tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20480185.post116129907983481683..comments2023-12-23T10:18:58.321+00:00Comments on The Extra Bold Blog: Moral panic on MadonnaJoe Ottenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18380362092159905533noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20480185.post-1162066729795111362006-10-28T21:18:00.000+01:002006-10-28T21:18:00.000+01:00Sharon,I think almost everybody could do a lot mor...Sharon,<BR/><BR/>I think almost everybody could do a lot more good with the money they have than they actually do. And Madonna has given over $1million to Malawi childrens work. So I don't see what grounds we have to criticise.<BR/><BR/>And I have a great deal of sympathy for the desire to give something of yourself, and not just your money.Joe Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380362092159905533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20480185.post-1161976810372504762006-10-27T20:20:00.000+01:002006-10-27T20:20:00.000+01:00I do think this is a difficult subject because the...I do think this is a difficult subject because there's more than one facet, but isn't there always? Personally, I'm of the belief that more good could be done by helping children in their own environments than by giving one child extreme riches. <BR/><BR/>I'm not entirely convinced that it's Madonna's celebrity status that's caused people to react so strongly (although that's obviously what caused the original media circus) but the kind of money she has available and the good she has the means to do for more than just this one child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20480185.post-1161355367262880232006-10-20T15:42:00.000+01:002006-10-20T15:42:00.000+01:00But Karen, why this presumption that Madonna will ...But Karen, why this presumption that Madonna will be a bad parent? What normal person would be treated like this?Joe Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380362092159905533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20480185.post-1161341039383324722006-10-20T11:43:00.000+01:002006-10-20T11:43:00.000+01:00There is more to providing for a child than just f...There is more to providing for a child than just feeding and clothing them. You should do a bit of research and speak and work with people who have been adopted or fostered. This would allow you to have a better perspective. Some of the people who have criticised this adoption have this perspective. Sometimes when you think you are doing a "good" thing it is actually the wrong thing. <BR/>Progress is helping people to help themselves to be strong and independent.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987236231679248270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20480185.post-1161333213558793522006-10-20T09:33:00.000+01:002006-10-20T09:33:00.000+01:00Here here.The complaints are ridiculous, many seem...Here here.<BR/><BR/>The complaints are ridiculous, many seem steeped in an anti-western, anti-progress attitude which harks back to the noble savage mythology.<BR/><BR/>I believe they contacted the child's father, who had to put the child in an orphanage because he couldn't afford milk for the baby. His reaction is to thank Madonna (he didn't know who she was) for giving his son a home and opportunities he never could have given him.Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395992764678278326noreply@blogger.com