Finally the truth - Parky hits out at 'ignorant and puerile' Jade

[sasguru]

And let's be honest, she was no saint, who was being publicy villified (Again, probably undeserevd just how much so) for being a bully until she found out she had cancer.

How many people were fooled by her PR stage-managed apologies for her behaviour on BB? It was obvious that was the real Jade.

[DimPrawn]

Jade was a bigotted, poorly educated, loud mouthed, common-as-muck cretin.

She should have joined CUK.

[SallyAnne]

So what did she ever actually do?

Have we got no scientists or engineers we can celebrate instead?

She was entertaining to start with - a pleasure to watch. She made people laugh, and people took her into their hearts.

Then after that she "wrote" for many girls mags (I'm not expecting any of you lot to have read any of them - but it doesn't mean they didn't exist).

She also hosted 2 "fly on the wall" documentaries - one about a Salon that she owned and ran, and one about her life in the media circus - both quite interesting.

She also had a range of clothes. And she had her own perfume.

She did stuff all the time - obviously stuff that the likes of you lot on here wouldn't be interested in, but many hundreds of thousands of other people were!

[SallyAnne]

From memory of the tabloids at the time, she was.

From memory of the tabloids (and magazines) at the time, she wasn't!

[sasguru]

As someone who was also brought up on a council estate, I have nothing against that, but if you don't move off it and advance on your own steam, then I don't much care but I don't want to see you as an icon.

You're right about one thing though: Parkinson criticises people today who are, in his words, famous for nothing but being famous. He doesn't seem to think that that describes him to a T.

Well at least Parkinson was a polite, urbane, suave interviewer on TV. If someone were to use him as a role model for how to behave they wouldn't go far wrong.
He was also at one time Britain's youngest army Captain and served in Suez.

Comparing him with Jade Goody just doesn't work.

[SallyAnne]

You need to ask yourself how someone with no talents whatsoever could become a "celebrity" and what that says about the state of the country.

Who are you to say whether she's got talent or not?
The fact that's she's been so successful for so long at keeping jobs within the media, to me deems her as very talented indeed!

Secondly in your opinion is she a good role model for other girls in "sink" estates?

If you class good role models as being people who: -

Work incredible hard
Seek out opportunites and grab them firmly with both hands
Take criticism on the chin, even when it's from the entire country and never let it harm your self esteem
Never care about conforming to the norm
Look after alcholic/disabled mothers
Are exceptionally good mothers
Own their own businesses


..then yes, I'd say she was a massive cut above the rest.

[EternalOptimist]

Take what Parky said and reverse it, then see which is closer to the truth.

'Jade was well educated, sophisticated, urbane and very mature'


sorry Sally.

[sasguru]

Who are you to say whether she's got talent or not?
The fact that's she's been so successful for so long at keeping jobs within the media, to me deems her as very talented indeed!

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I think the meaning of the word "talent" has now been devalued.

[snaw]

Who are you to say whether she's got talent or not?
The fact that's she's been so successful for so long at keeping jobs within the media, to me deems her as very talented indeed!




If you class good role models as being people who: -

Work incredible hard
Seek out opportunites and grab them firmly with both hands
Take criticism on the chin, even when it's from the entire country and never let it harm your self esteem
Never care about conforming to the norm
Look after alcholic/disabled mothers
Are exceptionally good mothers
Own their own businesses


..then yes, I'd say she was a massive cut above the rest.

SA, she had SFA talent, unless you count being pig ignorant, dumb and ugly as talent.

She's an expression of the americanisation of our culture, where stupidity is celebrated and being clever is villified. Great fcking example to kids in council estates that one.

Be dumb and you'll go a long way. I grew up on an estate as well, and I used to have to try to hide being clever so I wouldn't get any sh!t from people, luckily I was tough enough I could handle myself if I did - how many kids can say that.

[DimPrawn]

She was SA's role model. 'innit?