Madonna and Imperial Hubris

So Madonna wants to adopt a little baby from Malawi.

Give me a break!

Perhaps she is competing with Angelina. Perhaps she wants to clean up her image as a self-absorbed, self-centered hedonist. Perhaps she is sincere and really does believe that a child can have a better life with her than with his own father.

Either way, I ain't going for it.

Malawi is one of the most under-developed countries in Southern Africa. It has an extremely high incidence of AIDS. All of these things are certainly relevant to the argument but I have another perspective to present that has nothing to do with that.

If Madonna truly wanted to help this child, knowing he has a living biological father, why doesn't she contribute monthly to the family? Keep them together. Allow the child to grow up in his own culture, surrounded by his own relatives and perhaps even give him a chance at higher education where he will contribute to the well-being of his own country. How can it be in the best interests of this child to be pulled from all he knows, brought to a foreign country with a foreign culture?

It takes a special hubris for citizens of certain countries to believe their way of life is the only one worth living. I don't blame Madonna. She was trained to believe the way she does. She is trained to believe that satisfying her own desires, regardless of the impact on others, is the highest value. If she wants it, she should have it. If she doesn't want it, she should be able to throw it away. There is nothing inconsistent in her actions and her cultural background.

I hope, by all that matters to me, that she will not be able to adopt that child. If she is truly trying to practice nam jie, perhaps she would be willing to commit to a monthly income for the baby and his father for the remainder of their lives.

Now that would impress me.


May we be protected from the strong ~


Thailand Gal
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