“I think I may not have children although I do want them”
If you don’t want to have kids, that’s fine, but who allows their decisions on this to be guided over climate change ?Fears about climate change are prompting feelings of “shame” and selfishness among “people of color” when they think about having children, a University of California at Riverside professor wrote in her new book.. The book is “Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question” from the University of California Press.
“I think I may not have children although I do want them,” she told Sasser. “Just because, with all of the things we see going on in the world, it seems unfair to bring someone into all of this against their will.” “I got a degree in sustainability, and I’ve always questioned bringing people into an environment so much is going on politically, socially, health-wise …” she told Sasser.
In the book, Sasser wrote it makes sense “that groups of color are more concerned and alarmed about climate change,” because they are the ones most harmed by air pollution, food deserts, oil pipelines and refineries, and other environmental problems.
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