What does the Madonna's Malawi saga tell us about British people?
920854
Sorry what has this got to do with the British people. Most British people do not actually think this is a news-worthy item, but the tabloid journalism we have in the UK, especially on the BBC seem to deem it as important because it's about a celeb.\n\nIt really is time the BBC lost the license fee and tabloid journalism in printed papers was better regulated.
751172
It is not the adoption that is the question but the methods she may have employed. The controversy arises when the birth father steps forward to say he "accidentally" gave up has parental rights for a "fee". The other concern is the speed in which she was able to accomplish this feat. The thing that is being overlooked by our generous media is the child's extreme illness-the reason for her rush. This child was at extreme risk and the higher the risk the higher the need. I applaud Madonna for being courageous and once again saying to he.. with convention. BRAVA! Madonna I hope she inspires others to help out and make a difference in these countries where intervention can literally make the difference between life and death.
442981
While this is disturbing, it is is not surprising.\nSimilar things have taken place in other African nations, especially Sierra Leone.\n\nSpeaking of good books on Africa, Paul Rusesbagina (of Hotel Rwanda fame) has a new book called "An Ordinary Man."\nAn interesting book on a terrible time.
774387
I don't think the problem was just her adopting an "African" boy. The controversy surrounds how she sped through the natural adoption process and then, the father saying he didn't fully comprehend the process. The media likes to blow things out of proportion, especially when it comes to Madonna (and all the controversy she seems to stir up).\n\n Most people thinks it's a "trend" which I think is really stupid. How is it a trend when only Angelina and Madonna have done it? Raising a child takes a lot of time.. Why would she put herself through that if she didn't really want another child?\n\nPersonally, I don't find anything wrong with her adopting an African child. Bringing attention to the crises in Africa is a good thing and it'd give him a chance for a better life unlike the millions of other African children who will be subjected to hunger/starvation, HIV/AIDS, poverty.. death.
485777
Personnally, there are a lot of good things about the Brit.  I have a close friend from Wales, lots of my favorite music come from the UK (Depeche Mode, New Order (Gillian Gilbert is cute, I wished she would smile more)), it's the home origin of shows like Monte Python and Doctor Who.  Driving through the countryside, there are a lot of beautiful places to vist.\n\nIgnore the unknowledgeable...ones like that say nasty stuff about Native Americans and other people and races as well.\n\nI try to embrace the differences.  With out differences, there would be no variety.  That would be pretty boring.
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THE Madonna? \n\nWhich one? The FIRST one was born again Christian, of Hebrew descent. \n\nThe SECOND one... eerily enough is born again Hebrew (Kabalah) of Christian descent. \n\n..odd isn't it? :)
935507
You are 100% right. For too long now, successive UK governments have put too much emphasis on playing the global stage at the sake of their own people. I suspect it's a glamour thing and they want to make their mark in world history.
726412
IF THE UK HAD STAYED ON ITS OWN TERRITORY AND NOT ANNEXED THESE AFRICAN COUNTRIES, STEALING THEIR WEALTH AND PUTTING CORRUPT AND VICIOUS GOVERNMENTS IN AFRICAN  TO SURPRISE DECENT WE WOULD NOT BE TRAVELING TO THE UK.WE WOULD HAVE functioning SOCIETIES BASED ON OUR CULTURES.ANY WAY WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.I KNOW YOU ARE PRETENDING NOT TO REMEMBER THE ROLE THE UK PLAYED IN SLAVERY.YOU TOOK OUR MOST PRODUCTIVE MEN AND WOMEN TO HELP BUILD YOUR ECONOMIES.NOW THEIR GREAT GRAND CHILDREN ARE COMING BACK TO TAKE WHAT BELONGS TO THEM
807250
Dianne\n\nMy answer was one of the answers you have complained about, and looking at it from your side of the fence, you are quite right.\n\nThe answer was borne out of the British, slightly comic perception of an ageing Englishman, probably a widower, who is desperate to have "relations" with young attractive women.  So he logs on to an internet dating site offering marriage to eastern ladies, corresponds with the lady briefly, then pays for her to come to the UK, marries her and then never sees her again because she is out of her possibly low quality life in the Philipines or Thailand or wherever and is a full UK citizen.  This is known as getting a "Mail Order Bride".\n\nFor upsetting you, I apologise.\n\nAnd you look very pretty.
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madonna has been living in england 90% of the time from 1997-2006. if you lived there for that long, you'd adopt a hint of an accent also. her very light accent goes in and out at times because she tries to suppress it. she is from bay city, michigan and knows she doesn't have an accent. we all know.
888755
I'd say quite the opposite in fact. Rude Brittania came about because young people became too wise to the PC brigade who had given them the impression through constant exposure in the media that they mattered above anything else and that nobody could even look at them the wrong way no matter what they did. I believe it started out with the childline campaign of the late 80's where children got wise to the fact that if their parents told them off or smacked them for doing something wrong, they could ring up this service and get their parents in trouble. It was the right-thinking parents and elder members of society that therefore lost their 'freedom of speech' to chastise these tearaways and because they were not punished the kids then grew up doing whatever they wanted to do without thought for the consequences of their actions.
595564
madonna has it - look at her!!
1166925
I don't think British people as a whole are rude. If you take english people they tend to be considered as reserved and not talkative (i.e. to strangers) when compared to, say, the USA or some other European countries (Italy or Spain for example) where people are more outgoing. I've foumd that scottish people are more outgoing and more outwardly friendly than an average english person. Where British people do seem rude is that there is a big yob culture these days and it is pretty ugly.
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Are people so stupid on here that they don't know about people who come from MALTA???\n\nI'm English, but have been a couple of times to Malta and been sunburned, does that count??? ;)\n\nI apologise for the obvious stupidity exhibited on here by people...
911547
I am visiting England at the moment, and they are definately not all Hugh Grant-gentleman types. There are some cute ones, but where we are now, there seem to be a terrible lot of men who will walk around in shiny tracksuits with their hands down the front of their trousers, wearing very chunky gold jewellery, all with the same buzz-cut hairdo, and an angry look on their face, somewhat like a bulldog. Quite disappointing really. Not at all what I expected.
212189
I do believe that there were people who lived in England decades and decades ago who were from African descent.  I have met several black people who were from England and their ancesters were from England many years back.  That doesn't necessarily mean that you have any black blood in you.  If you look a little exotic, that doesn't mean anything.  The caucasian race is widely diversified . . . there are blondes, redheads, brunettes, and those with black hair.  Their complexions range from the very pale to the very tanned.  I would consider you a caucasiion if your family tells you that you are.
705581
Black people in England are called Black people. Sometimes they are called people of afro-carribean descent or Black British.