Dang, Oprah! WTF? Have you gone mad? This isn't the Oprah I remember.
Your show today on makeovers was insulting and treats age as if it's some type of disease. A silver hair! A woman in her 40s??? Quick, call in the surgeons!!!!
Unfortunately, my foot is hurt so the even the thought of getting up to change the channel was painful. But I should have done it, because now my spirit hurts, too.
SHAME ON YOU OPRAH! Shame on you for buying into the Youth vs Age myth that only Youth can be beautiful. Shame on you for covering up the silver halo God rewards us with as we age. Shame on you for being shamed by your own body and hair so much that you assume others must worship and lust only after youth and stick-bodies as you do. Shame on you for shilling that shitty glue-like shampoo so shamelessly. Yuck. Donut get me wrong. Youth is great. But so is Maturity.
Why can't Americans embrace their age and wisdom instead of being so superficial? And why can't YOU, as a thought-leader with intelligence, help guide us to a place that values brains as well as looks, and one that elevates age to a place of honor instead of one of shame? Your show made me feel small and insignificant. Yuck. But you know what? That's bullshit. I love my silver hair. I love the way I feel stronger as I've aged. And I hate how you've turned into a youth-worshipping, ageist, beauty-shilling beast. Blah. Watching your show was a real downer, especially the bit about the incredible school teacher with the elegant curly red locks who you acted as some sort of what...fairy godmother towards? Jesus, lady. What the hell happened to you? That teacher's hair was beautiful and natural and you turned her into a carbon copy of Skanky Spice. I hope you take the time to read this deeply and think it over. Those women were all beautiful as they were. You taunted them and then molded them into Cosmopolitan wannabes. Your vision of what is beautiful is insulting and commercial. Again: BLAH.
But I'm glad you got your curves back, girl. At least you're doing one thing right.
Your show today on makeovers was insulting and treats age as if it's some type of disease. A silver hair! A woman in her 40s??? Quick, call in the surgeons!!!!
Unfortunately, my foot is hurt so the even the thought of getting up to change the channel was painful. But I should have done it, because now my spirit hurts, too.
SHAME ON YOU OPRAH! Shame on you for buying into the Youth vs Age myth that only Youth can be beautiful. Shame on you for covering up the silver halo God rewards us with as we age. Shame on you for being shamed by your own body and hair so much that you assume others must worship and lust only after youth and stick-bodies as you do. Shame on you for shilling that shitty glue-like shampoo so shamelessly. Yuck. Donut get me wrong. Youth is great. But so is Maturity.
Why can't Americans embrace their age and wisdom instead of being so superficial? And why can't YOU, as a thought-leader with intelligence, help guide us to a place that values brains as well as looks, and one that elevates age to a place of honor instead of one of shame? Your show made me feel small and insignificant. Yuck. But you know what? That's bullshit. I love my silver hair. I love the way I feel stronger as I've aged. And I hate how you've turned into a youth-worshipping, ageist, beauty-shilling beast. Blah. Watching your show was a real downer, especially the bit about the incredible school teacher with the elegant curly red locks who you acted as some sort of what...fairy godmother towards? Jesus, lady. What the hell happened to you? That teacher's hair was beautiful and natural and you turned her into a carbon copy of Skanky Spice. I hope you take the time to read this deeply and think it over. Those women were all beautiful as they were. You taunted them and then molded them into Cosmopolitan wannabes. Your vision of what is beautiful is insulting and commercial. Again: BLAH.
But I'm glad you got your curves back, girl. At least you're doing one thing right.
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Re: Madame's Ladye's Open Letter to Oprah
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 5:46 PMreading your letter makes me really glad I don't watch tv -
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TV or not TV....
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 6:00 PMHee! Nuttin' against you poisonally, Dawn--I just amimbled reading zeez quote by fuckerpants when I was poring over heez webwords last night:
"i love it when i ask someone if they've seen a certain sitcom or television drama and they respond (all too quickly and proudly) that they don't own a tv. as if by not owning a tv, they're automatically intellectually superior and more cultured. i bet nobody in germany says that. they have nasty tv commercials after 10pm there."
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Re: TV or not TV....
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 6:02 PMWith zat said I veal jest say I donut watch nitwork t.v. much cuz I woood gooose crazy freakin' out on all ze youth-worshippping Botox-faced carbon copy Barbies with $1000 shoes und $2 brains.
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Is this thing on?
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 6:32 PMDear Wendolyne,
Thank you for your e-mail! Your message is important to us. Unfortunately, due to the volume of e-mail messages we receive every day, we cannot guarantee that you'll receive a personal response. Feel free to check out our Frequently Asked Questions for additional help.
www.oprah.com/tows/progra...g_main.jhtml
Thanks again for writing to us.
Sincerely,
The Oprah.com Staff
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Re: Is this thing on?
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 10:47 PMwow, you should print that out and frame it. do you think they will ever do a makeover show for dead ladies? i want a push up bra and porcelin veneers!!
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Re: TV or not TV....
Fri, March 28, 2008 - 11:12 PMLOL
no, I do own a tv... just don't have time to watch it ;-)
It's mainly for the kids... and so I can pop in a dvd now and again
I remember when Oprah was good - I used to watch Donahue sometimes as well. Remember when Mtv actually played music videos? Ah, those were the days...
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Re: Madame's Ladye's Open Letter to Oprah
Sat, March 29, 2008 - 5:07 PMYou need a remote control Mme G.!
I hate makeover shows.....they basically take someone and form them into a mold. not that some folks couldn't use some fashion guidance. I hate bullshit superficiality, and I totally agree with you, we should age gracefully, and not hide our natural transformation with botox and facelifts and crap like that. I've seen some really awful plastic surgery, and I think it often makes someone who would have been a very attractive older person, scary, slightly pathetic and unnatural. That said, I do have my own sort of vanities, so I can't really begrudge others having theirs. It would be lovely if we appreciated all of the qualities that people develop personally as they age, not focus so much on how they appear. -
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Re: Madame's Ladye's Open Letter to Oprah
Sun, March 30, 2008 - 3:14 PMresign to this- TV is about appearance, it's a visual medium. It's not an excuse, your observation and argument is legitimate.
When I was a little kid we (my family) got a set visit to The Man From Uncle. I was stunned at how shabby the sets looked, dusty, chipped, frayed. The actors looked almost as bad, Robert Vaughn a little paunchy, the leading lady of that episode was wearing tight slacks that didn't help her figure. It was alot for a kid to take. I saw the episode and everyone was fabulous. Smoke & Mirrors. -
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Hee! snarfle. kak.
Tue, April 1, 2008 - 12:39 PMDear Wendolyne,
Thank you for your poignant and compelling letter regarding our recent show. We are interested in producing a follow-up piece on how the participants are maintaining their new looks and would like to include a segment with input from viewers such as yourself who took offense at our topic. We may be interested in showcasing your viewpoints on our show.
If you are open to this possibility, please give us a call at your earliest convenience.
Thanks again for writing to us and we hope to hear from you soon..
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Re: Hee! snarfle. kak.
Tue, April 1, 2008 - 12:50 PMwhoa!
do it do it do it!
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Re: Hee! snarfle. kak.
Tue, April 1, 2008 - 12:57 PMTHESE ARE SAVING WORDS! -
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Re: Hee! snarfle. kak.
Tue, April 1, 2008 - 1:35 PMOMG YES - get on tv, dawg! It's a WIN-WIN-WIN!!! :D
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Re: Hee! snarfle. kak.
Tue, April 1, 2008 - 2:06 PMomg, i'll even find out what channel oprah is on to see this -
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Re: Hee! snarfle. kak.
Tue, April 1, 2008 - 3:51 PMDr. Phil is gray, balding and paunchy. Is Oprah going to surprise him on his spin-off show with a makeover? -
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Re: Hee! snarfle. kak.
Wed, April 2, 2008 - 9:59 AMThere's not much more she can do. Haven't you ever seen Dr. Phil's "before" picture?
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Re: Hee! snarfle. kak.
Wed, April 2, 2008 - 10:11 AM*HEH*
Cute little fella -
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Re: Hee! snarfle. kak.
Wed, April 2, 2008 - 10:50 AMOh, they could at least give him a toupee and truss like bill Shatner. -
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Re: Hee! snarfle. kak.
Thu, April 3, 2008 - 12:30 PMyou did a good thing madam
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How dooo peoples live in zeez weirld?
Thu, April 3, 2008 - 3:06 PMthe crunch
by ze grating Charles Bukowski
too much too little
too fat
too thin
or nobody.
laughter or
tears
haters
lovers
strangers with faces like
the backs of
thumb tacks
armies running through
streets of blood
waving wine bottles
bayonetteing and fucking
virgins.
an old guy in a cheap room
with a photograph of Marilyn Monroe.
there is a loneliness in this world so great
that you can see it in the slow movement of
the hands of a clock
people so tired
mutilated
either by love or no love.
people just are not good to each other
one on one.
the rich are not good to the rich
the poor are not good to the poor.
we are afraid.
our educational system tells us
that we can all be
big-ass winners
it hasn't told us
about the gutters
or the suicides.
or the terror of one person
aching in one place
alone
untouched
unspoken to
watering a plant.
people are not good to each other.
people are not good to each other.
people are not good to each other.
I suppose they never will be.
I don't ask them to be.
but sometimes I think about
it.
the beads will swing
the clouds will cloud
and the killer will behead the child
like taking a bite out of an ice cream cone.
too much
too little
too fat
too thin
or nobody
more haters than lovers.
people are not good to each other.
perhaps if they were
our deaths would not be so sad.
meanwhile I look at young girls
stems
flowers of chance.
there must be a way.
surely there must be a way that we have not yet
thought of.
who put this brain inside of me?
it cries
it demands
it says that there is a chance.
it will not say
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Re: How dooo peoples live in zeez weirld?
Thu, April 3, 2008 - 3:24 PM"more haters than lovers"
This is the part to be saved from.
A hater can become a lover by showing respect and in return get respect.
It's a vicious cycle of love that spews outward and changes the whole world.
By showing respect to ALL you save and get saved.
Bukowski was/is/will forever be rad!
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