May 2009 Archives

Madonna's scandalous attempts to bag herself another Malawian trophy child gives a new meaning to her long-held 'Material Girl' nickname.

I once applauded the former queen of sex and scandal for cleaning up her life in recent years. But now, in trying to bypass native laws so she can snatch little Mercy James from culturally familiar surroundings, she's plunged to new lows. I thought she'd stopped, having 'adopted' young David Banda from Malawi a few years back.

Are we back to the days when Black people are regarded as exotic trinkets to be owned by the rich and powerful? I thought Lincoln and Wilberforce stopped all that malarkey.

And don't give me any flannel about Madonna offering a home to poor children.

Isn't it interesting that she doesn't try to claim malnourished kids with swollen stomachs but cute and healthy ones. If rich White folks really want to help Africa's poor, why not invest in its infrastructure rather than just cruising the orphanages looking for the cutest kids to take home.

Oh but Madonna does charity work out there, you may say. But that is inconsistent with her unwillingness to heed the court's ruling preventing her from 'adopting' Mercy. Now it seems her charity is just an attempt to sweeten the pot so she can get her way. What consideration has she given to Mercy's relatives who want to take care of the girl themselves?

And what sort of cultural input can Madonna give these kids? She couldn't do much for a Black child from a western country, let alone Africa.

But Madonna isn't the only one. Why are celebrities turning to the developing world to find children to adopt? Is this the new trade in human flesh? The 21st century's answer to the Gold Rush? No longer content with fringe religions and cosmetic surgery, celebs have a new fad to indulge themselves.

Hey Madonna, why don't you go home to your recording studio and leave these little Black angels alone? On second thought, why not just go home - I don't think I can stomach to hear your whiney voice on another track.

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