I personally feel sorry for the kid.
What!!!!! Have you seen Malawi???????? Have you ANY idea what those people have to go through to survive?? What she is doing is giving this boy a chance to make something of his life.
So what if it is a fad? Do you think it is easy to raise a child from a different cultural background. From what I have seen she is very involved with her kids. No one would adopt a child as a publicity stunt, far to much at stake and I don't think she is that stupid. So what if they have 5 nannies, I would if I could afford it.
As for people critisizing her, you all wish you looked like her at 47! This all reeks of celebrity jealousy! Let her get on with her life and do what she likes, how would you all feel if people were acting like this about you (general you). Madonna is not the one causing the hype, it is all the people who are so obsessed with "the famous" that they are not allowed to be normal!
By the way, so that you can all breath a sigh of releif, the adoption has been denyed. The childs father didn't understand what adoption meant and has now turned it down.