Oprah Winfrey Cooning
Oprah Winfrey Cooning
Oprah Winfrey Cooning by Dr. Boyce Watkins, author of What if George Bush were a Black Man? and recent guest on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch agrees with the rapper Ice Cube that Oprah Winfrey often discriminates against certain genres when it comes to having black men on her show. “Her show is catered to an audience that doesn’t have much respect for black men, especially rappers like Ice Cube,” says Watkins, who openly critiques Winfrey, Bob Johnson and Bill Cosby in his book.
Dr. Watkins says that Winfrey is more likely to have a black man on her show if he is either non-threatening to her audience, or if he has done something bad toward women.
“I am not sure if it’s because of her difficult childhood,” says Watkins, who has spoken regularly in support of black males in the criminal justice system. “But most of her shows featuring black men tend to consist of either men who were secretly gay, cheating on their wives, or have committed terrible crimes against women. I shudder to wonder what the soccer mom in the middle of Idaho thinks after watching one of her shows. The only exceptions to this rule are individuals like Denzel Washington or Chris Rock, whom she has approved of because of their relatively safe demeanor.”
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okay and…why her??? Most folks see her the exact opposite way… SMH
I agree! No doubt,and she has plenty of company.