
Today is the 10-year anniversary of the Columbine High School mass homicide-suicide performed by seniors Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17. The two boys hid guns beneath their trench coats and opened fired on innocent victims, killing 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves.
Raising fears throughout Littleton, Colo., other states, and around the world, at the time of the 2009 attack, we didn't know what ripple effect the tragedy would create. Unfortunately there have been many students who have opened fired on their schoolmates citing the Columbine killers as inspiration. Oprah didn't want to give any attention to those f*cktards, so she decided to cancel her Columbine special today.
Oprah Winfrey decided Monday to pull an already-taped episode of her talk show that was to mark the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, saying it "focused too much on the killers."
"I decided to pull the Columbine show today. After reviewing it, I thought it focused too much on the killers. Today, hold a thought for the Columbine community. This is a hard day for them," Winfrey wrote on Oprah.com and her Facebook page. A similar message appeared on her Twitter feed.
A Harpo Productions Inc. spokeswoman confirmed the posts.
Winfrey said a program about a mother released from prison would run in place of the Columbine piece.
Wow! What a huge decision. If another host tried to stop an already-taped show from airing it just wouldn't work. The killers have received far too much attention as it is. Lady O is right.