More Non-knitting

All the fuss about Madonna adopting a young African boy has got me thinking some very cynical thoughts. Apart from the general criticism of celebrities seemingly being able to circumvent the rules, I have very mixed feelings about removing children from their cultural heritage. Especially in this case where the boy has a living parent. If Madonna was so concerned about this child in particular why didn't she help the father so he was able to support his child. If she really wanted one of her own, sadly due to conditions over much of Africa there are plenty of other children without family members left.

Anyway, the fuss has brought to mind the time Madonna wanted to bring a Chihuahua into her family. She (or her rep) contacted my uncle in London who breeds and shows them and sent a limo(!) around to collect the dog. After a weekend spent with my uncle's dog and one from another breeder she decided she preferred the other one, and sent my uncle's back in another limo. Although he never met Madonna in person she did send him an autographed photo. He also got a couple of lines mention in one of those Woman's Day/New Idea magazines, but they spelt his name wrong. Now this was more than 10 years ago, and she has shown no indication of comparing African orphans like chihuahua's, but it does strike me that the rules are different for rich people.