You are totally missing my point...and pretty much the whole point of this website.
Anyone with any sense doesn't make fun of the issue here. Cancer is clearly a horrendous disease which kills many and ruins the lives of those affected. However, Jade Goody clearly used the media to her advantage to make money out of the issue. I am not saying that she did wrong in this as she was trying to make as much money as possible to pass to her family (I think?), but in doing this she also put herself in the limelight and will therefore be a focus of attention for people on boards such as this. How people never batted an eyelid when Newsletter issue 369 was titled "Jade's last issue", but then complain about this, baffles me?
By posting the link above, TIM is making light of the subject. Not taking the subject lightly.
And yes, in posting on a renowned "bad taste" website and then moaning, you are in fact a hypocrite.
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currantbun is nubtnarruc backwards, Sun 22 Mar 2009, 13:38,
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^ THIS THIS THIS.
Absobloodyexactly.
All the original poster has done is said "JADE GOODY FINALLY DIES!!!"
This just seems to be mocking the constantly sensationalist headlines, the "JADE IS GOING BLIND!" "JADE IS IN A COMA!" etc etc etc. The way that every moment of her demise had been spun into hysteria.
And he's pointed out that sickipedia is going to have a field day. Also true.
Nobody on this board has said "yay she's dead!" and I don't think that anyone would.
Because nobody thinks that.
Everyone is mocking the absurdity of the whole situation. The outpouring of grief for a woman that everyone was calling an idiot or a "vile racist pig" a couple of months ago. The way that she is sanctified whilst countless others die without a moment's mourning....or are openly mocked on this very website without anyone batting an eyelid...just because they're not a point of media obsession.
(, Sun 22 Mar 2009, 15:53, Reply)