tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post113658417736686121..comments2024-03-12T04:51:46.468-05:00Comments on Blue Gal: dissing Oprah and there's nothing you can do about it.Fran / Blue Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1136844928724044842006-01-09T16:15:00.000-06:002006-01-09T16:15:00.000-06:00Kevin's comment reminds me of when my son was pott...Kevin's comment reminds me of when my son was potty training and there was a copy of Oprah Magazine on the bathroom floor. "Oprah poops in the potty" he said. I thought to myself, "yes, but her poop is gold and smells like Oil of Olay beauty bar."Fran / Blue Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1136839893225315682006-01-09T14:51:00.000-06:002006-01-09T14:51:00.000-06:00Voting Democrat will melt the pounds away.I like t...Voting Democrat will melt the pounds away.<BR/><BR/>I like that meme!Douglas Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554788570160506080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1136837397458905642006-01-09T14:09:00.000-06:002006-01-09T14:09:00.000-06:006) You should poop more often. Flatulence is not ...6) You should poop more often. Flatulence is not unladylike, it is an essential bodily function.Comrade Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1136837094360792322006-01-09T14:04:00.000-06:002006-01-09T14:04:00.000-06:00I think Shunra, what you say is true. My argument...I think Shunra, what you say is true. My argument is not with Oprah so much as her magazine, which really takes the cake as far as advertorial is concerned. <BR/><BR/>I didn't know how much work kids would be, no way.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad there is an Oprah, but I'm bothered that women look at her and think, well, that makeup kit that Oprah says "Love That!" would simplify and beautify my life so that I could be just a little more like her.Fran / Blue Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1136827507521169202006-01-09T11:25:00.000-06:002006-01-09T11:25:00.000-06:00How, though, is she supposed to know that having t...How, though, is she supposed to know that having three puppies keep her up all night isn't the same as having babies? <BR/><BR/>Did you know, prekids? Heck, I raised my siblings and *I* didn't know until after kid2 what a toll sleeplessness could take.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I found Oprah to be of value when I was stuck in a war zone, in a culture that is based on hatred. Her attitude was a breath of fresh air and I gasped for it daily. I think that many women are in that situation, in a daily war - a battle against society telling us we should be other-than-we-are, and that there's no way to succeed. Oprah, for all her (surgically removed or airbrushed) warts, provides a safe space where someone with celebrity credibility (sorry, that's a value in American culture...) saying "stand up for what you're worth". (I learned the phrase "what part of 'no' don't you understand from her. It stopped some people in their tracks long enough for me to get away. There are many other good ideas. Even from Dr. Phil...)<BR/><BR/>I think what you describe in your post expresses a problem that exists among our generation (I'm 39) with accepting any statements/attitudes/folks at face value. Maybe we were so bombarded with clever advertising that we cannot believe a word anyone says, anymore. This is a problem, I think, because it disables verbal communication, a foundation of democracy. It is a pose that poisons our souls, as a generation, I think. Perhaps I am naive (OK. No perhaps about it. I'm totally naive) - but it seems to me that if we've lost the ability to speak straightforwardly and hear straightforward speech, we'll end up in the hands of a manipulator who knows the next order of levers. <BR/><BR/>In fact, as a nation, I believe that's already happened. <BR/><BR/>(Now I'll go finish that cup of coffee that chilled off during morning rush hour...)Shunrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016600058016957827noreply@blogger.com