Defending Madonna?
Is it just me or does everyone believe every child deserves to be loved?
There’s a battle raging in Africa this morning, over a baby boy called David.
HUMAN rights groups in the African nation Malawi are going to court today, to try to stop pop singer Madonna and her husband Guy Richie from adopting 13 month old David.
Malawian law prohibits adoptions by non-residents, but officials had granted an exemption to Madonna.
Madonna and Guy apparently left Malawi on Friday without the child, who did not have a passport.
Now I am not a Madonna fan. I know I don’t know her, but I haven’t admired her career. I think she’s a great performer with absolutely nothing to say other than look at me! Look at me! And I think she trod on her family to get to the top.
Having said that, I have no doubt she is a mother who loves her children and would be a good parent to this little boy.
I understand there’s a lot of concern about arrogant westerners adopting children from poor nations. I understand the disquiet over celebrities appearing to be able to adopt more quickly than mere mortals.
What I don’t understand is how we justify leaving one year old David in a dilapidated orphanage in a poverty stricken nation with absolutely no hope of an education or local adoption.
There are 900 000 orphans in Malawi. Madonna and Guy Richie have pledged four million dollars to their plight. In return they hoped to take little David back to England with them.
David’s mother is dead. His father is alive but desperately poor, he says he is unable to take care of David.
My cousin Elizabeth was adopted from overseas. Her family has never denied her heritage, and has spent thousands of dollars they probably couldn’t afford paying for Elizabeth to visit relatives in Korea.
I know for a fact that Elizabeth wouldn’t trade her life for anything.
We’re a global village. Surely, in a perfect world, all that matters is that every child possible is given a home of their own and a family to love.
There’s a battle raging in Africa this morning, over a baby boy called David.
HUMAN rights groups in the African nation Malawi are going to court today, to try to stop pop singer Madonna and her husband Guy Richie from adopting 13 month old David.
Malawian law prohibits adoptions by non-residents, but officials had granted an exemption to Madonna.
Madonna and Guy apparently left Malawi on Friday without the child, who did not have a passport.
Now I am not a Madonna fan. I know I don’t know her, but I haven’t admired her career. I think she’s a great performer with absolutely nothing to say other than look at me! Look at me! And I think she trod on her family to get to the top.
Having said that, I have no doubt she is a mother who loves her children and would be a good parent to this little boy.
I understand there’s a lot of concern about arrogant westerners adopting children from poor nations. I understand the disquiet over celebrities appearing to be able to adopt more quickly than mere mortals.
What I don’t understand is how we justify leaving one year old David in a dilapidated orphanage in a poverty stricken nation with absolutely no hope of an education or local adoption.
There are 900 000 orphans in Malawi. Madonna and Guy Richie have pledged four million dollars to their plight. In return they hoped to take little David back to England with them.
David’s mother is dead. His father is alive but desperately poor, he says he is unable to take care of David.
My cousin Elizabeth was adopted from overseas. Her family has never denied her heritage, and has spent thousands of dollars they probably couldn’t afford paying for Elizabeth to visit relatives in Korea.
I know for a fact that Elizabeth wouldn’t trade her life for anything.
We’re a global village. Surely, in a perfect world, all that matters is that every child possible is given a home of their own and a family to love.
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