt that the Danish and Scandinavian adoptees have been very instrumental in this. I have only been actively involved for about five years, but there are others who have worked on this for the past 15-20 years. >
December 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
There is no doubt that the Danish and Scandinavian adoptees have been very instrumental in this. I have only been actively involved for about five years, but there are others who have worked on this for the past 15-20 years. >
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so grateful to all those advocates. i also feel like those danish korean adoptees must have contributed to the shift in mindset.
December 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
so grateful to all those advocates. i also feel like those danish korean adoptees must have contributed to the shift in mindset.
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This doesn't mean they will domestic #adoption though.
December 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This doesn't mean they will domestic #adoption though.
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holy shit this would rule
Korea moves to end overseas adoptions by 2029
The South Korean government is preparing to end overseas adoptions by 2029, shifting responsibility for adoption from private agencies to the state in a move of
m.koreaherald.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
holy shit this would rule
anyone who knows Korea’s deeply entrenched 70 years history as a sending country for #adoption understands that this is titanic.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1064...
m.koreaherald.com/article/1064...
December 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
anyone who knows Korea’s deeply entrenched 70 years history as a sending country for #adoption understands that this is titanic.
m.koreaherald.com/article/1064...
m.koreaherald.com/article/1064...
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Make a Bond movie casual
Pratfall
Pratfall
Make a Bond movie casual
Leafraker
Leafraker
Make a Bond movie casual
Her Majesty's Laundry Service
Her Majesty's Laundry Service
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Make a Bond movie casual
Pratfall
Pratfall
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The Spy Who Thought I Was Ok
December 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Spy Who Thought I Was Ok
I have this pairing of photos framed at home and I often think about how much it changed my life—for the better—finally to know who I take after. It has even helped me to put my aging in perspective, as I see how the same creases and lines are appearing on my face that my mother has. 🥚
December 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I have this pairing of photos framed at home and I often think about how much it changed my life—for the better—finally to know who I take after. It has even helped me to put my aging in perspective, as I see how the same creases and lines are appearing on my face that my mother has. 🥚
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This is the 2nd year my nearby bio family has done a matching Christmas Jammies party on Christmas day and it's the first big bio family event I've hosted at the lake house. Everything went swimmingly and I'm just so full of warm fuzziness after an evening of family time and good food!
🥚
🥚
December 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This is the 2nd year my nearby bio family has done a matching Christmas Jammies party on Christmas day and it's the first big bio family event I've hosted at the lake house. Everything went swimmingly and I'm just so full of warm fuzziness after an evening of family time and good food!
🥚
🥚
Old-school academic too, since that was enough to get him promoted and tenured
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Old-school academic too, since that was enough to get him promoted and tenured
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I almost made it through Christmas Day without a meltdown or a tragedy, I really thought I would get through it. I’m not sure I will because Christmas still fucking sucks.
Regardless. I hope yours was better than mine, ya fucking beasties.
I will be okay tomorrow and so will you.
Regardless. I hope yours was better than mine, ya fucking beasties.
I will be okay tomorrow and so will you.
December 26, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I almost made it through Christmas Day without a meltdown or a tragedy, I really thought I would get through it. I’m not sure I will because Christmas still fucking sucks.
Regardless. I hope yours was better than mine, ya fucking beasties.
I will be okay tomorrow and so will you.
Regardless. I hope yours was better than mine, ya fucking beasties.
I will be okay tomorrow and so will you.
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anyone who counters an abolitionist critique of the last 100 years’ development of an industry in facilitating adoptions, and the corresponding legal innovations (like sealing and falsifying vital records), with “adoption is as old as time,” is ignorant or self-interested or both
December 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
anyone who counters an abolitionist critique of the last 100 years’ development of an industry in facilitating adoptions, and the corresponding legal innovations (like sealing and falsifying vital records), with “adoption is as old as time,” is ignorant or self-interested or both
Make a Bond movie casual
Leafraker
Leafraker
Make a Bond movie casual
Her Majesty's Laundry Service
Her Majesty's Laundry Service
Make a Bond movie casual
Maybe Say Something
Maybe Say Something
December 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Make a Bond movie casual
Leafraker
Leafraker
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lots of queer folks endure lousy holiday family time because it’s better than nothing, because of a vestige of obligation, or there’s still love there.
i’ll get confrontational on someone else’s behalf but i rarely stand up for myself. i tried it this year & lost myself family thanksgiving & xmas.
i’ll get confrontational on someone else’s behalf but i rarely stand up for myself. i tried it this year & lost myself family thanksgiving & xmas.
December 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
lots of queer folks endure lousy holiday family time because it’s better than nothing, because of a vestige of obligation, or there’s still love there.
i’ll get confrontational on someone else’s behalf but i rarely stand up for myself. i tried it this year & lost myself family thanksgiving & xmas.
i’ll get confrontational on someone else’s behalf but i rarely stand up for myself. i tried it this year & lost myself family thanksgiving & xmas.
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i think folks offering propositions like this feel like they’re being impartial. that not making an “active” choice keeps them exculpated & blameless.
but “potential guest list includes an asshole who’ll ensure you have a bad time, but neither of you *has* to come” has fairly predictable outcomes.
but “potential guest list includes an asshole who’ll ensure you have a bad time, but neither of you *has* to come” has fairly predictable outcomes.
December 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i think folks offering propositions like this feel like they’re being impartial. that not making an “active” choice keeps them exculpated & blameless.
but “potential guest list includes an asshole who’ll ensure you have a bad time, but neither of you *has* to come” has fairly predictable outcomes.
but “potential guest list includes an asshole who’ll ensure you have a bad time, but neither of you *has* to come” has fairly predictable outcomes.
I think that relinquishing whiteness means relinquishing one’s manifold attachments to white supremacy, and I don’t know what place a white person would have in any liberatory movement if they are determined to treat that demand as an insult.
Phrases like "relinquish whiteness" turn people away from liberatory movements. Think about what that sounds like to the average white person who is unfamiliar with basically everything. This just sounds like racism to them. If you want more help, meet people where they are and lead them.
December 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I think that relinquishing whiteness means relinquishing one’s manifold attachments to white supremacy, and I don’t know what place a white person would have in any liberatory movement if they are determined to treat that demand as an insult.
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
December 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
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a cardigan, naturally, because i’m a librarian
December 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
a cardigan, naturally, because i’m a librarian
tasted amazing!
December 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
tasted amazing!