Jade's gone...

What a shame, you would never wish what she and her family have gone through on anyone.
 
How terribly sad.
I wasn't her biggest fan, but I wouldn't wish this on anyone......

RIP Jade, you certainly made an impact, that's for sure.
 
And on Mother's day too....

Not her biggest fan either, but you have to feel for the kids. Glad she managed to get so much done in the last few months.
 
RIP indeed - and RIP too to all the others who have passed on but don't have the benefit of the media spotlight's £'s and have managed to achieve something equally worthwhile with their shortened lives.
 
Hmm, she got a rough deal, I can't remember seeing someone climb so high and then fall so far in such a short time, she didn't deserve that.
But that's the way life is sometimes.
I wish I could say I was fed up of hearing the over active Jade Goody publicity machine, but in truth it wasn't because it was thrust in our faces for so long, it was because it was just so uncomfortable to watch.
Makes everyone think about their family and their own mortality.
Its very sad..
 
I can't believe some people taking this as just another chance to have a poke at her for making the most of her last chance, I guess the press will just have to set someone else up for you to have a go at now.

RIP, no more pain or indignity.
 
I don't think people are having a poke at her at all. They are being honest, sympathetic and caring.
 
Poor lass....unfortunately now I think we'll see all sorts of uncouth squabbling over who should look after her money kids
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Poor lass....unfortunately now I think we'll see all sorts of uncouth squabbling over who should look after her money kids
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agreed. Shame really :( I didn't really like her all that much but no one deserves that. She's also done great for raising cancer awareness. I think a lot of people now realize that they are not immune to the disease and cancer checks have gone through the roof. I hope her kids are taken care off.
 
I just heard the game between my team Wakefield, and Celtic Crusaders was cancelled tonight a half hour before kick off because of a fatal injury sustained by one of our academy players in the curtain raiser.
He was 21

Unlikely to be headline news but no less deserving of our sympathy's.

God knows we've had enough club deaths recently all heart attacks, fit fit men, athletes, you just can't tell what's around the corner....gutted
 
I think I might be the only one who doesn't care.
I lost my mother to cancer when I was 12, and she left behind my dad to take care of myself and my younger sister. Did she get any support, money from publicity or gestures of goodwill from the public? No. And neither do the numerous other sufferers who die from this disease. I understand why Jade did what she did, but honestly I think it is just downright unfair to all the other victims of cancer who gain nothing at all from having the same disease.
 
Syx said:
I think it is just downright unfair to all the other victims of cancer who gain nothing at all from having the same disease.
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A valid point, but sadly just the way of things.

I had a similar reaction to the whole 'Madeline' thing.

However, the rise in awareness (both scenarios) is positive.
 
Syx said:
I think I might be the only one who doesn't care.
I lost my mother to cancer when I was 12, and she left behind my dad to take care of myself and my younger sister. Did she get any support, money from publicity or gestures of goodwill from the public? No. And neither do the numerous other sufferers who die from this disease. I understand why Jade did what she did, but honestly I think it is just downright unfair to all the other victims of cancer who gain nothing at all from having the same disease.
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You are not alone Syx I lost a very good friend to Leukemia many years ago so whilst I am sorry that a young life has been lost and that children will grow up without their mother the cringe making publicity machine surrounding Jade Goodie makes me squirm and the final straw was Gordon Brown sticking his nose in.
In the case of this young lady and her "Legacy" remember the look of hatred on her face as she tore into Shilpa Shetty on Big Brother before turning her into Mother Theresa
 
My point to all those people out there who werent impressed with the media and the way she made money to leave to her kids...if you were given the chance, wouldnt you do it?
I agree its a shame more people dont get that sort of media attention and they dont get the extra finance that she did, but if you got the chance...would you? I know i would and i dont believe anyone that says they wouldn't...and if you wouldn't and your generally serious, then your just selfish.

RIP Jade
 
MJ Stebbings said:
My point to all those people out there who werent impressed with the media and the way she made money to leave to her kids...if you were given the chance, wouldnt you do it?
I agree its a shame more people dont get that sort of media attention and they dont get the extra finance that she did, but if you got the chance...would you? I know i would and i dont believe anyone that says they wouldn't...and if you wouldn't and your generally serious, then your just selfish.

RIP Jade
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I don't have any objection to what she did, what turns my stomach are all the sycophants who have been on the tv saying what a wonderful human being she was and how she was an inspiration to youngsters everywhere.

Let's get something clear, whilst I wouldn't wish what happened to her on anyone, whilst she was alive she had no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

If anything she symbolized just how low the level of "celebrity" has fallen in this country.
 
I caught the last half of Wendy Richard's programme on BBC1 last week. Brave lady, useful prog, available to all.
 
Flash, i agree with that, i thought people were refering to the TV show that was made and the storys sold to the papers etc.
 
Flash In The Pan said:
I don't have any objection to what she did, what turns my stomach are all the sycophants who have been on the tv saying what a wonderful human being she was and how she was an inspiration to youngsters everywhere.

Let's get something clear, whilst I wouldn't wish what happened to her on anyone, whilst she was alive she had no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

If anything she symbolized just how low the level of "celebrity" has fallen in this country.
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I agree. Wouldn't wish cancer on anyone and it sucks someone dies from it.

The kind of people they had on the bbc who said she was an idol are the daft type who would idolise Jordan too. These girls need to idolise a real woman.

Gordon Brown has more concerning issues to get on with yet gives time to lie about how saintly Jade was.

This is a sad time for her kids but they would of been well looked after anyway too as she already had millions so twas pretty pointless to say it was for her kids.
 
Tsukiyomi said:
I agree. Wouldn't wish cancer on anyone and it sucks someone dies from it.

The kind of people they had on the bbc who said she was an idol are the daft type who would idolise Jordan too. These girls need to idolise a real woman.

Gordon Brown has more concerning issues to get on with yet gives time to lie about how saintly Jade was.

This is a sad time for her kids but they would of been well looked after anyway too as she already had millions so twas pretty pointless to say it was for her kids.
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:agree:

If she gave a percentage of her 'recent earnings', to a Cancer charity then perhaps I would have been a bit impressed. While she might have raised awareness for the interim, the truth is that 18months down the line, those who idolised her would have selected a new top class celeb to follow and forgotten about Jade and her 'awareness campaign'.

The people I really feel sorry for are those poor individuals who didn't have the support and specialist care Jade could afford and whose kids and family will have to struggle to make ends meet now that their parent has pased away. Wouldn't it be great if as much press could be afforded to Cancer awareness/support organisations as has been given to Jade? Guess that wouldn't sell papers though!:shake:
 
I feel very sorry for her and sad for her children. It must be truly awful for them.

I've found the whole media circus distastful. Not because of Jade making money - good luck to her in that you cannot blame her if companies want to open their cheque book for her. More because of her publicist, agent, the magazine, the TV companies, and all the other hangers on who've been using her impending death to possibly line their own pockets and maybe further their own cause. It's a shame that after various people have taken their cut, the taxman has taken his percentage on the earnings and then on inheritence tax, there probably isn't going to be that much left for her children (assuming her new husband doesn't also have a claim).

I just hope the funeral is not a media circus too and that the children can say goodbye privately. Sadly, I can see a parade of the coffin, being followed by Jordan, Kerry Catona, Cheryl Cole et al, all seeking their bit of media attention. I can see the 'tat' mags headlines for weeks to come 'Jordan anguish over Jade's death', 'Jades death made me hit the bottle again by Kerry' etc etc. I wonder which magazines have bid for exclusive access to the wake.
 
I hav'nt been on here in a while (work started in earnest) and i just happened to land first on this thread. Most things seem to have been said in the previous posts and i think most people know that the only thing that stands out about Jade Goody is'nt Jade Goody, it's the power of the media, the publics desire to be entertained and their (not mine, i dont have a TV) willingness to buy into the whole circus.

I took a couple of pic's today and, coincidentally, i think they might be relevant.


Conciousness

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Narcissus

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Best wishes and intentions.

Ian
 
Yeah it angered me greatly to see GB wasting his time "leading the tributes." I normally defend Gordon where possible, but Christ, how thick does he think people are, by trying to piggy back on the PR of a person who didn't do anything in life to deserve the publicity she got.

As said above, yes a shame she's leaving behind her children, and yes i'd have coined it in just like she has done, in order to protect her kids financial stability. There must have been a demand for the 'stories', but I just don't know from where? Seriously did anyone give two-hoots who she married and whether she got her kids christened?
 
Flash In The Pan said:
I don't have any objection to what she did, what turns my stomach are all the sycophants who have been on the tv saying what a wonderful human being she was and how she was an inspiration to youngsters everywhere.

Let's get something clear, whilst I wouldn't wish what happened to her on anyone, whilst she was alive she had no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

If anything she symbolized just how low the level of "celebrity" has fallen in this country.
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:clap: totally agree. I feel terribly sad for her young children and wouldn't wish cancer on anyone, lost too many friends to it recently.
 
I wasn't a fan but it's sad.. she passed away on mothers day so sad for her sons and family. I totally wasn't expecting this since i wasn't up to date with her condition. R.I.P!
 
Couldn't care less tbh.

The whole thing is a distasteful two finger salute to all the cancer sufferers who have actually done something worthwhile and good with their lives.
Will their orphaned kids be supported through life by Hello magazine and the Sun?
 
tbm said:
Couldn't care less tbh.

The whole thing is a distasteful two finger salute to all the cancer sufferers who have actually done something worthwhile and good with their lives.
Will their orphaned kids be supported through life by Hello magazine and the Sun?
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I really don't see it like this at all. She was already in the public eye long before she was diagnosed, and I don't think it at all surprising that she chose to stay there. It was particularly useful as a way of raising funds to support her kids when she was gone, but I'm sure it gave her something else to concentrate on too when the outcome was inevitable.

If people didn't like her she was easily avoided. She didn't feature much at all in the sort of papers I read nor on the radio or TV programmes I was watching/listening to.

How you deal with cancer must be a very personal thing, and how you deal with death too. I wouldn't dream of criticising anybody for those choices. My father, when dying of leukaemia, was always a bit bemused by people telling him how brave he was. He just didn't see it, he said it wasn't a choice to have cancer, so his only contribution was to put up with it and get on with it. He didn't see that as brave, though I'd like to think I could be so stoical about it I can certainly see what he meant.

I don't feel that her choices have had any sort of impact on what my father went through, and I certainly don't feel offended on his behalf.

I do know women who have taken her story to heart and as a result taken more responsibility for making sure they get tested, I have no reason to doubt the claims that this is repeated nationally so there has been a benefit, albeit unintentional, to all this publicity.

I'm no fan, either of her or the programme which made her famous, but the vitriol she seems to attract amazes me. Surely indifference would be a more natural response if you didn't appreciate what she stood for, anything else smacks of caring rather too much despite protestation to the contrary.
 
tbm said:
Couldn't care less tbh.

The whole thing is a distasteful two finger salute to all the cancer sufferers who have actually done something worthwhile and good with their lives.
Will their orphaned kids be supported through life by Hello magazine and the Sun?
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Why is it a two fingered salute to other cancer sufferers? Her fame was used to raise funds for her children, if she hadn't, would those other orphaned kids have benefited in any way? No they wouldn't. Did Jade Goody actually do anything wrong? No she didn't, yet she is being vilified even in death. If anything, it was the PR machine led by Max Clifford that has resulted in all the ridiculous nonsense of her being portrayed as saintly with daft messages from the PM. She is as much a victim of it all as anyone. Couldn't care less? Well I care about anyone who suffers because of this dreadful disease, famous or otherwise.

oldestswinger said:
Compare and contrast - Jade Goody/Jane Tomlinson :shrug:
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Why should we compare? A young woman has died. Yes, Jane Tomlinson did amazing things but there are plenty of cancer sufferers who don't, but I still feel sad at their deaths.
 
Flash In The Pan said:
whilst she was alive she had no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

If anything she symbolized just how low the level of "celebrity" has fallen in this country.
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Indeed and well put, another person from the media machine famous for doing absolutely nothing, as far as i'm concerned she was just another foul mouthed big brother contestant as most of them are, and don't get me wrong i wouldn't wish such a death on anyone but facts are facts, and my god their now talking of a princess Diana type funeral, perish the thought that jade goody should be mentioned in the same sentence, compare jade to jordan any day of the week yes, but for god's sake princess Diana, it beggars belief, i do really feel sorry for the people and their families who suffer from cancer and never get help, but unfortunately that is the way of this country and government, and for the likes of Gordon brown to jump on the band wagon makes it a farce and belittles the majority of cancer sufferers, what a prat that man truly is :shake:
 
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