Ramblings of a Brit girl living in Sydney

Everyday musings on life in the Motherland vs. life in Oz

Friday, March 20, 2009

It makes you ashamed to be British

Still on the Jade issue, tonight I watched all the footage of her wedding and TV interviews on YouTube. Whatever your views on Jade, you'd have to have a heart of stone not to feel very sad about this whole situation, and whether you like her or not, she is a human being going through something devastating and choosing to do so in the public eye. Or so you would think. I read some quite frankly disgusting comments posted on those videos and have seen similar abuse on Facebook fan pages where the majority of people have left messages of support. Whatever your views on Jade, she is a human being who has not done anyone any harm and who has dealt with her terminal illness with admirable positivity and courage. To make nasty comments about an innocent 27-year-old mother who is dying through no fault of her own, is inexcusable. It actually makes me quite embarrassed to come from the same country as the kind of small-minded, disgusting people who are waging this hate campaign. If you don't like her, don't read about her or go to websites with the intention of being abusive. It makes me sick.

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