Comments on: Can Someone Explain The Cult Of Oprah To Me? http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-25722 Mark Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:27:47 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/#comment-25722 It's a couple of things that work in the favour the likes of these trueism mongers as I like to call them. We live in the age of luxury; The luxury to have your pizza delivered to your doorstep, the luxury to buy your furniture behind your pc without actually moving your behind, the luxury of not needing to form an opinion as there are plenty to find on the world wide web that suit your needs or "own" ideas & beliefs, the luxury to switch on a television set and having "your" ideas being bolstered day after day without having to challenge them. It's easy. Why? Because we want to. Let's be honest the moral majority doesn't want to break their heads over everyday problems, they need oneliners. Predators the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Phil McGraw have understood these mechanics like no other and have a professional writing staff/team behind them to perpetuate their endless "wisdom". The eager consumer just waiting to chow down daily portion of opinion. I won't go as far as drawing parallels with the WWII Nazi mediamachine, as the intention was a complete different one than making a buck. One has to admit though there are erie similarities on how the masses are willingly and wantingly are being manipulated. So yes, I do understand the charm comes from. Will it get any better? Not before it will get a lot worse. The most frighting thing though is that there is no way fleeing from Oprah she has been hugely popular in the Netherlands as well since the early 90's as well as that other piece of appendage with a moustache. I have considered moving to some place desolated but satellite television would have caught up with me anyways. I suppose I will have to find the strenght somehow to do what only a few others so far have managed, to give these predators no right of existence. Which is switching off the damn TV set. So much for my piece of trueism. Peace, Mark It’s a couple of things that work in the favour the likes of these trueism

mongers as I like to call them.

We live in the age of luxury; The luxury to have your pizza delivered to your

doorstep, the luxury to buy your furniture behind your pc without actually

moving your behind, the luxury of not needing to form an opinion as there are

plenty to find on the world wide web that suit your needs or “own” ideas &

beliefs, the luxury to switch on a television set and having “your” ideas

being bolstered day after day without having to challenge them.

It’s easy. Why? Because we want to. Let’s be honest the moral majority doesn’t

want to break their heads over everyday problems, they need oneliners.
Predators the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Phil McGraw have understood these

mechanics like no other and have a professional writing staff/team behind them

to perpetuate their endless “wisdom”. The eager consumer just waiting to chow

down daily portion of opinion.

I won’t go as far as drawing parallels with the WWII Nazi mediamachine, as the

intention was a complete different one than making a buck. One has to admit

though there are erie similarities on how the masses are willingly and

wantingly are being manipulated.

So yes, I do understand the charm comes from. Will it get any better? Not

before it will get a lot worse.

The most frighting thing though is that there is no way fleeing from Oprah she

has been hugely popular in the Netherlands as well since the early 90’s as

well as that other piece of appendage with a moustache. I have considered

moving to some place desolated but satellite television would have caught up

with me anyways.

I suppose I will have to find the strenght somehow to do what only a few others so far have managed, to give these predators no right of existence. Which is switching off the damn TV set.

So much for my piece of trueism.

Peace,
Mark

]]> By: Alex http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-24393 Alex Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:02:20 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/#comment-24393 I think she is someone who prey's on women's emotionalism and holds up compassion as the all encompassing and only virtue one needs to have. She is a disgusting and dangerous relativist and hides behind the castle walls of self-righteous and loud emotionalism and millions of reactionary women run to help her hold defend those walls. She is a horrible human being that is pretending to be the best human being. I think she is someone who prey’s on women’s emotionalism and holds up compassion as the all encompassing and only virtue one needs to have. She is a disgusting and dangerous relativist and hides behind the castle walls of self-righteous and loud emotionalism and millions of reactionary women run to help her hold defend those walls.

She is a horrible human being that is pretending to be the best human being.

]]> By: Jo http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-24020 Jo Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:24:06 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/#comment-24020 I am woman and NOT a fan of Oprah. How she built her show? Who knows, but something worked for her and she's where she is because of it. She got it right, whatever "it" is. I don't read her "stamped" books, listen to her radio shows, or watch her show unless someone is on I admire. I do, however, read the magazine. I just like girly magazines ... but then .. inside this woman is a girl. I am woman and NOT a fan of Oprah. How she built her show? Who knows, but something worked for her and she’s where she is because of it. She got it right, whatever “it” is.

I don’t read her “stamped” books, listen to her radio shows, or watch her show unless someone is on I admire.

I do, however, read the magazine. I just like girly magazines … but then .. inside this woman is a girl.

]]> By: Sean P Aune http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-24017 Sean P Aune Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:51:15 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/#comment-24017 Chris - hmmm something in our DNA that doesn't allow us "to get it"? Chris – hmmm something in our DNA that doesn’t allow us “to get it”?

]]> By: Chris http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-24009 Chris Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:13:57 +0000 http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/02/28/can-someone-explain-the-cult-of-oprah-to-me/#comment-24009 I have never understood her either, I want to use a sports analogy, if you look at her "coaching tree" it would include: Suze Orman. Dr. Phil Rachel Ray and other countless hacks who are/were only popular because they fed BS to her fans for years without anyone questioning them. I have often called her the devil reincarnate. But who knows, I am a guy so there maybe something there we don't see? I have never understood her either, I want to use a sports analogy, if you look at her “coaching tree” it would include:
Suze Orman.
Dr. Phil
Rachel Ray
and other countless hacks who are/were only popular because they fed BS to her fans for years without anyone questioning them. I have often called her the devil reincarnate.

But who knows, I am a guy so there maybe something there we don’t see?

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