Oprah's School for girls and a racist twerp - Page 2

WillowTheWhisp · 03-01-2007, 18:09

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Originally Posted by steeljack

She has no "weight problem" she just has a healthy appitite

, probably never met a plate she didn't lick

Spoken like a non-smoker criticising someone struggling to kick the habit. The only difference is that you can't go cold turkey with food.

steeljack · 03-01-2007, 18:24

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Spoken like a non-smoker criticising someone struggling to kick the habit. The only difference is that you can't go cold turkey with food.

OK we are straying off thread, but .....yep I have to agree, no-one has tried to give smoking more than me , every time with no success, and I have to admit I am a "victim" , dont blame me because I am addicted to the things, it's not my fault, blame the Govt. for allowing these things to be available.

Comparing addiction to any substance to gluttony is like comparing apples to oranges

In fact you can go cold turkey with food , ....its called leftovers

WillowTheWhisp · 03-01-2007, 18:31

Oh pooh @ thread wandering! But honestly overweight does not automatically equal gluttony. It's far more complicated than that. Naturally slim people just do not understand.

I have never smoked but I will not adopt a holier than thou superior attitude towards those who struggle to give up.

I do sometimes wish it was possible to exist without eating at all though. Just a nice little pill 3 times a day would do me fine.

steeljack · 03-01-2007, 19:09

Back to original thread , Oprah Winfrey has come in for some criticism here in the US not because she opted to spend her money in South Africa but the way she pushes her good works on TV show and specials as a modern day Mother Teresa, (she doesn't heal the lame , just pays for an orthopedic surgeon to do the good works , but makes sure a TV camera is available for both before and after shots)
It should also be noted she is from the south , an area devastated over a year ago by hurricane Katrina, to this day both Black and White communities all along the Gulf coast are still sites of devastation and folks still living in tent cities, but it doesn't make for good television viewing figures.
Maybe ,maybe not, Oprah as helped the folks out along the Gulf Coast I dont know, but her comments that African children are more grateful/deserving than American kids I find offensive , her comments that Black American kids are more intersted in ipods and sneakers than getting a decent education is way out of line . (Again it makes better television ,poor black babies, throw in a safari, lions and elephants and you have a great TV show)
Some Black Americans have criticsized her for her harping on about South Africa being her homeland , she has as much in common with the Bantus and Zulus as I being an 'Anglo-Saxon' have with the Greeks or Bulgarians, any African genes she has are from West Africa , remember the TV show 'Roots'

WillowTheWhisp · 03-01-2007, 19:26

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Originally Posted by steeljack

she has as much in common with the Bantus and Zulus as I being an 'Anglo-Saxon' have with the Greeks or Bulgarians, any African genes she has are from West Africa , remember the TV show 'Roots'

I totally agree with you on that part. That was one of my complaints when the guy said "my people" - they aren't his flippin people if he's black American and they are black AND white South African!

Lolly · 03-01-2007, 19:33

Yes I agree Willow. He may be decended from the black people from Africa, but what Oprah is doing is for Black & White people of South Africa. So I think this "celebrities" PA & Google Page Ranking people need to speak to the client before letting him open his mouth about this sort of subject.

chav1 · 03-01-2007, 19:45

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Originally Posted by Church Boy

What does Saddam Spell backwards.

mad arse

well maddas but you get the drift

garinda · 03-01-2007, 22:23

So who was the 'he' who criticised her?

I have no problem if her building a school wherever she likes, is seen as altruistic.

She had a bad start in life, became an actress, started a chat show, realised she was a good business woman, and made a friggin' fortune. It's her money, she can do what she likes with it.

I'm not going to criticise her for what else she may or may not also have done in the US.

steeljack · 12-03-2007, 16:29

seems there is a bit of bother going on at Oprah's new school , seems these ungratefull uppitty Africans don't know whats best for them or their offspring
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_A...081757,00.html