Its going to be a ponderance this time.
I’m never quite sure what I make of Jade Goody. Although I would not wish what she is going through on anybody I hated her with a passion, yet the Media is manipulating much of my opinion of her. Now I’m confused as to which of my estimations is correct. Stupid, common girl with a vile set of opinions and a frightening lack of tact who has unfortunately been diagnosed with cancer and is milking it for all its worth even when she’s terminal? Or brave cancer sufferer, who is a real/normal person and is using her ‘fame’ as a platform to make a lot of money for her sons which are soon to be motherless?
But that isn’t my point. This article in the Daily Mail is weeks old now, but I still think about it. Former magazine editor Jane Ennis talks of her horrible guilt at forcing Jade to do degrading, unpleasant jobs at the beginning of her fame in order to turn her into a brand. And now that Jade has cancer she feels bad about doing abhorent things like printing “We Hate Jade” covers on various magazines. This article bothers me so much as she seems to feel a need to look as though she feels bad about doing all this (conveniently Jade is dying, so perfect time for this awful woman to cash in) but really she should have felt bad about it all along.
The comments at the end of the article say it all for me really.
And I know what I think of Jade now. Stupid, common, tactless girl whose life has been scrutinised from every angle, but is a real person and has developed a very real and very scary disease that is going to kill her. No-one should have to deal with that, let alone in the spotlight constantly. I shudder a little to think of how much money some people are going to make when she does die.
But what do people really think of Jade?
It’s a really interesting topic – this is on of the first modern Celetoids to have a VERY public death and retribution. She becomes a martyr for cancer and everyone has to put on a sad face and feel guilt for what has essentially been to them a 2d character or ridicule.
Obviously I wish no one to die but I wish even less for someone to die on ‘Living’. Her naive and ‘sweet’ comments about caring for her boys are overused now, I really wonder how they will feel when they’re old enough to google her. I pray her producers aren’t cold hearted enough to ask her to do a video goodbye to her sons.
I dispair but Jade is a product of our Media and all those that bought or commented are to blame for one of the most awkward stories of the year.
This will be one for Media Theory students to study in the future – her and Anna Nicole-Smith.
I have to say I don’t hate her. Over the last few years we have seen alot of non celebrities come and go and alot of them seemed to think that they were alot more important and skilled than they actually were. But not Jade, she has never presented herself as a role model, or some one who is intellegent or has any discernable skills but has found that she can make alot of money by telling people about her pretty normal life. Who wouldn’t take that opportunity?
I don’t particularly feel she is a victim or that people aref scamming her to make money, she has been playing this game for almost ten years I think she knows what she is doing. And I think she is probably doing the best thing by doing as many interviews as possible and making her life public to make money and to take her mind off her illness.
As for the article about the woman who ‘made Jade Goody’ she is a disgusting human being for trying to raise her public profile whilst another human suffers.
What’s wrong with being common?
nothing wrong with being common, but I do think there is a problem with flaunting a lifestyle thats not asspirational. I think that celebrities have a duty, especially if they better known to younger generations to have positive aspects to their persona and to inspire people in certain ways.
I think Jade is a bit bland in that respect. But im still holding with I kind of like her. Im just not overly impressed that she keeps on saying I am doing these interviews for my kids, or I sold photos to supposrt my kids when they grow up. She seems to be forgetting that they now have two dads, their own biological father and her new husband. She has made no mention of raising money for charity or helping others who might be in the same position as her buit may not have the cash to live as comfertably.
I think I owe Jade an apology, she is actually donating money to the Legacy project, to help women suffering from cancer. Well done Jade.