It has become like a mass hysteria.And everybody is joining in especially the hypocrites that knew about it but never said a thing.Yes you Meryl Streep.
And of course the Golden (what is so Golden about it, it is all plastic?) Globes have become a platform for those who seek attention. Hollywood disgust me. After all they are only mere actors desperately seeking attention.
So?
One individual that took full advantage of appearing on stage was Oprah Winfrey. Most definitely and without doubt to further her own ambitions.
Does anyone remember all the pseudoscience and quackery she’s promoted?
Pseudoscience and quackery? Oh, yes. In the early years of this blog, Oprah was a frequent topic of Orac’s Insolence, and for good reason. She was one of the foremost promoters of pseudoscience, quackery, and general New Age BS in the world. If you think I’m exaggerating, just think of it this way. Oprah not only gave the world America’s quack, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and the foremost promoter of pseudoscience in mental health, Dr. Phil McGraw, who also stands accused of providing alcohol and drugs to addicts featured on his show in order to ramp up the drama factor. It would be bad enough if that were all she had done, but it’s not. https://respectfulinsolence.com/2018/01/09/oprah-winfrey-president-anyone-remember-pseudoscience-quackery-shes-promoted/
As I say, she is an ecumenical promoter of fantasies. Remember the satanic panic, the mass hysteria during the 1980s and early ’90s about satanists abusing and murdering children that resulted in the wrongful convictions of dozens of people who collectively spent hundreds of years incarcerated? Multiple Oprah episodes featured the celebrity “victims” who got that fantasy going. When a Christian questioner in her audience once described her as New Age, Winfrey was pissed. “I am not ‘New Age’ anything,” she said, “and I resent being called that. I don’t see spirits in the trees, and I don’t sit in the room with crystals.” Maybe not those two things specifically; she’s the respectable promoter of New Age belief and practice and nostrums, a member of the elite and friend to presidents, five of whom have appeared on her shows. New Age, Oprah-style, shares with American Christianities their special mixtures of superstition, selfishness, and a refusal to believe in the random. “Nothing about my life is lucky,” she has said. “Nothing. A lot of grace. A lot of blessings. A lot of divine order. But I don’t believe in luck.” https://slate.com/health-and-science/2018/01/oprah-winfrey-helped-create-our-irrational-pseudoscientific-american-fantasyland.html
But do yourself a favour and read the book by kitty Kelley.
If there was one untruth Oprah would have sued Kitty to hell and back!
rondomtaliedraai
Jan 12, 2018 @ 17:21:22
Ek moet met jou saamstem!
Fletcher
Jan 12, 2018 @ 19:09:28
Dankie
perdebytjie
Jan 12, 2018 @ 21:23:01
Sy gee my ‘n kramp.Al haar vertonings eindig in ‘n egotrip om te wys hoe goed sy eintlik is.Sy het haar vingers lekker verbrand hier in SA met daardie skool wat sy begin het.
Fletcher
Jan 13, 2018 @ 05:29:35
Ja en daar is sekeres wat haar nogals sal instem vir president Oi wei. Sy is so vals soos kan kom.
Carolyn Page
Jan 14, 2018 @ 19:17:41
This one’s open to debate, Louise! I’ve been to other blogs where they are in awe of Oprah (and others) regarding the stand they are taking. I’m a little more forgiving, I believe. We all make mistakes, though ours aren’t splashed about on the media for all to see and criticize… Ouch!
I’ve read about the African school Oprah opened. It seems there’s a heck of a lot of individuals doing really well from their time there. Always pros and cons regarding anything! I believe, in this instance, the pros outweigh the cons. Guess I’m a glass half full person – 🙂
Fletcher
Jan 15, 2018 @ 06:07:49
This is a difficult one, Anyone who introduces scammers like Dr Oz fail horribly in my book. This kind of pseudoscience really causes great harm to those who take it seriously. It does not take a genius to check the facts. And Dr Oz became a millionaire overnight.
If you want to appear on TV or the media you have to take what comes along with it. Then not complain about what people say …
No I don’t think that school is a great success unfortunately, It has had a great deal of serious problems.
my glass here is empty 😀
Carolyn Page
Jan 15, 2018 @ 06:36:34
“If you want to appear on TV or the media you have to take what comes along with it. Then not complain about what people say …”
I certainly agree with this statement, Louise. This will be me in some future time. I won’t be ‘looking’ for it; however, I know it’s in my future.
There are always going to be those who agree, and those who do not. We can, in the end, only be true to ourselves!
Having said that (and this may sound like a contradiction) I’m actually looking forward to it; having accepted it as part of my future. Life can become quite boring at times. It will certainly ‘spice up’ my life… Haha… 🙂
Fletcher
Jan 15, 2018 @ 06:42:07
Just please let me know what to watch out for! Exciting news indeed. xxx
Christy B
Jan 15, 2018 @ 22:25:08
Hi Louise, I will politely disagree with you as I am of the opinion that Oprah motivates many people and is allowed to make mistakes without having it brought to her face again and again. None of us are perfect; we are trying our best to get through this thing called life. I hope your week is off to a nice start, my friend.
Fletcher
Jan 16, 2018 @ 06:28:34
i really don’t mind if people disagree, but introducing quacks is harmful. And I don’t for one minute believe this was a mistake on Oprah’s part. She did this thing time and again. She has enough people around her who advised her differently but heck the money is so good because this is what the masses want to watch. You go well Christy.