# Is Oprah a bit of a wagon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oprah-a-bit-of-a-wagon/489101 "2009-03-11T18:35:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![aaslatten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oprah-a-bit-of-a-wagon/489101/21 "2009-03-12T05:10:23Z")
I don’t follow her that much, but I did think she came off as very sanctimonious and unprofessional in her interview with James Frey. She felt so betrayed and it was “difficult” to talk to him. Who cares? If you want to grill him and give him a hard time, do it. Don’t tell me about your hurt little feelings. ---
**Author:** ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oprah-a-bit-of-a-wagon/489101/22 "2009-03-12T07:10:04Z")
> [@porcupine](#): > > Two levels removed, but the wife of a (former) co-worker used to work on the show and said Oprah was a bitch. Do you really know anyone who is universally liked by their co-workers and peers? Honestly, I think we are setting the bar far too high here. She is routinely ranked as one of the world’s top [philanthropists](http://www.urbanmecca.com/artman/publish/article_174.shtml). She has given away an estimated [$303 million](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey#cite_note-UrbanMecca-3). Does she have a huge ego? Of course. Is she rude or bitchy on occasion? Probably. But, there have been people that are far richer and far more powerful that do not dedicate nearly as much of their time and money towards improving that lives of so many others. She is committed to using her position and resources to make the world a better place. Oprah is far from perfect, but I think she understands that. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oprah-a-bit-of-a-wagon/489101/23 "2009-03-12T15:43:53Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > If the “legends” were required to wear black & white, wouldn’t Oprah wearing black & white be presumptuous, as if she were defining herself as one of the “legends”? Hmmm…perhaps, but usually when a black and white party is thrown, all guests wear black and white. The men escorting the legendary women were instructed on what to wear too, and they may or may not be legends themselves. (leaving aside the idea that eveningwear for men is black and white anyway!) For what it’s worth, the legends were: MAYA ANGELOU author SHIRLEY CAESER singer DIAHANN CARROLL actress ELIZABETH CATLETT sculptor RUBY DEE actress KATHARINE DUNHAM choreographer ROBERTA FLACK singer ARETHA FRANKLIN singer NIKKI GIOVANNI poet DOROTHY HEIGHT civil rights activist LENA HORNE actress/singer CORETTA SCOTT KING civil rights activist GLADYS KNIGHT singer PATTI LABELLE singer TONI MORRISON author ROSA PARKS civil rights activist LEONTYNE PRICE opera singer DELLA REESE actress/singer DIANA ROSS singer NAOMI SIM model TINA TURNER singer CICELY TYSON actress ALICE WALKER author DIONNE WARWICK singer NANCY WILSON singer [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-oprah-a-bit-of-a-wagon/489101.md?page=1)