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Originally Posted by SSDiva
I am a black woman been one for 32 years.. There were only a few years in my childhood that I can say that Oprah was PRO-BLACK)and that was when she was a local news reporter in Baltimore!!) Oprah panders to her middle aged white female audience, those are her fans. Oprah could have spent those millions she did building that school in Africa on inner city public school kids in America who are still using the books I did when I was in school. She might be a dark-skinned woman on the outside but she damn sure isn't racist. Now, I wouldn't call her power hungry because she's done a damn good job for herself. I dislike her because she is successful, I dislike her because of her phony behavior and her actions towards her own race of people made me feel this way about her.
Actually she has taken heat for backing him from her viewers. It's funny how no one turned against any other celebrity who supports a Presidential candidate!! I guess because she is black, and he is black it's racist and WRONG!! Hold up John Kerry WHITE, Ben Affleck WHITE... Al Gore WHITE, Leonardo Dicaprio WHITE...OOP'S...MY BAD but wouldn't that make them racist and wrong also!! Kerry is for Obama now so does that mean he hate his own race!!
Now, Roseanne Barr I've never had that much of a problem with, but where the hell do she get off telling someone who they can, or cannot endorse. I like Hilary and I've heard her plan. I liked Obama so so earlier, and was going for Hilary. I sat down, listened to what Obama was saying(not just the stump speeches) he has a plan. I really do believe that he can change this country, and that he is a uniter!! RACE SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, NEITHER DO GENDER!! It's the issues I care about!! Who fit's my beliefs and views the most, and who can WIN!! Roseanne is a Super feminist there is nothing wrong for that, but if you can't see past that..you need not have a voice on shit!!
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You are totally missing the point of what I said about Oprah.
It is not the fact that she backs Obama that makes her
racist. It's her attitude toward guests on her show.
I'm colored and I belong to a minority that Oprah WOULD NOT
HUG if I were on her show, unless I was a millionaire. Sad, but
true. For the past, oh, say 10 years or so, it has become
increasingly clear that she - at least on the stage of her show -
appears much more interested and certainly warmer towards
her black guests (normal everyday people).
You can see it in make-over shows: black women can stand
in the spotlight longer, get more compliments, and sometimes
an additional hug. White women sometimes only get a
"Wow, you look good!" and then she turns back to the camera
and calls out the next. If it's a black lady, she can go on for
2 minutes. Crazy, but true.
I remember vividly one show, I think it was the one following
her idea to give everybody in the audience 1000 dollars to
spend on somebody else. I think a white lady gave her money
to a black friend or something and she had really maximized
what she could do with the amount, so the lady had the
fullest benefit of it. Unlike with the other stories, where it
was either white/white (least enthusiasm and screen time),
or white/minority (medium), or black/black (most interest
and screen time) in the case of the white giver and black
receiver, she did not spend more than maybe 5-10 sentences
directed to the giver (no physical contact) and then turned
to the black receiver of the money and hugged and then
talked for minutes to the person. The focus went from the
giver to the receiver, unlike all the other stories.
There are many more blatant examples of her attitude that
has noticably changed over the years. My mother is 85
and still very bright and she noticed the change for the
first time about 5 years ago, apart from Oprah's irritating
habit of constantly interrupting her guests or inviting
"experts" in thematic shows, and then give all the "expert"
advice herself, muzzling the invited experts.....
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