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National magazine Newsweek has launched a volley against the Cult of the O. In their June 8 issues, their cover story is, "Why Health Advice on Oprah Could Make You Sick," covering the issues revolving around the lifestyle advice Oprah dispenses to her readers. It's the most skeptical take on Oprah we've seen from a mainstream publication in a while.
This is where things get tricky. Because the truth is, some of what Oprah promotes isn't good, and a lot of the advice her guests dispense on the show is just bad. The Suzanne Somers episode wasn't an oddball occurrence. This kind of thing happens again and again on Oprah. Some of the many experts who cross her stage offer interesting and useful information (props to you, Dr. Oz). Others gush nonsense. Oprah, who holds up her guests as prophets, can't seem to tell the difference. She has the power to summon the most learned authorities on any subject; who would refuse her? Instead, all too often Oprah winds up putting herself and her trusting audience in the hands of celebrity authors and pop-science artists pitching wonder cures and miracle treatments that are questionable or flat-out wrong, and sometimes dangerous.
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Yeah but her audience wants this shit. They love being told what to do - and opera is in the business of selling things to these people.
I look forward to the ensuing fight between opera and newsweek.
Me too...I hate Oprah and everything about her and I'm glad to see someone substantive try to knock her down a peg or two.
Amen. I'm already tired of it and I haven't even heard the first volley in this enevitable tempest in a teapot;
Oprah on her show: "And I just wanna say that Newsweek don't know what they're talking about honey because this show is all about remembering your inner spirit circle goddess lifeforce, girlfriend."
Stepford Audience: YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!
Blathering CNN anchor: "...and here's the latest in the battle of the media giants, Oprah vs. Newsweek. You might remember that Newsweek gave the Big O a smackdown on it's front cover. Well, the daytime diva is firing back...'
Entertainment Tonight: "It's Queen Oprah vs. Nasty Newsweek in a media mashup..."
I just thank God that Jay Leno is gone.
The real question here is will this affect her bid for sainthood?
This Newsweek article is full of win. It should be required reading for all Oprah admirers.
Does Newsweek have the right to challenge the daytime doctrine of Opral Infallibility? Is another reformation upon us? God save us, everyone!
Someone should nail a copy of this to the front door of Harpo Studios.
I'm glad Newsweek is attacking Oprah's attempts at pseudo-science just to expose the bat-shit-butt-fucking-ass-backwards insanity that is Jenny McCarthy.
She needs to get a cure for them bags under her eyes.
OH, SNAP! No he di'int!...
Newsweek is good to go up against Oprah. I mean, who takes advice from a fat, unmarried, no kids, sap who gobbles up whatever feelgood New Age pap spouted by the latest huckster with a book to hawk. On the other hand, Oprah will have Newsweek and all staff disappeared within a week. It will be like Newsweek never existed.
Funny, I could say the same thing about newsweek readers. hahahah. *ahem*