Isn't it a good thing that Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt & Madonna are adopting kids from 3rd world countries?

Question

As long as they are not kidnapping them, what's the problem?

When you are rich & famous the world is much smaller. Its not like they're coming from an ethnic background that's disproportionately suffering, so they should help them first. Should Oprah not have open a school in South Africa?

Answer 1

YES I AGREE!! we should all do it!!!

Answer 2

Well, I think it's nice that Jolie and Pitt are adopting children from other countries in order to give them a better life here. However, there are so many children in this country just dying to have a good home. Children from inner cities and rural areas. How about the Native American children that need a family and a good life? In my opinion, there's just way too many children in this country that need homes first.
I feel Oprah did a good thing in opening that school for the children. She does a lot of good things in this country for people too. She makes a big difference everywhere and in my opinion, all those rich fat cats should be more like her and some of the others who contribute their monies to good causes instead of blowing it all on foolishness. If someone can tell me what Trump has done with some of his big bucks, I'd be shocked.
Hats off to the people who do things to help others, no matter where.

Answer 3

It is a great thing. I think Bradgelina are doing it right and care about the children.

However, Madonna is an idiot and has taken a child that DID have a family! It is becoming the new Hollywood fad. She has children of her own who are raised by Nanny's, why throw another kid in there to live the 'good life'? And lets not forget what a great parent she is as she does not allow them to watch TV or read magazines b/c she knows what kind of garbage is out there and she can take full credit for that.

It is a great thing but don't place Madonna in the same scenerio as Angelina.

Answer 4

I think in itself it's a good thing.
However, if they get a VIP-treatment cuz of who they are, meaning they can skip a lot of the time-consuming procedures one needs to go trough before one can adopt a child, THEN I think it's wrong.

In this case, no, in every case, all people should get an equally fair treatment!

P.s.: Just found your addition.
As far as I know, Oprah has done her bit for the New Orleans people already (even tho they still need schools, hospitals and such, a lot of people who want to, can not return to their home-city yet), so I think it's good she divides her care equally between her own and other countries. (Mind you, I don't like it when celebs get that much publicity about the good stuff they do, just cuz they're celebs.
A lot of "normal" people do a lot of good as well, but they never get recognized.....aren't those people interesting as well???)

Answer 5

i think its wrong for them to be adopting them, well i mean its great for the kids that are being adopted, but i do think that angelina and madonna are doing it for the wrong reasons. madonna and angelina work away most of the time so who looks after the kids?? its the nanny. apart from them having laods of cash i think love is needed more than anything and what angelina and madonna are doing is just using the kids as fashion accessories and to look good in the press

Answer 6

The problem is that they are doing it for publicity AND getting past rules and regulations that would make it hard or impossible for regular people to adopt. Somehow, Jolie and Madonna can never find an American child to adopt, even though thousands of children languish in orphanages. It just proves to me that they care more about the boost it gives their profile among the public.

Answer 7

they should start in the us. or start a huge group home with 3rd world country kids. they could live and learn in the us, become citizens, and lead productive lives. they dont need to group up rich and spoiled. with the amount of money they send on kids, they could be raising a small country!!

Answer 8

This is sad it shows how much they care about their own Country.!! We should take care of our own first then maybe do things for others. Celebraties do anything to make people think they are so wonderful! I would be affraid to have Jolie be around any child, She isn't carrying a full load. she is too bizzarre to raise children or even be around them. It makes me sick to see people like her do this to get publicity.We'll see in ten years where the situation is.Take care of your own first.

Answer 9

It's fine that they adopt thrid world children, but there are plenty of american children lving ins squaller as well and need good homes too.

Answer 10

I'd say describe what 1 or 2nd are before asking your question. Those terms are not being used in political science anymore. It's a hard question to answer. In terms of economics, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi, Malaysia, and Bengeladesh have high GDP; however, since they are over populated, their gdp per capita is very low. Only Saudi seems to be on the equilibrium. In terms of GDPP, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi, Brunei, Bahrain, Oman, UAE are above the average. Malaysia, Turkey, and Indonesia are big exporter of non-petroleum goods. In terms of government, they all suck! None are comparable to the Western European models. Many are despotic monarchies like Brunei, Saudi, Kuwait, Bahrain, Morocco, Oman, Jordan, Malaysia, Qatar, and UAE. Some are pretentious democracies, they act like they are democratic, but in reality, they are just faking it, they are corrupted and abusive, this works in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Iran. Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Albania, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are in a grey zone, since they have recently shifted to a liberal economic system, they have not really adjusted. Lebanon like Greece is in a bubble, they are just proud of their past and the beauty of their country, but in reality they are not doing well. Iran is truing to become a hegemon, but is currently under sanctions and is becoming isolated. Many Arabic countries went through Arab Spring and their fate is unknown. In terms of human rights, the rich oil countries are very abusive. The Indonesia and 8 ex-communist countries are doing better. Turkey is shady, they accuse Israel for crime against the humanity, but they have a very very black history. In terms of education again the 8 ex-communist are nearly 100% literated. Higher ed? Muslim countries are not doing well! Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi are doing better. Again Iran is under sanction so there is a bias against them. Bottom line: Turkey: good economy, above average freedom, below average human right, shady, powerful, and stable. Azerbaijan: like Turkey but with a growing economy. Iran: once was the answer for your question, but now a chaos. Still has a stable economy which relies on OIL, but is under a heavy sanction. Indonesia: has a better reputation than Turkey. It is a mini China, cheap labor with huge export. Malaysia: low human right, economically similar to Indonesia. Brunei: Oil Kuwait: Oil Saudi: Oil (women can't drive) Bahrain: Oil Qatar: Oil UAE: Oil, superficial like Las Vegas, good entertainment, bad human right, rich by GDP but unequally distributed. The majority are South Asian immigrants who live below the average. Lebanon: Entertainment, low gdp, low median income, kinda Westernized culture. Egypt: under transition Tunisia: Arab Spring! can't say anything. Albania: poor but it's trying Algeria: ehh it's so so Kosovo: not recognized but worse than Albania Bosnia: poor Kazakhstan: a potential nominee I hate to say, but Turkey on the average is doing better than all.

Answer 11

They should rather start a school or orphanage because no matter who or what the kids don't really fit in anywhere