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  • Posted By: yiyippeeyippeeyo @ 06/27/2009 6:45:23 PM

    TV infotainment - NOT only Oprah by any means - is modern voodoo 90% of the time, I feel. All infotainment shows would need a constant subtitled disclaimer to this effect to make this clearer. But then who would pay attention to that after a few days or so?

    TV, with its decades long symbiosis to human short attention span, is not a medium that lends itself to in-depth analysis. I try not to watch it whenever I can.

  • Posted By: susanpariseau @ 06/26/2009 7:10:29 PM

    I disagree that color has anything to do with this. My understanding is that individuals are blindly using what is advertised/recommended on the Oprah show as a quick fix, cure all, etc. rather than doing their own research. I have heard comments "if Oprah had it on her show it must be true". It can't be taken for granted that each item will be examined for their validity. In most other circumstances a warning is posted. It may be time to do the same on the Oprah show.

  • Posted By: orlandolori @ 06/10/2009 9:59:09 AM

    Oprah has always reminded her audience to take the information she presents, research it for themselves, seek their own medical advise and then apply it as necessary. I have watched her show for years and although I do not treat everything Oprah says as gospel, I do think she helps women to understand issues, new advances in technology, health care and current events.
    Just like any newspaper, television or radio station, you can't always believe what you hear. The media and it's reporters always present a one-sided prospective. It is your obligation as a listener to get to the truth by educating yourself through more thorough research.
    Oprah lost a lot of merit with me when she refused to interview Sarah Palin during the Presidential election. I dropped my subscription to her magazine and stopped watching her show. After a few months, I realized Oprah is a regular person and perhaps a little racists. She wanted her canidate, Obama, to win and being the smart woman she is, realized having Palin on her show would boost Palin's popularity and might even cost Obama the election. I would probably done the same thing in her shoes only I would have stood strong in by endorsements and not try to hide them. (I have since started watching her show again.)
    However, on the whole, Oprah is a very good and spiritual person. She is the most giving person any of us will ever get the chance to know and believes she is doing what God would have her do. Which God she serves is still a mystery to me but Christs says, "he who is not against me is for me." Luke 11:23

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