Did Oprah Winfrey Promote Pseudoscience? | Rise of Chopra, Oz, McGraw, Ray, Tolle, and McCarthy
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- This video answers the question: Can I analyze the relationship between Oprah Winfrey and pseudoscience?
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As a medical instructor I was constantly having to instruct my students not to use information obtained from Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, Oprah, or any others promoted TV personality. I spent hours presenting corrective information. Most of the information my students brought to my attention was not only dangerous but medically unfounded. It is frightening to think some may put these unfounded aspects to use.
All of these "doctors" giving bogus medical advice should be sued and made to pay for the bad outcomes. Once they pay reparations, fines for dispensing medical advice without a license, and het a bad name in the press, only then the public will realize that these are conmen. We need stronger laws and enforcement.
It’s about the money. It’s always about the money.
🌟🌟🌟❤️❤️AGREED
Coincidentally, I introduce myself by saying “I’ve never watched Oprah.”
I'm sure you made quality friends
Exactly! 🤢🤮
Hi, I have never watched Oprah and no one in my family has. I have never watched Grey's Anatomy, Brits Abroad, celebrity Bog Brother or a million other things. And the relevance of this at an academic conference or in the courthouse halls is?????????????????? Tell me.
Lmbo
ROFL honestly I have not watched a single episode or even more than a couple mins of her interviews. Even recently the interview with Harry and Meghan, it's just the few seconds of the clips they showed on late night shows. Reminds me of Bill Burr's rant about her lmao
I used to work in a public library. Whatever book Oprah recommended for her book club, it immediately became a best seller and we would have huge hold lists for that title. I thought it was interesting how many people said they disliked her book choices, and had never enjoyed one of her picks, but they would invariably want to read whatever she chose. When asked why they continued to read her choices, they basically all said because she was Oprah and therefore her choices must be good. So instead of reading something enjoyable they would suffer through books they didn’t like. Personality cults are fascinating!
I worked in a book store, we got truck loads of her recommend books, they would even arrive a few days before the show would air. It was so hilarious.. the show aired at 4pm, around 5:05 pm the fans would start arriving.. and they wouldn't stop for weeks!! I didn't mind Oprah before.. but after the bookstore fiascos I came to resent her.. very deeply lol
The masses are asses.
She was a news anchor on a Baltimore channel when I was a teen.
Then she got a talk show
Then she became a billionnaire.
I have never understood the god like status her following has given her.
I'm all for success and making bank, but I also know that oprah is not my guide, teacher or advisor in life.
She's the news anchor that got a great break in life and rolled with it.
Who wouldnt?
@@fairenough7984 she was something for stay at home moms and people on government assistance. Gossip, books, free stuff.
Without a doubt
Thanks for this. Oprah has amazing social skills, but pseudoscience is a plague on our society and she gave its practitioners a platform.
Science has become in itself its own religion. Many forget that it’s purpose is to measure and document physical reality. There are several ideas dubbed as “pseudoscience” that can not be proven or disproven. Yes, I know that’s a sketchy premise, and I don’t condemn those who don’t believe me when I speak of what I’ve experienced over the years. I don’t believe doctors promoting herbal supplements. But to say Extraterrestrials and extrasensory phenomena are not possible, i must disagree. I’ve seen extrasensory at work.
Haven’t watched the video yet, but the answer is yes.
Literally what I was going to say. I'd only add "...and profited massively from credulous followers of her particular cult."
Hahaha
Same. Ha!
Yes! Dr. Phil and his "lie detector" tests. Case and point.
Same! I also feel like she promotes the prosperity gospel...
Yeah, I’ve heard a lot of people including my mother think dr Oz is basically a quack
Well ya he def is.
You mom is correct!😛
Listen to your mom!
What he promotes now is majority BS for sure. The thing about Dr. Oz that makes me kind of sad and confused is that before he dove headfirst into pseudoscience, he was an incredible heart surgeon. Brilliant, even - and I’m saying this as someone who deeply dislikes him.
@@earthavi I agree with you. He has turned into a huckster.
She promoted so much pseudoscience, but not a single skeptic.
My Stupid arse bought in hook, line, and sinker 💯🤷♀️
How do skeptics improve people’s lives? What Oprah was doing was moving people from a fundamentalist religious view to a progressive spirituality that promotes universal values. Meditation is also scientifically proven to improve lives. Tolle is a big meditator.
@@TrojansFirst A Skeptic is gonna question things to make sure that what you are promoting is actually true, if you care about truth then skepticism is very important
@@burt591 the problem with many skeptics is they are not skeptical of this idea of objective truth..
@@TrojansFirst What do you mean?
"There's a term for alternative medicine that works. It's called medicine." - Tim Minchin
She milks her audience, and her audience loves pseudo science and survives out of hope for a miracle that will improve their day to day lives. Oprah is just a “great” business woman.
@John Mann no, trump isn’t a great businessman.
She capitalized on bored housewives
Very Trumpian when you think about it
@John Mann same technique basically, yes.
I wouldn't say she is a great business woman any more than I would call a coc41ne dealer a great business person...her bs sells itself.
I used to like and respect her until about two years ago. Now she seems to be a grifter. She uses peoples traumas to make money. After looking back, she always did that. This year has been the worst. The Prince Harry stuff was cringe. Now her and Gayle seem like those gossiping old dragons that used to be at church. Lost all respect for her.
thanks
The Oprah Show was literally her job! She wasn’t using people’s trauma to make money. People chose to come on the show and talk about their stories, it was their choice. On the other hand, hearing other people talk about their trauma may have helped heal others watching. How was the Prince HRry stuff cringy? A couple wanting to speak their truth is cringy? 🙄🙄
@@RosieGirlRose101 Rosie, with respect, how can you believe anything from THAT ridiculous and cruel interview. All I can remember after seeing snippets is her "what!!" every now and then. This damaged her credibility forever. To persuade people in this way to reveal their unhappiness on television is inappropriate. Winfrey makes money from people's suffering. She's not a scientist nor anything else of worth, but she can draw an audience and make money from that. She harms people with her kind of 'truth'. She made money at a certain time and people do not fall for that anymore, You can say they wizened up.
@@archiebunkers7881 i completely disagree with you on her work but that's your opinion. UNless you have a weird biase against Prince Harry and Meghan, why wouldn't you believe them? Weird.
Have you not examined the various lies Megan has been proven to have told? Examine them in detail unless you have a bias completely For Harry and Megan
She exploits her audience. Exploits their emotions and gulibility. She is gullible herself, except when deriving income. She is serious about money. She loves it.
"Does Oprah promote pseudoscience?"
The answer is: DUH 🙄
I hope this isn’t weird but your voice is so soothing. I’ve been using your videos as background noise to help me get to sleep the last few days. I tend to get very anxious and my mind races as soon as I try to sleep. I think it’s because I have nothing to keep my mind occupied so it goes haywire. The videos help my mind focus on one thing so I don’t get that crazy anxiety before falling asleep. I find it very helpful. Thank you!
I do this too - not because my mind is overly anxious but rather, as a mental health nurse, I enjoy the Dr Grande 's analysis. I find his voice so soft and gentle, I am asleep within minutes😴
Oprah did good things to help people, because of that people see her as this perfect person, they don’t see that she makes mistakes as well.
Great video Dr Grande!!
I agree that Oprah makes mistakes, that she can support questionable topics/projects and that she isn't perfect. That is why she changed the direction of her show about 30 years ago because she at least understood the impact she had. That said, you can't point to any other woman who has done as much positive for people as she has. If Oprah wants to do pseudoscience, that's her choice. People don't have to listen if they don't want to. People also have to take responsibility for what they choose to believe! To put everything on Oprah isn't fair! What you've forgotten: science often fails people! When this is happens, people look for alternative cures including pseudoscience, prayer and quack cures. In closing, I want to say your commentaries are now following a trend in which you're literally making money off analyzing-some people may say bashing- celebrities who are yellow press fodder. That you question Winfrey's use of pseudoscience is hypocritical when you are also making peddling your own kind of pseudoscience! As they say, takes one to know one!
@@fredrika27 Yes! Science often fails people. And is often proven wrong..
@@fredrika27 Science sometimes fails people, not often. Malignant narcissists, con artists, and the suck up flying monkeys that follow them let people drown by the millions. I can like a person, but change my opinion of them as new facts are discovered. Truth is the only thing that I want, no matter who’s feelings get hurt. Name one thing that Dr Grande said about Oprah that was false?
@@thinktwice8860 Reread what I wrote! I said Grand's stance on Oprah is hypocrisy because he is doing the same thing Oprah is: making money off the topic of the day by analyzing Oprah. Regardless of whether or not he says anything negative, people can take his views, much like what they do when Oprah says something, as truth. There needs to be a clear disclaimer on these videos to protect Grande from being sued because dispute what he says, he also has many negative things about a person which in my opinion is a form of passively slandering and libeling a person's name. His criticism can viewed as negative and often are. While he's telling people to be careful of Oprah, people need to be careful of Grande!
@@fredrika27 - you do know Dr Grande is an actual scientist?
How dare you question her, Peasant? If Oprah says so, it is true. All hail the queen! (Sarcasm...)
You get a car
@@user-vw6xp5nl6t It's under your seat! 😜
She has shortened her title from Queen Oprah to the more religious POPErah, she excepts low curtsy’s and ring kissing.
THIS WOMAN IS DEMONIC!!!
I don't think she's as "popular" as she was. Many of us haven't listened to her for years.
People abroad only know her bacause Tom Cruise jumped on her couch.
The O Network was tanking until Tyler Perry saved it with his soap operas and comedies. It's ironic that she has become very divisive while Perry gave a very touching speech (I believe it was at the Emmys) about uniting as a people. He doesn't seem to have any new shows on the O roster. I wonder if he's disillusioned with her antics.
I remember when she said "some people just gotta die." I think she was talking about White people.
@@shanthishourya8082 Do they know the craziness of Tom Cruise, the person?
@@coffeefish That's interesting because most of the world isn't white.
Thankyou for this perspective. It boggles the mind. The other big thing she was about was weight loss and gain and loss. What typical middle class woman isn't obsessed with this issue? When she lost weight she gave them all hope and fulfilled their aspirations. When she gained weight they could all so easily relate to her plight. Plus she was rich!!! Looking at the faces of the women in her audience when she came on stage was amazing! They were transfixed! Plus her being black helped them all feel just alittle less collective guilt.
Thank you for the reference to
" With great power comes great responsibility"
I enjoyed the part of Oprah that allowed people to share their life and experiences. As a teenager her show helped me cope with my obesity when there was no understanding and empathy around me .
Thank you for this analysis, it clears up a lot of the conflict I felt regarding Orpah. It is an affirmation of my ability to have rational thoughts.
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Love your videos and this one is no exception! I have an idea since you mentioned supernatural and psychics lately, would you be willing to do an analysis on Dolores Canon and her alleged abilities to hypnotize her clients and bring them back to their past lives? She made many claims about aliens, life after death and other such topics. It would make for a very interesting episode to hear your thoughts on her and her techniques. Thanks for all the knowledgeable and entertaining content!
"cholesterol-free, sugar-free, science-free"! Dr.G you are too funny! Just the way that you speak is so funny when you talk about stuff that you don't believe in you don't have to tell us that you don't like it by telling us that you don't like it..
Thanks for the great recap on Oprah.
She's an intelligent and highly successful individual, but her core values, in light of her lifetime's work on TV are flimsy.
I can't respect her for that.
She has great power to mislead and harm a great many people, and she hasn't wielded that power wisely or ethically.
She's wielded her power for her financial gain.
In light of her poor critical thinking skills, and flimsy core values, it's no wonder she did the Oprah Whingefest with the Dupe and Duchess of Netflix.
As if to have trauma bonded an entire mass of the country or world.
Of all the things she has promoted, the most dangerous is the idea that she, a black woman in America (a BILLIONAIRE, by the way) is somehow oppressed.
That part!!!
Yes, she did. The worst case, in my opinion, was that she promoted the Brazilian "medium" John of God, who raped and abused hundreds of women during his practices for years and years.
"The Secret" summary sounds like a device I keep in my nightstand 😉
Her promotion of _The Secret_ is unforgivable. How anyone could buy into that shit is beyond me.
That was terrifying and shocking - Hillary the Witch just appeared in an ad. Help me!
Great discussion. Oprah has such a friendly, entertaining way of presenting things that you want to believe everything she says. Actually you need to investigate everything people say before you start to believe it.
It’s such a shame the way Oprah has gone now. She was so instrumental in getting us to talk about & be honest about so many things, such as child sexual abuse, etc. Dealing with those issues properly had made out society a better place. Somewhere she started to believe she’s a god & now almost everything she champions is false & hurts us as individuals & a society. She’s a perfect example of why humulity is so important.
It's scary how gullible the significant segment of the population is that believes in her ideas. She meddles in serious things that have consequences for a lot of people simply because she thinks she knows better than everyone else. She's a megalomaniac.
With so many people putting out so many different "truths" these days, her crap tends to give credence to some very whacky and twisted BS. I'm glad there are people taking note of it and calling it out.
Dr Grande, this is extremely interesting to think about how strong the effect is of people being on Oprah! And scary!
"Just a reminder, I'm not diagnosing anyone, just speculating on what could be happening in a situation like this." This is what I'm going to say before I tell people that they have some kind of mental illness, like my in-laws.
"With great power comes great responsibility."
As many others, what I don’t get is psychologists promoting coaching, oils or other “alternative therapies”
Science Free Comment
Simple, because money.
Psychologists?
@UCpTgsxhWt6O3wxdw9YWgD1g thanks, English is my second language, will edit now.
they’re not rich enough already, apparently
Because "alternative therapies" are unregulated by the FDA which means you can sell untested products and services to unsuspecting people with limited liability.
Eckart Tolle is not telling you not to think. He’s talking about the kinds of thoughts that cause suffering. 💩
Nice finish! 🤣
Negitive thoughts are crapola!
Not even Dr. Grande is always right about people. He does a lot of research and I guess it is not always a deep research.
A very interesting discussion! It’s nice to see someone who isn’t bedazzled by Oprah. We apparently share similar thoughts on the type of people she would have on her show. Almost as if true intellectuals and scientific minds were beyond her personal limitations. Thank you!
Oprah also re-branded the word 'epitome' as an 'Aha moment', and nobody blinked an eye.
She sold herself. There is a dx for that. The need for money instead of emotional wellbeing. There is a dx for name droppers.
The problem most times is people are too willing to believe anything someone in "power" tells them.
I'm 47 years old. I quit watching that crazy when I was around 17. Thanks Dr. Grande
Steve Jobs engaged in magical thinking. (Dr. Phil: "How did that work out for you?")
It made Jobs extremely wealthy. He imagined computers for everyone, and his fantasy became a reality.
I hesitated to share this here. I have actually no bias about this one way or the other. The very bright, typical child , of a very accomplished couple I know, became severely disabled following an immunization. I have been in a position to personally ask questions of CDC employees on the topic of vaccinations. I did not mention my friend's son. I was essentially told vaccine injury is nearly impossible on planet earth. I am a great believer in the value of immunizations. Yet, I know what happened to my friend's only child.
I don't remember which tallkshow it was, but I was visiting friends and there was one on their TV about a family that had lost four successive children to SIDS. It was claimed that because the odds against a single occurrence of that was X, the odds of this was zero, rather than X to the fourth power and foul play must be involved. The number was low enough to be unlikely but low odds and impossible are entirely different things. I was dismayed that no one in the production staff could do the math. It wasn't one of the completely fake shows that only exist to rile up audiences. This was sometime in the 90's
Pseudoscience and narcissism are both ubiquitous and rewarded in our misguided society. (Side note: hey Oprah- can you spare a couple mil? I’m facing eviction, thanks)
Is water wet?
Oprah shady AF
7:36 This calls to mind a quote from therapist TH-cam channel TheraminTrees: “People who don’t want you to think are *never* your friend.”
I read one Tolle book and was seriously put off by his continual use of explaining what “Jesus actually meant”. So, everyone has been wrong about Jesus, except for Tolle. It is a red flag of a cult leader in the making. He seems to “know” what others think and feel because of his inner super powers.
Oprah taps into a need by some to have a special purpose. She embodies exceptionalism, and that is a bad thing.
"...that Winfrey failed to mention, like scars, burns, and agonizing pain." hahaha!! there's always some gems with Dr. Grande.
I stopped watching her 20 years ago 👎🏻
She also promoted a chef and an interior designer. Oprah is a gifted talker.
Imagine having a personal chef and a personal trainer...but admitting to eating frozen hot dog buns right out of the freezer, with syrup poured on them. I think she needs Dr. Grande's help.
@@Nan-Elle Ew, seriously? Hot dog buns don't freeze well but why not just sauté some sausage in a syrup glaze at that point?
Oprah has done more harm than we care to admit especially since her target audience was moms who themselves have such great influence on the family's health-seeking habits
What she did do was to promote cultism, false religion and lies… period…
Hi Dr Grande and .. who is Oprah Winfrey? Oh...you're telling me now. Sorry.. Oprah never got a DIME out of me, either through her sponsors or books or guests... not a dime and I first saw her on TV in the 80s. I watched her for about 2 hours total in the 80s and 90s before I threw my TV off a cliff. Yeah...her love of scientologist Tom Cruise, and her promotion of BS stuff like "The Secret" and Deepak and blah blah blah. Maybe because I was a non-gullible scientist with critical thinking skills, I just saw through all of that stuff instantly and moved on... but the cactus joke below is precious!
Eckhart Tolle will always be alright with me
There's sound reasoning why a TV is referred to as "the idiot box" and/or "the boob tube".
Once again Dr. Grande conflates valid concerns about vaccinations with unrelated beliefs in magic, positive thinking cures, and the like.
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Again a hard days evening with terrible Istanbul traffic, but I had my company with me! Thank you Dr Grande 🙌🏻
After two years in college as a Communications major, she dropped out; apparently no science studies or savance.
Early on, I was a great fan. However, with time I begin to see how she exploits others for her own gain while covering it up with her charity... Much harm has come from her backing other exploiters... I never watch any of her shows nor buy into her endorsements.
I didn't know Oprah put all these pseudo-intellectuals on TV 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
I would be interested in hearing about the James Frey/Oprah controversy. I wonder if given some time & distance, James Frey's "creative nonfiction" approach to his "autobiography" would be understood differently. The CNF genre wasn't as well-known at the time so I wonder if there was ever pressure to market it as NF for sales & reader appeal(?). Although, he did have some VERY creative aspects of his story, lol. Idk - very interesting.
Love your content a lot Dr. Grande!
It would be best to drop the anti vax subject since there are not enough real studies done about vaxed vs non vaxed children/people (all aspects of outcomes), so there is not enough science to prove vaccinations are completely a good thing. This is especially applicable to the vaccinations on the market after October 1988 when the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act took effect, and vaccine companies were no longer liable for vaccine injuries.
I don’t know anybody who has recently died of diphtheria or polio, so I think vaccines are a good thing.
If you aren’t spiritual and can’t perceive the world through a spiritual lens then it make sense why you would worship science.
Oh all mighty science, take me through your pearly gates!!🌅 ⚛🤔🤓🥴
Hold the psuedo science please!!
P.s. make my pencil protector golden with surplus number 2 pencils!!!
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You continue to pronounce Elkhart Tolle’s last name incorrectly. And again, you clearly have no knowledge of Zen Buddhism and I bet you still have not bothered to study the great Eastern teachers. Tolle is absolutely one of these.
I experienced a different "Oprah Effect" when I was living and working in Santa Barbara, CA. I was very diligently saving money for a down payment on a house (one that would need lots of renovation, but hey, it was Santa Barbara). I was almost there when Oprah came to Montecito (a posh community in the hills of SB) and purchased a huge property with cash. This sent ALL the real estate prices through the roof and made purchasing a home in SB virtually unattainable for most academics like myself. Needless to say everytime I saw her name, I had a very negative visceral reaction.
Not your HOME! I'm so sorry about that.
I wonder, didn't she realize the devastating effect that would have?
@@nancyjensen6409 Do you really think she cares. The rich do what ever they want.
@@Lifeletnothingholdudown some people do care even if they rich and powerful
"You get a cactus & you get a cactus, everybody gets a cactus!"
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You, my friend, are hilarious!
Thanks Ray Ross🌵🚗🌵🚗🌵🚗🌵
NEWS FLASH: Psychologist causes world wide shortage of ornamental cacti
‘The Dr Grande Effect’ is not diagnosing anybody but only speculating about a situation like this 😂
Thank you for your fair and balanced analysis on this matter🤣
In this case I think he should have diagnosed at least 'Dr' Phil and had him sectioned.
There's a new tee shirt idea there somewhere...."Let me remind you, I have not been diagnosed by Dr Grande"....
@@BeauJames59 BEST ONE IVE HEARD YET!!
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I’ve been binging Dr. Grande videos lately, and I’ve gotta say, I LOVE how he consistently refers to “Dr. Phil” as “Phil McGraw”, with particular disdain. I got my psych MA from the same university where McGraw did his graduate work, and I remember worrying that the association was cheapening my accomplishment. He hasn’t been licensed to practice since 2006, so keep fighting the good fight!
I believe that in the case of Oprah Winfrey, Ellen De Generes, and countless others, what Machiavelli said hundreds of years ago in "The Prince" is true: "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
I’ve been leery of Oprah’s cult-like following for many years now. Thanks for your take on her.
Especially when she promoted that whackadoodle Marianne Williamson. Talk about "cray cray"😨
And I CAN'T STAND DR. PHIL OR DR. OZ.
Ugh!! 😵😵😵😵😵
@@valerieneal2747 truth! Also the programming on her station “OWN” is garbage. And don’t get me started on how she promoted John of God, that trafficker and abuser!
@@rjules1083 shell do anything and have anybody on the show if it brings a buck or two for her
@@rjules1083 I know. That show with that psycho was beyond words.
She always aligns herself with those kinds of people.
And she was VERY CHUMMY with Harvey Weinstein. She even made a commercial years ago with Dump and Martha Stewart (she is creepy to) for Macy's before Christmas (YUCK😵)
She hung out with Dumpy too..
She is disingenuous and also a narcissist.
And I'm glad you mentioned her channel. I could never watch that or her.
I do not like her. Never have.
As have I.
Yes, she promoted 'The Secret' which was probably the most toxic product of the early 2000s.
It's amazing she still has her audience after all the sketchy people she's promoted.
Key word, “promoted”... Oprah never truly believed in all the crazy/pseudoscience guests on her show, IMO. It was all for show & money 💰
@@backthebusup Why would any sane person promote something they don't at least see as somewhat viable? That's like promoting bleach water to cure your toddler's cold (which happens, btw) by giving it a fancy name. If I promoted a group of people who believed public hangings of black people should be reentered into law, does that not mean I agree with it in some way? Either that, or I'm incredibly stupid.
Including Obama
@@backthebusup don’t kid yourself. If she had read and studied the Bible So much she would never even had half the crazies on her show. She needs to spend much time on her knees in repentance. She needs to be involved with people like Rick Warren, Franklin Graham, and many other Men of God. That’s what matters!! In fact the TEACHINGS OF JESUS CHRIST are ALL THAT MATTERS,,…including Dr. Grandes opinions, which are just entertainment.
It's amazing how many rich, sketchy people there are with huge followings .
The very first Oprah's show I watched was the one with James Frey. Before that show she introduced his book A Million Little Pieces to her book club. James Frey claimed that this book was his memoir of addiction and recovery. However, some people who knew him having read his book told that he lied. Oprah got angry, invited him on her show and confronted him. However, she would not do it to Meghan and Harry, they are her golden geese...
Meg and Harry brought in the long green. Thats what shes about the long green not ethics.
James Frey’s book is a great one and is a memoir. He did include some very minor changes like the outcome of somebody’s death and a couple of name changes to protect them. Oprah actually created a huge frenzy over some thing that did not need to be a frenzy and totally ruined him. Oprah autobiography. It is stated that she apologized to James Frey for the public shame and harm. She caused him over nothing. Let’s hope he never started drinking again over it.
@@sarahuber8567I agree, I loved his book there was no need to treat him like so badly, he wasn't exactly writing a book of any import, it was a book loosey based on his experience, so what if things were changed, what possible difference did that make? I enjoyed it.
"A man named Phil McGraw." We all know we were waiting for shade to be thrown at him.
He claimed there was no need to worry about cov-19, because we had already been through cov-1 to cov-18 earlier =)=)=)
And more children die in swimming pools each year than what was expected to die from covid-19... damn, he's good!
@@mariawoo843 - Oh my Gosh!! I couldn’t believe what I was reading when I read your comment that Dr. Phil said we had already been thru COV - 1 to 18!!!!
I’m in shock, actually! Now, I’ve never watched his show, but you can’t not know these people who pop up everywhere. In fact, just yesterday I was watching the TH-cam Channel “The Behavior Panel” (the four men who are body language experts and that’s their field). They pick a person which is usually a criminal or a famous person who has recently been in news over some controversial issue and they read their body language.
Anyway, they had Dr. Phil on their panel because of a person he had himself interviewed. So, the 5 of them discussed this man’s body language. I’ve never been able to pinpoint and say why I had no interest to ever watch his show. Of course, over the decades, you can’t help from running into them while channel surfing or being online. So, I have seen like one-minute spots of his show and left. Not once did his personality or interview style once grab me to keep me viewing. I’ve always seen him as kinda creepy with his one-look face that never changes. But, I’ve never judged him in any other way because I know you can’t fairly do that without any information at all. I seriously never saw him for more than a minute and maybe that happened 5 times or less over the past decades. I only watched Oprah probably 10 times over the decades. It’s not just those two. I do not like that kind of show anyway. I think I may have seen Ellen maybe 3 times. I think I’ve channel-surfed and when I’d see an extraordinary child doing something really talented, that could easily keep me.
BUT, my question is, “Just HOW is it possible for people to put stock in ANYTHING he now says since he said that about COVID-19?!! I mean, when I watched him yesterday on Behavior Panel, I had no idea!! But, if I had, I would’ve never watched it because I would’ve known what a half-wit he is! Ewww! LOL! Thanks for sharing that. Omg, people never cease to amaze me in their psycho ways, narcissism, fraudsters, etc. So, Dr. Grande did a good program here exposing her for the fraudsters she has endorsed. I mean, I’ve never seen these people like Dr. Oz. I truly have zero interest in those shows. I actually don’t watch much TV. I stream most everything I watch. There’s just too much good streaming content (like some most excellent documentaries) to miss to go watch those shows. When Oprah was on, I had a business I was running. And kids! I just hardly watched TV. When Dr. Grande was rattling off the LONG LIST of crap that Oprah used to peddle, like new age stuff, fraudsters, magic, mystics, etc it blew my mind! No wonder we have so many generations of stupid people. Yes, I’m actually saying I’m not stupid. LOL! Like you aren’t or you wouldn’t have bothered to bring up what Dr. Phil said. OMG! I was thinking of going to search for that video to hear him say it, but I’m not sure I can handle it. Knowing that MILLIONS and MILLIONS of people watched him and Oprah every day and didn’t even KNOW when they were being bullshitted to??!! They don’t have that inner voice to know it when they hear it? I’m having a rant. I’ll let you go. Thx for sharing, tho. 👍🏼
Him and Iyanla are both controversial figures.
@@6teezkid you are very brave to note all of this--TV is for entertainment mostly--as a librarian
I question the legitimacy of much of what I see on TV and if someone is caught scamming people once, I write them off.
Most "news channels" are not registered as such with the FCC, CNN and even MSNBC are political opinion.
The general public is not broadly educated, that is the problem.
Like what Mr. Grande does is any better!
_(I'm absolutely no fan of Mr. McGraw and his bs)_
The Dr. Grande Effect is when you see the notification of his latest videos and smile automatically. Now I want to learn about the Oprah Winfrey Effect. 😄❤
And count the cacti, notice the new lamp, comment on his wardrobe choice and wonder where Bella is!?
I enjoyed the Oprah Winfrey show in its heyday. More recently, I have lost respect for her, more specifically after the Harry and Meghan interview. The Royal family got trashed and Oprah allowed this. Nothing short of disgraceful! A big $ grab.
That inconsequential nonsense is what made you sit up and take notice of what purveyor of useless crap Winfrey is?
One should ask why is there a Royal family?
Lol. A lady in the 80's sitting on the couch all afternoon, eating bon-bons, and watching Oprah. Lol. Took you all these years to figure out what a shady woman she is? Lol. She fooled you in the 'early days'. She is the same today...as she was back then. A looney. You were fooled.
@@MoonChild-nw6oy LOL you will be happy to hear that I asked a young lady from England that was here in the USA if she has ever seen the Royals. as she waved her hand and arm she said no, and that no one cares about the Royals, all the TV stuff you see is just TV stuff, no one cares about them.
LOL I also asked her if she ever saw Paul or Ringo, she said no.
@@MoonChild-nw6oy LOL you will be happy to hear that I asked a young lady from England that was here in the USA if she has ever seen the Royals. she said no, and that no one cars about the Royals, all the TV stuff you see is just TV stuff, no one cars about them.
LOL I also asked her if she ever saw Paul or Ringo, she said no.
The Oprah Effect- "Sugar free, science free" 🤣🤣🤣
Not exactly “sugar free” look at her coaching supporters on this board… most likely all paid from Sunshine Sachs
money for Oprah
cholesterol free, light bulb went off in my head !
@@CalmKit FD
The Dr.Grande show
"YOU GET AN ANALYSIS AND YOU GET AN ANALYSIS!"
"There's an analysis under your seat!"
@@rayross997 😄
“YOU GET A SNARK AND YOU GET A SNARK!”
😂😂😂😂😂😂
People might find this hard to believe, but I was recommended The Secret by a treating psychiatrist! She had several copies that she had already given to some of her clients. I didn't see her anymore after that.
I agree. I believe there is a blurring of entertainment and reality. It why I loathe Reality TV, which is deception.
You're the definition of balance (which is rare), Dr. Grande.... this was incredible, you gave her credit where credit was due, but you also pointed out that she may be too open minded. And I loved the Spider-Man quote "With great power comes great responsibility" ♡
The plants look so amazing, love the little lamp, but I think the little runt is up to his shenanigans again! 😄🪴
The best part was Fred introducing himself with, "I was on Oprah" and then, "my name is Fred." As if that was more important than his own name. 😆
And some people wanted her to run for president. Yikes.
People are always calling for celebrities to run for POTUS. I don't why. The 2 celebrities who were elected to that office were just plain awful.
You know, we might of had the "white wave" rise regardless of Trump or Oprah in the office. Results would have probably been very similar.
@@-._.-KRiS-._.-: Yep. And I doubt that Oprah would have been any better at "presidenting" than Trump.
can you imagine?
@@beagledog2001 the mind boggles
The book of the secret should be called: How to turn the Universe into a slave to your selfish desires.
Im into Tolle but that book the secret is complete nonsense and it doesn't work for anyone
well said
@@cyruscherry35 It works but it doesn't always work. It's not a law like gravity. If conditions are right it can open doors but it doesn't control external factors.
Thank u
The secret was just a cover for how to selfishly get what u want.
Ahhh ... "The Oprah Effect" explains to me what happened to Harry and Meghan. Any interest I had her had been waning and the Harry and Meghan interview finished me.
Its a sad state of affairs that the average citizen need to find guidance from people like Opra, Dr. Phil, and Dr Oz.
Universal healthcare might help people looking for help.
We've got the NHS in the UK but Jeremy Kyle made a career out of bullying people under the guise of helping them for a decade and people lapped it up
I've always thought that too. Why do we turn to the tv for advice on ANYTHING? It's really quite strange that people put so much confidence in people they don't even know.
It's because they deliberately brain damage at birth, and repeatedly thereafter.
@@vl4394 You don't know that, how did you determine that is more true over another cause resulting is a person who seeks guidance from people like Opra, Dr. Phil, and Dr Oz?
Are you just making up stuff youself while putting everyone in the same category in your multiple comments? you sound confused
This is one of the most inadvertently terrifying videos you have ever done. Hero worship is absolutely terrifying.
The truth, I feel, is that Oprah does not believe in anything she puts on her shows. She is simply extremely adept at tugging on peoples' emotions. She figures out what is currently affecting people and capitalizes on it to get ratings/money.
Indeed! Is it ever about anything BUT making money??? Things like the link to sex offender John of God and the crimes involving her school in South Africa such as sexual abuse and a dead infant being found in a bag, should be enough to cancel Oprah forever, but people forget fast and suddenly she’s there again in our screens interviewing Harry and Meghan and all evil (if it was ever known to the big masses) is suddenly forgotten. Talking about brainwashing!
@@annakchf7084 To be brainwashed, doesn't a person first need a brain? lol
yup
DaffodiMarmalade, Yes, that's exactly it, she's tugging on peoples emotions to win them over.
Dont forget, she also Panders to Women, Oprah is Misandry personified
I see a lot of similarities with Oprah and Joe Rogan actually in this regard.
Joe rogan is the malw version of Oprah. Well, one of many.
But with permission to do drugs … as long as it’s to become an insta-shaman
I particularly enjoyed Dr. Grande's burn on "The Secret" - 'now science-free!' 😂 😂 😂
YES, GOOD ONE
Me too. I hated that book
I think I saw a stupid movie called that. Prosperity doctrine is evil ...
@@Catlily5 I agree. Riches often mean spiritual riches and not material riches.
@@nomiddlenamenmn427 In prosperity doctrine they are definitely talking about material riches.
When a person's unfettered narcissistic qualities are promoted, validated, and even revered on a grand scale it doesn't take too long for these narcissistic qualities to manifest themselves into a form of megalomania. In the same way that power is attractive, self-belief can morph into self-delusion and become counter-productive. When we measure success solely by levels of financial attainment and popularity it can be difficult to maintain any level of objectivity and level-headedness. If everybody tells you that you are some kind of god or godess, and your bank balance starts to reflect this hyper-inflated image, then you are prone to start believing in your own infallibility.
Very well stated!!!
The only Oprah that people who do not receive American television ( ie most of the world) are aware of, is an actress they may have seen in a film "The Colour Purple". Like all television personalities in every country, famous nationally, but not internationally.
Since the invention of TH-cam however, the global viewer is exposed to more.
One dated clip shows Oprah and the Louis Vuitton handbag(purse) in Rome story. The bottom line was, the shop assistant, hired and paid a salary to sell a franchised French product, decides to actually miss out on a lucrative sale of an insanely overpriced bag "..because she is black"!
Louis Vuitton Rome vehemently denies any such episode.
A handbag incident actually did take place with Oprah in Zurich where again she claims the assistant refused to sell her a bag for racist reasons.
Anyone familiar with these up-market boutiques knows how absurd such a conjecture could be.
The assistants have a sixth sense for money and wealthy clientele, but their knowledge of the English language is scholastic at best.
Two things are obvious: Oprah's annoyance at not being recognised and revered, no will or effort to overcome the language barrier. It seems to me the one story was milked and spun off the other, trying to imply Europe is racist.(?)
American style racism simply cannot be projected onto sophisticated Europe, light years ahead on the topic of integration.
Until this story is cleared up, I detect a strong odour of BS.
Spot on, Peter!!!!!!!! Lots of people with megalomania claiming to be "gods and goddesses " nowadays. With NO proof to back up such claims!!
Oprah, Trump, LeBron, Mussolini, Weinstein, Jay Leno, etc. The list is endless.
@@GrimeBot-io7ho Anyone popular with the masses. I personally believe fame COULD make a person crazy. Fame AND wealth, WILL!
Why didn’t my change of consciousness cure my Stage 4 cancer!? I tried so hard but it turned out that actual doctors with real medicine were the only thing that worked.
And the real doctors less popular than O
Hope your doing well. God Bless.
Glad you made it.
Well done for punching it on the nose JP!
Total respect. 💪🌞🇬🇧
Right. Like lowering stress, exercise, relaxation, and eating well is great for your health, but if you’re sick, it’s time for biochemistry.
I've literally met oprah in 2003 because I was on her show...named..."Aging Gracefully"
I went there as a huge FAN...
But, came up out DISGUSTED...
This woman was an enormous EGOTISTICAL NARCISSIST...
She was rude to both the audience & her staff...
I want to make a note here. I WASN'T treated badly myself. Because I was on the panel. However, I had a birdseye view of everything going on around me...after that show, I had never watched another episode again...
So, needless to say...I CAN'T STAND the WOMAN...
Today I'm a devout Catholic, but wasn't then...And, OPRAH'S disgust with religion is SICKENING...
I, like the countless #'s of people from all over the world, hung on OPRAH'S EVERY WORD...BOUGHT EVERYTHING she ENDORSED on her show, BELIEVED EVERYTHING she said...
Seeing this woman up close & personal, on not one but 2 occasions & literally face to face, was a blessing to me from God. Because, it had broken the so called "Opeah Effect" for myself.
However, it didn't end with me. Her INFLUENCE over a VAST MAJORITY of people, BEGAN to DETERIORATE RAPIDLY...
I'd even say that the sentiments concerning oprah have shifted by the MULTITUDES of INDIVIDUALS across the WORLD...
PEOPLE ARE FINALLY SEEING WHOM THIS DIABOLICAL WOMAN TRULY IS...
Renee.....so now you follow the Pope?? Good Grief.
I’m ashamed to admit I totally fell for the Oprah effect when I was younger, in my twenties. I was also very emotionally and psychologically vulnerable having gone through domestic violence. I mention that because after I moved in with my now husband, I stopped watching her and now, looking back or in current interviews, I cringe so hard. I even bought into the Tolle, “secret” crap back then. This isn’t to say I hate everything she stands for now, but I’m far better minded to not just go along with the vapid drivel that comes out of her mouth or the sensationalism she promotes.
Oprah had a traumatic childhood and has never really recovered. She is constantly looking for a savior to rescue her. When she "sees" people as having magical skills she is perhaps expressing her hope that her savior is among them. Her healing is onesided and so, misleading, as are her recommended gurus. Thanks for your intelligent discussion of who and what Opray really is to herself and to us.
Well said, I believe you made a good point here,
@@beagledog2001 Thanks
@@georgesehy8058 you are welcome, sir.
I appreciate your thoughts on Oprah.
Funny u mention what Oprah is to us. I have never fallen into the ‘ode to amazing Oprah’ effect. Admittedly tho I often feel like the only middle aged white woman who does not worship the alter of Oprah.
@@IndigoBellyDance well said, I feel just the same!
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I always found Oprah to be, at best, abysmally annoying. Her program, which I admit I have not seen in many years, always struck me as a cry fest appealing primarily to rather shallow (and probably jobless) viewers. Her friendliness to anti-science doesn’t help warm me to her.
exactly
She could care less about you being warm…
@@juliewood4340 Don't worry, Julie. I'm sure she couldn't care less about me. It's mutual. Happy now?
@@danb2622 Hater
@@juliewood4340 I guess not.
I can't fully express how delighted i am that you discussed this topic. To my mind she appears to be money-grubbing, egotistical and unethical who preys on emotionally needy souls and will do anything that gets ratings and improves her bottom line.
Exactly, and that's one of the reasons why she got involved with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. If she had any scruples and were more sophisticated, she would have seen that her interview would not only hurt Prince Harry's immediate family but could also jeopardize political stability in the world on which we all depend.
However, the woke, including millionaires and billionaires, seem to want to overhaul everything in the world order, making money along the way.
Her actions are loud and clear. She knows how to make money and make her money grow and knows it takes hard work and discipline. She has promoted feels over reals because it sells. Oprah isn't interesting. Her fans aren't interesting. The Oprah affect is very interesting. Something about her resonates with a lot of Americans.