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Blogs by Beverly Mahone I'm getting sick of Oprah 3/29/2007 5:45:47 AMI guess there goes my chance of being on her show. When Oprah first came onto the national talk show circuit, I was one of her biggest fans. I accepted her weight, bad hairdos and all. I supported her when she went through her yo-yo dieting phase. I continued to support her even as she began to receive criticism from some of my friends and others who felt she had "crossed over" and forgotten her roots. They accused her of catering to an upper middle class society of white women. I called it an excellent marketing strategy. After all, those of us who had worked in the media industry know how difficult it can be to receive mass appeal because no matter how good you are, race always seems to come into play.
Post a Comment More Blogs by Beverly Mahone • Sexual Intimacy and Lying - Friday, April 27, 2012 • BAMedia Tip of the Day #2 - Tuesday, March 27, 2012 • BAMedia Tip of the Day - Wednesday, March 14, 2012 • Nike Says Just Do It and Tiger Did - Friday, December 4, 2009 • Life Isn't a Bow, but It's Still Worth a Gift - Wednesday, December 2, 2009 • When Black is Good - Thursday, November 26, 2009 • Sarah Palin's Daughter is Pregnant? - Tuesday, September 2, 2008 • Hey Lady, Why Do You Have a Mustache? - Thursday, July 17, 2008 • How do you Handle the Storms of Life? - Sunday, July 6, 2008 • The Supreme Court Gives Me the Right to Kill - Thursday, June 26, 2008 • My Anniversary - Sunday, June 1, 2008 • Top Ten Baby Boomer Graduation Songs - Thursday, May 29, 2008 • Maxine is NOT a Baby Boomer I Identify With - Saturday, May 17, 2008 • What if My Grandson Had Been Sean Bell? - Saturday, May 3, 2008 • How Do You Spell Class? M-i-c-h-e-l-l-e O-b-a--m-a - Saturday, May 3, 2008 • An Affair with a Married Man - Thursday, May 1, 2008 • I Met a Nice Young Black Man Today - Wednesday, April 23, 2008 • A Happy Basketball Fan! - Saturday, April 5, 2008 • A Chip off the Old Block - Tuesday, March 25, 2008 • Black History Month is Ridiculous - Sunday, February 17, 2008 • Daytime TV's Hottest African-American Couple is Back - Wednesday, January 30, 2008 • The Beauty of Aging - Thursday, January 24, 2008 • What Happens The Day After The MLK Holiday? - Tuesday, January 22, 2008 • What a Difference a Day Makes - Saturday, January 19, 2008 • Pet Photo Contest - Thursday, January 17, 2008 • Growing Older - Wednesday, January 9, 2008 • The Media and Politics Make Strange Bedfellows - Tuesday, January 8, 2008 • Christmas in the Emergency Room - Wednesday, December 26, 2007 • My Little Girl Isn't So Little Anymore - Saturday, December 15, 2007 • Obama and More Drama - Thursday, December 13, 2007 • The Importance of Blogging - Thursday, December 6, 2007 • A Happy Funeral - Thursday, November 29, 2007 • Thanksgiving in the E.R. - Friday, November 23, 2007 • Sesame Street For Adults Only? - Tuesday, November 20, 2007 • I'm Baby Boomer 305.24 - Sunday, November 18, 2007 • Hangin' out at the Mall with my Grandson - Saturday, November 17, 2007 • Goodbye, My Dear Friend - Sunday, October 21, 2007 • Can I get some "Personality" with that, Please? - Thursday, October 11, 2007 • Take me out to the ball game - Saturday, October 6, 2007 • A Baby Boomer's View of the Jena 6 - Wednesday, September 19, 2007 • I Met "Thelma" from Good Times at my Booksigning - Monday, September 17, 2007 • Why Black Women don't Exercise - Saturday, September 8, 2007 • An Anorexic Baby Boomer Diva? Never! - Wednesday, September 5, 2007 • Monte Carlo Night - Sunday, September 2, 2007 • From the Baby Boomers to the Babies: Passing the Torch - Tuesday, August 21, 2007 • Book signings are Draining but Fun! - Monday, August 20, 2007 • Hot Flashes and NO Air Conditioning - Monday, August 13, 2007 • Fellow Baby Boomers: What Message am I Missing? - Saturday, August 11, 2007 • Too Much Cardio Can Make You FAT! - Thursday, August 9, 2007 • Hot Flashes in this Heat! - Wednesday, August 8, 2007 • Whatever! happened to David Hartman? - Tuesday, July 31, 2007 • This baby boomer wants to know: What was life like before cell phones? - Monday, July 16, 2007 • Enjoy Your Menopause! - Wednesday, July 11, 2007 • I'm Still Hot Tour Part V - Sunday, July 8, 2007 • I'm Still Hot Tour Part IV - Saturday, July 7, 2007 • I'm Still Hot Tour Part III - Monday, July 2, 2007 • I'm Still Hot Tour Part II - Saturday, June 30, 2007 • I'm Still Hot" Tour Part I - Friday, June 29, 2007 • I'm Packin' up my Menopause and Headin' South! - Monday, June 18, 2007 • The Police" Remind me of my Dad - Wednesday, June 13, 2007 • A New Pill to Delay Menopause? Whatever! - Monday, June 11, 2007 • The Trip of a Lifetime! - Saturday, June 9, 2007 • Working Out Doesn't Guarantee a Long Life... - Tuesday, May 29, 2007 • The Baby Boomer Diva Web of SHAME - Friday, May 18, 2007 • A Mother's Day Reflection from a Baby Boomer Diva - Sunday, May 13, 2007 • My Computer Meltdown - Wednesday, May 9, 2007 • A Baby Boomer's Thoughts about Death - Tuesday, May 8, 2007 • All Blogs are Not Created Equal - Monday, May 7, 2007 • Beverly and the Baby Boomer Usherettes - Sunday, May 6, 2007 • What's Up with the Baby Boomer Drama? - Friday, May 4, 2007 • My "dumb jock" attitude has changed - Wednesday, May 2, 2007 • Where are all of the Baby Boomer Men? - Tuesday, May 1, 2007 • Cruisin' with the Top Down - Saturday, April 21, 2007 • Erectile Dysfunction vs. Urinary Incontinence - Friday, April 20, 2007 • Thoughts on Growing Older - Thursday, April 19, 2007 • The Divine Ms. Nikki G - Wednesday, April 18, 2007 • The NY Times has come calling! - Saturday, April 14, 2007 • Thank God Imus isn't a Baby Boomer! - Tuesday, April 10, 2007 • The Baby Boomer Web of Fame - Tuesday, April 3, 2007 • I'm getting sick of Oprah - Thursday, March 29, 2007 • My Vagina is Personal - Monday, March 26, 2007 • Baby Boomer Divas and Sugar Daddys - Friday, March 16, 2007 • Duke Lost - Thursday, March 15, 2007 • The Diary of a Baby Boomer Diva #3 - Wednesday, March 14, 2007 • The Diary of a Baby Boomer Diva #2 - Tuesday, March 13, 2007 • The Diary of a Baby Boomer Diva - Monday, March 12, 2007 • My 5 new boyfriends - Saturday, March 3, 2007 • Black History Month & Corporate America - Wednesday, February 28, 2007 • Less than 30 hits away.... - Tuesday, February 27, 2007 • What in the world is yoga? - Tuesday, February 20, 2007 • Dancing with Towels on our Heads - Sunday, February 18, 2007 • It's snowing! - Thursday, January 18, 2007 • My fellow baby boomers, look out!!! - Wednesday, January 10, 2007 • What a difference a year makes - Thursday, November 23, 2006 • Where do I go from here? - Saturday, November 18, 2006 • Do you remember the Mod Squad? - Monday, November 13, 2006 • I was voter #1011 - Tuesday, November 7, 2006 • Nicholas Sparks in Town - Saturday, November 4, 2006 • My "first" fan letter - Thursday, November 2, 2006 • You know you're TOO OLD to trick or treat when.... - Thursday, October 26, 2006 • Who has the most Wonderful Husband in the World? - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 • Where are they now??? UPDATE - Sunday, October 1, 2006 • If You're Happy and you know it, clap your hands! - Thursday, September 14, 2006 • Thank you for nearly 5,000 hits!!! - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 • Success Begins in the Mind - Wednesday, September 6, 2006 • Baby Boomer Babes of the World Unite! - Tuesday, September 5, 2006 • Where are they now??? - Tuesday, August 29, 2006 • Marriage: The second time around - Saturday, August 26, 2006 • Boomer Humor - Tuesday, August 22, 2006 • I met Nikki Giovanni! - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 • Sunday is the Day!!!! - Saturday, August 12, 2006 • The countdown continues for my debut on The View - Friday, August 11, 2006 • My Debut on the View! - Thursday, August 10, 2006 • Thanks for hurting my feelings but making me stronger. - Monday, August 7, 2006 • Spiritual News You can use... - Thursday, August 3, 2006 • Exercising with God - Tuesday, August 1, 2006 • The Honeymoon is Over? - Monday, July 31, 2006 • Grandma's Hands - Saturday, July 29, 2006 • Hear what I sound like! - Friday, July 28, 2006 • Girls vs. Grown Women - Thursday, July 27, 2006 • Intimacy & Middle Age - Wednesday, July 26, 2006 • The Honeymoon of ALL Honeymoons - Tuesday, July 25, 2006 • News you can use.... - Thursday, July 13, 2006 • Hot Flash Survival Kits Sell Out!!! - Wednesday, July 12, 2006 • Wow Podcasting is Grrrrrrrrreat!!!! - Tuesday, July 11, 2006 • WHATEVER! Podcast is up and running - Sunday, July 9, 2006 • Commuter Marriage - Saturday, July 8, 2006 • Thank You! - Friday, July 7, 2006 • Whatever! Podcast kicks-off - Thursday, July 6, 2006 • Is it gym sweat or a hot flash?! - Wednesday, July 5, 2006 • MY 4th of July Party - Tuesday, July 4, 2006 • IF YOU'RE A BABY BOOMER, HOLLA! - Monday, July 3, 2006
