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Why is Madonna treating Africa like a little orphan that needs adopting?

Read spiked editor Mick Hume's Notebook in The Times (London).

Mick Hume

Mick Hume
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If Madonna wants to show off how much she cares for African orphans, why can’t she just wear a plastic wristband like every other moral poseur, instead of being photographed wearing a Malawian baby on her back in a native sling? An African baby seems to be the latest celebrity accessory.

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