Jade Goody

[Moos]

Jah, I too am sorry to hear your news. Cancer is a dreadful,dignity-robbing disease, as I too know from personal experience.

But dc, I can't agree with the multiple personae thing. I only know of a couple of people who have more than one and I never really understand why they bother. Yes, if I wade into one of Marmora Man's posts people might think 'what does Moos know, all she ever does is talk gibber' but that's my business, and quite honestly I don't really care. If I can back up what I say then more power to me. The sum total of the posts is the poster, and that includes the light and frivolous with the serious and profound. Anyway. Have now made same point 4 times and unless some new twist arises, I'll withdraw gracefully to start a thread about sunglasses.

[Cassius]

Jah - puts this thread into perspective. Can only say that I am sorry to read about your current situation.

[giggirl]

Jah - so very sorry. How tragic. Hugs.

I don't agree with having multiple user-names. In life people are mult-faceted so why not on the forum?

[Mick Mac]

My condolences Jah. Quite rightly your thoughts are prioritised for those closest to you. Cancer unfotunately affects most people in some way, but it seems your family and friends have been affected more than most.

[Jah Lush]

Having multiple user-names I feel is deceitful. With me what you see is what you get. Oh! and thanks.

Can this thread now RIP please. Enough is enough.

[dulwichmum]

Dear Jah,

I really feel for you and your poor girlfriend.

David_Carnell, I do not drink Chardonnay!

[citizenED]

No, DM of course you don't. D_C should've known better; Chardonnay just your first name.

[bignumber5]

Jah - sorry to hear the state of things at your end.

i know it's a bit off topic, but on the subject of online persona meeting reality, it is a bit confusing at times, just because when a user has an established persona and then steps out of it for a given topic, enough of their natural writing style is preserved that it is not always immediately obvious if the remarks are in character or serious.

To use the example of DM, since that's where this has started (and for the record, DM on good form is fine material IMO), it takes me a while to spot the genuine opinions sometimes as i'm not the speediest reader, and i have to occasionally spend a wee while re-reading to establish whether i am reading DM the character (in which case the ventured opinion is mockery) or DM the writer, in which case the opinion is more likely to be intended for face-value interpretation: that has a pretty significant implication for how to respond. Sometimes I even have to rely on the responses of others to direct me. Satire can walk a fine line with poor taste, and my favourite variety of satire should. But if you are primed to expect satire 24/7 and then you get a serious opinion in disguise, it's not always easy.

And back onto addressing the topic of the thread: I reiterate my previous post that I don't care about Jade per se, but nor do I resent the dying acts of anyone if they don't harm anyone else. Might seem a bit non-committal... I prefer to think of it as balanced.

[AllforNun]

shit it twice in a night......dm i agree with you again !......

going back to bed.

[ThinLizzy]

...What Parky says....

http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/tv/news/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=15793577&GT1=61503

[knackered cow]

If so many of you don't give a @*%$ about Jade Goody why click on this post in the 1st place?

[AllforNun]

parky is a pric and represents all that is wrong with the 'cult' of the BBC funded celebrity. All these middle kingdom divs have been standing on their own self appointed pedestals of 'britishness' for far to long, it's about time we rolled back the licence fee and kicked this little bunch of luvvies right back into touch.

[Narnia]

Actually Parky left the BEEB if I remember correctly. I don't see anything wrong or incorrect about his comments. Jade's rise to 'fame' is more a reflection on anyone bothered to read about her than whatever she was herself. If she made the most of it then good for her and it's probably nothing any of us here wouldn't have done given the circumstances. I'm just amazed she got such publicity. What did she do?

[SeanMacGabhann]

I'm neither pro nor anti JG (on balance) - but to answer knackered cow's question

This short film

gives pretty much where I'm coming from

[Narnia]

I think you hit the nail on the head with that Sean.

[ThinLizzy]

...Yes, good clip Sean, and spot on comments Declan.

[red devil]

The Daily Star photoshop blag and the press's u-turn on JG once they discovered she was dying sums up todays modern press, anythng goes as long as it sells, Charlie Brooker is a much needed voice in these times...

[Moos]

Ouch. That clip was profoundly depressing and mostly unarguable.

[AllforNun]

...left the beeb so what after 20+ years! what the hell did he do ....anything historically significant, he'd say yes i'd say no more than any reality show contestant

[AllforNun]

ooh charlie brooker the beebs answer to postmodern critique! oh please ! actually I take it back he's rather good - so lets let him off the BBC leash and really let him go to town ! Brooker for straight to internet home produced series, 1p from licence fee goes to his prod company every year ! that should get the ball rolling !

[Narnia]

AllforNun Wrote:

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> ...left the beeb so what after 20+ years! what the

> hell did he do ....anything historically

> significant, he'd say yes i'd say no more than any

> reality show contestant

Parkinson was an excellent host of a programme that often included interesting people who sometimes had interesting things to say.

[mockney piers]

Anybody who loves cricket that much can't be all bad in my book.

See also John Major, Mick Jagger and Paxo.

Though try and ignore Piers Morgan, exception that breaks the rule!!!

[SeanMacGabhann]

AFN - we get it, you have a "thing" about the beeb - now stop dragging it into every bleedin' thread. Start a thread about it yourself and see how much support you get..

[AllforNun]

i love the beeb, so what you on about it's and institution ! why do i need support from your scout group ? half the fecking country and most of the tabloids plus the Culture select committee who just over ruled Andy Burnham the culture secretary and have strongly suggested that the Licence Fee get TOP SLICED and given to other TV companies....so thats support from those that matter then !

and as for parky "interesting people with interesting things to say ....mmm.... I must have missed the interviews with Noam Chomsky, Richard Dawkins, Umberto Eco, Yegor Gaidar, Fethullah G?le, Fethullah G?le, Garry Kasparov, Edward de Bono, ...shall i continue......all is not as it seems my friends.

[????]

you forgot Rod Hull