Cashing On Goody-ness

Speaking of late Jade Goody, funny no…this crazy, loud-mouthed Big Brother contestant who was once upon a time detested for her ignorance, crudeness and vulgarity, with the news of her illness, over a night she became the representing face of every suffering middle class woman.

This 27 year old was a bitch no doubt. But one can’t completely fault her for her mannerism; a peek in her background/upbringing and you will realize this was the way she was programmed to function. On the other hand, and as my ex would say – we always have a choice – Jade could have walked away from everything that was wrong in her life. But instead she grabbed on the opportunity to cash in on her misery. And needless to say a very wise choice indeed.

Honestly I can’t seem to make up my mind; was it right or wrong of her to treat (her) personal tragedy (cervical cancer) as a media opportunity (which said to have fetched her over 1 million pounds)?

Personally I wouldn’t. As mentioned in the previous post…I believe intimate matters are meant to be kept behind closed doors. But then again the definition of intimacy takes a different turn when you are leaving behind 2 young kids and an addict mother to fend for themselves.

And even though many of the media critics did question her intentions; considering the fact that she had already filled up her bank vault from her earlier autobiographies, perfumes lines, columns, reality TV shows, etc and accused her of being a limelight junkie.

And let’s say, even if she was obsessed with the spot light, I still see no wrong in her publicizing her dying days. I mean at the end of the day, it was HER life she was selling and accept it or not, many were willing to pay for a piece of it.

As an end note, I am slightly wandering off the point here.

With death I guess alls forgiven though I wonder – is it because we genuinely feel sympathetic towards the dying/dead or rather we act in such fashion only because we are over protective of our own karma.

Leaving you with a song perfect for all spot light addicts.