Oprah's new effort in radio has been all over the place over the last couple of days, but this is the first time I've read something interesting.
According to TMZ.com Oprah's first interview was with her besty Gail King:
Among many, many other things, Oprah talked about her humble beginnings in Mississippi, and particularly about how her mother's highest aspiration for her was that she might end up cleaning white people's houses, because "they give away nice clothes." And then Oprah pointed out that now that she's Oprah, she has "all these white people" working for her, and that in fact there's only one black person on the staff.
Eh...what? Don't get me wrong, I love Oprah, but surely she should be endeavouring to ensure that what are undoubtedly excellent well-paid jobs are going to minorities as well as white people? Why is she proud to only have one black person working for her? Share the wealth you fool! I'm sure some black girl out there who is desperate to get a job in media is weeping over her keyboard after hearing that.
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