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Sir Michael Parkinson has hit out at the media's treatment of the late reality TV star Jade Goody.

Writing in the Radio Times, the 74-year-old said Goody had become property of the media "to be manipulated and exploited till the day she died".

He added she came to represent "all that's paltry and wretched about Britain", and was "the perfect victim of our times".

Goody died on Mother's Day aged 27 after battling cervical cancer.

"Her death is as sad as the death of any young person but it's not the passing of a martyr or a saint or, God help us, Princess Di," Sir Michael wrote.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7987426.stm


What do you guys make of Michael Parkinson's comments about Jade Goody?

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Posted: 2009-04-07 14:08:50
Elliex
true true
Posted: 2009-04-07 14:12:51
krunchie frog
I think I agree
Posted: 2009-04-07 14:31:44
leejames1
well parky can say this now his own career is over.And is has not made is £££ out out of exploiting celebs has he ??? not much!!.every one is exploited ,depends on how you look at it....she made more £££ in the last 6 months than she ever would have ,if been working in dental pratice
good luck to her...god bless her
Posted: 2009-04-07 19:14:21
krunchie frog
'good luck to her'? lol
Posted: 2009-04-08 13:48:36
Daisy2002
In my opinion i think the timing of his comments are a wrong.
The girl has just been buried & he in my opinion is making some not very nice comments about Jade.
Posted: 2009-04-08 14:35:13
Daisy2002
ps: off topic but i wish you guys at AIL would start more 'topic' threads so to speak. I rarely reply to threads these days as they are mostly about celebs & premiers..... which don't interest me at all.

Did that make sense? :confused2:
Posted: 2009-04-08 14:37:38
srejic7
ORIGINAL: Daisy2002

ps: off topic but i wish you guys at AIL would start more 'topic' threads so to speak. I rarely reply to threads these days as they are mostly about celebs & premiers..... which don't interest me at all.

Did that make sense? :confused2:


yes
Posted: 2009-04-08 15:01:10
srejic7
i agree with parky

ps wanna see a funny but stupid interview - watch parky interview ali g - u'll find it on u tube
Posted: 2009-04-08 15:01:53
krunchie frog
ORIGINAL: Daisy2002

In my opinion i think the timing of his comments are a wrong.
The girl has just been buried & he in my opinion is making some not very nice comments about Jade.


Perhaps you should read the actual full article of what he said. He isn't being nasty about Jade, he's being honest. She was used and manipulated by the whole media and celebrity system. She was an uneducated girl from a poor background and had at times a foul side for us to see, where she said stupid things ('Shilpa poppadom' anyone). She DID represent what was bad about Britain, it showed us that there unfortunately are people who get through life like this. Though she apparently did try using her celebrity to progress herself, her stint on celeb BB showed she hadn't really grown or changed. I accept that she apologised and acknowledged her behaviour so I'm not going to go around calling her a racist. But she was a victim of the system. Not sure how well I've explained myself, am tapping away on my iPhone.

I think good on her for doing what she could to help the future of her kids without her.

But why is it too soon to say something contradicting the masses? Parky even says it's a shame she died of what she did so young, but she really was not a kind of saint or martyr. And that is in no way speaking ill of the dead.
Posted: 2009-04-08 16:24:43
krunchie frog
ORIGINAL: Daisy2002

ps: off topic but i wish you guys at AIL would start more 'topic' threads so to speak. I rarely reply to threads these days as they are mostly about celebs & premiers..... which don't interest me at all.

Did that make sense? :confused2:


You can start some threads yourself dude. What do you want to talk about? :)
Posted: 2009-04-08 16:25:58
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