Ryan ChartrandIf ever you’ve watched E entertainment television on a dreary day, you’d know that gagging is just an unfortunate reflex to an unwanted stimulus; a reaction to what I like to call the wasteland that is the Hollywood fishbowl.
Although I do not believe in the concept of “entertainment news,” as the words entertainment and news should never be used in the same sentence, alas I must confess that I do learn things from watching this depraved display of popular culture.
For example, while watching said channel, I recently learned that Brad and Angelina Jolie-Pitt just added another baby to their growing brood, this time the little fella is from Vietnam.
Then there’s baby David Banda, the little boy Madonna and Guy Richie plucked out of the jungles of Africa.
I use the term jungles loosely. Am I the only one who wonders why the third world is constantly throwing babies at American celebrities like hot potatoes? I’m just saying; it’s sad that adopting a child in need has become all about the dinero.
So what do these two distinct couples have in common, besides for an ostentatious amount of cash? Well for starters, they both have lifetime membership to the “A” club. “A” for, “we have joined the celebrity bandwagon and have adopted kids because it’s cool” club.
But these couples are not alone, no. Following a long line of celebrity adoptions, they have joined the ranks of Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, the former Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford, not to mention the countless other celebrity get-togethers that have produced inter-mixed families.
But with the growing rate of celebrity split-ups, I can’t help but wonder has adoption become the latest social accessory? If so, I feel sorry for the hundreds of couples out there without the means to pay those heavy international adoption fees; sad for all the children in the world that will go unnoticed and unloved because money can’t buy them.
But if adoption amongst celebrities isn’t the latest fad, although it is a phenomena that has certainly become extremely commonplace within the realm of celebrity relationships, I, somewhat hesitantly believe it can be a good thing. If these celebs want to adopt hundreds of kids, have the means to do so and are able to love each of their children equally, then by all means, go for it Angelina, make the world a better place.
All in all, adopting a child is about love, it’s about family, and it’s about commitment. If celebrities today are willing to put their drama aside and love a child with all their heart, then I say, all aboard. I personally don’t care who is doing it, where they find them, or what lame channel I hear it on, as long as lives are being touched and children are being given a second chance.