Monday, January 24, 2011

Is Oprah Winfrey Taking Over the World?!



Today, Oprah wowed her audience with a shocking confession of a family secret kept under wraps form over forty years: she has a long lost sister named Patricia! Who saw that coming? After over coming abuse and growing up in the slums, of course there had to be at least one more life changing event in the final season of Oprah.


After 25 successful seasons, Oprah is probably one of the most successful women of all time. I have a question though...why does she get to tell us how to live our lives? I understand, people need an outlet. If that means going on national television to tell your family they suck, by all means go for it. I'll never pass up entertainment value, but the question remains: why do we value the opinion of someone who is just making our lives a spectacle to the world for money?

Honestly, do Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Phil really care if your mom called you fat? Part of the appeal is that we are giving up complete control of our lives and letting someone else solve our problems which is exactly what I'm trying to get away from. We should be able to make decisions for ourselves...even if we're not sure exactly what we want. It starts with a new Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN, but if we continue turning to Oprah for all of our issues, could it lead to world domination?

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Megan is a freshman at Austin College. She is definitely the most indecisive person on the planet and has a lot of different interests including watching movies, baking cookies, writing, and listening to music. You can contact her via facebook or twitter.

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