More disturbing pop culture: This time it was Oprah, interviewing Barbara Ehrenreich about her book “Nickel and Dimed,” where Ehrenreich took a series of low-wage jobs to chronicle the lives of the working poor. Oprah also interviewed a series of women working incredibly hard to support families on close to minimum-wage jobs. As she sat interviewing one woman who noted how she would like to buy nail polish, but that $3 could be another meal instead, Oprah had on giant diamond earrings and a fancy pearl necklace, looking much more posh than usual, which is pretty posh. Somehow, seeing Oprah’s concerned face as she bravely brought the plight of the poor into her golden-toned media spotlight was deeply disturbing. Well, at least these women got hair and makeup out of the deal.
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i heard the author on NPR last week. very interesting tales from the front lines.