• @Snapz@lemmy.world
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    551 year ago

    In a world of constant unjustified hyperbole, Oprah is genuinely the nexus of SOOO much evil through Oz, Phil, John of God, etc.

    What a fucking suck on humanity.

      • Flying Squid
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        51 year ago

        Yeah, I was going to say… especially when a lot of poor Americans are obese due to food deserts where they can’t eat healthily or even start to develop healthy eating habits.

        But I’m sure glad Mathbabe and Oprah have insurance that would cover such a thing. When are they going to start for calling for all the poor people to have that too?

  • Swordgeek
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    Fuck Oprah.

    Her sanctimonious bullshit brought us Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, and Jenny McCarthy.

    Her ‘listening platform’ has probably lead directly to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.

    • @IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee
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      101 year ago

      Would you rather, receive open heart surgery performed by Oz, Phil with Nurse McCarthy, or receive lethal injection administered by Dr Phil?

      This shouldnt be a hard question, but…

      • Nah, nah, nah. Easy choice. I’d go with the lethal injection because I think that there’s a much greater chance Phil would fuck up killing someone (easy, all things considered), rather than the three of them succeeding in something difficult. Simply because none of them are qualified to do anything but blather idiocy into a camera

        • @Augustiner@lemmy.world
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          Iirc Dr. Oz used to be quite the renowned heart surgeon. Makes it even more tragic that he chose this life as a charlatan giving harmful advice, instead of using his talent for good.

      • Flying Squid
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        71 year ago

        I would definitely let Dr. Oz do heart surgery on me. Similarly, I’d definitely let Ben Carson do brain surgery on me.

        And the second either of them started talking about anything other than my surgery, I’d tell them to shut the fuck up.

        • @Gork@lemm.ee
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          They’ve been out of the medical field for so long though. I wouldn’t trust them to know the current State of the Art in their fields. A lot has changed since they last practiced.

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      I believe she’s also the largest one of the largest land owners in Maui where many locals are facing homelessness due to the fires.

      Edit: she owns around 1000 acres.

      • No. The State of Hawaii is the largest landowner on Maui, followed by the real estate company Alexander and Baldwin. Do not spread misinformation please.

    • Chozo
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      “But she’s so empowering!” the fans will say, nevermind the fact that she only seems to “empower” fraudsters.

  • @profdc9@lemmy.world
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    21 year ago

    “I hear the sound of marching feet down Sunset Boulevard To Crescent Heights and there at Pandora’s Box We are confronted with a vast quantity of plastic people”

  • @aceshigh@lemmy.world
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    261 year ago

    A decade ago I lost weight on weight watchers. All it took was self control. The less calories I ate, the less I weighed. I’m still within 5 pounds of that weight.

    • @EatATaco@lemm.ee
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      121 year ago

      My mom has had fantastic success with weight watchers. As has my wife, but with her we’re talking 5 to 10 lbs she has wanted to lose. But it still has been a great system for her which has benefitted me too.

      Oprah being a fraud that pushes pseudoscience to benefit herself shouldn’t detract from this.

  • @Halahoop_eh@lemmy.world
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    201 year ago

    How much stock did she dump before this announcement? If Martha Stewart was convicted, how much more inside info is this? The SEC should be investigating the fraud that is Oprah.

    • @EatATaco@lemm.ee
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      441 year ago

      Thanks for succinctly and precisely explaining why I really dislike her.

      I’ve tried to explain why to my wife, but I feel like I’ve always missed the mark and she has implied it’s probably a mixture of misogyny and/or racism. Which still may be true I don’t really know. However, next time it comes up, I’ll point out that I dislike her for the same reason I dislike rogan.

      • @laughterlaughter@lemmy.world
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        You really didn’t need to admit that you probably don’t like her because she’s a black woman. If you don’t say this to your wife when adding the joe rogan bit, then you’re being dishonest.

        Edit: Look. OP said that. It’s right there in the comment. I’m not making it up. Oprah sucks? Sure. She’s like Joe Rogan? Okay. My wife said my comments are sexist and racist, and it may be true… dude. That’s all I pointed out. Sorry, but that’s not okay. I’m fine with the downvotes, though I’ll make sure to better portray my point next time.

        • Flying Squid
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          91 year ago

          I am so looking forward to a Lemmy user who is black and a woman to tell you that Oprah sucks. Whoever you are, please do us that favor. And if there aren’t any black women on Lemmy… well, there should be anyway.

          • Which is fine. I probably gave it more emphasis on the side point that the main point. But OP did admit that his wife pointed out that his comments have a misogyny and racist tone, and OP said that maybe that’s true. That’s it.

            “Oprah sucks because she’s like Joe Rogan”

            Ok.

            “And if someone thinks it’s racist and sexist, it maaaaaay be true.”

            Not ok.

            • @EatATaco@lemm.ee
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              21 year ago

              Two things.

              wife pointed out that his comments have a misogyny and racist tone

              First you’re putting words in my mouth. She never said anything about my tone making her believe that, but that my dislike might be misogynistic and/or racist. I believe this is because I wasn’t explaining my position well, so without a good reason, it opened the door for that possibility.

              Second,

              “And if someone thinks it’s racist and sexist, it maaaaaay be true.”

              Not ok.

              It’s a good thing that I’m open to the possibility that I’m biased. This is not something to shit on. I don’t get why this is such a bad thing. Bring open to being wrong is how you grow.

              • Understood, and you clarified in another comment.

                Your original comment was not clear enough, at least not to me, but now that I have the full context, I see that you’re not some racist/sexist asshole. But of course, it was wrong of me to accuse you of that in the first place without asking you to clarify. I’ll do that from now on.

        • @EatATaco@lemm.ee
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          541 year ago

          You really didn’t need to admit that you probably don’t like her because she’s a black woman.

          What do you mean? I don’t believe this to be the case, I believe I don’t like her for the same reason I don’t like rogan, and the last I checked he isn’t a black woman. Recognizing that I may have internalized biases that fall in a blind spot of mine is not an admission of anything nor is it something anyone should be shitting on.

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            But you did say “my wife thinks my comments have a mix of racism and misogyny, which is still maybe true.” How does that paint a good picture in any way?

            But I stand corrected and I admit I had a knee-jerk reaction.

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              11 year ago

              How does that paint a good picture in any way?

              I wasn’t trying to paint a good picture, I was being honest.

              • Then be honest with yourself for once.

                You say:

                I don’t believe this to be the case,

                How do you reconcile that with “maybe I’m being racist and misogynistic”?

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                  I am being honest with myself: I may have internalized biases that I’m not consciously aware of. There’s nothing to reconcile here as these two statements are not mutually exclusive or even contradictory in any way.

        • @HipHoboHarold@lemmy.world
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          One of the best ways to come to the conclusion that you need to better yourself in some areas is to be open to the idea you might have a bias.

          But acknowledging you might have a bias does not mean it’s there and you’re OK with it

          And not liking someone who is part of a marginalized group does not always mean a bias either.

      • @dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Unfortunately, sexism and racism is so rampant from men (conservatism is ingrained into many men as a form of masculinity) that well-intentioned men who criticize toxic and exploitative capitalist women (esp women of color) are immediately lumped into that group of degenerate men. The reality of it is, Oprah is a toxic influence on women and gets off on creating FOMO among her impressionable fanbase. She created Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil, the former of which has had disastrous effects on women’s health esp nutrition because he’s a quack and pretends to be an expert on all things medical, and the latter of which oversimplifies most psych concepts to the point where laypeople think they’re qualified psychologists now.

  • SeaJ
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    Why is this surprising or even controversial? Weight Watchers bought Sequence whose whole purpose was to fast track access to Wegovy. Seems a little ridiculous to point towards that as the reason for the stock falling. Most likely it was simply because she left the board.

  • Teon
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    If WW actually worked, they would be out of business.
    Success happens with nutritional education and constant physical activity.
    No one needs an extreme diet, or kooky rules to follow. That is called failure.

    It’s not hard to learn that a portion is the size of your fist.
    Read the ingredients on the Back of the product.
    Eat more fiber and tons of vegetables.
    You don’t need a portion of protein at every meal throughout the day. All foods except Oil contain protein. You will not die if you don’t eat a steak at all 3 meals.
    Go for a walk after dinner, or lunch, or BOTH.
    Have more sex with your partner to burn those calories and up your breathing.
    You lose weight by breathing.

    And finally, no one needs to be rail thin to be “healthy” or “beautiful”. Burn the magazines and delete Insta.
    Love and Respect yourself.

    • @qwrty@lemmy.world
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      211 year ago

      BREAKING NEWS

      In my 25 year career, this is possibly the worst thing I will report…

      Oprah still exists.

      We’ll be back when more information comes out about this horrible situation.

    • @Synthuir@lemmy.ml
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      341 year ago

      1954: Oprah Winfrey is born in Kosciusko, MS, weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Throughout her infancy, she steadily gains weight, a habit that persists throughout her life.

      How brave 😔

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      […]a poem dedicated to Winfrey, “Water Into Air.”

      “As I lose, I gain,” Angelou said. “I wing home to a place long forgotten. I swell as I recede, taking in all that has come before me. I molt. I shed. I diminish. But I feel no loss for I am free. My song slips its long confinement and joins the celestial roar. I was made of water, now I am air. I lose as I gain, but again I lose. I lose. I lose.”

      And this is why I love the onion.

  • @Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca
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    Never been a big fan of Oprah, or anyone who bases their entire career around “Look how generous and righteous I am”, while earning huge profits for doing it. It will never not rub me the wrong way.

    These people may inject some good into the world for a few people, but building your fame and fortune around it is a bit morally fucked.

  • She’s a terrible spokesperson for WW anyway due to her trademark weight fluctuations over a period of 3-4 decades. Oprah gets fat, she “goes on WW”, writes a book about her experience which is basically a glorified WW commercial. Rinse and repeat. Capitalist scum.

  • @xenomor@lemmy.world
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    Oprah is a bullshit artist. She has always been a bullshit artist and she got rich peddling bullshit. Her efficiency promoting pseudoscience throughout her career makes her a blight on society, forever deserving scorn for the people she helped to hurt. We are collectively dumber because of her efforts, and she gets to live her life lavished by luxury and adulation as a result.

    • Flying Squid
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      She is responsible for both Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz. She could have literally been responsible for handing the senate over to the Republicans.

      Fuck Oprah.

      • @sailingbythelee@lemmy.world
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        During the pandemic, Dr. Oz’s private cardiac clinic in the US was handing out vaccine exemption notes to anyone who paid the fee. There was no physical examination, just a questionnaire, and you didn’t need to be one of his actual patients. No referral from your family doctor was necessary either and no need to provide your medical records. It was a complete and utter scam. How do I know? Because I literally called his clinic to follow up on a bullshit exemption claim and they told me their process.

      • @EatATaco@lemm.ee
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        231 year ago

        What an incredibly dumb statement to make in the comment section of an article about her literally leaving the board of a major company. “Just an entertainer” holy shit.