Does anyone else think Angelina Jolie has some kind of disorder?

There must be a name for this "disease" that she has (Madonna is afflicted too) of adopting kids like they were pets? I think these compulsive celebrity adoptions are just bizarre.

Tears as Angelina Jolie adopts Vietnamese boy

HO CHI MINH CITY: She is a Hollywood idol, he is a three-year-old boy abandoned after birth, but their lives joined Thursday when Angelina Jolie adopted the tearful Vietnamese into the family she has formed with Brad Pitt. The Oscar-winning actor and five-year-old son Maddox, himself adopted in neighbouring Cambodia, picked up Pham Quang Sang from his orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City before a formal ceremony with Vietnamese officials.

"They tried to make friends with the Vietnamese boy, who cried when he saw them because for him, they are strangers," said Nguyen Van Trung, the director of the Tam Binh centre for orphans and abandoned children. "Jolie was very moved. Both of them tried to comfort the little boy," Trung said. She tried some Vietnamese to comfort him, repeating the phrase 'khong sao dau,' or 'no problem,' to the boy, who she plans to rename him Pax Thien -- a combination of the Latin word for peace and the Vietnamese word for heaven.


http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1084983

Madonna adopted one boy. That's a disorder?

Good for Jolie - she's making a difference.

People helping people is a good thing, despite your judgement of it being "bizarre".

It would be nice if more people had the compassion and resources to adopt kids.

there is nothing to suggest that angelina jolie is a bad mother to her kids. and so i dont see what is stoppping her from adopting more. she has all the resources required to take care of these children.

She has the money to take care of them economically, and by all accounts is a very loving, hands-on mom. Mia Farrow did this and is very close to all of her children except for Soon-Yi, which is a whole different ball of wax. Art Buchwald did this, and so have many other celebrities.

Good for her, is what I say.

she wants a big family, and rather than making more babies in an overpopulated world, she's taking in children who need parents.

More people need to think like that.

:thumbsup:

if i had the money i would love to do that.

for having Taverner's baby

:silly:

that damned taverner and his baby giving ways!!!

I think Jolie is sincere in her desire to help and her love these children. I agree that if she has the love and the resources to take care of them, let her adopt as many as she wants. She's got a long way to go before she even compares to the quiver-full fundies.

Madonna, on the other hand, she's just a poseur.

Just a pose....


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Everyone's a little messed up. On the whole, I think she balances out on the good side as a person.
Now as an actress, well that's another story.

If I had the money that she had I would do the same, if that's a "disorder" or "disease," then more people need to "catch it."

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What Angie is doing is wonderful.

So you would rather have these poor kids suffer in their country instead of being adopted by someone who can give them all that they will ever need, most notably love, good health care, security, etc, etc....:shrug:

in what she does, but I do believe her children are loved and well cared for.

Trotting out their oh-so-perfect kids in their oh-so-expensive strollers--discussing the right private schools with the other yuppie moms. And I've also seen plenty of (definitely) non-yuppie parents, with their well-behaved kids cleaned & scrubbed to within an inch of their lives.

Most good people are proud of their families--for whatever reason. The media are going to "look at" Angelina no matter what she does. Glad she's not bouncing in & out of Rehab--that gets boring.

at least, that's what I tell myself while I'm carving her name into my chest.

but she only has 4. :shrug:

Ask me again in 6 kids. :D

so even 10 kids later she would still be a fine person

But from the question "Does she 'collect' kids?" then it might be easier to make that case. I'd worry that with 10 kids it would be harder for each child to feel individually cared for, like the quiverfull kids.

Then again, she can hire each kid a nanny, so it's not like they'd be neglected. :shrug:

Also, she adopted Zahara, who has HIV/AIDS, so it's clearly not that she doesn't understand the responsibilities involved.

I am such a non-follower of celebrity gossip that I got it wrong. :(

manner. She is so right that Maddox and Zahara need siblings that they can identify with.

Gimme a break.

child a home. I sincerely applaud your efforts. I did not mean to imply that people who adopt "many" children have a disorder. Maybe it's the media exposure that rubs me the wrong way with all of this, plus the fact that so many children are awaiting a loving home, right here in the US.

For the record I was adopted too, by my stepfather and he is a wonderful man who has contributed greatly to my life.

Every once in a while, a 'human interest' story will pop up in the news media, about some family in wherever who has adopted 15 kids over the last 20 years, and everyone thinks that just wonderful and amazing, especially if any of the kids are disabled or are not 'babies'.

What difference does it make that this is someone who wants to take care of these kids, and has the resources to do so, whether they get their name on a movie poster or a marquee?

As long as she and Brad feel that they can be good, attentive parents to the kids, i don't care how many they adopt.

All I see when I look at her is EVIL EVIL EVILLLL!

You know, as long as she takes good care of those kids I have no problem. It just saddens me a little bit that there are some very needy children right here in the states - why not consider giving 1 or 2 of them a good home

Why do these celebrities need to travel all over the world plucking children from their native cultures? We have many needy children right here in River City.

That's just seems so weird to me..

And as a man who was adopted at birth I find your post extremely offensive.

While I am not the biggest fan of Angelina, what she is doing across the world is tremendous. Does she get rid of these children when she becomes bored? No she does not. These are her children. It shows in the time she spends with them and the attention she is bringing to their birth countries. Much like Mia Farrow. Is there a potential for other actors to use this for PR? Sure. If caring about children and trying to better the world is a disease...yeah, than Angelina's sick.

She has brillions of dollars to care for her children, she spends literally all her free time with them, and they are clearly the center of her universe. She is saving children from all over the world from a life of poverty. How on earth do you classify that as a disease? I think she is fabulous.

And Madonna has adopted one kid - how is that a "compulsion?"

My cousin has adopted two children from China - is that bizarre? Personally, I think it's compassionate and giving.

and FYI Madonna got herself in some hot water with her Malawi adoption. Remember?

Damn, I want this to become an epidemic.

She did the same. Here's hoping Brad doesn't end up marrying one of them one day. Ick.

sane one. If it's a disorder to want to adopt children as opposed to being so vain and smug that you would never consider adopting a kid if you could afford to care for them, then I wish more people would develop this "disorder" you speak of.

in fact, they're taking the lead in rebuilding hard-hit New Orleans East. Indeed, pho is beginning to take its place alongside gumbo, po-boys, etc., as a regional delicacy.

Presumably neighborhood activist Brad, at least, is aware of this; thus, adopting a Vietnamese child and bringing him to New Orleans definitely qualifies Brangelina for the 2007 "Coals to Newcastle Award".

How many of us would like to make a difference, and don't have the resources? How many people do have the resources, and can't be bothered? She has the resources, and she's using them to change the lives of her adopted kids for the better. We can't save the whole world, but we can make the world a little better for the individuals that we do come in contact with. Good for her!

Celebrities have always adopted children. Two come to mind. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans adopted many Native American children. James Cagny adopted two children. I was privileged to know one of them.

Celebrities have the means to provide for multiple children. I say, go for it.

those children with all of her heart! She is doing great things with her money. However, I didn't like how she compared her own biological child to a blob. I admire what she does, but I don't care for her. I think she is just weird.

I give kudos to her for opening up her heart and home to these kids. Good for Angelina! :applause:

That's all I am saying.

I ask you that? Why not adopt an African-American or Hispanic child waiting for a home?

Hmm, seems this thread touched a raw nerve. For the record I don't have ANYTHING against adoption.

Yes, I think she is a collector (and yes, so is Mia Farrrow), and I'm real tired of celebrities and their 'watch me kiss a leper' routine. If she wants to adopt a Bennetton ad, fine and dandy, but no need for a press junket each time. And if she really wants to adopt a child in desperate need, there are plenty in the US - unwhite ones, too.

Unless the kids are totally orphaned with no immediate family, I think there is fear that the birth parents of a child born here will attempt to capitalize on the celebrity of Angelina or some other famous person. Or, they may change their mind in a year or two and launch a big custody battle. With foreign adoptions, there's very little chance of that occurring.

Per the OP's request.

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