It’s 100% a reach.
Oprah and Gayle have been wilding so niggas is pulling up 20+ year old interviews that are out of context so they can turn outrage into clicks and views.
People fall for it every time.
Oprah and Gayle 100% need to called to task for the way they been moving. But using this interview to justify their behavior as of late is disingenuous.
The media conglomerates behind Oprah & Gayle make them powerful & influential.
People with ties to Oprah (Ta-Ne Hasi Coates , Amy Schumer) have events with Oprah - thus felt a need to make statements siding with Gayle.
If you felt a certain way growing up, life's circumstances either help you rise above it or cripple you with it.
She was extremely successful (beyond hers & everyone else's imaginations), extremely wealthy but being overweight fucks up her self esteem.
She may not wish she's white anymore, but I bet she'd kill ya Momma for a thigh gap!
And NOT exposing their white media pals keeps them in a positive place with mainstream America.
They don't need the money but they need the adoration. They feel they can rise above Black American scorn.
Just wondering...
Why focus on that and not focus on the black professionals she put on?
Same thing you can ask Gayle regarding Kobe.
She had MANY YEARS to ask
him about the accusations, but it was after his death that she sees fit to be sure to include that in an interview.
Why put Lisa in a position to speak on it and not focus on the good he did , particularly for women?