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Madonna Has A Bad Trip (to Malawi)

April 11, 2013 by tamaratattles 11 Comments

MadonnaMalawiAlicia P.Q. Wittmeyer of ForeignPolicy.com has a great piece on Madonna’s recent trip to Malawi. It seems like Malawians are still a bit pissy over that whole promising to set up a school for girls in exchange for a couple of orphans and then not doing it thing. Check out some of the issues she encountered. Oh the horrors of traveling like a commoner (on your private jet).

  • Though she was given VIP status in the airport upon arrival, on her way out of the country her special status was revoked, and Madonna was forced to wait in lines and go through security before boarding her private jet.
  • A handwritten note she sent to President Joyce Banda was widely mocked, both for its informality (“Dear Joyce,” it started off, before congratulating Banda on her “new position” — “as if the barrier-breaking politician has earned a promotion at an insurance company,” the New York Daily News scoffed) and its misspellings (“What an honor and what a huge responsability!”)
  • Her request to meet with Banda was ignored, and she was slammed by the president while still in country for reneging on a pledge to build an academy for girls and renovating existing classroom blocks instead — without government consent. (A widely circulating quote in which Banda accuses Madonna of making “poor people dance for her” is also a pretty brutal knock on the star, though the original source of the quote, the British tabloid the Sun, no longer seems to be using the quote in its entirety.)

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  1. teecee66 says

    April 11, 2013 at 6:15 pm

    Is Malawi a country?

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  2. tamaratattles says

    April 11, 2013 at 6:25 pm

    Sigh, this is YOUR non-Jodi Arias post for the day. You should show more gratitude… I do have a Kim Z one for later if I get a round tuit.

    Reply
  3. theblissexpress says

    April 11, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    Banda is shitty that Madonna fired her sister after 3 point something was mis appropriated from Madonna’s raising Malawi fund. Sour grapes?

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    • you know who says

      April 11, 2013 at 6:48 pm

      You corrected her misspelling. lol I had to look at the article to see what was wrong. :p Her handwriting is pretty crappy and then signing with a stamp or preprinted stationary? Lame

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      • tamaratattles says

        April 11, 2013 at 8:41 pm

        lol must have done it subconsciously it’s been a busy blogging day. I fixed it back. 🙂

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      • DJ says

        April 12, 2013 at 7:09 am

        Her handwriting is so bad that it was almost illegible.

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  4. Mel says

    April 11, 2013 at 7:44 pm

    Madonna sucks.

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  5. A Nonny Mouse says

    April 11, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    I’ve always suspected that Madonna is actually kind of dumb.

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  6. Arαbellα ⊰ (@Bella_Marchesa) says

    April 12, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    Oh, Lord. She’s not dumb, but she may not be the most book smart. She has street smarts. Though to read her posts on Instagram…but I digress.

    Not sure of the root of the bad blood between the Malawian people/President and Madonna, but it has been one complaint after another since she adopted her two children. She could stand to be more formal/follow traditions (but that’s not really what made Madonna…Madonna), and they could stand to be more appreciative and tolerant. And…she should have her P.A. edit/type her letters next time.

    Of course, I’m sure if she read my comment, she’d say to “go eff yourself” as she did the LAST time she heard my constructive criticism. That’s Madonna for ya. 😉

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  7. teecee66 says

    April 12, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    The president of Malawi looks like the Pine Sol lady.

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  8. Charley says

    April 14, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    Interesting. Hadn’t heard a word about this.

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