Just bad
By Heraclitus
Someone needs to bar all white celebrities from going to Africa, or even mentioning the continent. First, Gwyneth Paltrow appeared in an ad proclaiming "I Am African," decked out in tribal paint and beads. Some were less than amused. That, however, was just the warm-up. Not to be outdone, Kate Moss arrayed herself in motherfucking blackface and posed for a similar ad. I'm not making this up. Now, Madonna has adopted a child from Malawi. Apparently, the child is named David because, as Conan said last night, "David" is the Malawian word for "publicity stunt." (By the way, a child's rights group in Malawi is trying to stop Madonna from adopting the kid. "It's not like selling property," they say. I can't help but laugh. Well, it's really more of a cackle.) I'm willing to give Angelina Jolie a pass for her various adoptions, because she seems to be genuinely committed to good works, and was doing this sort of thing back when people just thought it was weird (although perhaps I'm acuated by purely libidinal impulses here).
The song I'm listening to while writing this? What could be more appropriate than "Big Tears"? By the way, if you don't know about Elvis Costello's collaboration with The Fairfield Four, "That Day is Done" (to which I'm now listening), you should acquaint yourself with it posthaste.
Someone needs to bar all white celebrities from going to Africa, or even mentioning the continent. First, Gwyneth Paltrow appeared in an ad proclaiming "I Am African," decked out in tribal paint and beads. Some were less than amused. That, however, was just the warm-up. Not to be outdone, Kate Moss arrayed herself in motherfucking blackface and posed for a similar ad. I'm not making this up. Now, Madonna has adopted a child from Malawi. Apparently, the child is named David because, as Conan said last night, "David" is the Malawian word for "publicity stunt." (By the way, a child's rights group in Malawi is trying to stop Madonna from adopting the kid. "It's not like selling property," they say. I can't help but laugh. Well, it's really more of a cackle.) I'm willing to give Angelina Jolie a pass for her various adoptions, because she seems to be genuinely committed to good works, and was doing this sort of thing back when people just thought it was weird (although perhaps I'm acuated by purely libidinal impulses here).
The song I'm listening to while writing this? What could be more appropriate than "Big Tears"? By the way, if you don't know about Elvis Costello's collaboration with The Fairfield Four, "That Day is Done" (to which I'm now listening), you should acquaint yourself with it posthaste.
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I think a lot of us give Angelina a free pass. But perhaps justifiably so. She seems to be one of the very few of these do-gooding celebrities who isn't in it for herself and her own self-glorification. She seems utterly sincere.
Madonna, Gwyneth, and Kate, on the other hand...
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Michael J.W. Stickings, at 7:39 PM
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