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    <title>topic Re: Paula Deen! in Kitchen</title>
    <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1701143#M91844</link>
    <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;SPAN class="quote_author"&gt;On 2/23/2015 &lt;STRONG&gt;dooBdoo&lt;/STRONG&gt; said:&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;P&gt;Since these threads keep showing up, I want to repeat what I wrote before.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;It's been a long time since I weighed in on this issue. I'm a native of the southeastern USA. When Paula Deen first came on my radar, I genuinely wanted to like her so it took a while before I formed an opinion.&lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; Over time, I had a problem with some of the things others have said:&lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; &lt;STRONG&gt;Her recipes seemed like poorly-edited copies from local, community cookbooks&lt;/STRONG&gt; and were cloyed with fat and sugar; her "sweet southern lady" act was not the same as the persona known by friends of mine who live in the same geographic locale (an uncomfortable issue for companies associated with her, after the raunchy persona became public); hiding her diabetes for so long while promoting unhealthy foods, and then announcing it only when she could make money representing a pharmaceutical company, was deceitful; the ra cist comments (and attitude) and workplace problems were more than upsetting (&lt;EM&gt;&lt;SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;not&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; just “something she said a long time ago, &lt;EM&gt;&lt;SPAN style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;it was a long-term pattern&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;).&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;And every time she spoke about the problems it seemed clear (imo) that she didn't seem to understand what was wrong (that's disturbing), and the apology rang hollow.&lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; I’m weary of people being called “haters,” or the sarcastic remarks about so-called “perfect people,” when they simply don’t support her. I think that’s unfair, and it feels like an attempt to stifle our view, to silence our opinion. As has been said before, it says more about those who are name calling and very little about those they try to demean.&lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; I tried very hard to believe each apology, but in the end I feel she was merely sorry the "jig was up." The curtain was drawn back, the Wizard was exposed as a sham, and apologies were given as damage control.&lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; I don't wish her harm. I simply will not be supporting her endeavors. People can gain genuine insight and undergo genuine personal transformation... but, at this point, in my opinion this isn't the case with Deen.&lt;BR /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt; jmo, ymmv&lt;IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/001_smile.gif" alt="Smile" /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;"Her recipes seemed like poorly-edited copies from local, community cookbooks"&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;I almost included this very thought in my earlier post about her recipes. That's exactly what they remind me of. Now, I have a bunch of community cookbooks, and I think they're fun to thumb through. But yes, this type of cooking does tend to be geared less toward fresh, bright flavors and more toward too much sugar, too much fat, and too much of a reliance on processed foods like Cream of Whatever soups.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;Excellent post all around, dooBdoo. &lt;IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/thumbup.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.thumbup}" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:33:21 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>suzyQ3</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2015-02-23T19:33:21Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700753#M91767</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Yeah - coming to Evine Live!!! &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:51:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700753#M91767</guid>
      <dc:creator>just wonder</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T00:51:28Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700757#M91768</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Good for her. &lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:09:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700757#M91768</guid>
      <dc:creator>brandiwine</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T01:09:14Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700762#M91769</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Sorry, but there is nothing to cheer for in my opinion.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:32:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700762#M91769</guid>
      <dc:creator>Crisso</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T01:32:27Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700768#M91770</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Yuck...&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:38:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700768#M91770</guid>
      <dc:creator>terrier3</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T01:38:26Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700773#M91771</link>
      <description>Yeah, she's going to peddle a line of dog food. Those customers tend to complain less, don't mind being called "mutt" and like food loaded with butter and other fats. She's finally found her niche.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:41:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700773#M91771</guid>
      <dc:creator>Kachina624</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T01:41:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700779#M91772</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Well, I join the poster of this message in that I'm glad she's coming back!!  Her first show is on March 25th..She said she'll have sausage,and ham, and I'm more delicious items that I 'm looking forward too..I bought some of her dessert DVD's,and they always look so delicious..Want to make some in my Kitchen Aid Mixer !!!  So far,really enjoying Evine..Good to see Kathy Levine,back too !!!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:56:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700779#M91772</guid>
      <dc:creator>Puff Puff</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T01:56:28Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700784#M91773</link>
      <description>it looks like she's focusing on food instead of cookware. Hams and ooey gooey cake mix in addition to the dog food.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 02:05:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700784#M91773</guid>
      <dc:creator>PeterDM</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T02:05:12Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700789#M91774</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Good for her. Everyone deserves another chance.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 02:40:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700789#M91774</guid>
      <dc:creator>Dusty1</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T02:40:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700794#M91775</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Not interested in Paula Deen, but what is Evine?  I know Kathy Levine is involved in it, but I don't even know if I get that channel.  Never heard of it except  on this board.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:16:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700794#M91775</guid>
      <dc:creator>Daysdee</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T05:16:48Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700799#M91776</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;SPAN class="" quote_author=""&gt;On 2/17/2015 &lt;STRONG&gt;Dusty1&lt;/STRONG&gt; said:&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;P&gt;Good for her. Everyone deserves another chance.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt; I agree!</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:18:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700799#M91776</guid>
      <dc:creator>Goldengate8361</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T05:18:09Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700804#M91777</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I mean really, that poor woman was destroyed financially for being honest and admitting something that had happened years before that probably all of us have done at one time or another if we are completely honest.  It's not like she is some horrible monster and I don't feel she deserved what she has gotten.  I wish her the best.  The story was never even very clear on the whole situation of a racial slur.  I am not in the least predjudice, but I am not a judgmental person and everybody deserves a second chance except murderers and molesters.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/001_wub.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.wub}" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:58:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700804#M91777</guid>
      <dc:creator>Cookie06</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T05:58:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700809#M91778</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;SPAN class="quote_author"&gt;On 2/17/2015 &lt;STRONG&gt;Cookie06&lt;/STRONG&gt; said:&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;P&gt;I mean really, that poor woman was destroyed financially for being honest and admitting something that had happened years before that probably all of us have done at one time or another if we are completely honest. It's not like she is some horrible monster and I don't feel she deserved what she has gotten. I wish her the best. The story was never even very clear on the whole situation of a racial slur. I am not in the least predjudice, but I am not a judgmental person and everybody deserves a second chance except murderers and molesters.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/001_wub.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.wub}" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt; &lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/001_rolleyes.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.rolleyes}" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700809#M91778</guid>
      <dc:creator>Crisso</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T08:00:36Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700814#M91779</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Bravo Cookie06 - Completely agree. It was a complete witch hunt. She deserves a second chance and I wish her well.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:06:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700814#M91779</guid>
      <dc:creator>Gavorrano</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T08:06:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700819#M91780</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;SPAN class="" quote_author=""&gt;On 2/18/2015 &lt;STRONG&gt;Gavorrano&lt;/STRONG&gt; said:&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;P&gt;Bravo Cookie06 - Completely agree. It was a complete witch hunt. She deserves a second chance and I wish her well.&lt;/P&gt; &lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt; &lt;P&gt;&lt;IMG src="https://community.qvc.com/" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:08:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700819#M91780</guid>
      <dc:creator>Crisso</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T08:08:51Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700824#M91781</link>
      <description>I kind of thought that she would have somewhat adjusted her brand for this comeback. She hid her diabetes while pushing comical amounts of butter and sugar in her cooking shows. It seems she is coming back full force pushing the same types of unhealthy items. Yes, I know that she is known for her rich, southern foods, and we all have free will, and I'm not the food police, blah, blah, blah. However I find her decision to go back to selling the same unhealthy foods very incongruous with her health revelation. If I saw a commercial featuring someone with lung cancer promoting cigarettes, I might question the ethics of the seller.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:19:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700824#M91781</guid>
      <dc:creator>PeterDM</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T09:19:31Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700829#M91782</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;My family will be watching!  Love her, and her family!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:06:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700829#M91782</guid>
      <dc:creator>MarkeieMark</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T11:06:31Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700834#M91783</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;So what's Evine Live???????&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:39:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700834#M91783</guid>
      <dc:creator>gonnab</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T15:39:02Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700839#M91784</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;gonnab......... &lt;/STRONG&gt;It is a shopping channel, formally called ShopNBC.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:53:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700839#M91784</guid>
      <dc:creator>CaliKat</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T15:53:42Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700844#M91785</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I'm happy for her!!!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700844#M91785</guid>
      <dc:creator>lindelou</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T16:03:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Paula Deen!</title>
      <link>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700849#M91786</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I know back then it seemed like some retailers were taking her items off the shelf.  I never saw that in our town.  All the stores were carrying her cookware and it was selling just fine.  I agree with the poster who commented on her honesty.  I would rather see that then someone who embellishes a story (i.e. Bryan Williams).&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:29:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Paula-Deen/m-p/1700849#M91786</guid>
      <dc:creator>Gayle2</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2015-02-18T16:29:02Z</dc:date>
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