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Oprah’s Great American Debt Diet – Part 2
By JLP | February 23, 2006
Tomorrow Oprah will air part 2 of the Great American Debt Diet. It should be interesting to watch. From what I saw of the previews, I’m a little concerned that they are going to try to turn this into some sort of reality show. Anyway, you might want to tune in if you get a chance. If I watch it, I’ll blog about it.
Topics: Credit Cards, Oprah's Great American Debt Diet | 5 Comments »
February 24th, 2006 at 12:32 pm
I have not watched this show by Oprah, but I do have this to say. Everything about Oprah is EXTREME, and she really should not be given much more leeway — as far as credibility is concerned — than the other talkshow hosts out there. She has every bit of the flair and panhandling for the spotlight as all the rest. The difference being that her staff seems a wit bit more intelligent in choosing the topics of conversation, LOL. Having said that, she likely will turn this (one way or another it will) into a reality TV show-like thingy. That’s a mistake. If the American public needs THIS to wake up about its finances, then we are one very sorry nation! What I am very concerned about at the moment is that she picked above-average income families as her sample. I mean, Jesus Christ, if these families can’t find a way to treat their hair for under a couple of grand a year, well then…..these families aren’t even ‘normal’. And, I thought that Oprah’s theme in all her shows was ‘for the general public, by the general public’.
February 24th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
One good aspect of choosing higher income families is the “poverty angle” of the story isn’t there. Otherwise, the message is weakened by “I’m poor and unlucky and society sucks because it doesn’t shower wealth on me” whining.
February 24th, 2006 at 4:05 pm
You have a point, Foo. However, I fail to see how the absence of a poverty angle would lend any more credibility to the story. No one is going to feel sorry for these well-to-do folks. The rich will just say “Well, you just aren’t there yet” and the poor will just say “I will never have a chance to get there”. The story seems to be more fuel to the debate over the ‘differences’ between the rich and poor. I guess they went with this ‘middle class’, so to speak, to avoid controversy, but I ain’t buy’n it.
February 25th, 2006 at 4:29 pm
i think oprah is great i watch her every day i love all her shoes she should run for president of the united states…
February 26th, 2006 at 4:57 pm
Just scoot over and read the “Debt Diet”-related message boards at Oprah.com.
You think the show is a head-shaker? Wait’ll you read the forums.