Dr. Phil

Why is it that I wouldn't trust Dr. Phil to treat my cat (and I don't even have a cat)? Why the heck do folks pay any attention to him?

But then, white lower-to-middle class married women witj kids just love Oprah. When asked why, they state reasons like "she understands what we go through", she helps us be better parents, she helps us find bargains.

Let's see, Oprah's never been married. Never had a kid (she raised). She probably hasn't cooked a meal in most of two decades or needed to look at a single pricetag before she purchased something in those same two decades.

So yeah, I can certainly see where Oprah would be the authority on parenting, housekeeping, marriage, and bargain shopping. And that "you go, girl!" must mean so very much.

Blech.