do you think oprah winfrey gives bad advice?

I know people follow her and take her like Bible but the thing is you gotta think for yourself. Oprah's just out there spouting off new ideas and concepts she has found, not everything works for everyone and if people follow her blindly without using their common sense, that's their problem not hers.

Really dont know I dont follow her or watch her show altho I do like her. am sure she should look into things she beleives in to make sure product is best for all

If you're talking about the whole Suzanne Sommers thing, it was on MSN also. I'm not a big Oprah fan, so I'm kinda glad someone's calling her to task about it. I don't know if she does much research on her guests or just goes for the famous/flashy ones... I think people are probably starting to get sick of her.

I think she is very aware of the power she has and that she is not about to abuse it in anyway for any reason. She would be very careful to use whatever resources needed to test and research anything she puts her name to. There would be no expense spared...that's how she got to where she is...that's WHO she is. I think we will always be able to depend on Oprah's advice. We might not always agree with her on some subjects but I don't think she would ever give any wrong advice.

eh..i don't put too much overvalue on what anybody in the media says,oprah or not. i mean,of course they're going to promote their point of view on things,especially if they stand to benefit one way or another by doing so.

Sounds to me like her guest speaker would be the one who has given the bad advice in this case. I don't watch her show any more as I got quite disgusted with her. I feel she is using her "influence" in ways she shouldn't be. I appreciate her generosity and some of the wonderful things she's done for people. But I feel she is affecting people far too much in areas that matter most in life, and not for the better. She has practically started her own religion that she may call Christianity, but it is so steeped in falsehoods (as compared to the Bible) that it may as well be considered a cult. Just my own personal opinion. No one should have that much power/influence over others.

I have watched quite a few of her shows and yes, her style of speaking and presenting a show is quite influential to people who like to eat her every word. I have never seen her giving any advise per se, she rather moderates and motivates and influences her guests to speak their mind in a very engaging and entertaining way. For people who lap up her show, they can take that as coming from her, but for many others, they are free to decide for themselves, disseminate the info and check it out and then either go for it or discard it. What I can say is her episodes are entertaining talk shows.

It really doesn't matter whether Oprah gives good or bad advice. Yes, she is very influential but she is not responsible for someone else's actions. She is sharing her thoughts and opinion but she's not pushing them to anyone. I believe majority of her audience are already adults. They should know what to take as good advice and ignore the bad once. We are all given our own minds to use. Why should we just follow someone else's?

You are so wrong! Oprah does not give advice. Her guests give advice or their opinion. So why should she be careful? No-one is forced to taken any-one's advice (even doctors can be wrong). I do not watch all the Oprah show but I do watch every week when she has Dr. Oz as a guest and I have learned so much from him. Now he is even going to have his own show and I shall definitely be watching.

[b][/b]could you please enlighten me, what dangerous and unhealthy medical advice she supposedly give, I have not read that particular item in yahoo, do they have given any example for that, thanks.. on Oprah's side yes you are right she or her staff must make a thorough research before letting her guests make any medical advice

Not at all! She is not the one persay giving advice it is the doctors or professionals that are giving the advice. However, everyone is different and of course you would need to consult your own doctor to make sure certain things would be ok for you to do or take. Come on people its all common sense. Let's not try and put blame on Oprah.

yes i do not like her show.

I guess in this case it was someone she acknowledged as an authority on something that gave the bad advice. That happens sometimes and when it comes to your health you should always consult with your doctor about anything that carries a risk. You can even do some research yourself on the internet to find out about some product or method to see what opinions, reviews and critiques are about it. For general advice about normal problems, well advice is advice and many people have different thoughts. Oprah is much like Dear Abbey.

I strongly disagree to that. I believe that Oprah is one responsible TV personality who only has the best intentions for everybody especially to her audience. What she does is she seeks advice of Medical people such as Dr. Memet Oz with regard to questions regarding people's health. I don't think she will risk her reputation by giving her audience information which will not be useful to them.

maybe she believes in the advice.it is up to every one to make their own mind up.i might like something ,but you don't.it might work for you but not work for me.wise up people she is human,jut like the rest of us.not God.are you guilty not using your on mind?

I do not know a whole lot about Oprah anymore. I used to wath her show quite frequently but I don't anymore. I just do not like the way she has let her fortune go to her head and she is biased alot of times too even though she claims not to be.

She is not very good at picking people to take advice from or supporting trustworthy people. She has recommended at least two authors, one of which was a plagarist and one a complete fraud. She made a big deal of establishing a school in Africa and then it almost instanly was full of child molestors.