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Before all you Oprah fans jump down my throat and barrage me, just here me out. I do appreciate all the good things that she has done such as opening up that girl's school in Africa and all, but that doesn't mean she is a hero to everyone. Oprah just does things for the publicity and she just wants attention. For example, in France she disguised herself and went into a clothing store and was barred because she didn't look rich and the clerk thought she was a robber. So what does Oprah do? Pull out the race card and demands an apology and make people believe she was mistreated. Oprah was disguised at the time, so of course the clerk will treat her differently. He has no idea that was Oprah at all, and she had no right to go overboard at all. Oprah also treats guests that are traumatized bad as well. The one out of three episodes I saw of her show on TV was about a woman who killed her baby. The woman felt very sorry and you could actually feel the sorrow she felt and the pain she feels. So what does Oprah do? She barrages her and scolds her and does absolutely nothing at all to make her feel better and makes her feel even worse. The other two episodes I saw were no better and Oprah did the same thing, make the people feel bad and do nothing to help them and make them feel worse. How is she helping people at all? She just scolds them and makes people feel worse, that is not helpful at all. Oprah may have done her good "deeds" here and there but honestly, she will do anything for publicity and does not help people at all. I am glad her show is ending and hopefully she will stay out of the public and fade away in obscurity. I apologize to all you fans of Oprah but she is just an overrated person who doesn't deserve to be as famous as she is made out to be.
oprah has come along way from living down south to having a huge tv show that has been around for two decades and is a huge hit that has millions of viewers. and has made over 2 billion dollars. she has lost weight gained it all back and lost weight again. and has helped lots of people and has changed lives. i repect her as a person for doing that even though her show is going off the air in 2011 it was a good run for her and she will continue to do wonderful things for people. so that is why i rated a 8.
Its over. Enough is enough already! I think Oprah has outlived her moment. And that is not to say she wasn't legitimately influential in her day, but somehow I just don't care what she thinks or has to say anymore; nor do I care for the presentation of the show any more. So I quit watching.
I think her forte now is/should be, behind the scenes. She has already proven herself a king-maker, and some smart network should tap into that on an ongoing basis, but far from the public eye.
Two other "Oprah" things I don't want to see?:
1) any more of her lifestyle.
2) Oprah in politics! :o{
o m g i like just totaly love love love oprah she is like a the best...at times her show is kinda disturbing but like at other times she is just one of those that inspires you to be a better person i do not think that she should ever stop her shows...i like the oprahs big give every year during christmas...she doesnt spend mony on like stupid stuff she gives it away to that people who need it and that is what a true person is...love love love ya and i think that oprah wll always be sharing btw thats caring
I used to absolutely love Oprah. My friends and I in college planned our schedules each semester so that we could be in the dorm to watch Oprah every day at 4:00 pm. I don't know when she took a nosedive for me, but one day I she just started sounding like a harpie with a god complex. I know that she helps people, but she only helps them for the ratings. I'd be able to admire her if she spent her own money to fund the Angels Network or her Favorite Things show, but it makes my skin crawl that she asks people who can barely pay their bills to fund her Angels Network projects! Advertisers pay for her Favorite Things for all the guests so even that isn't amazing. She's is a position to break down so many barriers, but she's only in it for the star power and celebrity. I wish the old Oprah would come back. I miss her.
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