MeiLing’s Reviews > The Violence of Love: Race, Family, and Adoption in the United States > Status Update

even when something emerges from love, is believed to be loving...the people involved in it had a “wonderful experience,” this does not mean it resolves trauma or is unattached to harm. The industry and system of adoption is tied to different types of violence. Intentional and desiring love can emerge from and have overt and violent consequences that are complex and full of subtle, contradictory meanings