'Oprah Winfrey's Turned White'

Valerie NM wrote:

I have to agree with Fifty, when you look at her audience you see a virtual sea of white faces. And when she speaks of issues they are typically not the issues that concern anyone in the black community that I know.

75 Cent wrote:

<quoted text>Damn, girl you never satisfied. What would it take? Bet you isn't married?

Valerie NM wrote:

I have to agree with Fifty, when you look at her audience you see a virtual sea of white faces. And when she speaks of issues they are typically not the issues that concern anyone in the black community that I know.

CWM caring white male wrote:

"one reason is because I have always liked my freedom, and have always wanted more."
Personally, I am more free because I am married and dont have to worry about finding companionship. I love my wife and believe in a continuous commitment to our marrige. It is the best for my child and family. We work to make it work. It never gets boring. Never. Valerie, how is freedom compromised in a committed relationship such as marriage when 2 adults with common goals and values unite?
"always wanted more"
more of what?

CWM caring white male wrote:

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Valerie, so what is wrong with a black woman with a white crowd? Help me to understand this because your comment is really distorted. How does anything she does leave out blacks? Prehaps the amount of education is a factor in the crowd she drives in? My guess is that it is. This is again a toxic thought process which reinforces racisim with whites and black on black hate.
You seem intelligent Valerie. I mean no disrepect but I am really confused by your conflicting statements in other posts and this one.

Robin wrote:

Oh, and please don't accuse me of being racist when YOU YOURSELF seem to have a problem with the COLOR of Oprah's audience.

cuteblkdude wrote:

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The level of education has nothing to do with it being a white crowd. There are plenty of educated African Americans to fill her show room. I mean I have much love for Oprah and I think she is just a good business woman who knows how to make money. Her show may be predominately white, but in her own free time, everything she does is all black. When she has a special benefit all you mainly see is black people. Most of her closet friends are black. When ever she donates money its always for a black cause. So in order to answer the question "Oprah Winfrrey's Turned White" you have to think outside the box.

Valerie NM wrote:

<quoted text>Hi I don't see the conflict but when I say she doesn't discuss issues that are important to those I know within the African American community was in regard to issues about the continued poverty in minority community, how the medical community often over looks important treatment for blacks, or when she discusses dietary programs it would be interesting to see her point out how in the AA community there are more fast food restaurants then grocery stores, and the high price of eating healthy. And if its a makeup show how about applying makeup on a black face..simple things relevant things to many blacks. If your audience is primarily middle age whites, which there is nothing wrong with that, the issues in the white community are vastly different than those in the AA community, or maybe more the solutions are..I understand that she is in a business and advertizing often dictates a direction a show may take because of the targeted audience, after all the advertisements on her show are not for Dark and Lovely black haircare products, for example.

cuteblkdude wrote:

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The level of education has nothing to do with it being a white crowd. There are plenty of educated African Americans to fill her show room. I mean I have much love for Oprah and I think she is just a good business woman who knows how to make money. Her show may be predominately white, but in her own free time, everything she does is all black. When she has a special benefit all you mainly see is black people. Most of her closet friends are black. When ever she donates money its always for a black cause. So in order to answer the question "Oprah Winfrrey's Turned White" you have to think outside the box.

Valerie NM wrote:

<quoted text>I wasn't going to accuse you of anything, if you are or are not racist that is your issue.. the comment was that I do not think that the issues that Oprahs has on her show reflect the issues in the black community. Plain and simple..when we have issues that are far more pressing than what designer dress to buy for the holidays we many are trying to figure how to afford gifts for the kids for the holiday. Or that a disproportionate number of black men between the age of 16-25 are actively looking for employment but are unemployed 36% per the labor boards report in Sept 06, and if perhaps there maybe a correlation to unemployment and so many young black men and women commiting crimes and the subsequent incarcartion of 30% of AA males. Those are important issues, but if that is to lofty of a concept to address and since it seems to hold little relevance and interest for the middle age white community can we black folks who are not so far down in the gutter as you say, atleast have that hair weave special you mentioned.
But seriously I am merely saying Oprah shows ussues are not driven by what perhaps many AA would be more interested in hearing. I am sure you are not interested in every show that has a Caucasian Host either.

CWM caring white male wrote:

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I see, although I have seen several shows ( and believe me, I cant stand her because all her shows seem to pat herself on the back) where AA issues were addressed in a all about inclusive was such as healhty and cooking AA style.

Valerie NM wrote:

<quoted text>Hi I don't see the conflict but when I say she doesn't discuss issues that are important to those I know within the African American community was in regard to issues about the continued poverty in minority community, how the medical community often over looks important treatment for blacks, or when she discusses dietary programs it would be interesting to see her point out how in the AA community there are more fast food restaurants then grocery stores, and the high price of eating healthy. And if its a makeup show how about applying makeup on a black face..simple things relevant things to many blacks. If your audience is primarily middle age whites, which there is nothing wrong with that, the issues in the white community are vastly different than those in the AA community, or maybe more the solutions are..I understand that she is in a business and advertizing often dictates a direction a show may take because of the targeted audience, after all the advertisements on her show are not for Dark and Lovely black haircare products, for example.

rap city rhapsody wrote:

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valerie, be real: how many times have you visited this forum and noticed that those very same topics you just mentioned get almost NO response from the folks who post here (who are presumably interested in black community issues)? you yourself started a thread on hunger and it received how many hits?? i started one on consumption and i have YET to get a response from anybody on the subject... people in general aren't attracted to topics that make them think...they'd rather discuss interracial dating and why pam anderson's last marriage failed... it really isn't a black, white, asian or hispanic thing, it's an intellect thing.

Ashley wrote:

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I think some people feel this way towards Oprah because they are taught that African Americans do NOTHING for their own, especially when that individual is wealthy or just simply have the means to do so. To Oprah haters on here.....if anything, Oprah is the ONLY true African American christian woman in this country because she believes in not thinking she's higher than others, but rather giving back to community that she never left behind. Gosh, some of you all make me sick lol with this bashing of good folks.....you praise 50 Cent for coming out with a CD that you can't even understand the lyrics to, yet you want to cast Oprah as some anti-"black." I haven't seen any of you coming out of your wallets to help build homes for the poor or just give a little orphaned child a hug when he or she needed it. And newsflash, she can't control WHOM shows up to her shows and what her audience base is. Some of you are a bunch of superfreaks lol for real. And who in the heck is 50 Cent? He was shot 9 times and glorifies that. There is nothing cute about being caught in gang wars and certainly nothing honorable about that. 50 Cent can crawl back into that craphole he came from. Notice....this is the same guy who bashes Kanye West simply for stating his opinion on Bush. 50 Cent is just trying to stir up things because he knows his career is going downhill. What type of audience base does he cater to? Think about that one.