I'll never understand why some people have such vile vitrol for Oprah. No matter what Oprah does, I can always count on reading in FR how much some people hate Oprah.
Agree. Sometimes she's on and sometimes she's not. btw, I would guess the reasons for gays getting married ARE church and family too! duh!!
I don't watch much television anymore, so I usually miss Oprah. But, overall, I think she is a basically good person who has done a lot of good work.
No one is forced to watch that which they don't like. And there are a lot of worse things than Oprah on television.
I wouldn't say I have vitriol for Oprah, but here is the problem I have with her. It is a free country, she can say what she wants, promote socialism, decry the Second Amendment, be anti-war or be completely anti-familiy. She has a soap-box she can preach from, and there are a lot of sheep listening each day, hanging on her every word like it is gospel.
It is my right, as an American, to not only disagree with her, but to dislike her agenda, and by extension, think she is lacking as a person. She may be very nice and believes in what she feels, but being nice and believing in yourself or your cause doesn't make you a good person, and especially not intrinsically right, except to yourself. Case in point (and please, I am NOT comparing Oprah Winfrey to Hitler, I am using him as a case in point) Hitler believed in what he was doing, and could be very nice and considerate to various people. He loved his dog...but he was a very bad guy.
Think Dixie Chicks. They can say what they want. I do not have to buy their albums, and that is not political oppression, discrimination or whatever. It is my choice. I may dislike Oprah, but if people want to stare google eyed at her while she elevates what is bad for society, in my opinion, that is her (and their) choice.
It is my choice to disagree. However, I agree-some view her as the epitome of what is wrong with America, and paint her as the anti-Christ. I personally think she is a rich, well meaning person who has a large audience, and is...wrong. As such, I believe she misuses her responsibility.