A few links and stuff
The Guardian is predictably much more snotty than I was about Jade Goody. Obviously if she'd been middle class they wouldn't have been quite so sniping about it, but... ah well. I keep being reminded of why I hate the press, even the 'left-wing' press.
The Obscurer has a very silly (but funny) Masterchef episode.
I love this blog (found via Justin) about indicting Blair on war crimes. Read the letter and sign the petition.
Sunny at Pickled Politics on Stella Rimington's stating-the-bleeding-obvious-but-still-very-welcome-coming-from-someone-who's-not-that-easy-for-New-Labour-to-dismiss-out-of-hand comments over terrorism and civil liberties.
Septicisle on the 13-year-old dad/not dad and the PCC rather facetiously asking the Sun to 'rehearse' its public interest defence.
Lenin on which kinds of extremism are acceptable and which aren't.
And with that, I'm off for a bit, but I'll be back later.
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February 17th, 2009 - 20:04
Strangely (or maybe not) The Observer last week managed a very sympathetic article on Jade Goody and argued this exact point. Where middle class, educated, proper people (and especially journos) like Jim Diamond are praised for their openness and bravery by discussing their illness and treatment (and I’m fairly sure he got his operations filmed and shown on channel 4), Jade’s decision to do the same is seen as repugnant. Apparantly the number of young women getting smear tests has gone up by 20% and that’s because of Jade appearing in the papers. So, you know, in the end she may actually have managed to achieve some good.
I have never understood the viciousness directed at Jade. Yeah, she’s a bit simple and a bit racist and entirely talent-free, but it’s not like she’s responsible for death on a massive scale. Or Chris Moyles.