Say what you want about Oprah, but in my eyes, she’s a queen.
She is an overweight black woman who came from abject poverty and became the world's first Black woman billionaire.
I grew up watching her; she helped raise me. I watched a lot of TV as a kid because both my parents worked.
Oprah taught me that things like incest are real and horrific, and they happen all over.
She didn’t sensationalize things; I learned what a drag queen was from Geraldo. He was a bit more of a showman. I never watched Jerry Springer; that may be why I’m a decent person.
Oprah taught me that you can be a rich bitch but still care about the world.
She has a book club. My dream is for a book I write to get into that club.
I would be honored.
She taught me that no matter what your race or your gender, you can be respected.
She is now, in her old age, on a spiritual mission. I’m here for it.
She taught me as a woman that you don’t have to be white, thin, and beautiful to be famous around the entire world.
What a lesson!
She has struggled with her weight her entire life. I can relate.
She used to be on the board of Weight Watchers. When I explained to my father many years ago how Weight Watchers works. He said it was so brilliant that they should win the Nobel Prize.
I don’t know if Oprah should win the Nobel Prize, but she’s definitely a winner in my eyes.
She created a school in South Africa for young girls.
I don’t understand why people talk shit about her.
She is my idol. I aspire to be like her.
Thank you, Oprah.
nina
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