MissMorrigan
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What you and everyone else is forgetting is that this is a girl that came from nothing, a junkie/alcoholic for a mother, a junkie/alcoholic for a grandmother, an absentee father who subsequently died and few opportunities in life. When she appeared on Big Brother it catapaulted her to nationwide scrutiny that provided her with a celebrity lifestyle, albeit a bizarre one, and where she has remained ever since. The crew that follow her around and document her life are a kind of family to her, sad but true. She had very little affection/love in her life and she took it wherever and whenever she could. One thing that does shine through in this lady is her determination and tenacity to endure. Not only was her life changed, but also thousands of others who, like she, and through her, saw that there are opportunities available beyond the crap they grew up in and remained, that people who are siblings or offspring of addicts didn't have to follow in their footsteps, that there is hope.
Despite opinion, Jade is a very intelligent and likeable person. She used that tenacity to crawl out from poverty and change her life for the better. Whether people agree with how she's done it is incidental, it really doesn't matter, they aren't leading her life, haven't gone through her experiences and the main critique seems to be that she should die with 'dignity'. Behind closed doors and go quietly, you mean? Sounds about right. This is a lady who scares us, she scares us b/c we see a little of ourself in her but there is a huge difference, she took life in both hands and went for it and we seem to always down-tread people we think should 'stay down'. It smacks of jealousy, of bitter failures at not having the same opportuntiies, afterall, why should a common slapper reap such rewards where others have failed? Would you wish to trade places with her now to show her how it's done?
There is a huge misconception as to what is actually considered racist. We all are to a certain extent if ignorance is anything to go by, whether that's due to environment, stereotypical behaviour of our peers or a lack of education. Jade grew up in a mixed ethnic community, as I did, where it was common place to apply slang and refer to one another in terms of ethnicity b/c that's how we stood out. No one took offence b/c it was never done with the intention of causing offence. When Jade was shown how her comments were considered racist she could have simply stuck two fingers up and lauded in her notoriety and she would still have made a fortune, however, she chose not to. She educated herself, became involved in race relations and worked at changing her perceptions.
As for the press focusing more on Jade's decline than the death of Wendy Richard. Are you seriously that egotistical in deciding who does/not deserve press coverage? I seriously cannot stand the pouting silliness of Paris Hilton but do not begrudge her the publicity she receives because of it and why? B/c there are people willing (for whatever reason) to purchase the magazines and papers featuring her. Their tastes simply differ from mine and I always have a choice - my choice is not to buy or watch the media covering stories of her.
Whether you like it or not, Jade Goodey is an icon for Reality Television and her legacy will continue long after you finish rejoicing the final nail driven into her coffin. I, for one, applaud all that she's achieved, accomplished and overcome, the way she has secured finances for her children (something most parents struggle to do) and used her plight to not only bring awareness to cervical cancer but also to potentially lower the age of screening in the UK.
We can't all be slumdog millionaires. Don't begrudge someone who is. The victim in all this is Jade Goodey but she worked damn hard to remove herself from victim-status. Shilpa Shetty forgave her for the bullying she was subjected to in the Big Brother house, why is it some members of the public can't? Would I still say all of the above were she not dying, you bet your ass I would. The only exception being is if she had not worked at rectifying her mistakes/ignorance, but I'd still admire her tenacity and business acumen.
< Message edited by MissMorrigan -- 3/17/2009 7:59:01 AM >
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RE: Jade 'says goodbyes to family' - 
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As far as Jade providing for her family - I totally accept that. She has revelled in beng a dubious celebrity. She'd be the first to admit that she is a woman of very modest ability but that she simply adored being on TV or in the papers. And maybe the thought of one more spread in Hello! magazine might actually keep her going a little longer -- sad but all too easy to believe. I don't think the things she does as she prepares for that final pap shoot in the sky matter. If one woman is prompted to go for a smear test early enough to detect a cancer in time, who can argue? My sole objection to this bit of circus being slipped into my bread is that her two sons have been featured too. There's no point paying for them to be expensively educated if they are only going to carry on the dubious family business. That would be the real tragedy.
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