Here's the thing 8BitMonk.... shows and films are supposed to be streamlined so the audience can understand. Every character, every casting choice, and every line of dialog should be directed towards propelling either the plot or the emotion of the scene, so unless it's a plot point and therefore has some sort of meaning, yup... it can't be done. You see a family of a bunch of pale people and one black girl and unless there is something wrong with you that'll peak your curiosity... unless that curiosity is given a satisfying answer it merely convolutes the story and acts as a distraction. The fact that you've apparently watched the show and think that she's adopted just shows how poor a job that they did explaining her situation. There are literally two throw away lines in the show, one in the middle and one in the last episode. Blink and you'll miss them. When you actually start to think about it, it really convolutes the plot. She's from an earlier marriage right? So what did Mrs. Robinson do? Get married at 16 long enough to have Judy and then get a divorce? The reason I say that is the fact that all evidence points to the fact that her and Mr. Robinson got married at a really young age as they talk about stories of being together when they were poor and just starting out and even then the kids were already born. No I'm no genius, but people high up in the military and people that design space ships for NASA aren't poor, so these other memories were from a long time ago. See... it doesn't make sense when you think about it.
As for Will, how hard is it to dye the boy's hair? If his parents aren't willing to dye his hair.... time to cast another kid. But even Netflix is selling to the lowest common denominator aka stupid people so I get why they thought they could get away with it. Also this fact is exactly why I say it was diversity for diversities sake... they write shows for stupid people to enjoy so they try to keep things simple... having a blended family is not simple... they wanted to hit you in the face with it even though this show had multiple families from multiple ethnic groups and there was no real reason to do so. Making Don Latino and Dr. Smith a woman I totally get... it was an easy way to diversify the cast, the people they have in the roles are fantastic, and it doesn't require an explanation.
The fact that for the first three episodes I kept thinking "Are they going to explain the kid situation as none of these kids look alike?" before finally giving up and just accepting it pretty much proves it was an issue. Please don't take this the wrong way, but the fact that I'm not asleep at the wheel when I watch tv is a good thing...it means my mind is curious and always active..... it's all the mouth-breathers that lazily veg out without paying attention to anything that have the problem.
And for the record, couples do not adopt all the time outside of Hollywood and rich, white folks... it's actually quite rare due to how incredibly difficult it is for the average family to get approved. Even when it is approved, the most common type of adoption is for a family member to take custody like a grandparent or aunt/uncle due to an unfit parent situation. Some of my extended family members are adopted, I should know. I wish that this wasn't the case, there are a lot of kids out there that need a home, but that's the facts unfortunately.
I can't believe I'm taking the time to explain all of this obvious stuff, but people need to understand that being "woke" doesn't mean that you turn a blind eye to reality and common human behavior.