tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12550587.post1656086406630056626..comments2023-11-05T07:35:30.331+00:00Comments on Dead Interesting: JadeMargaret Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01493624466366591603noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12550587.post-49747684351504068532009-03-07T21:24:00.000+00:002009-03-07T21:24:00.000+00:00In the end - we all 'do' our own dying...Jade, is ...In the end - we all 'do' our own dying...Jade, is just being 'Jade' to the very end - and by that, she is trying to be true to herself - and at the same time getting support for her family.<BR/><BR/>How dare all the middle class 'chatterers' tell her what is or is not appropriate or dignified. I hope that when we all meet our ends we will be able to go in exactly the way we choose...saying or doing what we want to...stoical or hysterical...<BR/>"Bugger Bognor" and all that jazz!<BR/><BR/>xxxAntlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350998624229841410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12550587.post-27239823833591671982009-02-24T01:21:00.000+00:002009-02-24T01:21:00.000+00:00Thanks for your comments folks.So, Jade's dad wasn...Thanks for your comments folks.<BR/><BR/>So, Jade's dad wasn't a nice man then Charles? Like I said, she had a raw deal.Margaret Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493624466366591603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12550587.post-47130500735559351372009-02-24T01:19:00.000+00:002009-02-24T01:19:00.000+00:00Faith Central in The Times Online reported yesterd...Faith Central in The Times Online reported yesterday that "<A HREF="http://timesonline.typepad.com/faith/2009/02/jade-goody-find.html" REL="nofollow">Jade Goody finds God</A>", yet the tone of the post was less than sympathetic, considering that Faith Central is generally pro-religion. Maybe Bess Twiston Davies doesn't consider Jade worthy of God's attention. Not that I think she'll get any, but if it makes her feel any better, that's fine with me.Margaret Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493624466366591603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12550587.post-13010697637010267552009-02-23T15:32:00.000+00:002009-02-23T15:32:00.000+00:00There's a tendency in the UK to regard dying as a ...There's a tendency in the UK to regard dying as a social faux pas and death as a private misfortune. In both cases, we are counselled to shut up about it, and if we do that we are commended on our splendid bravery and all-round sensibleness.<BR/><BR/>I make no objection to Jade going howling into that good night. Her spontaneity has always disarmed me and it's not difficult to imagine something of what she feels. <BR/><BR/>Public interest may be prurient and sentimentalising but, at this time of her life, Jade is all young people who die, all mothers who die. Hers is a universalising influence. People are talking about it. She's bringing it home. Her bell tolls for us. <BR/><BR/>Having taught her father in prison I've always had a soft spot for the girl. <BR/><BR/>Max? Oh, he's not so bad! An honourable rogue at worst, I think.Charles Cowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757185376546920527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12550587.post-58735363211130044422009-02-20T14:13:00.000+00:002009-02-20T14:13:00.000+00:00I agree with Digressica. The most interesting thin...I agree with Digressica. The most interesting thing about Jade Goody and always has been is how other people react to her. Lets not forget that when she came to national prominence the charming Sun newspaper ran a campaign entitled Get The Pig Out!<BR/>She is on the same spectrum as Diana, living her life as a hypnotic ritual sacrifice. I begrudge her nothing, certainly not money for her poor kids. When John Diamond lived his very public, heartbreakingly honest and brave death, everyone wept. But Jade is not middle class, so she is not meant to burden Guardianistas with her experience, simply crawl off and die quietly. And as for Kylie, give us all a break!! Is your ranty facebook friend gay by any chance? The reason she has said nothing is she has nothing to say; she is the logo for a product. And there is nothing like several million in the bank to allow you the space for dignity and privacy. Jade Goody speaks volumes about all of us, and she is certainly earning the fame she craves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12550587.post-64253553779681808322009-02-18T10:56:00.000+00:002009-02-18T10:56:00.000+00:00This whole thing is heartbreaking. Mostly because,...This whole thing is heartbreaking. Mostly because, unlike a lot of people in the public eye who get serious illnesses and are generally quite stoic and "Oh I'm just taking one day at a time" about it, Jade is throwing media-savvy caution to the wind (not that, it seems, she ever really had any to begin with) and is having an honest reaction to it. Jade is obviously a 27-year-old girl who feels understandably ripped off that her life is about to end and she has no say in it. I would be devastated and pissed off about it too. Knowing that your time is limited and you won't be able to see your kids grow up, knowing that someone else will be raising YOUR children... gosh, it's no wonder she's being dragged kicking and screaming to the grave. It's not fair.<BR/><BR/>And I completely commend her for wringing every last cent out of this ordeal that she possibly can. Perhaps it will help her to die in peace if she knows that she's done everything she possibly can to ensure a decent future for her kids.digressicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248859929114162549noreply@blogger.com