I’ve come across some Oprah-bashing in the blogosphere (and elsewhere) lately, because of the new school she launched in South Africa that I mentioned in my slightly over-earnest but otherwise benign New Year’s post below.
I’d like to clarify my Oprah endorsement a little. Oprah’s not perfect, and her school is probably imperfect, too, but for the love of Lenny can we reserve our precious bile for other celebrities who are far more evil and don’t even have pretentions towards philanthropy? Being critical is good. Being over-critical, to the point where no person or venture is good enough, results in analysis paralysis. It takes nerve to get out of endless analysis and give something a try.
All that said, I will admit I still cannot find room in my heart to forgive Oprah for introducing the truly horrifying Dr. Phil to her millions of viewers.
And now, back to your regularly scheduled programming…