Oprah's an "Oreo", Says Rapper 50 Cent, page 1


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Topic started on 1-12-2006 @ 12:20 PM by Benevolent Heretic
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The loose-tongued rapper accuses Oprah of being an Oreo – black outside, white inside – in an interview in the January issue of Elle ... saying that the Queen of All Media "started out with black women's views but has been catering to middle-aged white American women for so long that she's become one herself."


What makes people say things like this? What is a "black woman's views" and WTF does he mean when he says she's become a "middle-aged white American woman"??? Hello?? She is in fact a middle-aged American woman. What makes him think she's 'acting white'? Because she's rich? Can't a black woman become rich without being accused of selling out to whitey???



I understand he may be upset because she doesn't have rappers on her show and he may not like her personally, but to say she's white because of this just goes right by me...

I'd really like to hear any explanation of this because I'm totally at a loss.


reply posted on 1-12-2006 @ 01:27 PM by Rasobasi420
From te Wiki

Philanthropy

In 1998, Winfrey began Oprah's Angel Network, a charity aimed at encouraging people around the world to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged others. Accordingly, Oprah's Angel Network supports charitable projects and provides grants to nonprofit organizations around the world that share this vision. To date, Oprah's Angel Network has raised more than $51,000,000 ($1 million of which was donated by Jon Bon Jovi). Winfrey personally covers all administrative costs associated with the charity, so 100% of all funds raised go to charity programs.

Although Winfrey's show is known for raising money through her public charity and the cars and gifts she gives away on TV are often donated by corporations in exchange for publicity, behind the scenes Winfrey personally donates more of her own money to charity than any other show business celebrity in America. In 2005 she became the first black person listed by Business Week as one of America's top 50 most generous philanthropists, having given an estimated $250 million. Despite being the 235th richest American in 2005, Winfrey was the 32nd most philanthropic. Her philanthropy includes girls' education in South Africa and a $10 million donation to Hurricane Katrina relief. Winfrey also put 100 black men through college with $7 million in scholarships.

Winfrey was the recipient of the first Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 2002 Emmy Awards for services to television and film. In 2004, Winfrey and her team filmed an episode of her show entitled Oprah's Christmas Kindness, in which Winfrey, her best friend Gayle King, her partner Stedman Graham, and some crew members travelled to South Africa to bring attention to the plight of young children affected by poverty and AIDS. During the 21-day whirlwind trip, Winfrey and her crew visited schools and orphanages in poverty-stricken areas, and at different set-up points in the areas distributed Christmas presents to 50,000 children, with dolls for the girls and soccer balls for the boys. In addition, each child was given a backpack full of school supplies and received two sets of school uniforms for their gender, in addition to two sets of socks, two sets of underwear, and a pair of shoes. Throughout the show, Winfrey appealed to viewers to donate money to Oprah's Angel Network for poor and AIDS-affected children in Africa, and pledged that she personally would oversee where that money was spent. From that show alone, viewers around the world donated over $7,000,000.


If she is giving money back to the black community in an effort to bring other underprivledged people up to her level someday, then I can't see that as being white on the inside.

Maybe when 50 cent starts becoming a major philanthropist, and donating millions to the black community (that doesn't mean buying bling for G-G-G-G-G-Unit), then he can talk about her. Until then, he should stop talking. His big mouth has gotten him shot before.



reply posted on 1-12-2006 @ 02:18 PM by LightWorker13
I admit the rap today is trash. All of it. All the famous good rappers got killed by the establishment...hint hint...

All the rappers that get any kind of air time today are ones which go with what the establishment wants...music that degrades. So, thats all we hear and see.

There are alot of good rappers out there, in fact, I am good friends with a rap group that his what you would call good, good lyrics, good original music, and they rap about important topics, not "Blast your ass with a Tech-9" or "Shake ya booty" or whaever other mind numbing stuff that passes for talent these days...

There are alot of good, deep rappers out there, but they are all underground. They never get the big break, or get signed to a big deal, or get paid millions of dollars. These people are doing good things, not like 50 Cent.

For him to criticize Oprah for neglecting black woman issues, I would think that black and white woman share the same issues. They both want happiness, and security. They want to provide for their families, and live a good life. They want improve their standard of living, and see their children better off then they were. Despite what the media portrays, by the numbers, there are more poor white people than black people. Blacks may have greater percentage, but I think we can all agree...nobody should have to live in poverty. Not blacks or white. But many millions do, in America alone. Until 50 Cent remembers this, and stops looking at what Oprah isnt doing, and look at what she IS doing, and remember that we are all one consciousness anyways, he does not deserve all the accolades he receives.

[edit on 1-12-2006 by LightWorker13]
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