MC IMaGiNaZUN Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 So like, in the minds of many people, Oprah is God, or infallible, or the empress of the cosmos. Newsweek printed an article that I found interesting. what do you all think [url="http://www.newsweek.com/id/200025/page/1"]Newsweek on Oprah[/url]
CatherineM Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 60 vitamins would fill me up so much, that I wouldn't eat anything else. I think about Oprah, that she has been the center of the universe for so long, that she has truly begun to believe her own PR.
Sojourner Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Unfortunately Oprah has the money to broadcast her particular brand of crazy, and that of her friends. I used to think of vitamins as being harmless, but when I recently had surgery I learned one supplement I was taking can cause blood to thin. This can be an issue during and after surgery, as I discovered. I have a renewed respect for those sorts of things these days. Body chemistry is a delicate thing, and messing with it can lead to big problems.
homeschoolmom Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 She keeps saying she's going to hang it up, but she never does...
Lil Red Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 [quote]Oprah routinely grabs viewers with the sort of tales of the strange and absurd that might be found a few clicks over on Maury Povich or Jerry Springer: women who leave their husbands for other women (another recent Oprah episode); a 900-pound mom (ditto). But there is a difference. Oprah makes her audience feel virtuous for gaping at the misfortunes of others. What would be sniffed at as seamy on Maury is somehow praised as anthropology on Oprah. This is Oprah's special brilliance. She is a gifted entertainer, but she makes it seem as though that is beside the point. Oprah is not here to amuse you, she is here to help you. To help you understand your feelings; drop those unwanted pounds; look and feel younger; get your thyroid under control; to smooth your thighs, nip and tuck your wrinkles, awaken your senses and achieve spiritual tranquillity so that you can at last be free to "Live Your Best Life."[/quote] this is why i don't watch her
eagle_eye222001 Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Oprah is a religion in of itself. An offshoot of modern feel-good-empowerism. ---------------- Now playing: [url="http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/breaking+benjamin/track/had+enough"]Breaking Benjamin - Had Enough[/url] via [url="http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/"]FoxyTunes[/url]
RemnantRules Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 did you see how much plastic surgery Somers has done? All those pills and injections can't help the inevedible time to keep marching on. I watched that 1 min video clip of Somers saying how if women loose their sex drive then their husbands will divorce them. I'm sorry, but in my marriage sex isn't the end all be all last time I checked. Now the hordes will go and get her book b/c it got the O seal of approval. Too bad Dr. Oz wasn't on their to refute these claims like he did with Stem Cell Research. That's probably why Oprah had all the Drs. in the audience sitting away from the stage.
Hassan Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 [quote name='RemnantRules' post='1882936' date='Jun 4 2009, 10:30 AM']did you see how much plastic surgery Somers has done? All those pills and injections can't help the inevedible time to keep marching on.[/quote] Yeah that was just creepy and kind of pathetic.
CatherineM Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 My mom was a beautician when she was younger, and did it at home part time after all us kids came along. Someone asked her once why she didn't cover her gray since she had all the stuff right there in her "beauty shop" on the back porch. She said she had earned every gray hair (and boy did she with us), so why would she cover it up. Compare Suzanne Sommers to older women who just lived cleaner lives. Jane Goodall, Carol Channing, and who wouldn't want Tina Turner's legs?
RemnantRules Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) I don't care if people want to change themselves with hair color or even plastic surgery, that's for them, it isn't for me, b/c I don't care what I look like now since I will hopefully will get my glorified body later . But anyways, what I don't like is when she's saying she feels and "looks" great b/c of all these regiments she's taking, when she clearly is getting a surgical helping hand. Edited June 4, 2009 by RemnantRules
CatherineM Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 [quote name='RemnantRules' post='1882984' date='Jun 4 2009, 11:03 AM']I don't care if people want to change themselves with hair color or even plastic surgery, that's for them, it isn't for me, b/c I don't care what I look like now since I will hopefully will get my glorified body later . But anyways, what I don't like is when she's saying she feels and "looks" great b/c of all these regiments she's taking, when she clearly is getting a surgical helping hand.[/quote] As many surgeries as I have had, I can't imagine going under the knife just to look better.
picchick Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Oprah is awesome. I was discussing with someone that she and Chuck Norris should seriously get together and have a kid and name him Choprah. That kid would be so totally awesome.
Winchester Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 [quote name='picchick' post='1883733' date='Jun 4 2009, 11:38 PM']Oprah is awesome. I was discussing with someone that she and Chuck Norris should seriously get together and have a kid and name him Choprah. That kid would be so totally awesome.[/quote] You're insane.
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 I'm not a fan of Oprah. I've said it before and I'll say it again.
princessgianna Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 What is this lady's whole life about? Is it about living a good life serving Christ? Or being 60 and looking 30 and living forever! This reminds me of Bl. Mother Teresa. She spent her life working for Christ. Her face wore many wrinkles. Yet her joy was beyond material/secular comprehension. You contrast her to (any secular hero really) and their wrinkle-free facial expression but lack of joy. It's quite interesting. To again be reminded where true joy comes from. Now don't get me wrong. I think natural supplements can be very beneficial. There are many "models secrets" that I personally would like to try out. However I try not to be to worried about my appearance. Obviously I can look presentable but not be totally obnoxious that every time I break a nail I freak and refuse to show my face in public. That's my two cents! PG
Brigid Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 I've never liked Oprah and never watched her show. I started laughing when I saw her magazine in the grocery store and realized that she's the only one ever on the cover. I mean, it's bad enough that she named it after herself, but to have her and only her on every cover?? oh, wait, there was one exception to that. she shared the cover with michelle obama a month or two back.
CatherineM Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 She has definitely changed since she first started. I'd love to get invited to her Christmas show though.
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