I keep checking myself when I snark inside that Dr. Momtopus is making money. She has to. And she has to stay in the public eye (oversight and all) or those kids are going to suffer, even more than her first generation of kids already are. Give her her damned money and fame so she can hire all the support she needs and let this be a lesson learned.
Dead from cancer at 27 is horrible, but why bash Zombie Radar? Be honest, we'll all forget about her tomorrow. Most people didn't even know who she was and out of the ones that did, most thought her name was Jane.
Richard, I love the Douglas Adams touches that are creeping into your work. This is pure and wonderful Hitchhiker's Guide and/or Dr. Who. :
Working for the She Hulk is a 24-hours-a-day type of jorb, as often times she'll get lost in her enormous Top Hat Closet in the middle of the night and need rescuing, or will need to be extracted from Dr. Basil Moriarty's Preserve-o-Matic machine, which she is run through twice a day. It's old and the leather straps that hold some of the pulleys are fraying so sometimes she gets caught halfway between the Gizzard Engorgenator and the Knee Knobbler.
I had to ask my British intern what this Jane Goody person was famous for, because I was too lazy to even wiki it, and she's was apparently racist and obnoxious on Big Brother a few years back.
So, I feel sad that she died, and I pray for her family, and I think it's good that some more awareness can come out of the tragedy; but I can't bring myself to think her death warrants the (frankly creepy) attention it's gotten.
@✪TheMac: I didn't really know what she was famous for either, but apparently she grew up dirt poor with a heroin-addicted father and a crack-addicted mother, which doesn't excuse but may explain the uncouth reality show behavior. I have to say, I admire how forthright she was about milking her death for attention and money in order to both spread awareness of disease prevention but also, and more importantly, to make sure her two young children had enough money to be well looked-after once she'd died. Turning one's death into a publicity stunt is a little creepy, but if you look at it from that perspective it's almost... noble? At least, given that the alternative would be slinking out of the spotlight to die, unnoticed, hoping that the kids turn out alright.
Let me get this straight. She received $168,000 from her injury settlement. She has chosen to spend that money on IVF, getting her nose done, her lips injected, and manicures - but NOT to pay the mortgage?
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I will always fondly remember bonding (in mutual fascinated horror) with my future brother-in-law while watching BB:Jade Goody Edition.
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Working for the She Hulk is a 24-hours-a-day type of jorb, as often times she'll get lost in her enormous Top Hat Closet in the middle of the night and need rescuing, or will need to be extracted from Dr. Basil Moriarty's Preserve-o-Matic machine, which she is run through twice a day. It's old and the leather straps that hold some of the pulleys are fraying so sometimes she gets caught halfway between the Gizzard Engorgenator and the Knee Knobbler.
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So, I feel sad that she died, and I pray for her family, and I think it's good that some more awareness can come out of the tragedy; but I can't bring myself to think her death warrants the (frankly creepy) attention it's gotten.
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@Richard: Yes, you!
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