Out to dinner tonight with Todd, Ben and Lorraina, I found I stood alone on a very important point: that Oprah Winfrey is fucking annoying. I can easily acknowledge that she does good in the world. I'm glad she gets people to read (though I am saddened that so many people won't pick up a book without her seal of approval). I'm glad she's able to get people to give their time and energies or whatever it is that she does with her Angel Network. But seriously, she's so self satisfied and such a media whore that she drives me crazy. And why must she yell everything?!But, as I said, these complaints fell on deaf ears tonight. But I know I can't be the only person who thinks that. So seriously, I want to know, who's with me?
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Extremely Important Question
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I do believe that you are aware of my feelings on Oprah--namely, that I would like to punch her right in the face.
You heard me! :o)
For the love of god, the mere fact that she has brought Dr. Phil into our lives should make this very simple.
And The Secret.
And the Flaying of James Frey.
Although I find both Oprah and Martha Stewart to be very similar, I think I like Stewart because while she has all of Oprah's smugness, her smugness is not of the do-gooder, self-righteous variety. There's nothing worse than a smug do-gooder. Except for maybe the smug evil-doers and constitution-eviscerators of the current presidential administration, but I digress.
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Can I be in the wishy-washy department that acknowledges she's a do-gooder (and a good role model for women overcoming adversity), and say I'm glad she's in the world, and yet I just can't see myself wasting an hour of my life to watch her entire show?
And - I'm with Dillon Designs on the Dr Phil thing. Total schmuck (opinion gleaned from watching exactly 7 minutes of his show once and promptly turning the channel in disgust).
I CAN'T STAND HER! She does not have a humble bone in her body. That said, I do watch the show sometimes because she has good guests :)
I knew Jen would have my back, but I feel so heartened by the fact that so many people feel the same way! It was lonely at that table of Oprah-lovers last night. :)
Oh! I'm going to be the lone Oprah fan to voice my love.
And though he won't be here to vote in your poll, Mike loathes her too. We both basically feel the same way you do -- she does this good stuff, but you get the feeling she does it so that SHE gets attention, and SHE looks good. She comes across like she's really doing it for herself.
Oh Hallelujah I am not the only one! I have always found Oprah to be so "I am great so everyone else should have my opinion too." I admit that she does good, but she has a God complex!
She makes me nutty. I know she does good works... but I don't think I could be in the same room as her without punching her in the nose.
I was so afraid you and I were going to be alone in the "hate Oprah" catagory . . so I'm thrilled to see so many others feel the same way! We can't all be wrong!
Okay, I can't vote because you gave me no middle ground to select! :D I used to LOVE Oprah in the VERY beginning. I thought she was wild and crazy and didn't care about what anyone thought -- my kinda lady! Completely honest -- said things you didn't expect to come out of a woman talk show host's mouth! At some point though, she started caring more about how she looked and began to seem less genuine in how she related to the audience members -- maybe because with all that dough, she didn't relate anymore!
I still give her props for all the charity she gives and for getting people to read, but I wish she could learn how to be wild and free again...throwing her head back with laughter!
You don't give an option for "Like her!" From 1988 till probably about 2002, I thought she was amazing and faithfully watched her show. But now I'm kind of over her and watch maybe 1-2 episodes a year. And I know it's wrong, but I secretly still want to be in the audience for her Favorite Things episode :(
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