Jade Goody: Jordan’s Flowers, Kill Her Now, Coleen Rooney And A Secret Ceremony
The Guardian: “Playing to the unhealthy crowd”
Men are notoriously neglectful of health issues, writes Denis Campbell, but a new tie-in with the Premier League could prove the answer
Advertise health screenings at the football.
Health is a female issue, right? A lot of media health coverage certainly gives that impression, the Jade Goody/cervical cancer fascination being a classic case. Men make up 49% of the population but their health issues get only spasmodic attention, at least compared to fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and abortion. And given the widespread male reluctance to discuss their own wellbeing with people in white coats, it’s an area in which the NHS really needs to do much better.
Maybe if they tell everyone about their illness in the match day programme, things would be better…?
Now: “Jordan: I’ll be sending flowers to Jade Goody”
When?
Coleen Rooney: My heart goes out to Jade Goody
“It’s been so sad seeing Jade become more and more ill in the papers,’ she says. “Especially seeing her with her two gorgeous boys. My heart really goes out to her. I think her wedding would have been a lovely thing for her to look forward to, although it must have been a very emotional day.”
Ends.
The Observers (France): “How to make millions: sell your death to the British tabloids”
Nathan Jordan:
“I can only hope that her demise heralds a return to real television programming”
Nathan Jordan created the Facebook group “I hate Jade Goody“. He writes a blog and has posted videos on the Goody phenomenon.
Unfortunately, [Goody’s] presence as a celebrity has eclipsed those who have skill in the arts or sport for instance. While I won’t exactly be thrilled when Jade Goody dies, I will be relieved at the blow that is being struck against this cult of ‘being famous for the sake of being famous’. When I did a YouTube video with words to this effect last week, I was astonished at the level of anger it generated, I even received death threats.
Anna Chen:
Yes, we know it was wrong for Jade and her under-educated family to unleash race-fuelled spite at Shilpa Shetty. And it was a joy to see Britons condemning her for her bullying. [But] such was the shock of the whole entertainment machine turning on this stupid but normally amiable woman, with a viciousness usually reserved for murderers and rapists, that it probably triggered her fatal illness. So now it’s terminal and she’s trying to gather as much dosh as possible for those she leaves behind. Who can blame her?
Jade Goody is the distillation of everything this society admires: the worship of money and fame. That is a cancer in itself.
The Exception: “The Strange Case of Jade Goody”
In a way, it’s the perfect conclusion to Jade’s photographed life, and it will bring the public closure in a way far more satisfactory than a private death.
Associated Content: “Jayla Cooper Becomes 9-Year-Old Bride Weeks Before Possible Death”
Is this a Saudi Arabian story?
When people hear of little children getting married, they believe it to be something creepy or wrong. Tales of religious hysteria, abuse or other unsettling things are associated with child marriage. But one story about a child getting married is tragic for completely different reasons.
Inspired by Jade.
9-year-old bride Jayla Cooper was married to her 7-year-old friend in Dallas on Sunday. Jayla Cooper became a 9-year-old-bride because it is one of the last things she can do while alive.
Bournemouth Echo: “Jade the bride was so ‘serene’ says her happiness coach”
A local touch for Jade.
Sue, who has three children and lives at West Parley, is a passionate believer in the power of the subconscious mind and how it can shape your destiny…
“I knew Max Clifford and he suggested she contact me because Jade was at a very low point at the time,” she said. “She invited me up to her house for lunch and we got on very well and we started working together from there.”
At Jade’s wedding, Sue found herself rubbing shoulders with household names like Nick Ross and Richard & Judy. “There were some celebrities but it was mainly Jade’s friends and family so it was a very friendly, lovely affair,” adds Sue.
A local celeb is born.
First Post: “How Jade Goody became the new Princess Diana”
Jade Goody and Princess Diana have much in common, not least the psychological roots of their stratospheric popularity. Like Jade, Diana was portrayed as a victim of the press, right up to the ravening presence of the paparazzi at her moment of death. Like Jade, Diana portrayed herself as a victim, in Diana’s case of the royal family.
Everyone wants a piece of Jade Goody cake to take home.
Posted: 25th, February 2009 | In: Celebrities, Key Posts Comments (22) | TrackBack | Permalink
