Comments on: Madeleine McCann: The Parody

By: sonia

sonia — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:31:16 +0000

the question now is..how would people feel if the proceeds of the fund go to Madeleine’s parents to defend themselves against the charges ( which is possibly still fair enough - i guess most people want to help madeleine’s living relatives) and then it turns out it was Madeleine’s parents who are responsible. just say it was an accident - i’m curious as to how people would feel. would they feel cheated?

By: Raj

Raj — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:06:48 +0000

I am personally and directly involved with the Find Madeleine campaign and must say this to all of you………please
if you have nothing positive to say then save your energy for the time when you will need both it, and the support from others, if you happen to face a terrible ordeal. The loss of Madeleine and the high public profile of her reminds everyone to keep a watch out for all children in the world aswell as Madeleine and hold close our own children.
Buy a wristband, wear a T shirt or don’t, but remember…….if you have to blame someone then let that be the person(s) who took Madeleine.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:15:52 +0000

I think that the over publicity of Madeleine’s case has hopefully raised awareness of all missing children.

Gina, you disgust me far more than the people you are complaining about who have simply expressed their opinion. Lines like “See you. Wouldn’t want to be you. Or your kids.” just show how incredibly stupid and immature you are. You sound like a bloody 5 year old in a playground fight! It’s laughable. I agree on the whole with what you have said but you have sunk so low.

Anyway, I do agree with those who have quite rightfully asked what makes Madeleine different to other missing children? If a black, working class disabled kid of the same age went missing in the same circumstances I think we all know that the media would have treated it very differently. Those who have pointed this out (only to be called “cynical” and “heartless”) are making a valid point and we are by no means critising the McCanns for this, but instead the media.

And before someone spults out a load of emotive rubbish, I have bought a Madeleine wristband and wear it as a reminder and a symbol of hope for her safe return. I just wonder how the media would have portrayed the dissapearance of other children and I think that if some of you truely cared about people, you would be sickened by the fact that if a black, working class disabled child went missing the parents would be portrayed a lot differently. And I will repeat, that is purely the fault of the media and not of the McCanns (because some of you seem to think those of us who raise this issue are automatically horrible people who don’t care about Madeleine or her family).

Anyway, I hope that Madeleine and all missing children are found. I know a girl only a few years older than Madeleine who went missing, absolutely no media coverage. But then again she was an orphan so no one could really stretch to any empathy…. ALL missing children are important and I wear my Madeleine wristband to think of her but also of all other missing people in the world.

And a little disclaimer: I don’t want to offend anyone with anything I say because it appears that some people on here are hyper-sensitive to anything slightly controversial, so no offence to anyone

By: Leah xxx

Leah xxx — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:06:30 +0000

Cassie, you are a stupid idiot if you think that we don’t care for others as well, because we do, its just that madeline’s the one that we’re praying for atm, so bog off and leave us alone.
Now if you agree that we should support madeline then tell cassie how stupid she’s being!!!!!!

By: Cassie

Cassie — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:03:23 +0000

I suggest you stop being so obsessed with Madeline.
Think of the others for once!

By: Cassie

Cassie — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:01:52 +0000

I think that you should just think about all the children in the world that had been kidnapped, and ask yorself why you are making such a fuss over one child when you’re not over all the others?
I’m not praying for Madeline until everyone else starts praying for all children.
I’m not saying that i dont care for madeline, i do, but i want everyone else in the world to start praying for the others as well not just one little girl, its mean and pathetic not to think of the others.
I’m sorry.

By: jamies mum

jamies mum — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:08:09 +0000

If everyone is soooooo sick of hearing about this then why do they spent their time reading and leaving messages on these sites eh ?

Good Luck in your search for Maddie. Its the last time I will visit this site as most of the comments are sickening to read. I just wanted to read any comments to my last post on the 31st May.
Oh and by the way loads of people were talking about the picture I was carrying for 26miles….so surely thats a good thing.

By: BigDave

BigDave — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:53:37 +0000

Personally I think the McCanns are directly involved in her disappearance. Maybe they’ve sold her to some extreme Catholic religious sect. Its not unknown. Very fishy in my opinion.

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 08:40:00 +0000

I wonder if the McCanns would have left a briefcase full of £50 notes in an unlocked, unsupervised room. What do you think?

By: Emily Ashby

Emily Ashby — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 08:15:55 +0000

kath Says:
“May 25th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
I have empathy for lots of people around the world. which is why i have directs debits set up for various charities overseas.
I also have empathy for Madeleine maybe more so, but not because she is photogenic with middle class parents. But because sleeping upstairs is MY daughter a little girl very similar to Madeleine who will be 4 on Monday, and I thank God she is here and we will be spending it together”

Just read your post, dear me you are THE SUN’s dream arent you…I bet you thank God and pray every day for all the lost, white precious angels worldwide dont you. Remember! if a child is so precious you dont walk several 100 yards down the road and leave 3 of the most precious things in your life on their own with the door unlocked etc…. Something very odd about the whole thing, and you lot are pretty odd not blaming the parents. I notice the tabloids have already hinted that the McCanns like a bit of ’swinging’ so even they’re tired of the story.

By: Stonker

Stonker — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 07:43:36 +0000

I find the whole Madeleine case toe curling. Its Diana-esque, mawkish and I am sick to death of women anchors clutching clipboards to their bosom asking us all to ‘emote’ together and share our grief. I’m not grieving, its bugger all to do with me, that’s the parents job. If it was a 4 stone black kid with a harelip it would be tough luck neglectful parents find your own hideous child.
And as for wristbands…that makes me want to projectile vomit, along with all this ‘what if it was your poor precious special child’ bull. If it was my special, lovely precious angel I wouldnt have left it alone in the first bloody place!
Its simple the parents are 100% to blame, it is their fault, they should now shut up, stop doing the McCann World Tour 2007, get back to work and spend some time with their remaining children.

By: Enid

Enid — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:38:41 +0000

The idea of a wristband is repulsive.

By: jamies mum

jamies mum — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:07:13 +0000

I cannot believe some of the comments that have been made. These sites are turning into a slanging match half the time.
I am a mother of an 8 yr old boy. Are the people who have written some of these nasty comments actually parents themselves. As parents we all make mistakes. Why are people dwelling on why this thing has happened. As Kate and Gerry have said in their interview on Sky, they will feel guilty forever for leaving the kids. Please please will people stop getting on to them. For pitys sake, they have had one of the most important things to them, snatched away without warning. Let them be, they have had enough negative comments and deserve whatever assistance and support they can get.
The wristbands are a good idea, as I agree, if one person sees it somewhere, wherever, it may be the one person who has seen someone next door with Madeleine and it will prompt them or jog their memory.
If I lost my son, I would do whatever it took to get him back, with as much help as possible from whoever offered it.
Will all the negative comments please stop. Its upsetting reading them.
I am walking a marathon in a weeks time and will be wearing a t-shirt with Madeleines picture on it…just to keep her face in peoples memory. Shame on anyone who thinks that that is wrong.

By: SJ

SJ — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:06:04 +0000

I am a parent of two beautiful children. (Now 14 and 10) I love them dearly and would do anything in my power to keep them safe. (Sounds like most loving parents doesn’t it?)
I think I look after them well, but after analyzing our lives after what has happened to the McCann family, it is easy to see how we have all taken chances with our children.
For several years my children have left our home (in a very, quiet cul-de-sac off a quiet cul-de-sac) to play at their friend’s houses further up the road. Several hours later I have then rung the friend’s parents just to check they really are there and thankfully evey time they had been! But they could have been snatched and out the country before I had rung up about them! With hindsight, they now have to call me when they get there!
Another example is our friends, who regularly holiday on campsites where all the children congregate at different play areas away from their parents and are gone for hours. What a fantastic opportunity for an abductor! These friends were openly condemning Madeleine’s parents for their neglect. I believe that if we all think hard enough, we have all taken chances when, under different circumstances, our children too could have been abducted.
Kate and Gerry McCann don’t strike me as being neglectful parents, just normal loving people, who were targeted and unlucky.
I wish them all the best in their campaign and fully support what they are doing to facilitate the safe return of their daughter Madeleine

By: Harry Barracuda

Harry Barracuda — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:31:34 +0000

Dicky Greenleaf are you some kind of retard? Does the name of the site not tell you something?!

By: BEVERLY

BEVERLY — Tue, 29 May 2007 13:40:16 +0000

WOW! What has our world come to? I felt extremely uneasy having read the above comments about little Madeline’s abduction. We need to pray for this family regardless of what we think about what actually happen or WHY it happened. If there were not “child snatchers” in our world we would not even be discussing this situation. I am a parent who lost a child through death and it makes you question all things known to us! You have to know that EVERY parent who has lost a child is tormented every second of every day. Where is our compassion? Madeline (all missing children) needs our ferverent prayers. The power of prayer is severly under rated in situations like this one. Obviously everyone has strong feeling about this topic. How about we come together for all missing/lost children? Keep hope alive for the unfound children of our world. We owe it to god’s precious gifts to us.

By: Dicky Greenleaf

Dicky Greenleaf — Mon, 28 May 2007 03:50:12 +0000

I have just read that Madeleine’s parents are being lined up for the next series of Celebrity Big Brother- can this posisbly have a shred of truth in it?!?

See for yourselves: http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s1i19191

By: jmb

jmb — Sun, 27 May 2007 14:44:27 +0000

I hope Madeleine is found, just like everyone else around the world, but unlike some people, I feel bad for the McCanns. Everyone has made a mistake or two, including loving, responsible parents. I make mistakes all the time when it comes to my children and I love them more than anything. Everyone I know, has made a mistake when it comes to their children. The Mccanns made a mistake, which just so happens to be a whopper of a mistake, but only because of the individual that stole madeleine. They could have been asleep in the next room and the same thing could have happened. Otherwise, they would be just as responsible as you and I. Afterall, a mistake is only a mistake if there is a bad outcome.
The McCanns are very brave to go thru what they are going thru because I would want to die if it happened to me. On top of their missing daughter, their every move is being recorded to the media and broadcast world wide, which is just sick.
If the media spent this much time on every missing child case, then the demented individuals that abduct children, would have to think twice before they did it.

By: Christine Carter

Christine Carter — Sat, 26 May 2007 19:50:00 +0000

I’ve listened to the McCanns being interviewed and despite the headlines about them ‘feeling guilty’, it’s the sort of guilt you get when you take your eye off the ball for a second and something goes wrong. They don’t acknowledge that they were in any way neglectful. In fact the father likened leaving 3 toddlers on their own in a separate holiday apartment to dining at home in the garden. What planet is he on? I was hopping mad afterwards. I don’t have a shred of pity for them. I hope this little girl comes through - and then I hope they throw the book at them.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sat, 26 May 2007 12:34:05 +0000

Gina, I agree with you. I am appalled by some of the comments on here by people who claim to be ‘loving’ and ‘responsible’ parents. Yet they spill their vitriol out like there’s no tomorrow.

How about a bit of compassion? They made a mistake yes, but all the other parents did the same thing and many others on the resort.

responsible parent (as you call yourself), I can see that it will make YOU feel better if the McCanns suffer.

To revel in the suffering of others is a nasty trait. If you pass that attitude onto your children you should be ashamed.