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Oprah's new AppleTV+ show says celebrities aren't like the rest of us |
2021-05-23 |
![]() AppleTV+ has released a series of interviews between Oprah and Harry (the prince formerly known as Prince) in which we are given a pathetic insight into the mind of a marginally intelligent, minimally informed man who tragically lost his mother in the most explosive way. It shouldn't surprise anyone that he has emotional issues or that he married a woman who knows how to manipulate all of them. Harry's mental fragility shouldn't make him a cultural icon. In addition, he really shouldn't have a platform from which he can display not only his mental issues, but emotional revelations from Oprah herself, Glenn Close, and Lady Gaga. Rather than write at any length about any of this, I thought I'd simply copy here the titles of the many Daily Mail articles about the show and the heartbreak of celebrity-itis. By the way, I'm not denigrating the tragedies these people suffered, everything from Oprah's being raped to Harry losing his mother in a world-shattering car accident. I'm just making a point that these are deeply damaged people, yet we keep giving them the keys to the kingdom when it comes to setting the tone in America: |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#1 They are different. Most never finished high school or college and yet are super-wealthy and surrounded by toadies that tell them they are so clever. That has to add huge doses of unearned super-confidence to the mix. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2021-05-23 09:47 |