"Like" Oprah

My sister came home from work today with an interesting story. She overheard a conversation between two of her co-workers about Oprah Winfrey and the books that she recommends in her book club. They were noting that Oprah tended to recommend books written by people like her. Like Oprah. Like there really is anyone else on Earth like Oprah. I asked what did they mean by that. She said they definitely were referring to her race. I told her she should have interrupted and asked, "What do you mean, like her? Do you mean famous billionaire businesswomen?" What jackasses. So, I found the list of the last 36 books that Oprah has offered in her book club. 6 of the 36 books were written by black people, and that's from a list of international writers.

Such small-minded people who would think that Oprah Winfrey would be like this. Where did this idea come from? More small-minded people who clearly are not watching Oprah. They haven't a clue what goes on within Oprah's book club. Why would they bother to carry on such a conversation? Where did they hear this drivel from? Or did they just make it up? I have no time for people like this, and I can guarantee that I would have challenged them on their premise, even before finding the truth of the matter on the internet.