Oprah Is Stalking Me!

And it's a pretty damned scary thing.  I wrote about the sudden and uninvited delivery of Oprah, the magazine, on July 7, 2014. ("Selfie")

Friday, July 11th, here came the June issue.  It, too, was just another load of clobber which included bathing suits that flatter; tidbits of advice from the regulars.  Dr. Phil is a loudmouth; Dr. Oz should have his license revoked and Suze Orman is probably broke.  "Don't do what they say" sums it up. 

While Oprah personally may be quite charming, there are many in Online World that hate her -- more than 4,000 Face Book sites or fans or whatever - that say they do. 

An article entitled "Why Black People Hate Oprah" was rather a surprise, but it turns out that those in that population regard her as an Uncle Tom.  There were mentions of the many guest celebrities who are white..  One astute person wrote, "C'mon, y'awl - we always hatin' on each other!" which amused me. 

Others were disapproving that she advocates "Spending money will make you happy!" and backs it up with a section in the magazine where she exhibits personal choices - and has the chutzpah to run a store in Chicago that sells them!  It's closed now but The Oprah Store was at 37 N. Carpenter Street, Chicago.  Another critic said that she should not let celebrity guests present themselves as medical experts such as the one that believed the childhood vaccination shots gave her kid autism.  There was a growing group who agreed and this celeb only added fuel to their fire.  Suzanne Somers sent a lot of women to their doctors for some crazy hormone theory she was promoting.. 

Some say that Oprah put the O in ego.  Featuring yourself on the cover of your own magazine every month is certainly not against the law and could be considered good branding, but it is way off of the charts as ego-driven. 

Worst of all, she "fat shames" people.  She makes a great deal of noise about her own not-to-slight frame.  When she hit 200 pounds (the number given publicly - could have been more) she said she felt ashamed.  She's yo-yo dieted for most of the 25 years she's been visible. 

She features the A-list freaks such as "the pregnant man" not to help them, but to help herself to bigger ratings.

So, go away, Oprah - I don't want any navel-gazing, mirror-staring advice on how to improve my life (or me.)

Saturday:  OMG THE AUGUST ISSUE JUST ARRIVED!