Kabbalah Malawi. You just go right on ahead and try to say that.

not a Mormon in sight

She and the rest of these "noblesse oblige" bitches really give real moms a bad name. What a publicity whore.

she has never shied away from the limelight! I hope and assume this is something more than just another publicity grab, but it still creeps me out to a certain extent. I fear the child will end up feeling more like a symbol than a person

"She and the rest of these "noblesse oblige" bitches really give real moms a bad name. What a publicity whore."

Oh ouch. Sure she's a publicity whore, who, into the bargain, can't sing or act. I'll even lay a gentlemen's bet she just did it because Angelina Jolie did. And yeah, Eye of the Child's open letter made an undeniable point about helping community development being more generally helpful than playing magical tooth fairy to one unbelievably lucky kid.

But there's really no need for that 'noblesse oblige bitch' shit - honestly - it just makes you look like you have a guilt complex about not knowing Malawi even existed a week ago.

Surely we can hate the woman without hating on what she's doing to Malawi - I'm willing for her to have a few more months grasping at fame if a few more North Americans start understanding that the humanitarian crisis in Africa is something worth paying political attention to.

Hi MLS, oh, I don't hate her and I agree it's net good if people are "enlightened." I surely knew dick about Malawi before doing this article, but it's making it be about HER by adopting a child that rubs me the wrong way.

My point exactly, can't she do it silently and without the pomp and circumstance. And yes, I knew that country names Malawi existed and I have zero guilt because I don't collect children like their are figurines and let nannies raise them. Just donate the money, support the cause and shut the hell up Madge.

right on, woman

it's such a good thing that madonna help and adopt a child, whatever bad things some people say about madonna's adopting a child it's notimportant, as long as she will just continue to do her humanitarian cause... i knew she was enlightened

It amazes me that 23 years after her start, there is still so much bitterness and envy over her success. Having recently seen her in concert here in Chicago ( I won tickets - I would never pay $350 a ticket), she is BY FAR the most talented performer I've ever seen. The energy she gives off is amazing and her so-called evil "Cross Stunt" actually dealt with the situation in Malawi. Good for her for actually doing something positive and god bless the jealous, low-lives who probably have never accomplished anything in their lives so they have to be jealous of others.

Not a big Madonna fan, but it's funny when people accuse her of being a "publicity whore" when I think all celebrities are. She's just better at it and it STILL works. It's just such a shame that people could look down on something so great that she did. I'm willing to become a fan now, just give me some good music or something.

Eric:

Why give Madonna the attention? Don't you realize how desperate she is. Her "Confessions on a Dance Floor" tour was a total flop - she played to empty seats everywhere (unlike Mariah Carey, who actually filled up venues). Madonna is nothing but a talentless Kaballah freak who will do anything, even adopt a child, for publicity. She's completely over with and doesn't even know it.

Roger Friedman
Fox News

Hi Roger, thanks for stopping by! I wouldn't agree that Madonna is talentless, even if it's only a talent for publicity (chuckle). I think she has often had a pretty great ear as well, and has surrounded herself with a lot of very fine talent. So those are talents also, I think.

She may very well be desperate for attention at this point, and I agree the adoption doesn't quite smell right. And she may well be "over" but she also appears to have the tenacity of a Cher, so I wouldn't assume she will stay "over."

Well, Eric - and Dawn - I DO hate Madonna. She's a pompous bitch whose music makes me physically ill.

But I think all this vitriol when the woman hasn't confirmed the adoption yet (let alone "collect children like their are figurines and let nannies raise them") or even spoken to the media about her trip to Malawi smacks of a moral inferiority complex.

I mean, all most people do is "shut the hell up" without "donating the money" and "supporting the cause" - but, you know, so far Madonna has actually done all three. And in any case, however this little circus finishes, she'll have done two.

How many have you done?

I see Eric has responded to his Fox News God Roger Friedman. Eric: do a google search about Madonna's Confessions Tour: it was the most successful tour ever by a female artist with PERFECT attendance. Her album was number one in 41 countries and even in the US where it isn't getting airplay, it's headed towards double platinum.

I guess I'm really confused: I'm not sure how much more positive I could have been about her activities regarding Malawi OTHER than the adoption.

Oh, and I contribute to various causes by writing about them. I am not in a position to do much else for the time being.

Sorry. That was a royal "you". Not in reference your article so much as Dawn's comments.

The thing is, it seems like while there's so much focus on how awful she is for (alledgedly) plucking a single child out of the gaping maw of extreme poverty and dumping it into the lap of austere luxury, putting the focus there is very conscious and almost sour-grapey choice from commentators who could be focussing on her more general and better documented efforts in Malawi.

Eric, you did a great job. Your crime is actually believing and commenting on that Fox News Vegetable, Roger Friedman, who has been paid by Mariah's pr people to hype up Mariah (look at his comments about Mariah's tour selling well despite the fact that it was a flop).

ok ppl plz look at the story before you start making remarks about her being a media whore or what ever it may be...because she is a celeb what ever she does even if she takes a sh*t just like u n i if the media can catch it on tape they will make a stink out of it..so adopting a child they will make a stink out of it 2...because she is a celeb she is not obligated to SAVE the world because she has the money, its her choice 2 do what ever she wish with the money she works hard 2 get...like most of us here have a jobs we can all donate 1 penny a day sponsor a child but do we do that nope not at all..so for her to adopt a child its a big deal she has 2 adopt the whole community for it to look as if she is trying to help the situation..no matter what u do in life there is always some1 that is not satisfy and still wants you 2 do more...let her adopt the damn child doesn't matter if she takes on the whole community like wonder woman..she really doesn't have 2 do a damn thing but she chose 2 and she should get props for that atleast instead of us telling her what she should have done n what she must do 2 assist the situation..i think she has done her part...if we all were celebrities we all wouldn't be helping a whole community of poor people that we don't even kno or even adopting one for that matter we would be so consumed in our daily bullshit 2 even care..let her do what she is doing n just be glad with it who knows maybe one day that child will be wealthy enough 2 help out that whole community

Mistress:'

Kudos to you. I have actually changed my tune on Madonna because of this. I hope it's all a publicity stunt cause it's a damn good one.

Aren't there kids in her own country waiting to be adopted?

What's the difference between this adoption and "normal" ones...besides the fact that she's a star...none.

Ms. La Spliffle,

We donate in our own back yard and I give blood every chance I get, plus giving through our church, but don't mind us not bragging about it because we don't have millions and live in the lap of luxury.

Honestly, you couldn't be more off the mark on this one. This story isn't about Eric or myself, it's about Madonna so why did you drag our names into it?

When someone writes a post about our philanthropic endeavors, feel free to come over and flame to your hearts content - until then, why not keep it on topic.

I am willing to reserve judgment and hope for the best for the boy - and what's different from a "normal" adoption? Pretty much everything, isn't it? It's Madonna, the boy has living family including his father, the boy couldn't be going to a much more "alien" and distant environment, it's Madonna, etc

Well - Dawn, I'm not trying to flame. But I am saying your vitriol towards Madonna seems out of context and inappropriate when she hasn't been bragging about what she's doing, not yet. Just doing it.

If I seem to be dragging your name into it, it's because I don't understand where the vitriol is coming from. Maybe it's too personal to be properly expressed on a forum like this. But calling her a bitch in relation to what she's doing in Malawi is really out of line. Especially when there are so many other ways to call her a bitch.

i love the term "personal imperialism." it perfectly describes the attitude of these kinds of people.

Where are Rocco and Lourdes? It's the school year, so we know they're either
A) being dragged around the globe for mommy's latest publicity stunt, or
B) still missing mommy's presence because she's away on her latest publicity stunt.
What will she do when this new child turns 5?

well, if you look at Raising Malawi, you can see that it is founded by the Kabbalah Centre People. And well, those orphans? They will be getting "spiritual" education from the Kabbalah Centre. Kabbalah is seen as many as a cult. And I don't even like calling it Kabbalah Centre since it isn't affiliated with Kabbalah at all.

Kabbalah also receives the monies from Madonna's childrens books.

If you do some research, you can see that the impact of AIDS/HIV is devastating in the region. There are millions of orphans. Families have been stretched to the limit trying to purchase medications, feeding themselves and paying for funerals. In addition, there is social stigma attached to the orphans and no monies available to help support foster families.

The father is already 32. Average life expectancy in Malawi is 35-45. Who knows if he is well?

So if you think that selling bottled water to vulnerable people and telling them that its a cure for cancer. If you can look people who have suffered misfortune in this life and say that they brought it upon themselves because they aren't spiritually connected. If you think paying hundreds of dollars for a book written in Aramaic can be read by passing your fingers on the pages and if you think the poorest of the poor should scrape the money together to pay for it, and you also think that chanting "chernobyl" over and over again cleaned up the fallout from that disaster. Then no, Madonna isn't a bitch.

If you agree with those practices of her religion and think that she should be spreading them. Well, I would say that Madonna and you are both delusional.

I'm absolutely amazed that something so positive can be turned into something so negative. But that's the world we live in today. I just think people are in sour grapes. Remember, one year ago, how Madonna was supposedly "at the end" "going broke," etc. Then, number one album in 41 countries; number one single in 41 countries. The top selling tour EVER by a female artist with 50,000-70,000 people from each city paying almost $400 for a ticket. Not bad for someone who is "old" and "irrelevant."

I actually like Madonna as an artist, I just can't stand this jump on the bandwagon horsecrap she is pulling. It smacks of so much insincerity and falseness. Just because Angelina decided to try and untaint her image by adopting the poor and impoverished doesn't mean every rich and publicity seeking celebrity should.

Be original, be sincere, be honest. And ultimately, what bothers me most is that she isn't "raising" anyone, her nannies are and you know, what's the fucking point if you aren't personally involved, getting up in the middle of the night when their sick, scared or just need you? You know, change a damn diaper every once in a while. Giving birth to a child doesn't make you a mother. Enduring years of pain, joy, sleep deprivation and answering questions like "what happens when I die" from a 3 year-old is a much more genuine path to motherhood than picking out the orphan of the week (who isn't really an orphan anyway) and then pawning the child off to a bunch of handlers.

Why can't anyone else see the charade for what it is? The end really is near I guess.

thanks Sal!

good points, God

freedom, I have trouble following you

Two Lips, I said not a single world about her career, which is doing perfectly well, as far as I can tell.

Dawn, good point about actual parenting

Dawn: How do you know nannies are raising Madonna's kids? Are you privy to her daily schedule and know for a fact that she never changes diapers or gets up in the night with her kids? Please.

No one posting on this forum knows anything about Madonna's actual life. All any of us can do is speculate based on the info we get from the media. And I think we all know how reliable that is.

I must say that reading some of these comments, and commments elsewhere (you guys are pretty tame) brought me to tears. I am an adopted child from Africa who thinks what Madonna is doing is a wonderful thing, publicity stunt or not. I cried, because I know if I stayed in Africa, I would have been dead by now. Here is this article fromt the Chicago Sun Times, which explains how I feel:
Don't preach to Madonna about adoption

October 13, 2006
BY NEIL STEINBERG Sun-Times Columnist

Children should be raised by both parents, of course, brought up in loving, culturally sensitive environments, in the communities in which they were born.

They should also have a pony, because keeping a pony is a lot of fun and teaches responsibility. Two ponies, actually, a matched set, so the first pony can rest while the other . . .

Sorry. The second sentiment is fanciful I admit, reflecting an idealized world. But so is the first. Most kids don't have ponies and many don't live with both parents. Millions upon millions don't even have one.

Thus a pox on critics of Madonna, such as the shrill she-beast Andrea Peyser at the New York Post, who called the star's adoption of an African toddler a "freakish slave auction."

Don't get me wrong -- I can sneer at Madonna's endless reign as a pop queen as well as the next guy. I just don't see how not thinking much of "Papa, Don't Preach" translates into ridiculing the idea of international adoption because it deviates from some notion of how things would be in a perfect world.

The world as it is needs more adoptive parents, not fewer. Anybody who wants to care for a stranger's child should get a medal, and those who question them -- bureaucrats with more local pride than human pity, advocates looking to score a point on the endless racial tug-of-war, news harpies who will say anything that catches attention -- should be ashamed of themselves.

I remember when Anne and Ed Burke were being beaten up by a few Chicago activists exercised that they had dared to adopt a black child damaged by his mother's crack cocaine use. Their critics had no idea what they were talking about -- didn't realize that the Burkes had previously adopted three children -- yet cooked up all kinds of baseless accusations and preened in the spotlight, until they got bored and went away.

But the Burkes didn't get bored -- they remain as they always were, loving parents to the boy, quietly, behind the scenes.

You can never accuse Madonna of being quiet. But to damn her for outrageousness out of one corner of your mouth and then damn her for embracing motherhood out of the other is both hypocritical and wrong. Even stars get to have a private life, whether we like it or not. And nobody adopts a child as a PR gimmick, and accusing someone of doing so says more about the accuser than anyone else.

Sorry Eric, I was tired when I posted and was trying to sum up. I may have to put together several posts to make my remarks more coherent.

There are 2 separate issues: 1) the adoption of a child from Malawi; 2) the orphanage built by Raising Malawi

If you go to the website of Raising Malawi, you will see that it is a charity of the Bergs (founders of the Kabbalah Center... no affiliation with the sect of Judaism or non-Judaic Kabbalah). If you read the programs listed on the website, you will see that the children will be given the Spirituality for Kids curriculum which they claim is non-denomination. Spirituality for kids is the children's curriculum for the Kabbalah Centre. Should mandatory spiritual education be a requirement for people to receive humanitarian aid? My opinion is no.

The Kabbalah Centre has been criticized as nothing but a cult. Of course you know, this is a contention of many people in regards to any religion. However, Kabbalah has engaged in selling Kabbalah water to its members, their copy of the Zorah (Aramaic text) and other mandatory fees to its members. It does have a scholarship fund for exceptional circumstances but generally, rich or poor (maybe even orphans?) have to buy them. In my opinion, the Bergs have created a cult and have exploited people. Frankly, I see Madonna as a victim who they are fleecing for every cent possible.

to be continued

As Amy has pointed out, you cannot always rely on media. And why not? Because with many cuts to budget, many papers just publish press releases with minimal fact checking. But you can still do the research yourself and make the connection. Madonna herself isn't an objective reporter. She is a brand, selling a product that is professionally marketed by her public relations people.

It is hard to discuss this critically. As mentioned, we do not have access to Madonna's house or her thoughts. And fans/non fans are automatically polarized by the name of the celebrity without examining the actual behaviour/action. . To think about something critically, you have to look deeper. You have to put aside your likes/dislike of the celebrity and look at the act itself. What would your position be if the celebrity was Tom Cruise, Michael Jackson? Or if it was undertaken by a non celebrity?. What if the charity was run by Scientology? Jehovah's Witnesses? Opus Dei?

In my opinion it is always dangerous to waive safeguards in the adoption process set by a country just because someone is a celebrity or has money. The safeguards are in place to ensure that placement is in the best interest of the child. The Government of Malawi has waived their laws (the Hague Convention exists to protect children against human trafficking).

I did some very abbreviated research and I will post links over a few posts and I encourage everyone to look into it for yourself. Then form your opinion.

Oh and FYI, I am a fan of some Madonna entertainment. I don't think she's a bitch. I do think she is isolated and hence, vulnerable to this kind of control.

BBC did a documentary on Kabbalah with a concealed camera. Read an article about what was captured here:

to be continued

Raising Malawi:

Kabbalah Centre videos are even on youtube:

wikipedia:

to be continued

cult? :

rickross.com

cultnews.com

to be continued:

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other press releases;

ctv news

cnn news


Obviously there is a lot more material out there to be read. And I think it is helpful if commenters actually read all of the comments. It is hard to separate your personal feelings to try and come to an objective viewpoint.

My heart breaks for the situation in Africa. i did come across a comment that UNICEF declined participation in Raising Malawi due to the Kabbalah Centre's insistence on moving forward with their religious curriculum. But, I wasn't able to find any source confirming or denying that fact.

to be continued:

You can read a bit about the situation for orphans in a report prepared by Unicef.

Its hard for me to convey how I feel about the situation. I am truly torn. I, myself, am an upper middle class married woman who cannot have any more children naturally. I would love to enlarge my family through adoption or other means. And clearly, any child I raise will be "indoctrinated" by the way I raise them.

And I have never been to Africa although I dream about it. I feel that the world has failed Africa and continues to fail it.

I haven't even begun to think about Bono's Red Campaign (which is giving meds directly to people). I think its great the corporations are donating funds but I wonder if its better to give my funds directly rather than through a middleman? I like to know what my money is doing. And I still wonder if the child Madonna adopted would not have been better off if he stayed with his father (and other siblings??? unknown if there are any). His mother died in childbirth. Maybe monies dedicated to cutting the rate of maternal mortality in child birth would have been a better contribution. Maybe monies specifically for this child's father to ensure his longevity would be better. (You can look up the country's stats on CIA's worldbook).

There are so many nuances and details to this situation that I find that there are so many gaps in information. Anyway, sorry about taking up so much space clarifying my opinion.

And Mr. T., what an emotional issue this is for you in particular. I think adoption is wonderful. Your parents are great people. Being a parent isn't about being self serving. My point though would be that your parents went through the entire adoption process in order to bring you into the family. And the process is there to ensure that it would be a good family for you. I think that every other child who is going through an adoption deserves the same care and attention to their circumstances. Even if their would be parents are wealthy and/or famous.

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Oh Eric, now I see the links are there. Sorry, the reason I was up late was a stupid headcold and its still affecting my writing abilities.

I apologize and please remove my redundant posts.

How is kaballah more dangerous than Catholicism or the religion that most homosexuals turn to to hide themselves, Christianity. I just think it's pathetic that someobody is doing something good for the world and knocked for it. Sad place we live in. Knock her for her crappy music..that's one thing. For this, she deserves a medal.

Mr. T.

Have you read anything about the Kabbalah Centre? It is not related to the Kabbalah tradition. I agree that other religions have done improper things and they should be held to account. Why do you think the Kabbalah Centre deserves an exemption from accountability and critical analysis applied to see if any good is actually being undertaken?

In any case, you do not have to pay a membership fee to join or participat in a Christian church. The Kabbalah Centre requires it... even of its poorest members(a few can get "scholarships") that pay the fees for them. They also must drink and purchase Kabbalah water (the Centre claims that it cures cancer) and the text must be bought as well ($300-400). There are no mandatory texts to buy in Catholicism and no requirements to buy bottled water.

What is under discussion is: 1) Madonna's attempt to adopt a Malawian child. 2) Raising Malawi and its proposed orphanage centre.

Have you looked into Raising Malawi? It is highly unusual in that it does not disclose how it spends donated funds. It also claims to be supported by the Clinton Foundation. The Clinton Foundation website does not indicate that it is tied to Raising Malawi and is not doing anything in Malawi at this time.

My point is that people should make an effort to look into the story before jumping to conclusions blindly adhering to their preconceptions.

Your parents experience of adoption is not the same as Madonna's. Without having met you or them, I am certain that they acted in compliance with the law and did not ask to be exempt from the law.

Would you please provide the information that you have that supports your spurious allegation about homosexuals? The real danger is that people make wild accusations such as the one you have made about homosexuals and Christianity without any basis in fact.

Honestly, do you truly advocate that people should not think critically when examining news stories and press releases and campaigns that ask for money?

I want my money to go to people in need. So, I would give my money to the Clinton Foundation, UNICEF or the Global Fund over the alleged charity that Madonna is supporting. Those organizations are more transparent. Just because Africa is poor, it doesn't mean that they should be recipients of whatever is thrown at them. Colonialism is over.

The comments I made above have many hyperlinks (the blue words). I stand by my research.

EO said "I fear the child will end up feeling more like a symbol than a person"...

And we all know how well that worked out for Prince.

Um....Freedom, your points are laughable. First of all, to support Catholicism these days is to support child rearing (and I mean literally..like, with a penis). Millions upon millions of priests have sex with little kids and get away with it, only because "Jesus says it's ok." Whether or not you pay money to belong to the Catholic Church is irrelevant to this point. The Catholic Church is a good place to go when you are horny and feel like packing it in to kiddyfudge. And don't even get me going on Christianity. No, you don't have to pay to join them: but, when you are one of them, you must support killing millions of kids overseas, must support murdering homosexuals (even though most Christians are gay),etc. You do your research, which is good. But your points are just pathetic. Something tells me you won't be responding to this post [Personal attack deleted]

What Madonna did, stealing a boy away from his loving, caring father, is horrific: I think this will finally be the event that ends her career. The kid would have grown up to be a happy boy within his OWN culture. I hope she dies of Aids herself.

Mr. T,

The topic under discussion is the article written by Eric. Rather than answer a question, provide evidence of your assertions, you have hurled a personal attack at a person about whom you have almost no information.

At this point, I do only care to discuss the article and have no interest in responding to comments such as those you have made. I didn't particularly defend the Catholic church or any other religion for that matter.

Sure Amy, I have no doubt that while Madonna's on tour she is getting up in the middle of the night taking care of domestics duties.

She's ALL OVER THAT. Now, pardon me, I have a diaper to change.

OMG 'True Christian'(that name is laughable!)
In response to your cruel and vile comment:
Are you so heartless that you believe that Madonna bought a child, ripping him kicking and screaming out of his father's arms? The father has himself stated that he is very thankful that Madonna is adopting his child to give him a better life than he would have in Africa. Had she NOT adopted a child, I bet you would be dragging her across the coals for abandoning the children and leaving them in despair!
The child's mother died because she didn't have adequate medical treatment. The child's father is unable to look after the young one as he lives hand to mouth in subsistance farming. The best the country can do given the breakdown of extended families in the AIDS pandemic is to pool resources and provide communal care facilities for young children in "orphanages". Why are we living in a world where any of this happens at all? Why does it take Madonna to visit Malawi before the press give a damn?

Are you so blind to not see the wells for fresh water she is having drilled? To see the modern orphanages she is building? You choose not to see the villagers dancing in celebration that they now have fresh water to drink, that their children now have beds.

It's the cynics who on their self-made pedestals are looking down on those
people waiting for them to fail, carefully looking for signs of hypocrisies or
just trying to find anything to bring those people down instead of celebrating
their willingness to improve the world by improving themselves.

Of course, the cynics think they have already figured it all out. They seem to
think they already know the truth and that's why they are standing on those
self-made pedestals. Plus, no matter how shaky those pedestals are it's easier
to throw stones from up there. For Madonna to do her best at helping those poor
people and little orphans in Malawi or for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt doing
their thing in Africa and other parts of the world or whoever well-known person
doing the same. How dare they remind the cynics what they already know? How
dare they try to help other people and show the cynics what they could do but
what they haven't done? And not everyone needs to adopt a child or to donate
millions of dollars to help. But everyone willing to help need to make a decision to do so. Everyone needs to want to help. But the cynics already know that, don't they?

Get into the groove, boy you got to prove...you want to be my African child. And let me call you Maddox.

Where's the party, y'all? Holiday...it's time to celebrate! Not cele-debate.

It's happened yet again. I do believe that Angelina was/is sincere in her efforts to become a mom, after all that's the end result of adopting, parenthood. I don't pretend to know her motives, I do feel and have felt through her career that Madonna is a hypocrite in most things that she does, except to publicize herself. Her naked pictures for a "coffee table book" followed by her plea for privacy comes to mind. My husband and I adopted-it was our successful attempt at making a family. Of course, there was no fanfare except for what our families and friends provided and even that was embarrassing. We're not rescuers, not noble, not anything that these accolades are being placed on Ms. Madonna.
We did it simply our of selfish reasons, we desperately wanted to be parents and felt that we could love without limits. We are blessed.

I've got 2 parents, lived in the Philippines for one year, can Madonna adopt me???

Sorry. Joke aside, how is it that this child ended up in this orphanage/house? Was his father not able to care for him?

madonna is a Over the Hill LEECH who is desparately trying-2-regain her youth. Grow up GrandMa and move over, with your has been life. your 15 min. of fame is OVER !

the chosen one has chosen wisely . high five dude, you hit the Nail right on , See ya GrandMa,(madonna)

Why is it that Hollywood Celebs [who live in another world of its own] and some people on this blog feel that America has no idea whats going on in Africa???? and they do??? how hilarious is that? I have been donating to African orphanages for some time, way before Madonna got invovled in HERSELF. She is no idol, and no one I would want my child or any other to "model" themselves after. I believe she care more for herself and what people "think" of her than anything else, after all, thats all she's ever known. Doing this in front of the press spells it all out. Kabbalah is a freakish sect that is not recognized by most Orthodox Rabbi's. I don't care what she does, but she certainly didn't "make me realize whats going on in Africa" - Why don't people realize that Africa has been in trouble since the dawn of time. it's time THEIR own government helped THEIR own people. The are 12 million more black kids over there, when is the GREAT WHITE HOPE going to adopt the rest? Africa will not be changed by a few million dollars from Madonna or Jolie/Pitt camp, it will ONLY be changed when the government over there changes. Period. We can't adopt all African childrent. I am NOT impressed by her latest 'act' only disgusted by her ability to use it to her own advantage, whatever that end may be. She's no-body.

Oh and for that person who said we don't know that nannies are raising her kids..? PA-leese. When that African child was shipped to England, Madonna was NOT at the airport to pick him up - HER NANNY was. Her NANNY! She has a NANNY. Do we need to spell it out to you? NANNIES raise kids, while their parents work or travel or do whatever, and they give out orders to the NANNIES! I can't say whether or not she's ever changed a diaper, but I can assure you the kids are being raised by NANNIES!....she travels for goodness sakes and goes around the world....do you think she changes diapers across the nations? NO!