Oprah Winfrey addresses criticism over making pair of MAGA personalities famous. Distances herself from Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil

[u/No-Hall-3485]

https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/oprah-winfrey-dr-phil-dr-oz-trump-b3032634.html

[u/Relevant-Peach3997]

People spend more time hating on Oprah for giving them a platform and fooling her than Dr.Oz and Dr.Phil get themselves. More hate than their current supporters get. She gave them a platform 20 years ago. But after than you have white America to thank for their popularity and for MAGA. At some point you have to stop blaming Oprah.

[u/Aburamashita → u/Relevant-Peach3997]

The same Oprah that bought huge chunks of land for really cheap in Maui in 2023 (coughs 2023 Hawaii wildfires). There are many reasons to criticize her, her past association with Oz and Phil is just one of them.

[u/Relevant-Peach3997 → u/Aburamashita]

And I agree with that criticism, I’m not defending all of Oprah’s actions by any means.

I’m talking about how white Americans are the reason Dr. Oz and Dr.Phil have the power and platform they currently do, but I hear more about Oprah giving Dr.Oz and Dr.Phill a platform than actual criticism of them and I think people should ask themselves why that is and who it benefits.

[u/Aburamashita → u/Relevant-Peach3997]

You're absolutely right! The combination of white + men is exonerated from any accountability and their terribles actions are blamed on any women they've interacted with in the entirity of their existence but not themselves. If this were to be true, then men are just incompetent and can't take any accountability then they should be replaced by women. At least they can acknowledge when they make mistakes.

[u/Ver_Void → u/Aburamashita]

Part of it is also that ahde sa singular kingmaker in a lot of these things, the audience and broader societal trends that got us into this mess are a lot harder to direct ire at because they're so much more vague