Poll for Men Only Please: Oprah

[BYH]

Criticism of Oprah tends to meet at the perfect storm of misogyny and racism.

How's that work?

 

[dooley_womack1]

Kinda like "BYH as a lover tends to meet at the perfect storm of eagerness and impatience."

 

[RedSmithClone]

I'd hit it.

Agreed. Think of how set for life you would be if you got her prego.

Also agree with Three_bags. Her political leanings may not be aligned with mine most of the time, but she has done a lot more good to this world than harm. Anyone who loathes her really has no clue as to the good she has done.

 

[BYH]

Kinda like "BYH as a lover tends to meet at the perfect storm of eagerness and impatience."

Yeah but that's undeniable.

To say critics of Oprah are equal parts sexist and racist is a far more sweeping and damaging statement.

 

[ondeadline]

I'm just waiting for Tyra Banks to endorse a candidate.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I'm just waiting for Tyra Banks to endorse a candidate.

I'm guessing they'd refuse it...

 

[zeke12]

Kinda like "BYH as a lover tends to meet at the perfect storm of eagerness and impatience."

Yeah but that's undeniable.

To say critics of Oprah are equal parts sexist and racist is a far more sweeping and damaging statement.

It's not the criticism so much as the vehemence that seems rooted in dubious beliefs.

I can see not liking her, really, I can. I don't watch the show, and don't have the foggiest why any man would.

But why people seem to care so much is interesting, to say the least.

 

[pallister]

Criticism of Oprah tends to meet at the perfect storm of misogyny and racism.

Speaking of people who can't think for themselves.

 

[outofplace]

Kinda like "BYH as a lover tends to meet at the perfect storm of eagerness and impatience."

Yeah but that's undeniable.

To say critics of Oprah are equal parts sexist and racist is a far more sweeping and damaging statement.

It's not the criticism so much as the vehemence that seems rooted in dubious beliefs.

I can see not liking her, really, I can. I don't watch the show, and don't have the foggiest why any man would.

But why people seem to care so much is interesting, to say the least.

But to call it racism and misogyny? Sorry, it is not racism to hate just one person. Nor is it misogyny. That is a tremendous and unfair leap to say that it is either of those things.

I don't hate Oprah. I voted ambivalent. Some of the crap she pulled for ratings bothers me. Like when she was crashing weddings and thinking it was ok because she brought a nice gift.

She seems to have this attitude that she can do whatever she wants because of her success. That doesn't make me hate her, but I sure as heck don't like her, either.

 

[TrooperBari]

And what's the difference between "ambivalent" and "don't give a ****"?

Ambivalence: uncertainty caused by coexistence of positive and negative thoughts

Don't give a ****: no thoughts at all

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As for how I feel about Oprah, I will channel the sports editor from my college paper: "Oh God, don't care!"

She's done some good, but she also helped foist Albom books and Dr. Phil on the world.

Advantage? Push. There are no winners here.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Cute bird, Pallister.

And I'm not saying all or even most of the critics of Oprah show the traits I've ascribed, but a lot of those things do crop up when Oprah is criticized, and a lot of the vehemence that Zeke mentioned can be ascribed to that. She's a she that's black and successful and no shrinking violet....in other words, the antichrist to many folk.

 

[BYH]

Some of my best friends are vocal black successful females.

 

[alleyallen]

I easily give Oprah credit for all she's done and the example she's set, even if I don't always agree with that example. I can respect someone even if I don't like them...kinda the way I felt about Pete Rose during his '70s playing days.

I really dislike her show, though.

 

[pallister]

And I'm not saying all or even most of the critics of Oprah show the traits I've ascribed, but a lot of those things do crop up when Oprah is criticized, and a lot of the vehemence that Zeke mentioned can be ascribed to that. She's a she that's black and successful and no shrinking violet....in other words, the antichrist to many folk.

Squawk!

 

[imjustagirl2]

I think it's awesome that a poll for men has an option invoking The Notebook.

 

[dooley_womack1]

I had no idea what that Notebook thing meant, so I just nodded and moved on.

And I said the bird was cute, not that it was particularly relevant to anything.

 

[EStreetJoe]

looks like I voted with the majority - not my thing, but she's done alot of good.

 

[slappy4428]

A wart of the ass of society...

 

[dooley_womack1]

But we love ya anyway.

 

[HandsomeHarley]

Amazing how you absolutely cannot dislike a minority or women in American society today without being labeled.

Hate Julia Roberts? Perfectly acceptable. Hate Oprah By God Winfrey? You're a racist.

What a bunch of ****ing bull****.