asshole im talking about minority delivered, confession based tv shows of course! oprah, to my knowledge has started this confession culture here north america. i dont know how far thats penetrated but it for sure was a staple on her show. through episodes of oprahs talk show, shes had condemned people from various walks of life, backrounds and associations appear on her show to tell their sides of their stories. we got pedophiles balling wishing they didnt feel how they felt, too sick to be helped by regular society and too scared to end it all. we saw homosexuals and their stories of being thrown out by their families. we saw the plight of addicts who, by other peoples standards just dont have self control, but when really it goes much deeper than that.
so will ellen continue this? i think so. i originally decided to post this post cause i was being homophobic and being all like oh so now the black lady is gone we got a gay lady? but then i was like well duh, it takes someone who's been victimized to communicate and connect with people in similar situations. however unlike oprah , i dont see ellen as being alarmist in the same sense. and thats where she will do one better. and here is where i lay my goal out. i wanted to be interviwed by oprah and finally tell me story, well i guess its ellen now.
