| Talk about luck. Imagine winning the lottery twice in | | | | poor in a nation starved for dollars. Some gov't |
| the same week? Basically, this is what happened to | | | | officials have even expressed comments basically |
| the African child from Malawi plucked out by Madonna | | | | calling for Mr. Banda to pipe down. Anyway, if the kid |
| to become her adopted son. The incredible luck for | | | | is forced back into Malawi don't think it will be, "Gee, |
| this child is unspeakable. Born into grinding poverty | | | | thanks dad," as he gets older. More like, "Dad, can I |
| with little hope, this kid is going into a fairy tale | | | | hit you now or later?" |
| situation. His mother died at childbirth and his father is | | | | Of course, there has been a long history of white |
| an illiterate farmer basically looking to put the kid into | | | | people coming to Africa doing all sorts of good |
| an orphanage. Then Madonna, of all people, steps in | | | | works. Much is often overshadowed by the history |
| to take him away from it all. Wow! | | | | of colonialism and modern-day nationalism. This is now |
| Malawi is another African nation with problems. AIDS | | | | extending itself to celebrities coming to the continent |
| is rampant with roughly 14% of the population having | | | | and adopting children like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt |
| the disease. About a million orphans exist due to their | | | | recently did. It would be highly interesting to see a |
| parents dying of AIDS. Per-capita income is about $1 | | | | black celebrity going to Eastern Europe to adopt a |
| a day. Famine is not uncommon with roughly 25% of | | | | white child away from some of the poverty of the |
| the population dealing with severe food shortages. | | | | land. Now that would be news! |
| Who the hell would not want to get out? | | | | Outside of Madonna and Mr. Guy Ritchie being |
| Some humanitarian organizations are upset that | | | | abusive parents- which there is absolutely no |
| Madonna pretty much skipped the whole process to | | | | evidence of- this is a big win for the child. Hell, |
| adopt a child. What a shock. Reports are she paid the | | | | children of any race from any land would be lining up |
| government roughly 3 million dollars allegedly for | | | | for such an adoption. A few adults, too. |
| orphanages. This being Africa you unfortunately have | | | | Of course, this once again shows the incredible luck |
| to wonder if that money will go for its intended | | | | to be in places like America, Canada or much of |
| purpose. | | | | Europe. It is utterly mind-boggling how some people |
| Even the father, Yohane Banda, is now claiming he | | | | not only take it for granted but then degrade it. But |
| did not understand the meaning of "adoption" and | | | | few leave. Perhaps the haters should spend some |
| figured Madonna and her hubby were pretty much | | | | time in Malawi or Iraq or much of Central America |
| just going to get the kid educated and fly back and | | | | and compare. One thing is for sure: this kid is one of |
| forth to Malawi. It would be highly surprising if the | | | | the luckiest people of all time. |
| father gets the kid back. He is utterly powerless and | | | | |