Madonna Cast an Ugly Glare on Africa's Orphan Tragedy

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, the author of this article, talks about the problems of black children adoptions. He shows as an example the adoption of David Banda by Madonna. In his opinion, there were two reasons why some people protested against it. One is that people thought that Madonna gave bribes to speed up the adoption process and used her celebrity status, and that it is just another fad of a star. He proves that neither is true because Madonna "observed the rules" and "hardly needs to snatch an African child to grab some camera action". The second reason is hidden. Some believe that a black child raised by a white family is going to lose his or her black identity and learn white values. This is false because a child matures into "an emotionally secure adult" in "a loving, nurturing, and financially stable home", and this does not depend on the race of the parents. There is no way black children will forget their identity because the society always reminds them who they are. Hutchinson concludes that "Madonna deserves props, not jeers". Generally, this article presents some good support and clearly demonstrates the author's position.

Celebrities adopting children

Some say that celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Madonna adopted their children because they wanted to attract public attention. It sounds absurd for me because they do not need it. It is enough for them to go outside for shopping and they are followed by crowd of journalists and fans. I believe that celebrities adopting children do not have any selfish or bad intentions. They just want to have a child. I am glad that several orphans found homes after Madonna and Angelina Jolie adopted their children. They set an example adopting children from poor countries. Many Americans followed them and adopted children from poor countries too. And it is not fashion. Celebrities helped to draw attention of Americans to impoverished countries and their problems. And one of the main problems is large number of orphans. Their adoption is a temporary solution for this problem. I said temporary because these poor countries should take care of their children and they can not always give them away. When impoverished countries are able to decrease number of orphans and improve living conditions, international adoption is no longer needed. But up to that moment we need only welcome it.