Living Oprah by Robyn Okrant

Author:Robyn Okrant [OKRANT, ROBYN]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BIO026000
ISBN: 9781599952628
Publisher: Center Street
Published: 2010-01-04T05:00:00+00:00

Day One: Neither Oprah nor I can be all things to all people. I’ve been receiving requests from companies to endorse their products on my blog. One person actually thought I’d make a good spokesperson for cleaning products. Hilarious. Clearly they hadn’t read my blog entry admitting that Oprah’s website diagnosed me as a hard-core hoarder or that, more than once, I’ve worn a bathing suit top as a bra because I ran out of laundry. If my tiny project and the small amount of media attention I’ve received is an indication that being in the public eye makes you a target for this type of request, then I have to imagine Oprah is literally bombarded by such inquiries every day.

I’ve also been receiving requests to support people’s pet causes on my website or promote their worthwhile events. At first, I can’t understand why. I’m really no one special, just a yoga teacher with a blog. Then I figure it out: They are less interested in me than they are in taking advantage of my frequently read website. Instead of feeling used, I have a driving desire to help everyone. But I won’t advertise on my blog, and I guiltily turn down requests to promote other causes on the website. While I do what I can monetarily, my shallow pockets keep me from being an effective philanthropist. I wish I could be of more assistance.

As much as Oprah does to promote positive change in the world, she’s frequently blamed for not doing enough. I’ve received e-mail from people very upset that she does not publicly or actively support their specific organizations. Others feel slighted and distressed when she raises millions for philanthropic causes other than their own. I’ve read messages from readers upset she built a school in Africa; they wish she had allocated her funds to American schools. How on earth is Oprah expected to be all things to all people? She runs a billion-dollar corporation and already has thousands of people depending on her. I can’t be, and all I do is write and teach people how to do downward-facing dog.

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