I’ve been debating about covering this Tim Tebow interview for days. Tebow spoke to People Magazine and while these quotes made me roll my eyes and sigh several different times, I also think he’s mostly harmless. In case you don’t know, Tebow is famous for a few different things. One, he’s super-religious and one of the most famous saving-himself-for-marriage virgins in America. Two, he’s an ex-pro-football player who is now trying to be a pro baseball player. He appeals to that segment of super-churchy People Magazine readers who think Jennifer Garner is the only “good one” in Hollywood. So, what does Tebow have to say to People? Well, he wants to adopt a child from every continent. Sigh…
He wants to adopt: “I want to adopt so badly. I can’t wait. It’s definitely something I see in my future. You know what I think would be awesome? If I could adopt a kid from every continent. I think that would be a pretty cool goal. I want to sit around the dinner table every night and see kids from Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, right here in the States. How cool would that be? It’s one of my favorite things to dream about.”
He’s single right now: “Of course I want a woman who I’m attracted to. That’s a very big part of it. But I’m looking for someone who loves Jesus and loves people. Someone who makes me want to be a better person for her. And she has to want kids, and has to want to adopt. That’s a requirement.”
It’s not about race for him: “I think when you look at God’s family, it’s not about color. Love knows no color. I want my kids to grow up with an appreciation for every single person, no matter what they look like. That’s what unity looks like to me: knowing that you can love people who aren’t the same as you are. I want to teach that message to my kids; I want them to live it.”
[From People]
I’m sure there’s data to back me up, but I’ve noticed that there’s more of a movement in the past 10-15 years for Evangelical Christians to go for foreign adoptions. There are Evangelicals adopting orphans, refugees and children in need, and I think that’s a good thing… for the most part. But I do wonder if those Evangelicals – a demographic in America which is mostly white – really do embrace the multiculturalism and multiracial backgrounds of their new family members, or whether they’re just imposing their whiteness on racial-minority kids with the idea that “we’re all the same, it doesn’t really matter.” Anyway, I don’t think Tebow has really thought this through.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Source: celebitchy.com
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