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tate · 01-09-2010, 08:33 AM

i think they will mark her contribution in some form. After all, in 20 years time if someone mentions big brother hers is the name that everyone will remember

I always liked Jade. I thought she was simple, quite ignorant due to lack of education and opened her gob well before speaking but I actually like the girl and what she strived to achieve for the sake of herself at the start and then later on for her boys. She was BB's greatest success story whether people liked her or not

As a HM, well she made BB3 the great series that it was, why wouldn't BB add that to some sort of compilation clip?

Sunday · 01-09-2010, 08:38 AM

Whatever she was, she was a young person with 2 lovely little boys.
Its sad to think they will read peoples harsh opinion of their mother as they get older.
Only they will have known the true Jade though and hope they find strength in that.
At the end of the day, its not her fault how she was brought up, she didnt know any difference to be honest.

If she was alive, I think she would be in UBB, but she wouldnt win it.

Chuckyegg · 01-09-2010, 08:56 AM

My best friend died a few months ago and the country couldn't have cared less. If only he had been an ex gameshow contestant he might have had a 7 page pullout special in The Daily Star.

Sunday · 01-09-2010, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuckyegg

My best friend died a few months ago and the country couldn't have cared less. If only he had been an ex gameshow contestant he might have had a 7 page pullout special in The Daily Star.

Would he have wanted it though? I am sure I wouldnt. We are lucky to have our lives not spread out for the world.
I know the tv stars want publicity, but not the false and rubbish stuff they sometimes print, how hard must that be?
Im sorry to hear about your friend, I know how hard that is though.

Chuckyegg · 01-09-2010, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Sunday

Would he have wanted it though? I am sure I wouldnt. We are lucky to have our lives not spread out for the world.
I know the tv stars want publicity, but not the false and rubbish stuff they sometimes print, how hard must that be?
Im sorry to hear about your friend, I know how hard that is though.

I think my point is why should I care about what happens to Jade Goody just because I've seen her on the telly? People die all the time and it's sad for thier friends and relatives. It's not sad for me, I didn't know her.

tate · 01-09-2010, 09:08 AM

that all being said the media was right to highlight her death. On the back of it the % of young women getting smear tests has rocketed and this will surely save lives down the line

Sunday · 01-09-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuckyegg

I think my point is why should I care about what happens to Jade Goody just because I've seen her on the telly? People die all the time and it's sad for thier friends and relatives. It's not sad for me, I didn't know her.

I think its sad whoever dies young, even if I dont know them personally. But thats me.

Sunday · 01-09-2010, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by tate

that all being said the media was right to highlight her death. On the back of it the % of young women getting smear tests has rocketed and this will surely save lives down the line

Very true.

Omah · 01-09-2010, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy

How utterly vile

You may see it as vile, but that's because it's accurate .....

Claymores · 01-09-2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Omah

You may see it as vile, but that's because it's accurate .....

I just knew my old pal Omah from DS would have some sage words about the lovely Jade

It got us in more trouble over there tho!

Omah · 01-09-2010, 09:39 AM

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She was also Mother to 2 little boys, how low can one person go ?

Not a very good one, apparently - her violent arguments with Tweed, in front of the boys, seemingly left one of them with learning difficulties .....

Omah · 01-09-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by tate

that all being said the media was right to highlight her death. On the back of it the % of young women getting smear tests has rocketed and this will surely save lives down the line

That was a temporary blip - the % of young women getting smear tests has now fallen to below what it was before .....

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The overall number of women in the UK aged 25 to 64 who got their NHS screenings from March 2008 until March 2009 - the period of Goody's diagnosis, illness and death - rose about 12%.

In the NHS's annual review of the cervical screening programme, this rise is largely attributed to Goody's influence.

More significantly, women in Goody's age range - 25 to 29 - who had smear tests outside the cervical screening programme in England rose by a third compared with the same time period a year earlier. This includes women who requested the screening themselves or were invited or recalled by their GP.

However, NHS statistics show that about 20% of women still did not get their regular screening in 2008/9 and about 3% have never had a cervical screening.

And although health professionals and media outlets alike praised the "Jade Goody effect" during her illness and in the months after her death, one year on, they fear it's fading as fast as it came on.

"It certainly did [have an effect] roundabout the time of her death, but it doesn't seem to have persisted," says Alison Baker, the president of the National Association of Cytology. "While it was in the public eye, it was massive."

The official statistics for the year following Goody's death will not be available until October, but Mr Music says anecdotal evidence shows that cervical screening is decreasing - and may even be returning to pre-Jade levels.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8579781.stm

Sunday · 01-09-2010, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Omah

Not a very good one, apparently - her violent arguments with Tweed, in front of the boys, seemingly left one of them with learning difficulties .....

She didnt have a great upbringing herself though and I would say didnt know any better. I would say the boys learning difficulties were hereditory, Jade wasnt very bright herself.

Omah · 01-09-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Claymores

I just knew my old pal Omah from DS would have some sage words about the lovely Jade

It got us in more trouble over there tho!

I never got into "trouble" over Goody because, as you know, I have kept an "archive" of her (mostly) public life and don't rely on the memory of TV highlights or extracts from her "books" .....

Omah · 01-09-2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Sunday

She didnt have a great upbringing herself though and I would say didnt know any better. I would say the boys learning difficulties were hereditory, Jade wasnt very bright herself.

AFAIK, both boys are doing much better, emotionally and educationally, now that they're permanently with their father ......

smudgie · 01-09-2010, 09:50 AM

She should get the same mention as all the rest of the housemates.
No maudling tributes though.

Sunday · 01-09-2010, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Omah

AFAIK, both boys are doing much better, emotionally and educationally, now that they're permanently with their father ......

Maybe because he is brighter than Jade??

tate · 01-09-2010, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Omah

That was a temporary blip - the % of young women getting smear tests has now fallen to below what it was before .....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8579781.stm

be that as it may, 12% rise during that time WILL have saved lives, that is good enough for me

the comment made in that article proves my point - "while it was in the public eye it was massive"

Niamh. · 01-09-2010, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by InOne

It's just silly. She was a chav mess. And then she was a chav mess who got cancer. Then suddenly she is the nations 'hero'. Shallow public.

I have to agree with this. Yeah she was successful due to BB but she also caused terrible disgrace to the show with the whole Shilpa incident and I believe was responsible over this for making the show so PC and careful and ultimately worse which led to the demise of Big Brother on channel 4