tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798416736631817119.post3473216263411377563..comments2023-11-03T05:37:03.291-05:00Comments on not the nanny: Madonna and Childrenmeera bowman-johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09822353561822881644noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798416736631817119.post-34250196985519564442006-11-21T20:53:00.000-05:002006-11-21T20:53:00.000-05:00US adoptions laws are different and most of the bl...US adoptions laws are different and most of the black kids who need adopting are older and in foster care. You have to have the parents sign over their rights and it's not a pretty process. Also I work alot with foster kids and what the kids here are going through is bad but compared to an orphan in Africa? can't even compare the two. <br /><br />I think it's interesting harldy any rich black celebs adopt at all. Not locally or Internationally. I can't be mad at Angelina or Madonna.nyc/caribbean ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798416736631817119.post-24297033655106581252006-11-20T12:50:00.000-05:002006-11-20T12:50:00.000-05:00Am I being naive when I wonder if the black folks ...Am I being naive when I wonder if the black folks with whom she does hang (even her cadre of gay dancers) didn't point out that there are so many black babies in the US (and yes, in England, too; Guy has enough Jamaican/Nigerian/Brixton folk in his gangster films to know this LOL) who need adoption? This point is so obvious that I even hear regular suburban whitefolks say it at the coffeehouse when it comes to Brangelina.Christopher Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981041389119024155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798416736631817119.post-29482829317514126532006-11-20T12:04:00.000-05:002006-11-20T12:04:00.000-05:00In defence of Madonna, there is something about fa...In defence of Madonna, there is something about falling in love that you can not control. When they put my son in my arms there was no doubt he was the one. And while there was a 6 month risk of our adoption not going through, I knew in an instant that I would do anything to be part of his life forever. Maybe David choose her as much as she choose him. <br /><br />And some how I have never bough a Madonna album! <br />GGinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172283007749087166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798416736631817119.post-37416932085143249672006-11-20T11:30:00.000-05:002006-11-20T11:30:00.000-05:00My only qualm is that she purchased, I mean adopte...My only qualm is that she purchased, I mean adopted, an African kid with a known parent (and a grandmother). There are literally millions of orphans in Africa because of the AIDS epidemic who've had their entire families wiped out, and she chose one that kind of has a dad. Maybe I'm being nitpicky. The kid is lucky as heck and I do wish him and his new family well. And I'll admit the last Madonna album I purchased was more recent than '86. Yes, I am ashamed of that fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7798416736631817119.post-15010559926661585632006-11-20T01:51:00.000-05:002006-11-20T01:51:00.000-05:00It is a good thing, indeed, to take a child into y...It is a good thing, indeed, to take a child into you home and heart.Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914052712814189198noreply@blogger.com