There are variations in adoption in Vietnamese showbiz.
"Public figures who do noble work will encourage the community to follow decent values. On the contrary, if there are losses, some people may learn to follow suit," Dr. Nguyen Hoang Chuong.
The public is buzzing with talk about adoptive parents and children in Vietnamese showbiz. The difference increases the drama in a negative way. Many people are stunned, many are silent and bored, and some people have spoken out to attack the negative side of the "adopted parents and children market".
There are variations of adoption in showbiz.
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The story of "artists adopting children" has caused a stir in showbiz in recent days. |
Type the keyword “adopted child” into Google and it gives 85,200,000 results in 0.53 seconds. I read a definition: “An adopted child is a person who is looked after, cared for, and raised by adoptive parents according to the law”. According toLaw on Marriage and FamilyThe relationship between an adopted child and his or her adoptive parents is established by the fact that the adoption is recognized by a competent state agency.
The adoption of children by some artists (I would like to emphasize some), according to that definition, is incorrect, distorted, possibly due to lack of understanding or intentional intentions from both sides (giving and receiving). When the distortion is covered with kind phrases, it will be extremely bad. The negative side of the market mechanism is even deeper when it takes advantage of adopted children for naked benefits, which is wrong in both reason and deviates from the ethics of artists.
The flat world and the voice of the social network community
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Quang Le and Phuong My Chi's relationship is still good after the female singer separated to pursue her own career. |
Vietnamese showbiz is no exception, there is talent but who promotes it? No one nurtures it to fly high and far to reach the general public? Khanh Ly's singing and Trinh Cong Son's music blend together, that clear resonance is one of the reasons why Trinh's music is immortal. I heard that in some shows, Quang Le accepted a loss so that Phuong My Chi could "face-to-face" with the audience.
A former student of mine, whose friend is the wife of a famous singer, once told me that to be accepted by this singer to train, the parents had to spend billions of dong in tuition fees. Now, being adopted by an outstanding artist is not possible, billions of dong are not spent and becoming famous is a great opportunity, who wouldn't want to! Well, to cross the river, you have to depend on the boat, when you reach the shore, you have to say goodbye, has anyone ever been an adopted artist?
Public opinion in this case, even at different levels, is always necessary. Opinions for insiders, for you, for me, for the management agency on an issue that showbiz and society are struggling with, why "Don't bother prying into the story of artists adopting children"?... Too conservative, strict, one-sided, causing many people to think that opinion was written on "order"!?
Recent,Ministry of Information and Communicationsissued a code of conduct on social networks, which stated that state agencies should respond to comments on social networks. So, sharing your views on social networks is allowed by law, and is definitely not a leisure activity!
Artists who want to adopt children should learn from Angelina Jolie
The famous Hollywood actress is raising 6 children, including 3 adopted children: Maddox (from Cambodia), Pax Thien (from Vietnam) and Zahara (from Ethiopia). Jolie adopts children according to the laws of the host country, takes care of them wholeheartedly and thoughtfully. When possible, she lets her children get acquainted with the artistic path of their parents. Above all, the responsibility and utmost love of the adoptive motherJolie. Both biological and adopted children grew up in happiness, studying at prestigious schools (of course, if the parents are rich, the children will have it).
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Angelina Jolie with her 6 adopted children. Among them is Pax Thien, who is of Vietnamese origin. |
Despite being busy on set and in public (Jolie was dealing with her divorce from Brad Pitt), on August 20, 2019, Jolie brought her first son (Maddox, adopted son) to Korea to enroll at the University ofYonSei, one of the three most prestigious schools in Korea. There are Vietnamese artists who have behaved similarly. They wrote beautiful stories like fairy tales. If you want to adopt children, Vietnamese artists should learn and follow suit depending on the conditions.
Legal intervention is needed.
Sentimentality, a cultural trait of our country. The past, yes, but standing still can cause unpredictable consequences. Artists adopting or accepting foster children (students, disciples) needs to be bound by law. The distinction may "offend at first" but in the long run, both parties and the showbiz world benefit.
When artists lose the public's trust, they lose invaluable assets, eroding the arts and culture in general and the theater industry in particular.
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Ho Van Cuong and his parents had to speak out many times because of the scandal with Phi Nhung. |
Above all is the artist’s heart when adopting a child. Public figures who do noble work will encourage the community to follow good values. On the contrary, losses, maybe a part of people learn to follow. Don’t think that artists are above everyone, there will be times when “the stick hits the back of the artist” to the point of falling down and having to get up - sometimes it is completely impossible!
But that is not why the artist hastily declared, from now on I will not adopt children, will not do charity. I remember somewhere a saying, I would like to borrow it to end this article: "Live your life and do what you feel is right. People praise, people criticize, but who has lived your life to understand".