Madge arrived in Malawi on Sunday to begin the adoption process for a little girl named Chifundo Mercy James, reported to be anywhere from 18 months to 4 years old, who lives in the same orphanage as David previously did. The pop icon appeared in court this morning for a hearing on the adoption of a little girl called "Mercy," but the hearing was adjourned until the end of the week.

Madonna's quest has prompted the charity group
Save The Childrento publicly ask Madonna to reconsider her decision because of concerns that adopting children internationally encourages poor families to abandon their youth, and feeds the motivations of unsavory child traffickers.

The little girl's
family at first was reluctant to get the little girl go -- "It is stealing. I won't let her go,"' the girl's grandmother said last week -- but have since surrendered to "extensive lobbying" from orphanage officials.

Underneath the initial goodwill Madge's move seems to project, it's clear that she's thinking of only herself right now. Seriously, she's just put her other three kids (Lourdes, Rocco and David Banda) through a separation from their father, started seeing some dude who's closer in age to them than their mother, and now their
lives will change again.

I really do wonder how much influence Angelina Jolie's popularity prompts this decision -- because we all know how much the Material Girl loves her spotlight. It seems Madge is looking to stay front and center for a while, and since her latest album pretty much sucked, she's going the Britney route and playing shit up for the tabs.

The idea is such a boner move, and not a great way to "role model" for her kids. I suggest packing it in, Madonna, packing up, and heading home.

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