tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post116054898916448916..comments2024-02-27T03:36:56.267-06:00Comments on Abubuwan da nake tunani: Material Mom picks up the latest fashion in African accessories...Talatu-Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-1160757800065867372006-10-13T11:43:00.000-05:002006-10-13T11:43:00.000-05:00Here's the exact quote her publicist made about "a...Here's the exact quote her publicist made about "adopting a country."<BR/><BR/>This excerpt comes from the following source:<BR/><BR/>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542390/20061004/madonna.jhtml?headlines=true&_requestid=87573<BR/><BR/>MTV doesn't seem like a great source, but I read it in some Reuter's articles as well, but am running to class and don't have time to find the original articlesTalatu-Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-1160757385146709922006-10-13T11:36:00.000-05:002006-10-13T11:36:00.000-05:00oh my god, "adopt a country" - the heights of arro...oh my god, "adopt a country" - the heights of arrogance and ignorance... even with all our access to information... I haven't yet followed the links or searched out the story myself, but I will. but like you mentioned in your next post, I find myself too busy and spent to post a coherent analysis. You did a quite a good job here though. Reminds me of the Angelina Jolie case...Texterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588575221365597436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-1160592223868063692006-10-11T13:43:00.000-05:002006-10-11T13:43:00.000-05:00yeah, i think by the time i posted last night, i r...yeah, i think by the time i posted last night, i realized that this specific adoption seems to be more of a rumour than a fact and that her intentions are just to "adopt the country." But still... that rhetoric "adopting a country" is so obviously paternalistic. So now Madonna is Malawi's mother. All of Malawi's children are hers.... How nice.Talatu-Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27663111.post-1160582739419979922006-10-11T11:05:00.000-05:002006-10-11T11:05:00.000-05:00a great analysis...a great analysis...Texterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588575221365597436noreply@blogger.com