Wedding of the Decade?

[James]

You can’t have escaped the “Jade” headlines today. The most romantic gesture some all calling it. What is everyone else calling it?

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[si]

First of all, I’d like to think that even the funny sods round here can show a *little* bit of compassion.

I’m not really calling it anything. Of course it’s desperately sad, but let’s face it, the media have built her up, knocked her down, and a lot of ‘Britain’s Bravest Bride’ is a guilt trip thing.
I’ve never been a big fan, but thinking of a well known young person in the public eye like Jade just dying isn’t really something you like to think about, is it?

[Jo]

I’d rather not comment, I have my opinions on it but I don’t want to upset anyone so I’m keeping them to myself.

[si]

Hm. The other night, as we were all going to bed, my sister turned to me and asked “What would you do if you woke up in the morning and Jade was dead?”, and I just looked at her.

[Dave]

>The other night, as we were all going to bed, my sister turned to me and asked ?What would you do if you woke up in the morning and Jade was dead??, and I just looked at her.

I think I may be in love with your sister.

[Seb Patrick]

When Max Clifford is carefully orchestrating someone’s death, you know that it’s basically the end of civilisation as we know it.

(or : she’s pulling a Kaufman)

More seriously : on the one hand, I’ve never liked her at all, but on the other, of course I’m not happy to see anyone die young, especially with two young children. On the one hand, the people surrounding her – especially the TV station – are utterly ghoulish, but on the other hand, she’s perfectly entitled to take advantage of it to try and provide for her kids when she’s gone. On the one hand, I don’t consider it news of a level that would justify the amount of coverage it’s got, but on the other hand, there are loads of things I think that about, so it would be unfair to single this out.

[Tarka Dal]

More or less everything Seb has said above for me. It feels wrong to me that she’s newsworthy in the first place, but no one deserves that kind of tradegy.

[ChrisM]

I agree. It’s very sad.

On a lighter note I’d like to see the hurricane when Seb waves all those hands though.

[si]

>I think I may be in love with your sister.

I’m sure my sister (seventeen last month) will be overjoyed to hear that.

[Ian Symes]

17 > 16.

[si]

Still my little sister.

Sorry, this was almost a serious thread for a moment.

[Phil]

Then why are you always winking at the end of all your posts?

[si]

I’m not, Kryten is.

[pfm]

More like jape of the decade. OK (not the magazine), she may be dying, but what’s happening right now with her story is making the tabloid public look so stupid it’s actually frightening me. I hope Freddie Starr eats Max Clifford’s face.

[Blisschick]

“In a week when Britain was transfixed by the wedding of Jade Goody, a reality star known for her incredible ignorance, one newspaper asked what was wrong with modern Britain when a clever quiz contestant is utterly loathed and a dim reality star loved.”

Sign of the times, sadly. I don’t get it, either.

[Ben Paddon]

Intellect has always been vilified. People don’t like people who are smarter than they are. It’s why Americans want to vote for the mythical “Everyman” in elections, it’s why the average member of the British public rather have lunch with John Barrowman than with David X Cohen, and it’s why people buy Peter Kay DVDs.

[Carlito]

The hypocritical tabloid press touted Jade as the next coming of Hitler a year or two back. Now she’s dying, she’s the new Princess Diana.

Don’t wish her any ill will or anything, but seriously, these pathetic transparent rags need to shut the fuck up.

[JamesTC]

>it?s why the average member of the British public rather have lunch with John Barrowman than with David X Cohen

I think it is more that the average British person has no idea who David X Coen is.

[Ben Paddon]

Precisely. Why, I ask you? ‘Cos of ignorance.

[Anonymous]

Can’t stand the woman but that’s true of the majority of people I’ve encountered on this pale blue dot. That said I wouldn’t wish her ailment on Max Clifford.

It’s hopelessly Utopian I know, but wouldn’t it be nice if the people responsible for inflicting the likes of Ms Goody upon the national consciousness (conscience would be more apt now I guess) took a look at this tragedy and sorted out their utterly repugnant practices?

[TheLeen]

Intellect has always been vilified. People don?t like people who are smarter than they are. It?s why Americans want to vote for the mythical ?Everyman? in elections, it?s why the average member of the British public rather have lunch with John Barrowman than with David X Cohen, and it?s why people buy Peter Kay DVDs.

“Talent is sometimes let off, but genius gets pursued relentlessly.”

Franz Liszt (I think)

[Seb Patrick]

>Precisely. Why, I ask you? ?Cos of ignorance.

Or, because John Barrowman is famous for appearing in British TV shows, whereas David X Cohen is a name that appears on the credits of American ones.

Anyway, what’s your beef with Barrowman? He doesn’t strike me as being particularly dumb. He seems like a good laugh – I’d have dinner with him.

(also, while I do take the point that the vilification of the University Challenge girl is ludicrous, one of the most universally popular people in the country is… Stephen Fry)

[Ian Symes]

He seems like a good laugh – I?d have dinner with him.

Alright… gay.

[locusceruleus]

As others have said, from what I can surmise, this works as follows:

Ignorant + loudmouthed + racist + bully = Hitler

Ignorant + loudmouthed + racist + bully + cancer = Brave Jade

Just watch this. It speaks for itself. This is the nation’s hero:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPew_SyG6As

As far as I know, having cancer is neither brave, nor a talent, nor a heroic thing to do. It’s unfortunate and it happens to a lot of people, most of whom are harder working, better people than she ever was. Ah, but she was a bullying ignorant loudmouth on Big Brother. So fuck them, let’s all feel sorry for her.

Has anyone heard anything about Jade, Max Clifford or any of the red tops that are making a mint out of all this actually giving any money to cancer charities? Must be a hell of an education she’s got planned for her kids, what with the 8 million she already had and the million or so she’s made in the last week.

I’m also sick of everyone blaming her ignorance on her upbringing, as if that somehow excuses it. I had a rough upbringing too – so did lots of people. We don’t all act like that.

[Tanya Jones]

It’s not like Jade is an isolated case though, is it? I don’t think Victoria Beckham adds anything positive to the world, but that doesn’t stop her being in all the papers. It’s not really Jade’s fault that she sells newspapers, so I think begrudging her last chance to assure her children’s future is rather a waste of energy.

[Jonathan Capps]

> Ignorant + loudmouthed + racist + bully = Hitler
> Ignorant + loudmouthed + racist + bully + cancer = Brave Jade

I think you might have missed out a few key points from Hitler, there. Unless you’re deliberately being fucking stupid.

[JamesTC]

Hitler+Cancer = Brave Jade

[Phil]

>I think you might have missed out a few key points from Hitler, there

His truly bitchin’ mustache.

[si]

No, that was Chaplin.

[James]

I thought Chaplin was Hitler? And I burn all his films as well.

[locusceruleus]

>I think you might have missed out a few key points from Hitler, there. Unless you?re deliberately being fucking stupid.

>>The hypocritical tabloid press touted Jade as the next coming of Hitler a year or two back. Now she?s dying, she?s the new Princess Diana.

See that? That’s a quote from Neandercarl, which I was responding to with:

>As others have said, from what I can surmise, this works as follows:

Ignorant + loudmouthed + racist + bully = Hitler

Ignorant + loudmouthed + racist + bully + cancer = Brave Jade

Read the thread before you suggest I’m ‘fucking stupid’. We were discussing press perceptions/depictions of Jade, and the sea-change they’ve undergone since her diagnosis. You’d have noticed that if you’d pulled your head out of your arsehole long enough to actually put things in context, and before dealing out the insults.

[JamesTC]

Milk is a good source of calcium.

[Jonathan Capps]

> You?d have noticed that if you?d pulled your head out of your arsehole long enough to actually put things in context, and before dealing out the insults.

Well, I apologise, as it looked to me like it was you comparing her to Hitler. God knows how I was supposed to know you were replying to neandercarl’s post, though.

[si]

Wendy Richard has died of Cancer. It’s not funny, but it’s annoyed my mum because Jade’s getting all the headlines (indeed, it’s taken something as tragic as David Cameron’s young son dying to force her inside the paper) and noone’s said anything about Wendy Richard.

[Ian Symes]

She was a big racist too.

[Tanya Jones]

Well, it’s only been put on the BBC website today, hasn’t it? What is she expecting? It was announced in October that Wendy was dying and marrying her partner, and she’d clearly chosen to die in private.

[Dave]

David Cameron’s son’s death is tragic.
The Conservative Party’s use David Cameron’s son’s death is disgusting.

[Jo]

>Ignorant + loudmouthed + racist + bully = Hitler
>Ignorant + loudmouthed + racist + bully + cancer = Brave Jade

It’s not worth arguing about anyway. Obama is the new Hitler. It’s true!
http://tinyurl.com/5zdbr9

Or maybe the anti-christ…
http://tinyurl.com/bd9lv7

[TheLeen]

O_O

[Ben Paddon]

I wonder if the BBC/UKTV will edit out the “Jade Goodie” doll from repeat airings of the Extras Christmas Special.

[Ben Paddon]

I wonder if the BBC/UKTV will edit out the “Jade Goodie” doll from repeat airings of the Extras Christmas Special.

[locusceruleus]

Speaking of editing things out…

[pfm]

It’s the one that says ‘I’m not a racist’ when it’s pressed, am I right? They just need to replace the sound clip with ‘I’m dying in a month!’ (what she shouted to her neighbour).

[Jonathan Capps]

> I wonder if the BBC/UKTV will edit out the ?Jade Goodie? doll from repeat airings of the Extras Christmas Special.

I think, just to be safe, they should burn all copies of every episode of Extras ever.

[Pete Part Three]

Alas, they’ll be too busy burning every episode of Family Guy. And then pissing on the burning pile.

[Jonathan Capps]

> Alas, they?ll be too busy burning every episode of Family Guy. And then pissing on the burning pile.

Yeah, but YOU SMELL.

[Pete Part Three]

I know you are but what am I?

[Jonathan Capps]

Damn, you got me.

[si]

I think, just to be safe, they should burn all copies of every episode of Extras ever.

I think they should burn Ricky Gervais.

[Tarka Dal]

I nominate etc.

[Ben Paddon]

I’m against censorship, and I think anyone in favour of it should be silenced and have all their writing burnt.

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