jmh

I don't think the nation is obsessed with this. I don't know anyone who is in the slightest bit interested. Don't assume that what you see on the front pages of certain papers reflect the majority of the population. In fact most of the newspapers on sale today did not cover it. I get them at work so I see a good range.

Did she really do a blow job on tv? I missed that one

Burbage

And don't get me wrong, either. I have every sympathy for anyone dealing with cancer. But I'm not going to get hysterical about it.

I am just intrigued that someone who appeared in a crap voyeuristic TV show for a bunch of peeping Toms (or Tomasinas) can become more famous than, say, George Orwell. This is nothing to do with Jade Goody, and good luck to her. It's you lot that fascinate me.

bigAPE

Sorry, I thought that was the point wasn't it. If not that then what exactly is she so famous for ? Does she play football, is she married to a footballer, was she once a weather girl, been in a film with her norks out, been in a pop band ? That's about it these days isn't it, so if she's not one of these then I don't get why she's in the papers.

This is my point. As I mentioned in another thread, while Jade was on the front page just for walking out of a hospital the greatest breakthrough in cancer research for a hundred years by French and English scientists was reported in a few lines towards the back of the paper.

Society has it's basis for celebrity arse backwards. Perhaps if we valued intelligence more than breast size our nation would be in a better state.

purple rain

is she so famous for ? Does she play football, is she married to a footballer, was she once a weather girl, been in a film with her norks out, been in a pop band ? That's about it these days isn't it, so if she's not one of these then I don't get why she's in the papers.

and all of these get publicity and so does Jade....your point is?

Jerseygirl

I've been in the UK for the last 9 days and haven't heard or seen anything about JG...apart from what I've read on the internet.

The reason she's getting more publicity than say George Orwell is because it is now 2009...the age of cyber publicity.

IMO she seems to have raised the awareness of cervical cancer and that can only be a good thing. Jade is only a few years younger than my father when he died of cancer...anyone who can raise money or awareness of this terrible disease gets my vote of approval.

Dennis The Menace

And my vote the more awareness the better

Icarus

rumours have it :-

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/...televised.html

Quote :- "She has also chosen celebrity undertakers F. A. Albin & Sons from ITV1 documentary Don't Drop The Coffin"

Kooky.

Cheers for the abusive karma, Icarus. Nice touch.

spartacus

Oooh. Outing! . . . . I like it!

Icarus

If every atom in the universe were a pixel that could be turned either on or off to collectively form an image, it would still not be enough pixels to form enough rolleyes to express what utter and complete morons some of you guys are . You have been had by the Max Clifford effect .

Cancer is the killer , focus on that & not some racist chav & maybe ... just maybe it can be beaten .

oh yeah ... have a great day

donna

Do you have to be sooo nasty,there really is no need.

northernbird

I agree to some extent but the woman is still a young mother who is leaving behind her sons. She maybe a chav racist and Max Clifford is well, Max Clifford but we can still have a little empathy for her situation.

purple rain

Can you not even grasp the concept of any sort advertising of the benefits of screening can potentially be life saving? The 'Jade effect' could potentially save someones life, it could even be someone who is close to you.
I don't necessarily like all of the hype but I am intelligent enough to understand that it can highlight the message to some people.
You really are bitter, my advise to you is to try and get over it

lacey21

To be honest it has made me go for a check up!

So at least her illness has given me the push I needed to stop work for 5 mins and get checked out.

I hope this does the same for other people.

lace x

scottishcelts

Me too - i don't have any problem with Max Clifford either and i don't know why other people do - any celeb that takes him on board are fully aware of who he is, what he does and what he gains from it!

My heart goes out to Jade's mum and especially her two boys

I don't like Jade, but from what i seen, she was a loving, doting mother.