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...From the wrong side of the tracks. Is how Stephen Fry just described Jade Goody on Twitter and I think that's a wonderful comparison.
She might not have been everyone's cup of tea but the more I read and the more I learned about her (especially around the time of Shilpagate) the more I liked her. Stephen liked her too; 'Poor, dear Jade. She was a fellow guest on Wossy a year or so back & I warmed to her immensely. All impulsive spirit & smiles. What a life.'
My regard for her lately has soared. I have no patience at all with those who whine; 'eeahh, she's got no shame she should die with dignity' and etc. etc. ad inf. She's died as she lived, in the glare of the media spotlight. She chose to have it that way, her decision - and in doing so, she's not only raised a great deal of money for her very young children's future she has massively raised awareness of cervical cancer.
As her agent said on the beeb this morning; it's pure snobbery. It's perfectly OK for people to document their impending deaths through beautiful lyrical books or prize-winning documentaries, but do it in the tabloids and you're just wrong - Well, millions more people will be aware of this hideous cancer because of Jade Goody and I for one salute her for it.
Jade died last night.
She might not have been everyone's cup of tea but the more I read and the more I learned about her (especially around the time of Shilpagate) the more I liked her. Stephen liked her too; 'Poor, dear Jade. She was a fellow guest on Wossy a year or so back & I warmed to her immensely. All impulsive spirit & smiles. What a life.'
My regard for her lately has soared. I have no patience at all with those who whine; 'eeahh, she's got no shame she should die with dignity' and etc. etc. ad inf. She's died as she lived, in the glare of the media spotlight. She chose to have it that way, her decision - and in doing so, she's not only raised a great deal of money for her very young children's future she has massively raised awareness of cervical cancer.
As her agent said on the beeb this morning; it's pure snobbery. It's perfectly OK for people to document their impending deaths through beautiful lyrical books or prize-winning documentaries, but do it in the tabloids and you're just wrong - Well, millions more people will be aware of this hideous cancer because of Jade Goody and I for one salute her for it.
Jade died last night.
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Amen. I got into a row with somebody last week who said she'd brought it on herself, and therefore should shut up and die quietly. Grrrrr. Where do people get off being so judgemental?
::obviously need more coffee this morning::
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I am growing rather fond of Twitter.
More coffee is always good. Otoh, it is Sunday and I find myself eyeing the wine bottle with hungry eyes.
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LOL - I know! I was so wild at the person who said it to me. Bite bite bite.
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Well said.
If the awareness she created of cervical cancer means just one woman is diagnosed early enough to be saved, then damn right she deserves to be saluted.
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I find it very difficult to believe many people were unaware there was such a thing as cervical cancer until it was mentioned in connection with this. It isn't as if people don't mention cancer as they used not to; we seem to hear of it all the time and I'm continually getting and ignoring invites to go for mammograms (too bloody painful by half) and smears. Are people really going to be aware it exists when they weren't before - in that case, which planet have they been on?
which planet have they been on?
And I do think that a lot of younger women have an 'it can't happen to me yet' attitude to things like this. If the publicity surrounding Jade Goody means that even a dozen more under 30's go and get tested then it will be worth all the publicity imo.