Comments on: Oprah’s South African school for girls is more like a prison, say parents http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/ Stylish celebrity escapism Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:59:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: MaryJane http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27847 MaryJane Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:20:49 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27847 I think Oprah's doing a great job. In reading the comments there are always envious, jealous people venting contempt for someone who "Made It". More power to Oprah, she earned the right to spend her money where she wants to. Only someone worth talking about gets everyone's opinion read, whether that opinion is worthwhile or not. I think Oprah’s doing a great job. In reading the comments there are always envious, jealous people venting contempt for someone who “Made It”. More power to Oprah, she earned the right to spend her money where she wants to. Only someone worth talking about gets everyone’s opinion read, whether that opinion is worthwhile or not.

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]]> By: sarah http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27846 sarah Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:48:27 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27846 Come on!! These girls only ate once a week if they were lucky. I find it highly unlikely that parents are trying to smuggle junkfood in. Cheers to Oprah. She chose the brightest so that they could help themselves and their country. She gave a hand up and not a hand out. Come on!! These girls only ate once a week if they were lucky. I find it highly unlikely that parents are trying to smuggle junkfood in. Cheers to Oprah. She chose the brightest so that they could help themselves and their country. She gave a hand up and not a hand out.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27789 Anonymous Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:35:20 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27789 she is doing a great job. she is doing a great job.

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]]> By: velvet http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27845 velvet Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:08:16 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27845 I think Oprah has a hidden agenda with this project. She may creating a "born to rule class", mini-Oprahs who have been tutored in her ideology and when they graduate, they will probably lord it over their former friends and neighbours. Oprah may have political ambitions. And why does the school, like her magazine have to be named after her??? I think Oprah has a hidden agenda with this project. She may creating a “born to rule class”, mini-Oprahs who have been tutored in her ideology and when they graduate, they will probably lord it over their former friends and neighbours. Oprah may have political ambitions. And why does the school, like her magazine have to be named after her???

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]]> By: kay http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27844 kay Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:08:02 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27844 A little discipline never hurt anyone. Children really don't need junk food anyway...take a look at America's children. All you Oprah haters! look past your personal opinions of her and see the wonderful opportunity she is providing for these young girls. And with all the perverted people on the loose...can you blame her for sheltering them. Leave her alone and those girls. Please!!!!!!!!!! A little discipline never hurt anyone. Children really don’t need junk food anyway…take a look at America’s children. All you Oprah haters! look past your personal opinions of her and see the wonderful opportunity she is providing for these young girls. And with all the perverted people on the loose…can you blame her for sheltering them. Leave her alone and those girls.

Please!!!!!!!!!!

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]]> By: Toubrouk http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27843 Toubrouk Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:16:43 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27843 My problem is not with the charity but the very idea that the whole school is a "Wall-To-Wall" monument to Oprah's ego. I don't see her giving that money to the U.N. who run educational programs for all instead of a brunch of "Soon-To-Be" African snobbish elite. By saying that she want "A connection" instead of just writting a check, she could had turned herself as an ambassador for the U.N., just like Angelina Jolie. Instead of helping those who have decades of knowledge about how to help the poor, she got herself a boarding school and her own puppils. Once again, it looks like it's all about ego. My problem is not with the charity but the very idea that the whole school is a “Wall-To-Wall” monument to Oprah’s ego. I don’t see her giving that money to the U.N. who run educational programs for all instead of a brunch of “Soon-To-Be” African snobbish elite.

By saying that she want “A connection” instead of just writting a check, she could had turned herself as an ambassador for the U.N., just like Angelina Jolie. Instead of helping those who have decades of knowledge about how to help the poor, she got herself a boarding school and her own puppils.

Once again, it looks like it’s all about ego.

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]]> By: gumboyaya http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27842 gumboyaya Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:25:55 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27842 "Maybe because we are the ones in North-America who made Oprah rich by buying her stuff? " Seriously, if you bought her stuff then that's your bad- not Oprah's. I'm not a fan of the woman but I can't bash her for deciding where her charity dollars go. I donate money every year to the American Cancer society. Does that mean you can condemn me because that money would be better served going to a charity of your choosing? Seriously people. If you are going to complain about where a private American citizen spends her charity dollars, you really need to be looking at where YOUR charity dollars are going and decide if you even have the right to judge anything. “Maybe because we are the ones in North-America who made Oprah rich by buying her stuff? ”

Seriously, if you bought her stuff then that’s your bad- not Oprah’s.

I’m not a fan of the woman but I can’t bash her for deciding where her charity dollars go. I donate money every year to the American Cancer society. Does that mean you can condemn me because that money would be better served going to a charity of your choosing?

Seriously people. If you are going to complain about where a private American citizen spends her charity dollars, you really need to be looking at where YOUR charity dollars are going and decide if you even have the right to judge anything.

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]]> By: MaiGirl http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27841 MaiGirl Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:39:54 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27841 As a former teacher, I agree with ceej. While Oprah's money would defintely be of use here (and let's not forget that she has given huuuuuuge sums of money to American charities and got others to do the same through her Angel Network), she could not easily open or donate to a school. All that ceej said is correct...and one of the main reasons why I left teaching! And, she's also sending all of these girls to college for free as well. But it simply sounds like a lot of you just hate Oprah and are looking to tear her down. Fine. I suggest that you pick Donald Trump instead (talk about an overprivileged, sanctimonious, selfish, insecure prat. I mean, how many phallic towers does he need to have his name on, anyway? And he does NOTHING that doesn't directly benefit him.), but fine. As a former teacher, I agree with ceej. While Oprah’s money would defintely be of use here (and let’s not forget that she has given huuuuuuge sums of money to American charities and got others to do the same through her Angel Network), she could not easily open or donate to a school. All that ceej said is correct…and one of the main reasons why I left teaching! And, she’s also sending all of these girls to college for free as well.

But it simply sounds like a lot of you just hate Oprah and are looking to tear her down. Fine. I suggest that you pick Donald Trump instead (talk about an overprivileged, sanctimonious, selfish, insecure prat. I mean, how many phallic towers does he need to have his name on, anyway? And he does NOTHING that doesn’t directly benefit him.), but fine.

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]]> By: raven http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27840 raven Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:18:40 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27840 oprah's a secret scientologist and separating the kids from their families is the first start in programming them. oprah’s a secret scientologist and separating the kids from their families is the first start in programming them.

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]]> By: DOng http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27839 DOng Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:32:54 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/3325/oprahs_south_african_school_for_girls_is_more_like_a_prison_say_parents/#comment-27839 Fuck Africa. Fuck Africa.

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