Oprah

When I was in elementary school, Momma Dukes would always sit down to watch Oprah and then the evening news. On a few, rare occasions, I would sit down with Momma Dukes to watch Oprah with her. Even at a young age, I realized that there was something very wrong with this woman, though I couldn't put my finger on what it was about her that I didn't like.

It wasn't until quite recently that I finally realized what made Oprah the biggest sack of shit to walk the planet: she's an insensitive jerk who's ego has become so large that she no longer consider's herself human. 

Where is this Oprah rant coming from? Next week, my student's are going to start to read Daniel's Story by Carol Matas and learning about the Holocaust. On Thursday, I was searching the internet for some Holocaust materials, when I came across an interview conducted by Oprah with Elie Wiesel. The interview was conducted at Auschwitz. For those who have been living under in a hole for the last 80 years, Elie Wiesel was a survivor of Auschwitz, but most of his family perished there.

During the interview, Oprah and Wiesel walked through the camp together while he discussed his experience there. Halfway through the third part of the interview (the entire interview can be found in chunks on Youtube)  Oprah and Wiesel walk to the remains of Crematoria 3, where Wiesel believes that his mother and younger sister perished. Wiesel clearly states that he wants to be silent for a moment to think about his mother and sister.

Does Oprah listen? Fuck no. Instead of giving the man his much deserved moment of silence, she starts going on about how the Nazis treated the entire process like a soup factory. Really Oprah? He's getting choked up about his family and your discussing this! He only asked for a moment of silence, not to end the entire interview. You really couldn't give him a few moments of silence? Were you afraid your viewers may turn the channel?

I actually turned the interview off at this point and went out to dinner with Rachel. I'm curious to watch the remainder of the interview, but really don't want to waste any more of my time watching Oprah be extremely disrespectful.

Dear Oprah,

I'm not sure why everyone seems to think you are some sort of queen of media, but I personally believe you are a jackass. An insensitive one at that. In fact, you are the equivalent to a chewed piece of gum that has been thrown to the side of the road. I don't care how many cars, books, or big-fancy checks you give away, you will always be an insensitive jerk to me.

Oprah-Hater