Since Angelina started adopting kids from around the world, the first thing that jumped into my mind was Josephine Baker. Didn't she adopt a boy and girl from almost every country back in the '30s? I think she had 12 children before she died. After her death they all went to orphanages. Am I the only one isn't impressed by the adoption craze? It's a good thing, but I hope it's being done for the right reasons.

creating her own "rainbow tribe". good for her.

estelle81 said:

oh no!

I didn't know about that, Ill look into it a bit more.

Nothing on Wikipedia on miss. JB's personal life

CHIC0 said:

It's either adoption or start some multi-racial bedhopping to get that United Colors of Benetton family, and that'd get her more bad publicity than the whole Brad and Jen deal ever did.

Certain celebs that are jumping the adoption bandwagon seem a little sketchy in their motivation, but ol' Angie seems to be doing it from a genuine desire to do good. Kids in need are kids in need. I'm not going to stand in her way.

I think it's great. Check on the Spielberg's they have a large family too.

I applaud Angelina... Someone who gives a child a home, and love has my vote.

she has GREAT nipples.

jerseykrs said:

I am telling!!!!

jerseykrs said:

!!!!!

sag10 said:

sag10 said:

Amen in...spread the word woman....Angelina Jolie has great nipples...pass it on...tell everyone!

Sowhat said:

hahah

CHIC0 said:

Yep...that's what Josephine called her kids.

I think she's doing a wonderful thing...and I believe it's for good reasons.

Sowhat said:

are they giant saucer nipples?









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She's secretly trying to build up a sweat shop.

Josephine's children didn't go to orphanages when she died. As great as that sounded, she eventually couldn't afford them and had to split them up amongst family and friends. This was way before she died
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Janfriend said:

In the Josephine Baker movie, I thought it said they all went to orphanages after she died. I have to watch it again. It was really good.

Ribbed4UrPleasure said:

No, they're like pencil erasers!

I can't help but wonder how "real" the home she's creating for them will be. Some 10 or 15 years from now, will she have been a real mom to all these different children?

I'm skeptical about this celebrity adoption craze.

ThreadBare said:

You could ask the same of a celeb who has a whole herd of biological kids, too.

meow85 said:

or anyone who has like 8+ kids

my grandma was 14 out of 15, and she said once her dad remembered her name and she cried with joy

ZombieKitten said:

Tha's sad.


I don't think there needs to be a cap on the number of kids a family has, but people who are going to start making Juniors should seriously consider how many they can support emotionally and not just financially.

ZombieKitten said:

difference is she belongs to a class of people who tend thrive on publicity, who come to expect publicity for every little thing they do. I'm not knocking Jolie's humanitarian work. But sometimes, her adoption streak resembles someone returning to a market looking for just the right cut of beef.

And not to put too fine a point on it, but Little Jerome from Detroit or Edward from Appalachia could use good homes, too...