Regarding "birthmother" humor - I found a website with some humorous articles written by Joss Shawyer (a mother who narrowly escaped "birth objecthood" in 1969). Granted- it's a sort of tongue-in-cheek black humor - but the articles are GREAT - and very revealing! I've listed a few of the articles below.
When you read the title "birthmother" humor were you thinking I was about to make fun of "birthmothers"? I'm NOT - I would never put down a human being who has been used as if she were not a mother but only a machine producing babies for people to buy.
(Read "Why 'Birthmother' Means Breeder")
Most people have never thought about "unwed mothers" and the sordid history of adoption. Most "unwed mothers" used as a source of babies for adoption were young women who were white and often they were middle-class. Moms suffer terribly from having their infant sons and daughters removed from them to be used for adoption. Some people may have an idea how bad this punishment might be, but they may think that THOSE BITCHES DESERVE to suffer for life for their sins!
The truth is that adoption - the punishment for "unwed" births - is way out of proportion to the "crime" of giving birth.
To see how their babies are taken, read "Birthmothers" personal adoption stories.
Read about "open adoption" and how it is used by adoption agencies and prospective adoptive "parents" to lure moms into surrendering their babies for adoption.
And now for Joss Shawyers articles:
Adoption Reunion - The Rocky Road
Touched By Adoption - With a Blowtorch
Nature Vs. Nurture - The Mystery Gene
"Choosing" Adoption - Adoption "Choice" is a Feminist Issue
Adoption Traditions - The Empty Seat at the Table
What one adoptee has to say about infant adoption:
Dear Birthmother - What the Baby Brokers Won't Tell You About Adoptees and the Truth
Birthmothers Day Celebrations - An Adoptees Perspective
"Birthmother" humor - it may be considered offensive to stigmatize various racial and ethnic minorities, but the "unwed" mother is still fair game. Probably the ONLY reason there are not more jokes about "birthmothers" is because the adoption industry is still working hard to get healthy babies for 'loving' couples and they don't want anyone to comprehend that there is a human source of the babies that is being taken advantage of in a very cruel way.
