So Madonna is adopting...

why the outrage? Why are activists trying to block this adoption? That it'll start the sale of people? That adoptive parents have to abide by Malawian residency rules so why not Madonna? Do these people really expect Madonna to set up shop in this country so as not to offend its laws?

I think it's an outrage that these human rights groups are causing such a fracus! How many children are sitting in orphanages all around the world waiting to be adopted? Not too many people are knocking down doors in African orphanages trying to adopt children, so when one does, we should celebrate that that's one less child who'll grow up to be exploited, illiterate, disease-ridden, discriminated-against, malnutritioned,.....

It can only be a disservice to these kids when these kinds of shananigans dissuade other would-be parents from adopting. Here's something for you to outrage over: Why don't governments do more to fund these orphanages? Why don't they provide free immunizations so these kids don't needlessly die? Why don't they offer cheaper medicine so parents don't have to die and leave these kids? Why don't they provide free education so these kids can amount to something when they grow up? Why don't they seek peace talks to end these senseless wars that exploit these young children? Need I go on???

Expend your energies where they're really needed!