Why can’t I hate Oprah?
For every male out there, there is something within us that screams every time we see her show. Her talk show is mostly an estrogen fest that couples your typical female show topics with some occasional softball questions being lobed at her Hollywood elite guest.
You would think that given this kind of fodder, I should have no problem shying away from her and her show, but to tell you the truth, I just can’t seem to do that. Her show… I’m still not a fan and don’t sit down and watch it ever, but for her as a person, I can’t muster the inner dislike for her.
I know what the men are saying… say it isn’t so Zo, but unfortunately, I may need to turn in my man card. So, what is causing me to like (dare we even say… admire) her?
Yesterday, I am watching Anderson Cooper’s 360 and the entire show is devoted to the school she has built with her own money for the development of some 150 young bright South African needy girls.
Anderson Cooper has an interview session with Oprah and lobs over a few questions that Oprah hits out of the park, but eventually he asks some poignant questions that unfurl Oprah’s shell a bit and we get to see a little glimpse of what this woman is all about. Anderson asks why she spent so much ($40 million) on this school. She responds by saying that “what matters is what can be done with your life. And, so, I wanted to create an environment, the most beautiful environment that would inspire the (girls)”
There has been some criticism from people to the effect of why she is doing this in Africa instead of the United States her response is that she decided to build it South Africa because she found the children are here hungrier to learn. "I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools," she said, "that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn't there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms, so they can go to school."
Here stands a woman that has come from a very similar background. Overcoming poverty, sexual abuse, and bad relationships, Oprah has always claimed more of a connection to regular people than your average billionaire. She has often said that with great wealth comes great responsibility to give those in need a better chance in life through education and inspiration. That is what she is trying to do in South Africa.
So, I have decided that not only do I like Oprah but also that I admire what she does and what she's about.
You would think that given this kind of fodder, I should have no problem shying away from her and her show, but to tell you the truth, I just can’t seem to do that. Her show… I’m still not a fan and don’t sit down and watch it ever, but for her as a person, I can’t muster the inner dislike for her.
I know what the men are saying… say it isn’t so Zo, but unfortunately, I may need to turn in my man card. So, what is causing me to like (dare we even say… admire) her?
Yesterday, I am watching Anderson Cooper’s 360 and the entire show is devoted to the school she has built with her own money for the development of some 150 young bright South African needy girls.
Anderson Cooper has an interview session with Oprah and lobs over a few questions that Oprah hits out of the park, but eventually he asks some poignant questions that unfurl Oprah’s shell a bit and we get to see a little glimpse of what this woman is all about. Anderson asks why she spent so much ($40 million) on this school. She responds by saying that “what matters is what can be done with your life. And, so, I wanted to create an environment, the most beautiful environment that would inspire the (girls)”
There has been some criticism from people to the effect of why she is doing this in Africa instead of the United States her response is that she decided to build it South Africa because she found the children are here hungrier to learn. "I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools," she said, "that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn't there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms, so they can go to school."
Here stands a woman that has come from a very similar background. Overcoming poverty, sexual abuse, and bad relationships, Oprah has always claimed more of a connection to regular people than your average billionaire. She has often said that with great wealth comes great responsibility to give those in need a better chance in life through education and inspiration. That is what she is trying to do in South Africa.
So, I have decided that not only do I like Oprah but also that I admire what she does and what she's about.
posted by Fe Man at 12:04 AM
2 Comments:
I like Oprah, too. You don't have to turn in your man card. I think she is a brilliant, self-made woman with a wicked sense of marketing who has capitalized on the very culture she doesn't prefer over the South African one.
I wish she would give me a fat wad of cash. I'd open a school she'd be proud of.
Big up! Oprah is the MAN! I'm a woman and I feel queasy during the romantic moments of movies, I'm not a big fan of a lot of the cheeze that gets lopped onto our laps, just because we're generally more in touch with our emotions than men.
However, I don't see any cheeze in Oprah. I see an empowered force that's spreading positive inspiration to the world.
Also, why do Americans always raise the question "why don't they help their own nation?" of celebrities, altruists, etc.? If everyone thought globally, as a race, rather than divisions of countries, the rest of the world could stop hating America and the monies going toward wars could be spent on social programs at home.
Thanks for your article. I give you an extra man card.
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