Oprah’s big secret, my big hopes
by RT
Oprah Winfrey plans to reveal some type of big family secret on her show Monday.
Whatever it is, she says that she’s been keeping it to herself for months and that it “literally shook me to my core.”
Of course, the media is all abuzz over this. I wonder how many satellite trucks are stationed outside Harpo studios?
Since Ms Winfrey will have the eyes and ears of the US at her mercy around 3PM CST tomorrow, here are some of my hopes for the “big secret”:
1. She realized the high rate of obesity in the US, especially in her family (speculation), and that something must be done. She will travel across the US on a “Healthy Eating” roadshow. Has she already hinted at this?
2. Quite a few women in her family have let their hair grow natural, and she’s doing the same. Each show will have a 10-minute spot on how to care for natural hair.
3. One of her family members is functionally illiterate, so she’s starting her own version of Saturday schools.
4. A cousin told her that she didn’t have to go to South Africa to help wayward girls. There are some not too far from her hometown that need her help.
5. Another cousin told her that not all of the movies she’s involved in have to deal with depressed black women in the hood. She can make movies with black characters from a plethora of genres: Science fiction, comedy and thrillers.
Hey, I can dream can’t I?
It would be nice if she accepted and celebrated the fact that there are Black people in significant numbers who sing/perform opera and classical music, and do so quite beautifully. She’s known for not liking or being supportive of Black people in classical music — suppossedly it is not a “genuine” part of African American culture … Maybe a little half hour show on this area of music might correct that misconception on her part …
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She doesn’t like classical music? Doesn’t think it’s a “genuine” part of AA culture? Are you serious?!
No access to Oprah here; I had to google for what the big reveal was. So what did happen on the show? Did the sister come on? Any resemblance? Curious…
I didn’t see that much resemblance. Here’s a link (it only shows her from the side though):
http://blog.seattlepi.com/hottopics/archives/236938.asp