The Oprah School

[Maximus Rex]

Oprah opening a school is huge. As a matter of fact if I were a billionaire, I would be opening schools too. However, despite the fact Oprah opened a school, the idiot tw*t had to go and effed it up by saying the following:

Quote:
"I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn't there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school."


Let's do the w*manese translation of that completely moronic statement: Those n*gga children are lost and the furthest thing from their mind is getting education and being productive citizens. They're more concerned with iPods, $150 Jordans, and looking cute. For me to spend my time and money on those ghetto b*stards would be the greatest excerise in futility in history of man. F*ck 'em.

Yall have to understand something about the Black community's thoughts on Miss Winfrey. At best we're ambivalent towards her. Though lots of Blacks admire Oprah and the accomplishments she's made and the barriers she's broken down. A lot of us (myself excluded,) feel as if she could've done more. Personally I don't think it's Oprah's responsbility to give Blacks hope and motivation. If she decided she wanted to be Scoorge and horde her wealth, then that's her decision and we should respect it. After all, she's the one who put in the hours and and made the sacrifices neccessary to become a billionairess.

We'll Rex, why do you have a problem with Oprah building a school in South Africa? Acutally I don't have a problem with her building a school in South Africa, however I have a problem with her building a 40 million Oprah school in South Africa, FIRST!!!!

You don't think that the citizens of Chicago or Bum-f*ck-nowhere, Mississippi, where Miss Winfrey is from could use and appreciate a $40 million Oprah school? Sure she would indoctrinate the girls with that "Oprah think b.s.," but the good far out weighs the bad. The girls would be exposed to a different way of life. They would come to appreciate and take of advantage of being in America. They wouldn't start dating "Tryee Thugged Out" get pregnant at 16 thus giving birth to one of the future "carjackers of America."

You wouldn't understand that Miss Winfrey, because despite the fact you think your doing something good and your making the world a better place. You my dear GROSSLY OUT OF TOUCH!!! Yeah kids here want iPods and sneakers. Mainly because they're basic needs are meet. Despite the fact they're poor, they still have food, running water, electricity, heat, and clothes to wear. From my understanding, if your poor in South Africa, you might be living a one room house with no indoor plumbing, no heat, no electricity, and you have very few clothes. So yeah, you'd want a school uniform. Your priorities are different because your circumstances are different.

Like I said, I'd love to open a school and my school would be as plush and lavish as the Oprah school, if not more so. With that being said, depsite the problems of the youth of America, I haven't given up on them. With the proper mentoring, guidence, and instruction the youth of America are capable of amazing things. Sure I'll build a school in Africa, but I'll gurantee you that if I'm building a school in Africa there's going to be one in or around Richmond, California and there's going being to be one in around New York City. Unlike Miss Winfrey, I understand that if I don't look out for and try to help Black people, nobody else will.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

As opposed to the children of Africa, children in the states can get a free education. She's already given millions of dollars to groups here in the states including America's Second Harvest, The American Library Association, The Center for Community Solutions, The Center for Work Education and Employment, Heartland Alliance, Literacy Action, Inc. and the list goes on and on.

Now she chooses to help children in another country who don't have any social help systems and this is how it is received. Besides, it's her money, let her spend it as she please. It's a sad state when we can't be happy for the gifts received by others, their previous good deeds aren't even recognized. Only in America....

 

[Teflon_Mcgee]

Right on Franicisco!!

And she is right. Inner city kids have every opportunity in the world to go to school and get an education and become succesful adults. All they have to do is choose to.

It's not the same in Africa. I honestly can't say I give a f^ck about these third world countries (having been to several African countries and seeing the poverty) but to compare their poverty level and opportunities to that of inner city kids is just ignorant.

This is still America and people become what the choose to become. If they choose to work hard and educate themselves they will prosper.

So many inner city kids (and people) CHOOSE to be victims. Oprah is 100% correct in her assesment. And don't tell me I can't relate because you don't know where I come from or what I've been through.

I live in a place where the majority of young people choose to be victims and glorify their poverty. Thinking it's cool to be on the streets or sluff or smoke weed or commit crime. They are crabs in a bucket, pulling each other down into their own world of self pity and destruction. I say F^CK them. Kids in Africa would kill to have these oppotunities in THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY.

Oprah spoke the truth. She spoke the truth from experience. She spoke the truth after trying to change the truth. And guess what? The truth hurts.

I wall gladly teach those who want to learn. I will gladly help those who help themselves. But if you have an opportunity and don't take it then f^ck you. I hope you enjoy bagging my groceries if you don't end up in prison.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

...I wall gladly teach those who want to learn. I will gladly help those who help themselves. But if you have an opportunity and don't take it then f^ck you. I hope you enjoy bagging my groceries if you don't end up in prison.

I completely agree!

 

[wayword]

Quote:
"I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools that I just stopped going. The sense that you need to learn just isn't there. If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don't ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school."


Let's do the w*manese translation of that completely moronic statement: Those n*gga children are lost and the furthest thing from their mind is getting education and being productive citizens. They're more concerned with iPods, $150 Jordans, and looking cute. For me to spend my time and money on those ghetto b*stards would be the greatest excerise in futility in history of man. F*ck 'em.

So what - isn't it true? You should never care more about people than they care about themselves. She should reward those who would actually appreciate her efforts.

Now, my only concern is that she is going to fill all these poor South African kids' heads with a bunch of misandrist feminist Dr. Phil mangina BS propaganda. Man, I feel sorry for the men there! Oprah's about to take a huge dump on your azzes!

Michael Jordan - quick, step up to the plate and build a pro-male school there!!!

 

[Vintovka]

If all people are equal, irregardless of their nationality, then why does it matter where she opens a school?

40 mill will prolly go alot further and help a greater amount of kids in South Africa as compared to Chicago or somewhere else with higher property values and salaries. Economy of good.

Does she have some obligation to help Americans first? I say, help who you can, where you can Oprah.

 

[amoka]

Girls only?

Oprah can spend her money anyhow she wants. What I don't understand is why the school is restricted to girls only .

 

[Charm]

Oprah can spend her money anyhow she wants. What I don't understand is why the school is restricted to girls only .

Because oprah is a woman and wants to give women who like herself when she was young, had little available to them, a chance. Those are her exact words from the Rachel Ray show.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Because oprah is a woman and wants to give women who like herself when she was young, had little available to them, a chance. Those are her exact words from the Rachel Ray show.

Dude, what are you doing watching Oprah? ON RACHEL RAY AT THAT???!!!

Actually, in Africa girls are more restricted than boys and don't get nearly the amount of options.

 

[diplomatic_lies]

This is pretty funny if you think about it. Someone is actually giving CHARITY towards a poor country, and people are complaining about it!

Man, I guess Mother Theresa must be a total b!tch too huh?

 

[Vintovka]

If you watch Penn & Teller BS, then yeah, she kinda is

Personal opinion though, I guess

 

[spesmilitis]

This is the most stupid opinion I have read on sosuave. The hardships faced by the children of america do not even compare to the hardships of the children of Africa. Don't even compare the two.

The most stupid part of your piece is that you stated that yourself:
" Despite the fact they're poor, they still have food, running water, electricity, heat, and clothes to wear. From my understanding, if your poor in South Africa, you might be living a one room house with no indoor plumbing, no heat, no electricity, and you have very few clothes. So yeah, you'd want a school uniform. "

The people of Africa hold the most starving children in the world. Being born in America automatically makes you part of the top 2% of people in the world in terms of wealth. Your opinion is the equilivant of someone wanting to help millionaires before they help the poor.

 

[spesmilitis]

Oprah can spend her money anyhow she wants. What I don't understand is why the school is restricted to girls only .

Like most countries in the world, south africa is probably male dominated, and therefore there are not as many opportunities for women.

 

[musclyjerk]

Rex,

What is all this business about the 'Black Community' and the whole black thing in general, really.

It sounds like you're moaning because Oprah is helping black people in Africa instead of black people back home.

Perhaps you're un-aware that it isn't just black people that could do with a helping hand in this world, but it seems if you had the financial standing of Oprah they are the only people you would want to help.

I find that appauling - please try to look past your own skin color.

I would also like to point out that black people (as all people) in America are in a better position to help themselves than those in Africa.

Think about that for a minute.

The Muscly Jerk

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

...You don't think that the citizens of Chicago or Bum-f*ck-nowhere, Mississippi, where Miss Winfrey is from could use and appreciate a $40 million Oprah school? ...

BTW, didn't she open up a 32000 square foot Boy's and Girls Club in her hometown in Mississippi a few months ago?