African Babies Are ALL The Rage...

Or so I hear...I don't know. But I recently read about Madonna adopting a 1-year old boy from Malawi, an impoverished nation in southern Africa. I honestly don't have a strong opinion about this one way or another. But here are my thoughts:

When I hear about someone adopting a child, certain things automatically come to mind. First, I assume that this person is the type who is always looking for ways to help others, or share what they have with those less fortunate. That's why back when I heard about Angelina Jolie adopting children from across the globe, I didn't give it a second thought. That's just who she seems to be to me; someone who wants to help others, and give all of herself that she can spare (I'll refrain from any jokes right there about stealing Brad Pitt, however tempting).

Now that I read about Madonna adopting a child, especially a child from Africa, other thoughts come to mind immediately. First of all, Madonna reminds me more of someone like myself rather than Angelina Jolie. By this I mean that whichever way the wind is blowing, there she is. Whatever the current fad, that's what she embraces and sometimes successfully popularizes. When Hispanic men became all the rage over a decade ago, it wasn't long before she went out and got her own Hispanic/Latin "baby-daddy". When becoming "spiritually enlightened" started to become the happening thing in Hollywood, Madonna became deeply interested in Kabbalah, and made it trendy. Now, red string bracelets are the new black skinny pant.

I honestly try to be careful about putting on the white wig and judging. But I must say that when I hear about the new addition to the Ciccone/Ritchie family, I can't help but wonder if this is just something that Madonna is into for the moment. I doubt very seriously that she would ever change her mind and send the child away. I really believe that she's a beautiful lady inside and out. Not to mention the fact that I'll bet the little boy won't even look back as he leaves with his new mommy to the land of the free. I know that I wouldn't.

Andrea Peyser of the New York Post weighs in with harsh thoughts about the adoption.