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Posted by Steve
on November 6, 2008, 6:33 pm, in reply to "disappointed in oprah"
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BRAVO - For years I've said Oprah is a phoney. She wants black people to be seen in a better light, yet, if she has a guest on who is a nuclear physicist, she can kind of speak or talk near their level. Bright, articulate, engaging at times. However, let that guest be a rapper or hip-hop person, and she talks "street" or tries to come off as cool. Why wouldn't she speak to them the same way she speaks to the science guy? Shouldn't she be showing the African American community that an education is ok. Has she ever watched an interview after a game with an African American athlete? Much of hte time, I don't even know what language they are speaking. I do know, I'd like to know where they went to college and make sure I never send my kids there. She's a phoney and always has been. It's just easier now to come out of her shell, because she's reached fame and fortune. When she was a nobody, you didn't hear this crap because she needed the white audience support.
Spike Lee makes yet another crappy movie and look in the theater, probably a vast majority or whites supporting his work. You see young blacks or black couples forking out $20 to watch a movie?
--Previous Message--
: Dear Oprah
: I don't know if this letter will ever get to
: you but I had to write and share my feelings
: with you. Over the years, I have always
: admired you and have only dreamed about
: coming to your show. You have educated us
: on so many subjects like health, worldly
: issues, abuse etc. I would always watch
: your show and would just be in amazement. I
: truly admired you and thought you were one
: of the strongest women I have ever seen. I
: never saw color with you. I saw you as a
: woman and I mean that truly. I admired you
: for your accomplishments and natural ability
: to speak and the equal love for people that
: I thought you had.
: However during this whole election process
: my feelings for you have deminished and
: frankly I never want to watch your show
: again and truly hope the people who put you
: in the position you now hold will bring you
: back down. I know that is harsh to say but
: you have shown me and olthers your true
: feelings of white people. This election is
: all about race for you and a good majority
: of the black community. If I hear one more
: time "We did it" , "this is
: historic", "this is about equality
: for people of color" etc etc.. I am
: going to scream.
: This election never was or should have been
: about race!!! This is about our country and
: worldly issuses that we are dealing with and
: where we are headed as a country. Some
: where along the line it became about race.
: A major majority of the black and hispanic
: community did not care about Obama's
: reputation, past, religious beliefs, how he
: feels about the american flag or Anthem to
: just mention a few. They just wanted a
: black president. It was all about making a
: point. I do not care that Obama is black
: one bit and I mean that wilth alll my heart.
: I don't care if our President is white,
: black, hispanic, Oriental, male or female.
: It was about charactor, experience, beliefs
: and ability for me and should be for all
: Americans but it wasn't. It was all about
: putting a black man in office to prove a
: point and for more restitution for slavery
: period!!! If white people acted or said
: half the things that have been said by the
: black community we would be in a civil war
: right now. I can't even imagine the riots,
: law suits or division this world would be in
: right now if we ran around like we were on
: fire screaming McCain's name like he was the
: second coming of Jesus much less saying
: "Yeah we did it", "this is
: historic" etc....Or how about white
: people going to homeless shelters or drug
: shelters and recruiting people to vote. You
: going to sit there and tell me those people
: were not influenced on who to vote for and
: you had a hand in that. When will this
: revenge stop. This became a racial
: campaign plain and simple and you used your
: power, ability and money to fuel the fire.
: I am beyond disappointed in you and will not
: support your show, magazine or you in any
: way again. You are a fake and hide behind
: your show and money.
: The decision is made now and we have to deal
: with the consequences. I pray for this
: country and for the people and their hearts
: of this country. God have mercy on us.
: Joan Gant
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