Was Jade really so good?
SOME people comment on Jade Goody as if they knew her personally. Get a grip, it's fabricated elevation by media, no more, no less. You cannot grieve for someone you do not know. The point that I tried to make was that Jade Goody had no control or idea how her cancer would be used in a pitiful attempt by our moral media, who through Jade Goody, were now galvanising cancer awareness. That she raised cervical cancer awareness was coincidental. Jade Goody did not go out of her way to help the NHS, the less fortunate or anybody else before her diagnosis. Whether she can be construed as a racist or not is up for debate; it was the double standards of the media and section of the general public alike; as in the selfish nature of most people in that 'I would do for my family what Jade has done' was the point I was trying to make, in that our actions should be done for the good of everyone.
KEVIN RAFTERY
Newcastle
Comments
by Andy, Sandbach
Thursday, April 16 2009, 2:15PM
“Quite agree with this letter. I also agree with comment made by Michael Parkinson.
The farcical media circus that was to be the last few years of her life was not necessarily the fault of Jade Goody.
She was offered financial reward for little or no talent. One could ask - who wouldn't?
The fault lies with the British public who enjoy to pour over the sordid details of the Z List celebrity.
We once bred "stars" such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Queen amongst a plethora of talented actors.
Compare that with the likes of Jade Goody, Tara Palmer Tomkinson, and any other talentless media star you can think of.
Why on earth are people that interested in them??”