Angelina shopping for new kid
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Am I the only who’s bothered by the way people talk about adopting kids from other countries as if it’s some kind of retail therapy? From People.com:
One thing Angelina Jolie has realized since becoming a mom to Maddox, 4, and Zahara, 9 months is that she wants to adopt again.
“I’m planning on it,” Jolie told PEOPLE at the first annual Worldwide Orphans Foundation benefit Oct. 24 in Manhattan.
“Most of the night I just thought about how quickly I want to adopt again. It’s a very special thing. There’s something about making a choice, waking up and traveling somewhere and finding your family.”
So what corner of the globe will Jolie adopt from next? “There are so many wonderful places. There are many parts of Asia, Africa, South America, so sooner or later I’ll end up everywhere, I’m sure.”
Yes, I’ve grown out of collecting Beanie Babies so now I’m into collecting real babies. Who needs a Fendi spy bag when you can accessorize with brown, yellow, black babies instead?
Anonymous wrote:
she`s addicted to adoption its like a drug high for her
Posted 27 Oct 2005 at 12:48 pm ¶
Luke wrote:
Wow, it’s just like that “One World” comedy tv show on NBC that was on a long time ago. Anybody remember that? This white couple adopted a black boy, asian girl, latino boy, latino girl, and a white boy into their family, teen drama ensues, laughter follows..? Best part was the opening scene for every episode when you’d see a circle of hands (of different colors, of course) all washing with soap and water from the same water hose. More than just cleaning the dirt off no?
Posted 27 Oct 2005 at 9:24 pm ¶
peachez wrote:
i agree that it may just be some sort of therapy for her but she has also shown that she deeply cares for the kids she takes in. with that said what’s the prob? would u rather have the kids sitting in an orphanage than go hom with some who can give them a way better life? if so, question what type of person u r.
everyone has their thing, if it doesn’t hurt anyone don’t knock it.
Posted 28 Oct 2005 at 1:59 am ¶
Anonymous wrote:
No, it’s the judgmentalism and unfairness of this post/article that bothers me. I am no fan of Angelina Jolie. But who are we to judge that she indeed “collects” babies like bags? Who are we to judge what kind of mother she is?
Posted 28 Oct 2005 at 2:23 am ¶
tony wrote:
Its disturbing how she makes it like a collectors hobby.
Posted 28 Oct 2005 at 6:30 am ¶
In her defence... wrote:
In trying to create a situation where there is none, has anyone ever stopped to think of the huge favour that Angelina is doing? Obviously she can’t obliterate poverty single handedly but in her way she is doing her bit for the victims of poverty. Instead of naturally conceiveing ANOTHER spoilt Hollywood brat, she has chosen for forfeit her right as a woman to bear a child naturally, and adopt a child who didn’t ask to be here and without her would have been subjected to a life of malnutrition, war and disease. Angelina Jolie has long been a champion of the disadvantaged but people only seem to notice what she does wrong. It is obvious to anyone who sees her with her children, that she loves them and I think (and any mother / father would agree with me) that it is cruel and unfair of anyone to doubt a mother’s love for her children, biological or adopted.
Posted 28 Oct 2005 at 6:53 am ¶
Luke wrote:
I can certainly respect someone doing something because it helps others. But at what cost? Why can’t she just help the countries her children are from because she cares and not because she adopted a child from the area? And if she decides to naturally have a child, he or she turns into a “spoiled brat” but if she adopts, the kid is forever thankful and not a “spoiled brat”? Again, I really want to point out that yes I appreciated the attention she is bringing to Cambodia and what not, but to think that it is without complex issues is dangerous. Adoption is a great thing but people need to realize that when you adopt a child transracially, there are different issues there. To somehow Tom Cruise one’s way through TRAdoption is to say “race doesn’t matter” and by suggestion, that race and race politics holds no bearing in life, culture, family, etc.
Sidenote: People in Iraq suffering under Sadam, best to just bulldoze our way in ASAP? Without fully looking at the issues and possible complexities that might arise? Without a full knowledge of support and alliance? Yes, you’ve saved Iraqi people, but again, at what cost? At what setting of precedent?
Posted 29 Oct 2005 at 5:06 am ¶
Luke wrote:
P.S.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168357/
Posted 29 Oct 2005 at 5:07 am ¶
Danni wrote:
Suppose that she adopted white american kids? They could just as easily be going to be hungry every night and suffering. (Yes, I know that in Ethiopia the situation is much worse than here– but there are still impoverished white families who have no option but putting their children to bed hungry.)
Would she get nearly the same media attention?
What Angelina is doing is so representative of the idea that the white man can go in and save the world is they work hard at it one at a time. I feel like, though I’m sure she loves her children, she is conscious of the media attention that she’s recieving in adopting these children. Honestly, if the number goes past four, I think that I’m really going to get annoyed.
Posted 29 Oct 2005 at 11:40 am ¶
Salsassin wrote:
people are assuming that what the article implies is true. The fact is Angelina Jolie contributes and helps orphans from around the world. It is much more than just a hobbie to her, and many have written about her superb parental skills. Thank God for women like her.
Posted 30 Oct 2005 at 12:07 pm ¶
Renu wrote:
much as I love taking the piss out of hollywood “personalities”…
I don’t know the first thing about this woman, as a woman, but I think it’s at least admirable that she’s walking the walk, so to speak, and rather than being some flashy hood ornament with her UN job, thinking it’s cute or cool to be all down with the third world, or whatever… she’s legitimately opened her home and her heart and led by example of the change that is possible.
It’s not even about the race– adopting is difficult. The psychology that each member of the family goes though, and WILL go through, requires a lot of strength and communication. Stars don’t have any more or any less than the rest of us ordinary peeps, though anybody who can marry Billy Bob Thornton is probably tougher than most…
Posted 31 Oct 2005 at 10:17 am ¶
Mary wrote:
She has often said she wants to adopt a child from every country, so I assume that will include the USA as well.
I think she will take very good care of all her children, but it does seem to be for some attention. And it does seem like a collection. I am curious to see if she adopts a baby with disabilitiews or simply only healthy looking/photogenic children.
I hear she is a human rigths activist, but to what US organizations does she belong/contribute?
Posted 31 Oct 2005 at 5:55 pm ¶
the joy princess wrote:
Hmmm…should we also be suspicious of Josephine Baker, who adopted kids of different ethnicities and religions and dubbed them “the rainbow tribe”!
Posted 01 Nov 2005 at 9:48 pm ¶
OP wrote:
I bet Maddox just wishes he were still young enough to breastfeed…poor guy.
Posted 21 Nov 2005 at 12:24 pm ¶
amica wrote:
what’s wrong with angelinas adoption choices? if she can provide these kids with everything then why not! she even bought a house in kambodja so maddox can be there and feel like kambodja is still his country.she does good humanitary work.i like her a lot.UN is very important and having somebody like angelina as the goodwill ambassador,gives very good publicity.most celeberties become selfish once they get rich and famous,but angelina is so different,she gives back! look at Mia Farrow,she adopted sick and handicaped kids and gave up her carrier to raise them.how many ppl can honestly say that they would do the same? have u ever heard of child-prostitution?i bet u have,cuz angelina just saved 2 kids! kambodja is a very poore country,every pedofiles paradise.and ethiopia too.so think twice before u judge her.
Posted 29 Nov 2005 at 7:03 pm ¶
KayStar wrote:
I agree with amica. I’m Black American woman who hopes to adopt from Haiti. Yes, there are American kids who are starving, but there are resources for them. We have charities here and fast-food is only a dollar. In third world countries, there aren’t charities because the country is so poor. The kids beg on the streets or get sold into prostitution. As a UN ambassador, Angelina sees those kids up close. I dare anyone on this board to go to a country and see an infant who may have no choice except to become a prostitute when she’s about 9 years old and NOT want to take her home with you so she can have a better life.
Posted 07 Jan 2006 at 10:21 pm ¶