So those of you who know me best have heard this tirade before, but it's worth repeating. Besides, the demon of all Oprah shows, Oprah's favorite things, just aired yesterday.
Let me first say, yes, Oprah does some great stuff, so I don't want to hear a bunch of whining about me dissing Oprah, but here's my problem.
If you look closely, many of Oprah's shows are about 3 things, none of which are helping our culture of idiocy:
1. Oprah is every celebrity's best friend. Whether its an interview with Tom Cruise where Oprah screams "yes, yes, yes, yes" as Tom hops on her couch yelling about Katie Holmes and the audience goes CRAZY, or when Oprah shows the latest party she threw for herself that EVERY celebrity attended to celebrate her wondrousness, a large part of her show is dedicated to celebrity. Main theme: Oh average person, how you wish you were me so you could be best friends with all these people.
2. Being skinny is awesome. Seriously Oprah, I'm happy that you're skinny again. You look great. Let's move on though. There are lots of topics in this world, weight is just one of them. Ever notice whenever someone brings up their own personal struggles whether it be drug use, alcoholism, shoplifting, or their goiter, Oprah brings it back to her struggles with weight? Seriously, what's up with that?
3. Being rich is awesome. Yes, we know you have more money than god. It's great that you bought everyone in your audience a car. I can't wait to go out and buy all your favorite things. With my non-profit worker's salary, I'll be sure to run and buy the Philip Stein Teslar watch on your list. It's only $1,800 after all. The only things on your list under $100 seem to be food and some lotion. I guess I can eat away all the pain I feel for not being as rich as you and able to afford your favorite things, taking comfort in the fact that I smell like you. Which seems a bit creepy I suppose.
So to conclude, I blame Oprah for all the superficiality in America today. If it's not about celebrities, weight, or buying crap, Americans don't care about it. Sure your programming is peppered with a heartwarming story about voting or kids being mean to each other, but come on, get it over with and say Bush is an idiot. We know that's what you're dying to do. Give all these stay at home moms a real wakeup call, start telling them what to think in a more important way. You know they're listening.
6 comments:
Um - I guess I don't know why the SAHM's need to be told what to think.
I like to think we all have our own thoughts, the most valuable being the most sincere.
Or perhaps I'm not wearing my irony hat today and am not reading you correctly. I'll try again tomorrow - when I have a sense of humor.
Brave of you to take on O. - the world's most "beloved" woman.
I know what you are getting for christmas from me - a subscription to her MAGAZINE! YEAH!
I personally don't like to watch her because she gives me insecurities that I think I should have. Am I too fat? Is my husband good enough? Do I have a healthy enought lifestyle? Am I spiritual enough? And I am not even a SAHM.
Its bad.
Oprah's always telling people what to think. If you watch her show for 2 minutes, you'll get some grand pearl of wisdom that she wants to pass on to everyone--either from herself or Maya Angelou.
It's like the news media, even if you aren't telling people what to think, you are at least telling them what to think ABOUT. That's what Oprah does. And I only pick SAHM's as an example because I assume they are her biggest demographic, which could be incorrect. But these are the same women that "voted security" last election cycle.
Another gem on Oprah, I read in some trashy tabloid at the laundromat that Tom Cruise is trying to convert Oprah to Scientology. Think about it, all her best friends are in it (John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Tom Cruise). Now that would be scary.
scientology is EEEEEVIL - my best friend from high school's bro is sooo wrapped up in that sh*t that he lives in barracks in L.A. and is in charge of "security" for their compound. Those yahoos are full of crap, but their p.r. people are pretty on it, Katie Holmes - watch out. I give their relationship a 2 year tops. Everyone knows Tom is gay.
-aj
oh yeah, and I agree O is off her rocker as well. What happened to that rock star that played the brilliant part in "The Color Purple?" I miss THAT Opera. I don't think her character would have been to hip on the Tom Cruise/$1800 watch/you can smell like MEEEEE O that's evolved to what we have today. Good rants.
-aj
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